Help me with a new garage layout

[takai]

Being forced to move again (landlords selling our place), means I have to setup a new garage again. But this time i want to do some thinking about how it is laid out, rather than just shoving stuff in there.

My current garage is pretty cramped at roughly 6x6m, and the new garage will be 6.1x6.3m, so effectively the same size.

Looking a little extra cramped currently, as we have started storing extra stuff in the garage pre-move.

The rough layout is as so:

Trying to figure out what a good layout will be for the new space. The new area looks like this, from an older realestate photo:

Ah blank slate. It does seem to have those reinforcement pillars on one side, which will mean that any long span shelving can't go flush up against the wall on that side.

Furthermore, I could only spot one power point in the garage, next to the door (where that photo is taken from), which could mean power is interesting. That said they had stuff in the garage so there could be more elsewhere.

Overall it probably has a fairly **** amount of light, but in my current garage I have those two LED panel lights, which I might get more of and string them up somehow in the space.

Im currently thinking that moving the workbench and tool chests up towards the back (away from the rolladoor) might be a good option, perhaps in the corner opposite the courtyard entry door. Similarly the brewing gear that is currently in front of the shelving might be relocated closer to the courtyard door. But that is about as far as I have got so far.

So, before it gets to moving day, and everything just gets jammed in, any suggestions on overall layout?

 

[K'ledgeBldr]

Is this still a rental situation? If so, make everything as mobile (casters/wheels) as possible.

Not only does it give endless possibilities for layout, but it can change on the fly. The only thing you have to decide is what you "need" in the garage versus what you "want" in the garage. Lighting and electrical can be surface mounted- your only limitations there are supply and your demand.

 

[Kallericcar]

I like the Seville Classic garage cabinets and benches.

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[JamesW84]

you did a good job utilizing the vertical space on the side walls, but you'll want to do the same for the back wall as well. All space counts when storing stuff

That and, if you move the car out of there, you'd have 50% more space

 

[takai]

you did a good job utilizing the vertical space on the side walls, but you'll want to do the same for the back wall as well. All space counts when storing stuff

That and, if you move the car out of there, you'd have 50% more space

Lol, but no space to be able to actually work on the car

The back wall in that garage is actually a floating stud wall that is wedged and clamped in place. it isnt structural in any way. The next place is a full garage, so will be conducive to a better layout.

Thinking about enclosing some of the shelving racks, to make for more space, and better dust/cruft protection.