Keeping things off the garage floor!!!

[frisk3]

Thank you all regarding your opinions and why you picked the sizes for my garage. I settled on 36'1" X 50'6". I feel not enough width however this is an attached garage and the wife needs her space and the lot with 10' foot setbacks allowed me the above MAX. I literally squeezed every inch I could. My question is I have lots of "stuff" that I would like to hide behind doors blocks, trannys, engines, sheet metal, interiors wheels etc. etc. I live where there are 4 seasons. I generally at minimum clean/wash the floor in fall (get rid of leaves, grass, spider webs etc.) and in spring I wash off all the sand, salt, dirt etc that has melted off the cars. I would like to build a wall with doors to organize and hide all the above HOWEVER I would like to make it waterproof as well at the floor level. I thought of concete curb 6" X 6" when the floor is poured (too permanent). I though about a coarse of block cemented to the floor as well however I don't really like it either. So I was wondering if anyone had any other ideas using other materials or a way to waterproof where the wood touches the garage floor (should I decide to go 2" X 4" with 3/4" plywood platform and build up from there).
Thanking everyone in advance who have ideas
GEORGE

 

[kbs2244]

Think about those 8x16x2 patio blocks.
High enough to keep the water out, but low enough to not be a big hassle.

 

[larry_g]

I would go back and review your dimentions. I've always understood that buildings should be built in 2' and 4' increments and if sided with 3' metal then the a multiple of 3 also. That is why a 36x48 is such a popular size. Those inches are going to cost a lot in wasted materials and additional labor to fit all the fractions together.

If your conventially framing then you would or could put in a concrete stem wall that high enough to keep the floor stuff off the framing.

lg
no neat sig line

 

[dcovey]

Why not build something like a pallet rack and put doors on it ? Mount the rack on casters then you could wheel it out of the way to clean. It would also allow you to be able to use the entire length of your building if needed.

That is what I plan to do in mine.

Dave

 

[wouldworker]

I would go back and review your dimentions. I've always understood that buildings should be built in 2' and 4' increments and if sided with 3' metal then the a multiple of 3 also. That is why a 36x48 is such a popular size. Those inches are going to cost a lot in wasted materials and additional labor to fit all the fractions together.

If your conventially framing then you would or could put in a concrete stem wall that high enough to keep the floor stuff off the framing.

lg
no neat sig line

Definitely do that!

 

[e-tek]

I'm with dcovey above. Pallet racks are immensely useful and well - bult. At first I thought "casters"????, but ya, casters would work for this.

What I built - and love - are "hanging" sheles, suspended from the rafters with threaded rods. This saves ALL my precious floor space and then I put engine blocks and stuff on furniture dollies.

Not the best pic, but behind the Merc and in the far back corner, these shelves are all suspended from the rafters (with a 2x4 spanning them). So they can hold hundreds of pounds each.

 

[frisk3]

Thanks for the great ideas. I love casters and never thought of using them. The pallet idea was one I did not think of either. Thats why the forum is so great. In so far as dimensions are concerned its a custom house/garage with 6000 square feet under roof. The plans were submitted to the township for approval. The lot was 117' wide and the house/garage is 97'. I have to have it surveyed as the foundation guy does not want the responsibility of error one side or the other. It now is what it is. The exterior will be brick and stone.
Thanks again everyone
GEORGE
I will like others post pictures of the build all along till finished and filled and someday hope to help another fellow garage junkies. I'm sure I will have other questions soon.