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Narrow Garage Layout Ideas

Wahawk55

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NE Iowa
Hello Everyone,

I've been lurking on this forum for a while and would like some advise from you guys on a build I'm starting to plan. My current house spans the maximum width of my lot and has an attached garage that is 16' wide but very deep with a 9' door on the back. I would like to build another garage behind my current garage and for the sake of not taking away most of width of my yard I'd like to keep the width about 20', but up to 40' deep. The walls will be 12' tall.

I plan on having a 4 post lift and the ability to park a car and leave the lift open. I would also like to be able to park a second car during the winter, I'd be willing to have that block the lift and just do basic maintenance in my attached garage. I'll be using this garage to work on my Camaro and any other project vehicles I may pick up. I would also like to have a decent work space as I gather more equipment like welder(s), bandsaws, and other things that would allow me to do fabrication work.

I'm also thinking that I would have a carport off the front of the garage (roof peak ran parallel to the driveway) that may double as a patio.

Let me know what you guys are thinking for an efficient narrow layout. If I can't find a good way to do the narrow layout I'd like I may be forced to make a garage that's more like a 3 car wide and normal depth.

Thanks!
 
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rsanter

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visalia ca
It can be done. A friend of mine did tons of work in a single wide between woodworking and rebuilding a car.
Keep everything compact but organized.
Make provisions for storing things you don't need much up high.
Put things on wheels, that way when the car is out you can move things to the middle to access all sides of it.
Also things on wheels can be moved to where you need them.

In my shop almost everything is on wheels including the mill and the small lathe. If you visit the shop in 6 month intervals things will be different as I reset the shop equipment based on what I'm using on a project when

Bob
 
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