Another thing I'd do is paint the walls a light/bright color before putting anything on or against them. Related to what others have said about lots of light, this will brighten the area a ton.
--------------------------------------------------------- Government is Best Which Governs Least - Thomas Jefferson On Oct 13, 2011, at 9:13 AM, Rob Ebersol wrote: > > > Space Planning- > Get your layout down on paper before you break ground. City/historical zoning > limited my size/space, so I spent lots of time sorting out my needs and work > areas prior to working with the architect. My floor is 24x36. The right side > is scissor trusses to get the needed height for the lift. The lift is > positioned so a Miata can go up and down with another Miata parked behind it > and the door shut. Left side is traditional trusses for attic storage. > http://fe3miata.com/images/10_0922_garage02-800.jpg > > Power- > Like a hard disk for a computer, buy more than what you think you need. The > cost increase for upping the amps was in the materials, since I already had > an adequate source to pull from in the house. > > Lift- > I can't imagine life w/o one now. I picked up a repo'd rotary 11k delivered, > installed and 1 yr. warranty for $2500 from a local installer. It has paid > for itself many times over in hours saved. > > Concrete- > Be there when they deliver and lay down your foundation because it sucks when > you go to anchor the lift post and find out the sub is a loser-at-life and > didn't lay down the spec depth in the very spot your lift post was going. ;-) > > Shelves- > Like power, you'll want more. Craigslist is a great place to find industrial > shelves. Consumer grade shelves aren't worth buying IMO. I picked up five > 10ft units with 12 shelves @ $20 each. Put four on the wall and turned > another into a work bench. (That's osb on the walls) > http://fe3miata.com/images/10_0807_garageshelves800.jpg > > Casters- > They are your friend. I've got them on a welding table, fab table and on four > rolling tool cabinets. > > www.garagejournal.com - probably the best place for garage ideas & inspiration > > -Rob > > > > On Oct 12, 2011, at 1:46 PM, Helsel, Walt wrote: > >> So, moving to a new home.. going to have either an existing or built pole >> building for the car-addiction. Looking for those of you with Garage-Mahals >> to chime in. Right now I am working out of a 2 stall garage 24x24x8. >> Workbench in the front on a 5’ deep raised stoop, wood heated, partially >> insulated. There is not enough width for working on cars with crap along >> walls (crap being a parts washer, bench grinder, shelving, etc) and it’s >> fairly crowded with all the big stuff (woodstove, engine hoist, engine >> stand, blast cabinet, drill press, band saw, table saw, 3 welders, etc) that >> is all roaming the space. So, looking for suggestions and advice from those >> of you that have dedicated hobby space… > > > > _______________________________________________ > Miatapower mailing list > [email protected] > http://list.miatapower.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/miatapower _______________________________________________ Miatapower mailing list [email protected] http://list.miatapower.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/miatapower
