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Requirements for detached garage/workshop
I am planning a 30x50 detached building to serve as a dedicated workshop/multi-purpose garage. I’m trying to list my must-haves for it and finalize some unknowns. 12 foot minimum width doors, 2 minimum (2x 16ft alternative) Overhead electric hoist track Open floor space Enough clearance height to lift a pickup truck to full height Upper mezzanine over 1/3-1/2 of the space for storage of materials and household stuff (electric hoist platform to lift heavy/bulky) Water/sewer/power- 100 A service and one inside one outside 220v boxes for welder plugs Smooth finish floor shallow sloped outward (needs to be flat enough to roll vehicle on 4-post lift but drain water) Insulation/air sealing done by me Did I miss anything critical here? Unknowns: Steel building or wood- then pole style or stick if wood? What is proper clear space design in front of garage doors for pulling past and backing in a pickup truck? Where it is, I have about 17 ft until it starts to slope off. 16 ft doors would make it easier to back in, esp a trailer. I really don’t want to lock in a design and miss something I really wish I’d thought of earlier. I need a hefty foundation wall on the back, so this isn’t something I can just buy and plunk down. I have to have the wall designed with the building for loading. submitted by /u/ThinkSharp [link] [comments]
I am planning a 30x50 detached building to serve as a dedicated workshop/multi-purpose garage. I’m trying to list my must-haves for it and finalize some unknowns.
12 foot minimum width doors, 2 minimum (2x 16ft alternative) Overhead electric hoist track Open floor space Enough clearance height to lift a pickup truck to full height Upper mezzanine over 1/3-1/2 of the space for storage of materials and household stuff (electric hoist platform to lift heavy/bulky) Water/sewer/power- 100 A service and one inside one outside 220v boxes for welder plugs Smooth finish floor shallow sloped outward (needs to be flat enough to roll vehicle on 4-post lift but drain water) Insulation/air sealing done by me
Did I miss anything critical here?
Unknowns: Steel building or wood- then pole style or stick if wood? What is proper clear space design in front of garage doors for pulling past and backing in a pickup truck? Where it is, I have about 17 ft until it starts to slope off. 16 ft doors would make it easier to back in, esp a trailer.
I really don’t want to lock in a design and miss something I really wish I’d thought of earlier. I need a hefty foundation wall on the back, so this isn’t something I can just buy and plunk down. I have to have the wall designed with the building for loading.
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