Garage ideas and tips.

One thing I will say is decide how you're going to use the shop first. If it's just for parking cars and minor maintenance then it doesn't matter too much what the shape of the thing is. However, if you plan on doing full rebuilds you might not want just a big square because that space in the middle isn't very useful. So you might want to think about how you will lay out different sections or stations. For example, this is where I'm going to build engines, this is where I'm going to do fab and welding, this is for the lift, etc. Because you don't want your fab station anywhere near your engine building area or your final assembly or parking spots. A longer, shallower bay garage is easier to break up into sections than a giant square floor plan. Of course you're limited by what your property and access is going to be, but no matter what I would plan it out beforehand. That way you can have all your outlets in the right spot too, your air compressor and welder might need a 220 outlet, and regardless a higher amp circuit, so those type of things you want to locate before you build.