My fiance and I are planning on building a house starting April 2004.... we get married this summer, and the house is next up.

The house plan we are looking at already has a 3-car garage. This was pretty important to me... wanted the extra garage space. I'll probably move the exterior walls out a few feet for some additional space as well.

Now, my question is... is there anything other than the obvious (heat and hot and cold water) that would be handy to have built in for taking care of our cars in the winter... I am really looking forward to being able to actually wash our cars and keep them relatively clean in the Ohio winters.

I am thinking a wash basin of some sort might be nice. ANything else?

 

lots of lights, a drain of course,

 

a bar fridge.

 

Wow Darth, many congrats both on the Marriage and the (future) House!!

You might look into having heat piped in there too. A heated workspace makes winter detailing MUCH easier and more bearable. Hot and cold water, of course, and yes, a drain would be good. As mentioned, good lighting is great to have too, the brighter the better so you can see every last little detail or flaw, if any . My mind is fried today from work, so this is all I can come up with so far....

Best of luck though, you must be thrilled!

Mike

 

Be sure to build the roof high or just sacrifice the attic space above and sheet rock the inside of the roof lining. You may want to put a small lift in one of the stalls in the future.

 

Thanks folks!

Great ideas so far... though the paint booth may be pushing it !

The idea of the higher roof / removed attic space is a good idea.. I wouldn't have thought of that one, I don't think!

 

built in compressed air, Wind tunnel .......umm, plenty of space to keep your tools, Glass ceiling (if ya got the money...lol)
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milf Cam

 

In our garage, we just installed a Sand blasting cabnet, and a large volume Air compressor. (One that stands about 6 feet tall)

What we did was, run high pressure pipe around the garage walls, and just have quick disconects on the ends. This way, instead of stringing hose all though the garage, we just have to plug into the closest "Outlet." It was my Dad's Idea, he set it all up himself. I was very impressed.

 

Toilet, tv and fridge so you never have to leave the garage. And a bed. Just in case the wife gets pissed at you you won't have to sleep on the couch

 

a dyno and pool table

shelves for supplies, maybe a pressure washer, a shower curtain like tarp so that you can close off the washing area and keep everything dry

 

At the very outside egde of the floor as you enter the garage you should have a spray bar in the floor that blows upward and outward so you can spray the salt/road crap off from under the car. Just turn it on drive over it into the garage. I thought about just using small PVC pipe w/ dozens of angled holes drilled into it. Just tap the hot water heater if it's close enough.

 

red white and blue paint, lots of neon signs,and a 52 in plasma tv

 

black and white tile on the floor

 

How about 220 volt outlets for that high output compressor your going to need? Also, if the garage roof is made with a truss system, your ceiling headroom will be restricted and preclude the use of a lift. You may have to ask for a conventional roof. I'll be building in Florida within a year and I'm looking at dedicating one bay (3 car garage) for washing and possibly painting/body work. Of course if you get a compressor, you can always plumb your walls and work bench with pneumatic outlets later.

 

I've thought about ceiling height, but I'm a little embarrassed that I didnt think of the 220 outlets!! Thanks for mentioning that one!!!