Local laws should be checked. Pits not allowed here anymore. Just a caution for others as I do not think he was planning one,.

A trend I am seeing in such shops is aluminum plate on the walls near any area that will involve cleaning parts. This usually takes the place of chicken foot plate about 1/8 of an inch thick.

The chicken foot plate looks nice but since you will not be walking on it is it only for looks. But it is a lot easier to clean if you splash some Zep in the wrong place.

You might also consider doing the floor like the floor of an aircraft hanger. This is a process and is not cheap but it will make the floors easy to clean for years to come.

Look at Morton building web site. No less than 200 amp service. I had hi density foam insulation installed and as far as heating/cooling could easily live in it.

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High clearance garage door(s), high ceiling/rafters & wide door.

Consider where you might have a beam to support the shackles/chains to pull engines.

Tandem length of individual vehicle stall.......long, as in 45' to 68' length.

Lighting. Research various interior and exterior lighting/fixture options.

Wiring. Consider 220.

Plumbing. Consider water/sewer. HWH. Wall-mounted propane heaters. Heavy duty shop sink.

Skylights - for natural light.

Venting of roof cap for summertime ventilation.

Floor drains - pitched to make it easy to clean the floor.

Adequate exterior lighting.

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Could you wire in three-phase power? That would really open up your options in terms of tools and such.

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1982 300SD -- 211k, Texas car, tranny issues ____ 1979 240D 4-speed 234k -- turbo and tuned IP, third world taxi hot rod

2 Samuel 12:13: "David said to Nathan, “I have sinned against the Lord.” And Nathan said to David, “The Lord also has put away your sin; you shall not die."

All it takes is money. ...or a converter.

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..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.

Don't forget an emergency generator to keep the place operational during a blackout.

If you are spending money, and this is something you want to ride out your golden years, I suggest:

1. Make sure it is "big" enough ...
2. Make sure you have enough ceiling height for a car lift
3. Make sure you have enough juice to run all the electrical gizmos you want
4. Make sure it will be heated and cooled sufficiently
5. Make sure the concrete slap is robust enough for whatever you are planning
6. Make sure you lay everything out (copy kat what you can from other successful garages out there) before you do the install

Good luck ! I got a few more years before I can become a full-time garage rat ...

Must be nice ...

a 2 post hoist has to have a minimum of 6 inchs of concrete to support it.a 4x4 crewcab pickup is pushing 7 ft tall.raise that 6 ft to get under it and your looking at 12-13ft so better have 14ft roof truses. and with mirrors hanging out the side over 8ft wide.a 10ft wide door at minimum.also if you need heat go with in floor heat and an electric boiler for it,no open flame to worry about when painting plus a warm floor is nice to work on if you have to crawl around on it.and as mentioned make sure its big enough.my poles were set for my 62x40x16 building and i looked at it and said"it ain't big enough".my truck and camper take up about 1/3 of it.also what i did on mine is in the back corner when they were setting the poles i had them set 3 inside the building 20ft in from the side wall and spaced 4,12 and 20ft from the back wall.to which i added a loft.i have 71/2 ft ceiling under it.and 61/2 above it.great for storage or extra room.it's also big enough under it i can get 2 cars under it.

reading here can give you too many ideas!
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The rest:
1957 MGA (comatose)
1965 Falcon (sleeping)
1966 E-100 (rust test in progress)
1976 Ford 3400 D Tractor (workhorse)
1978 Mercury Zephyer (5L playtoy)
1995 Isuzu NPR D (fetcher)
1998 Subaru Legacy (Spare)
2000 Toyota Sienna (School bus)
2008 Toyota Prius (Commuter)

Use a good quality exterior paint - don't settle for the cheap stuff!

You should call the production company of one of those home improvement realty shows, and see if they would do a few episodes with you!

Think about what you think is more then adequate for space, then double it. Cost differental between a 2500sq/ft building a 5000sq/ft one is fairly small until you break grown. Make sure it's tall enough for a 2 post lift and think about insulation.

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Maybe make it a two-story structure and create an apartment to rent on the second floor!

That's what I did. Two levels of garage for up to 5 cars with grade level access.

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..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.