mazdeuce wrote: Now that I'm doing things inside the Grosh I've come to realize something that people told me before I started. A garage is someplace you put things. A shop is someplace you do things. Trying to use one space for both of those things is not ideal.
That is some true wisdom. I haven't seen that before, but it's so clear now.
Thank you sir.
While I like practical garage lay out as much as the next guy, I have never prioritized a fancy garage space over spending the same money on the cars that would populate it.
Another example - I am a wine collector. Some wine aficionados spend absurd amounts of money on having a 'show' wine cellar where they can entertain and impress their friends with their oenological guru-ness.
For me a wine cellar is just a place to store (and be able to find again) your wine, and having fancy accoutrements is a waste. Same thing vis a vis garages - give me a Ferrari in a hovel rather than a Fiat in a mansion (because that's all you'd be able to afford once you'd splurged on the garage.
In reply to wspohn:
You can have both. This garage in Connecticut allows you to drop your Ferrari into the wine cellar and then stare at it as you drink your wine.
http://www.trbuilt.com/ultimate-man-cave-project.html
In reply to Woody:
Cute. But I don't even know people in that tax bracket.
I just redid my garage and I'm working on a good layout. I think it's key to be flexible and move things as you encounter issues.
Flying cars, naturally! 
chiodos wrote: In reply to NOHOME: If you live in a remote, fly in village...how did you get your cars to the hangar?
car39 wrote:LuxInterior wrote: I suggested this as the floor plan for our new house... but wife unimpressedYou forgot the home theater.
The architect left the annotation off the drawing, it's a drive-in theater.
The projector mounts to the ceiling behind the car and the screen is on the inside of the garage door.
In reply to jstand:
That is brilliant!
In reply to jstand:
Brilliant!
It's good to bounce ideas off people there. My shop design went through a few iterations until I nailed the one that was the best compromise.
Currently working on siding, waiting on electrical inspection.
We have done several stories on garage restoration and set up as well in both publications.
SkinnyG wrote: My build on Garage Journal It's good to bounce ideas off people there. My shop design went through a few iterations until I nailed the one that was the best compromise. Currently working on siding, waiting on electrical inspection.
This is a good read. It's useful to look at the dates and realize just how long the process can take. It takes a lot of time and energy to make it all happen.
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