bmwpower's garage build

[Vinko]

Have you considered Keiser aluminum piping rather than copper piping for air? If you have the means, I'd consider it. I'm considering it for my shop at work.

[bmwpower]

Originally Posted by Vinko

Have you considered Keiser aluminum piping rather than copper piping for air? If you have the means, I'd consider it. I'm considering it for my shop at work.

I will check it out, but if it's anything like other Kaeser stuff, it's probably way out of my price range.

You have any pricing?

[ct71rr]

Awesome garage!!! Small world, I work in Holliston, Ma. and also have a Lista cabinet. I got a great deal on it, it was slightly damaged during shipping. Their cabinets are built like tanks!

[Shehzada]

OMG!!! Amazing progress! Great job on such a meticulously thought-out endeavor!!!

Did you ever do a tally to find out the total cost of the project?

[bmwpower]

No idea. I enjoy every minute out there. That is worth any cost in my book.

Thanks for the compliments!

I seriously need to update this thread, but my job is throwing me for a loop...12-16 hour days...So much I need to do out there, so little time.

[E30bimmer]

[quote=bmwpower;677296]No idea. I enjoy every minute out there. That is worth any cost in my book.

[rburke65]

bmwpower....Do you not have garage door openers on your doors? Do the torsion springs hold them open ok? Thanks. And thanks for the pictures of those 14' high ceiling, as I think that is what I will be going with when I do build. They do seem high....any regrets going 14'?

[alberto]

This one of my favorite garage builds on this site. Very thoughtfully and well done.

I am confused by the dimensions of the garage, however. Post 1 indicates that the garage foundation is 30x30, however, the dimensions shown in the drawing in post 12 are 22 x 26.5. I'm sure I am missing something, but I cannot for the life of me figure it out.

Thanks for the clarification and posting the images and other information about your garage.

Alberto

[bmwpower]

Originally Posted by rburke65

bmwpower....Do you not have garage door openers on your doors? Do the torsion springs hold them open ok? Thanks. And thanks for the pictures of those 14' high ceiling, as I think that is what I will be going with when I do build. They do seem high....any regrets going 14'?

No openers on my doors. The torsion springs hold them with no problems at all. They are really well balanced. I can open the door at just about any height and they will stay there. It took the guy some time to adjust them but they work well. Make sure to get someon who know what they are doing. My first installers had no idea what they were doing. It wasn't until I complained that they sent out one of their guys that "fixes" problems. He was excellent.

The only regret I have with going with 14' is that it makes it hard to get into the attic, but I rarely do that so it's not too much of a pain. I am planning on putting some kind of ladder up the wall to make it easy to get in the attic, but that was put on the backburner for now.

Originally Posted by alberto

This one of my favorite garage builds on this site. Very thoughtfully and well done.

I am confused by the dimensions of the garage, however. Post 1 indicates that the garage foundation is 30x30, however, the dimensions shown in the drawing in post 12 are 22 x 26.5. I'm sure I am missing something, but I cannot for the life of me figure it out.

Thanks for the clarification and posting the images and other information about your garage.

Alberto

Thanks!

Those dimensions you speak of are "open wall space". The diagram on post 12 is for my Lista install so that I made sure I had enough space for cabinet placement around the shop.

[alberto]

Originally Posted by bmwpower

Those dimensions you speak of are "open wall space". The diagram on post 12 is for my Lista install so that I made sure I had enough space for cabinet placement around the shop.

So you have another 8 x 3.5 ft of free space to the drawings? (Sorry for being so dense; I'm trying to gauge the size because the garage I am designing only allows for 25 feet in depth and I am trying to get a sense for how that will work out space wise and if I can put cabinets on the front of the cars or of they will need to go on the sides).

Thanks.
Alberto

[bmwpower]

Originally Posted by alberto

So you have another 8 x 3.5 ft of free space to the drawings? (Sorry for being so dense; I'm trying to gauge the size because the garage I am designing only allows for 25 feet in depth and I am trying to get a sense for how that will work out space wise and if I can put cabinets on the front of the cars or of they will need to go on the sides).

Thanks.
Alberto

Depth of garage inside is 8.5' + 7.5' + 6.0' + whatever the windows are, which I think are 30" a piece. So that is about 27 foot deep on the inside.

[alberto]

Thank you for the clarification.

[Gord]

Wow, Im soo glad I found this thread and this site. Im starting a 24 x36 this month, and like you I will be doing it myself. It took an hour and 15 min to read the thread , but soo helpful. Thanks for taking the time dewd !
When I start I will post a thread.
Thanks again !

[bmwpower]

Originally Posted by Gord

Wow, Im soo glad I found this thread and this site. Im starting a 24 x36 this month, and like you I will be doing it myself. It took an hour and 15 min to read the thread , but soo helpful. Thanks for taking the time dewd !
When I start I will post a thread.
Thanks again !

No problem. That's why we post 'em - to help people out.

[simontudor]

WOW! this is an amazing garage I am 15 years old and only have a 1 car garage and am so jealous of yours. Great job on the whole thing!

[duct tape]

A question about your cabinet layout.

Having now been installed and using them for a while, do you have any thoughts about your peninsula cabinet, the 60" x 30" DW one b/w the two garage bays? I'm wondering with my layout if I would rather keep the cabinet wall flush all the way across the back of the garage and not have to walk around this particular cabinet?

Thx and very nice garage build.

[bmwpower]

Originally Posted by duct tape

A question about your cabinet layout.

Having now been installed and using them for a while, do you have any thoughts about your peninsula cabinet, the 60" x 30" DW one b/w the two garage bays? I'm wondering with my layout if I would rather keep the cabinet wall flush all the way across the back of the garage and not have to walk around this particular cabinet?

Thx and very nice garage build.

Thanks. I love the peninsula. What works for me, might not work for you. Check out your available space. More counter/cabinet space was important to me and being able to access a counter from 3 sides comes in handy. Yes, I have to walk around it, but only when changing tasks. If I am working on a car in the lift bay, I have 3 counters to choose from. It also gives me a good place to park my mobile SC cabinet, which I can rotate either way, depending on which bay I am working in.

[e-tek]

Hey BM - How about some current "state of the union" pics? I like to see how people garage looks while being used! Bet it still looks great!