Above 1200 Sq/FT Cars, motos, gas & oil and such

motodavid2000 · Mar 13, 2010

I just found this website and spent the morning looking at some fantastic garage spaces in the 119 page photo gallery. I built my detached dream garage in 2003 when I bought a new house on 12 acres. I have a 3 car attached for the daily drivers and also a two-bay equipment building on the property.

I wanted to share some photos of my detached 7 car [capable] garage, with a four-post lift and a finished upper level accessed by a powder-coated spiral staircase.

The floor is heated with coils embedded in the concrete slab. The slab is 8 inches in depth under the lift bay.

I hope most folks have the bandwidth as I posted full-sized photos. I saw examples of both thumbnails and full-sized and opted for full-size.

Thanks for looking & hope that you enjoy the photos ! :bounce:

Delivery Day of the 2006 Ford GT

Motorcycles - four Ducatis, BMW, Suzuki GSX-R1000 and Yamaha R1 (not in pic)

In-floor Heating Manifold in Utility Room

Upstairs - lots more gas globes, satellite TV and couch

Sorry for the Mess !!

Bjkearns · Mar 13, 2010

Wow those gas globes are neat
Im thinking those were before my time

Vernmotor · Mar 13, 2010

Well I be the first to say I general Don't like spit-shine garages..But that is real nice.I would feel comfortable In your shop ..I like all the cars you got..great taste

THUMBS UP..

00pewter · Mar 13, 2010

all I can say is wow...

Jpfreak33 · Mar 13, 2010

wow those are some amazing collections (cars, bikes, and globes)!!! Dare I ask what is parked in your 'daily driver' garage???

CHRIS_GSXR1K · Mar 13, 2010

that is an amazing collection of cars and an absolutely beautiful garage

doug.j · Mar 13, 2010

Wow, you collect supercars like most of us collect ratchets, awesome. Do you ever get to take them up to near top speed?

Munich77 · Mar 13, 2010

You have an impeccable taste both in cars and with your garage. The garage is simply stunning.

deathbound · Mar 13, 2010

Very nice....doesn't look like the recession has affected you. Any Desmo's?

motodavid2000 · Mar 13, 2010

Ducati Desmosedici

g6f6y6g said:
Very nice....doesn't look like the recession has affected you. Any Desmo's?

Yes, actually I have a Desmo. If you take a look at the picture of the motorcycles, the bike to the far right in the photo & next to the car is a Desmo. I have the full Ti race exhaust on it with ~200bhp. Absolutely crazy fast ! The fourth Ducati (not shown) is a 996S.

motodavid2000 · Mar 13, 2010

doug.j said:
Wow, you collect supercars like most of us collect ratchets, awesome. Do you ever get to take them up to near top speed?

No, the fastest I have been is 165mph on a motorcycle and 155 in one of my Viper GTS on the Las Vegas Motor Speedway. The Lamborgini Murcielago is capable of 200+ mph. I don't think that I have the stomach for 200mph - maybe when I was 10 years younger ! :beer:

motodavid2000 · Mar 13, 2010

Jpfreak33 said:
Dare I ask what is parked in your 'daily driver' garage???

Ha ! I have a Mercedes S55 (brutally fast sleeper - this is a blower motor) shown in the garage photos, a stickshift Cadillac CTS-V (fun car), and a 2009 Dodge RAM 1500 Laramie 4x4 - a fantastic truck. On the boring side, I also have a Honda Civic (yes, really -- I don't worry about door dings with it) and my wife drives a Lexus 400h hybrid. We also have another Dodge truck, a PT Cruiser (turbo motor) & a Mercedes at our other home in southern Florida.

bunni · Mar 13, 2010

What, no flatscreen?

That Ford GT is gorgeous from every angle.

I'm really digging the spiral staircase. What's behind the bar on the ground floor?

Bernie · Mar 13, 2010

bunni said:
What, no flatscreen?

That Ford GT is gorgeous from every angle.

I'm really digging the spiral staircase. What's behind the bar on the ground floor?

Cathode ray has a better picture. They just can't make them as large as flat screens.

montecarlo31 · Mar 13, 2010

Game over you win :bowdown:

Nice set up.

How big is it 50x50 or ?X?
What type of flooring did you use, epoxy? I love that shiny floor but don't know how it would handle a jack.

PassnThru · Mar 13, 2010

montecarlo31 said:
Game over you win Nice set up.

How big is it 50x50 or ?X?
What type of flooring did you use, epoxy? I love that shiny floor but don't know how it would handle a jack.

In this particular case, I think a jack would be considered a friend or a drink - not a tool.

AndrewBigA · Mar 13, 2010

this is so not fair reading your thread & looking as these pics. my garage now *****! lol
WOW!

Adam McLaughlin · Mar 14, 2010

Jesus Christ, I think we may have our wealthiest member yet.

Adam

Mickey O · Mar 14, 2010

You must have the same problem as I do. A little different cars but the same tough choice, which car to drive today, happens to me all the time, do I take the Pinto or the Yugo, the Pinto, the green one or the yellow one?

That's quite a collection. :thumbup:

The memorabilia brings back a lot of memories, I remember those S&H Green Stamps and the books, they're still around but now points instead of stamps, link. Where's the Harley?

RbrtAWhyt · Mar 14, 2010

I hate you!

Just kidding, your garage and cars are amazing! Welcome to GJ!

dlc · Mar 14, 2010

bunni said:
What, no flatscreen?

If I had all this to keep me occupied, I wouldn't care if I ever saw another TV. :thumbup:

Kevin54 · Mar 14, 2010

Damn!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Boosted1 · Mar 14, 2010

Awesome looking garage and collection of cars / bikes.
You could host your on "dream drive" where they have 5 different exotic cars to sample.
Ever seen that on Speed Channel?

Hardware · Mar 14, 2010

Thats a garage that Most would die for. Great Job!
Refreshing to see a mess on the coffee table.. Normal Guy?

GTO · Mar 14, 2010

Wow,beautiful garage,what are the dimensions ?
Is there a work area with tools ? Would love to see pictures of your tools.

motodavid2000 · Mar 14, 2010

GTO said:
Wow,beautiful garage,what are the dimensions ?
Is there a work area with tools ? Would love to see pictures of your tools.

There have been a couple of questions on the dimensions. The "main" part of the garage is roughly 30 ft. x 80 ft., while the rear area with the "bar" and under-counter fridge is roughly 12 ft. x 35 ft. and also houses moto gear (helmets, jackets, full leathers & boots) and utility room.

In my opinion, the most notable part of the fundamental deisgn concept is the custom designed roof trusses that span the entire depth of the garage without any columns inside the garage. These trusses also easily carry all of the loads from the upstairs area.

When I drew up the initial plans for the garage I did not want any internal columns; and I wanted a mainly hip (vs. gable) roof design. This lack of internal columns provides a very open view inside; combined with 12 foot ceiling heights & deep crown molding.

Lastly, the exterior is 100% brick and almost all other surfaces (overhangs and soffits), save a few, are aluminum sheathing for a virtually maintenance-free building. The roof valleys and the gutters (covered in leaf-screening) do require an annual cleaning.

I have a small central air conditioner for upstairs and I use a wall mounted A/C for the lower area, but it is rarely needed. The wall framing is all 6x6 (vs. 2x4) so that I could gain a much higher R-value in the walls, combined with the brick is a very thermally efficient design - at least by "standard" construction methods. The 3 overhead doors seal quite tightly and are insulated.

I don't have any pics of my tools, but there is a large black toolcase behind the motorcycles where I keep the majority of my tools. I have a decent mix of standard and metric hand tools, ratchets, sockets, box end, open end, etc. I also have a medium sized set of air tools. I also have a nice sized air compressor with a wall-mounted hose reel by the lift. The hose will reach the full length of the garage when I use a coil hose extension - which is very handy.

ratdoggy · Mar 14, 2010

I think I just wet myself

ratdoggy · Mar 14, 2010

My recliner is nicer than his :bounce:

klogan121 · Mar 14, 2010

Do you need a "car boy" to dust off and give the cars a little exercise to mix up the oils?? I work for free! :spit:

67pete300 · Mar 14, 2010

Wow! Great space and collection. With all those "low" cars you could stack them three high in there and cram some more in. The big pad in front of the garage is great too. You could have quite a show there.

Someday...

spekterg35 · Mar 15, 2010

Wow, Insane collection in an awesome garage!! I noticed the xerox sitting in there. I've got #319. What number is yours? I'm always curious about my bikes siblings.

motodavid2000 · Mar 15, 2010

spekterg35 said:
I noticed the xerox sitting in there. I've got #319. What number is yours? I'm always curious about my bikes siblings.

Greetings. The 999R is a wonderful bike and I really don't understand why the styling is viewed as less than inspirational - I love my two 999's. In any case, my Xerox 999R is #0013.

Thanks for sharing your photo - Dave

spekterg35 · Mar 15, 2010

motodavid2000 said:
spekterg35 said:

I noticed the xerox sitting in there. I've got #319. What number is yours? I'm always curious about my bikes siblings.

Greetings. The 999R is a wonderful bike and I really don't understand why the styling is viewed as less than inspirational - I love my two 999's. In any case, my Xerox 999R is #0013.

Thanks for sharing your photo - Dave

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I feel the same way. I fell in love with the bike when i first laid eyes on the Fila edition. The bike got a bad rap because of styling, but is an awesome track bike. You got one of the early ones. In case you were curious, there were only 324 made. So, its actually rarer than the Desmo . Beautiful collection.

I love the Lambos. Hope to add one to my collection some day.

sinjin · Mar 15, 2010

WOW! Love what you've done to the place?

TAMPAGT07 · Mar 15, 2010

Geez, and to think I used to be proud of may garage. All of a sudden my Mustang and it's surroundings are not impressive at all. Very humbleing.

On Edge · Mar 15, 2010

I love all the gas station signs and globes that you have. I'm kind of partial to the Sohio one that I saw. My Grandpa owned a Sohio service station back in the 50's near downtown Cincinnati. So what part of Ohio are you at. I'm near the Kings Island area. Beautiful place and a beautiful collection of cars you have there.

justinmc · Mar 15, 2010

I like the forethought to go columnless. Makes for lots of space to move around and tuck stuff (cars) in without having to worry about "now where is that pole.. clang! doh!"

I think your garage is a good mix of new/old.. its new and clean enough that you can work in it without getting dirty just looking in the door and the collection of vintage automobilia really sets an vintage "tone" for the whole space. I'd love to see some detail shots of your collectibles, cans and such. Its as fun to look at someones "junk" as it is too see the cars in their collection sometimes.

PS.. S55 is a sleeper for sure and a great ride. Have you gotten a chance to drive a newer S63? Personally I think you need to make room for an SL65 Black Series

Mr. Jean · Mar 20, 2010

Wow and Excellent! :thumbup:

Well done indeed.

Ripped · Mar 20, 2010

Nice celebration of great cars, memorabilia etc
Does each one, have a designated day of the week or day of the month?

BTW I think your garage is bigger than my house

lambeau · Mar 20, 2010

Wow, every rich man is a business owner, what do you do? If I may ask. Nice and thanks for sharing.

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