All great suggestions...keep them flowing. The pic is basic inspiration and the final garage will deviate a little from it. For instance, the shed roof will be slightly higher to accommodate taller windows. Ill use cedar shakes in the gables and on the shed extension.
The garage will be 28x40 and about 26' tall; 10/12 pitch roof. 9' ceilings in two bays and cathedral to peak in the bay on the left side. The room above will be approx. 14x 24 with 8' ceilings with a knee wall that will be about 54" high to allow a little wider floor plan upstairs. The shed roof will be on either side of the building giving a lot of light and a little extra width at the ceiling.
As far as garage doors, on the side with the lift, I may use true carriage doors to allow them to swing out so I can avoid the hassle of the overhead door tracks and associated hardware...still thinking about that one.
Lots of receptacles are in the plan for sure; I'll wire and plumb it after we are done with construction; again, I'll do this myself just as I have for every remodel/building project I've ever done. I already have the sub panel and 60' of service cable waiting on me from a previous project.
Woke up the old Ford and started rough grading and moved a couple of large Ligustrum next to the house in preparation for the porch extension. I have to move the large Hydrangea but want to wait till it turns colder to lessen the stress on it.
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