A good lazy Sunday afternoon pondering for you guys...
In the near future I will have a new driver in the family. The addition of said driver coupled with my Porsche passion and the seemingly never-ending way my wife dreams up of encroaching on the precious little garage space I have has pushed me to the point of desperation. I might have to crack open the ol' wallet to solve this problem.
I have the room on the left of my garage to add a 12' wide parking pad. I got a quote on that and then while discussing that with the contractor, I had an idea. I could put a shed style roof over the parking pad, extend it a bit further back -- say 12' deep -- and create a little workshop area. It would be approximately 12x18, a little less considering the setback from the roofline, but that seems suitable for a man cave.
I sketched out the idea below. I need to price it out to see if it's do-able but in the meantime I've got a few questions...
- What is a good resource to find some good floor plans for tool cabinet layouts, etc.?
- What's a good rule of thumb for the amount of space required around an upright air compressor?
- I'm probably going to have to run a sub-panel for the garage and I might even have to upgrade the main panel to support it. What's a good minimum amount? In addition to a large compressor that will likely need 220V, I will need to consider a space heater for the winter months and a small A/C for the summer months being used in addition to the normal set of tools. (in other words, what would you do so you didn't have to worry about it again)
- I'm looking to make the space as multi-functional as I can. I need tool storage and space to work. Any thoughts or tips or links to other threads -- anything of that nature -- there would be greatly appreciated. Yes, I know. Jack Olsen is the master.
