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Originally Posted by Jeff Alton
Basically a building 100x100 (give or take) with overhead door on both ends of the front wall. The biggest question is lift placement for our 6 lifts. Do they go down the center (3 on each side) where each overhead door can feed a bank of 3 or do we move them elsewhere?
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Are you moving to a bigger space other than the pic in the office view thread? Congrats!
(Assuming the doors are at the far outer walls..)
My first thoughts would be to put the lifts angled down the center, with the smaller toolboxes in-between and conveniently close to the mechs.
This could also make it feel a bit cramped for the mechanics and cause tensions. Or not.
Grip tape on the floor designating dangerous lift zones to prevent someone lowering a vehicle onto his neighbor's toolbox or head.
Center feed for all electric cables. This could be a tripping hazard unless ceiling hung.
Drop down exhaust vent pipes. when running stinkers in the shop.
Need windows on the far wall for flow-through air circulation.
The bays next to the roll-up doors will be bottom echelon in the winter, top in the summer.
The drains and fluid storage, larger equipment, and other storage is kept on the exterior walls.
There will be minimal foot traffic there, except for pull-in/out, and a place for tables and fine assembles like carburetors etc.
Chairs need to be tucked under.