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So the wife and I were all set in our current home , it met all that we wanted and more and it had a three car detached garage......... perfect . Until we got this wild idea to retire in the northern mountains of Georgia . Found our retirement house and closed on it the end of April . So now man cave II has to be designed/constructed . After doing lots of searching I decided to start with a pole barn as the structure.

Yesterday it was completed it is 24 ' wide x 28 ' deep with 12 ' tall poles. For now just a roof and enclosed gables . Next will be pouring the cement floor and here is where some help/advice is needed .

1.The garage door/s will be on one of the 24 ' wide ends so do I go with one 16 ' wide door ? Or do I go with a 10 ' and 12 ' ? Or two 10 ' ? One side will have a scissor lift the other a two post lift .

2.Any suggestions on how deep into the garage I install the two post lift ? I'm thinking of centering it so aprox. 14 ' in . I need to get that figured out before pouring the concrete . My plan is to pour a floor aprox. 5.5 " - 6 " thick but where the two post will go I will pour two 3 ' x 3 ' squares about 10 " - 12 " thick that should last my lifetime and beyond .

3. The vehicles that will be serviced on the lifts are an SUV , an extended cab pick up and the Boxster . So the longest vehicle is the pick up . If I set the lift centered at 14 ' in that would leave plenty of room forward and behind but maybe the lift should be closer to the garage doors ?

4.The walls will be 2 x 6 standard wood studs , for our climate the insulation value should be sufficient. I am going to heat/cool with a Mitsubishi mini split that I currently have in our other house . Exterior walls will be some type of OSB/plywood then house wrap and then whatever I decide for siding . Am thinking of installing two windows on each 28 ' side and one on the backwall . There will also be a 36 " entry door . Roof rafters will have radiant barrier stapled to the underside which will give a nice air gap to the metal roof . Ceiling insulation will be as much as I can get in there but I have no doubt I can get this building to be energy efficient .

5.Yes I am aware of the garage forums but there are a lot of smart Pelicans out there and I value their opinions . Oh there will be an 100 amp service installed already have a quote from an electrician. And the compressor will be installed on outside of building in it's own noise suppression room . Lighting will be some form of LED . So what suggestions do you guys have ? What have I not thought about ? I'm hoping to pour the concrete in the next 3 - 4 weeks .