What’s Your Ideal Garage?

The DID’s garage … mine !!!

I’ve sat down and designed my dream garage. It came out looking like Jay Leno’s garage. 200×80 feet, 20 foot ceilings, paint bay.
All the tools needed for full vehicle restoration and space for storage of completed vehicles.
My wallet disagrees.

Here’s mine 🙂

I went for the minimal approach, my car is the star. Simple, but like a little showroom.

It’s big – at least 100 square meters of floor space and a stud height sufficient for a proper hoist. Two hoists is probably a good idea actually.

It’s not very tidy, because almost all of the cars in it are work in progress. There are tools and parts littered about everywhere. I like chaos. Order is death.

There might be one car that is in really nice condition and lives under a dust cover at one end, but the two or three cars I actually use are likely to be parked outside.

It all depends; is it for garage queens, or DIY projects?

Dream: Separate from the house, 2 car wide, 2 car deep. I’d love to keep 2 cars in there at all times and enough space for a proper workshop in addition. I do appreciate the lavish garages but i’m drawn to a space which has been in the works as time goes on.

Reality: I’m currently in a 1 car garage (20ft x 10ft). creating storage space and walking space is the most important part of keeping everything sane.

Have:
12mX4m crammed with enough tools to build and tune my engines.

Want:
More space To fit all my tools and cars.

Single car, part of the house and under my bedroom with alarms at both doors and close proximity to a loaded 45. The car is just my Toyota, but I still love and pamper it.

It is an old weaving mill, built in 1912. It belongs to a very small farm and there is a barn next to it, which is the parking garage. At that time quite some of the farmers around set up small weaving mills and worked as sub contractors for the textile industry in the region.

The Mill has three cellar rooms, where the compressor, the sand blasting cabinet, heating and toilet are located. Some special spares and tools are stored there, too.

Due to the original purpose, there are large windows all around. A lift had been installed and all the necessary tools for panel beating are stored in some cabinets. There is an English Wheel, a planishing hammer, shrinker/stretcher, beading machine and all that stuff.

A full set of tools for technical works completes the equipment. A

Additionally it has a fridge for the local beer and soft drinks and a stereo that allows to listen to the old noisy stuff I am not allowed to listen to at home. If necessary the amp has enough pressure to listen with earmuffs on.

Plenty of light, preferably natural, as well as separated space for working and parking. A few minutes walk from home, next neighbour close but far enough to not be disturbed by the noise of full range body restorations.

Ambience of the early 20th century, that´s it.

Triple garage – to house a pre-war, a classic and a modern classic. Oak framed, barn style with clay tiled roof and barn doors.
A lift for cars and enough space to work around. And living in England it is important that it is warm and dry, so I can work on them year round.
Sigh!

As the classic car market is swift becoming a rich-man’s game, even for the complete restorations that I’m looking for, I’d need something with a ton of dry space so I can buy all the projects I want to do now and then work on them as time progresses 🙂

Close to or at your home. It helps if your loved ones get to see you once in a while. A mini fridge, coffee maker, proper tools, and adequate bench space are a must. A lift, washer and dryer for taking care of you work clothes etc, and a nice stereo are bonuses.

Mr. Olsen’s garage would be absolutely perfect!!

I just need my tools.

And, of course, one could always use more space.

I think Maxime nailed it down for me: red brick, green wooden doors and especially and most importantly:
a fridge
The beer has to stay cool!

This could be long let me see my ideal garage is :

– Made of red brick
– Has a green wooden garage doors
– Enough space for 2 cars
– Has a fridge
– A lift for the cars
– And all the tools needed for basics and medium work on a car.

And just enough space for me to work on my car without stepping on things.

Also my friends are there to help me and I help them on their car.

That is my ideal garage.