Lugnutz,
What is the new garage going to be used for? Will it just be a mechanics shop or will you store stuff in it as well? Your 24x25 shop will get REAL small with a lift in there, putting it outside on a pad as others have mentioned will let you maximize your limited inside space.
Mike B
I sure wish I could build a bigger shop, but zoning will not allow for more than 600 SF.
The shop will be mainly used for storage. I'd also like a place to work and keep stuff out of the weather.
Stage one is to put the shop on the concrete pad.
Stage 2: I'll pour a second load of concrete outside the shop so I don't have to park or drive in the dirt as much. It will also give me an area to a floor jack or roll an engine hoist around if needed although I'd probably do that inside the shop too.
Stage 3: I'll mock up some wood to make a "fake lift" and see if the lift will be a practical addition.
However,
PRIOR to Stage 1, I need to plan the floor of the shop (first pour) as though I were going to get a lift so that the concrete is properly reinforced where the lift will be.
