OK, thought since my digital camera is on the blink I'd share my plans. Missing an overhead shot right now, but hope you get the idea here.
Sketch 1: Here's where I started - the central main beam exists today, and the ceiling is currently below it. These sketches show the left 2 bays vaulted, and the right bay raised to 10'. Dual cabinets are sunk into each back wall. OK, so ignore the brickwork!!! That would've cost too much, been too much work, and looked goofy.
Sketch 2: Dude descending a staircase. Originally the water heater is in the leftmost corner of the garage, and the stairs are a straight shot down. This picture shows where these things will be moved to give the bays extra room. Note the central beam, could be a head-banger so I need to do a mockup to see what works.
Sketch 3: Next cut at the rear main wall, combining the two 4' wide cabinets into one 8' wide cabinet. Gee, don't those look like
doors from an old fashioned brick garage that you could
drive through? Coincidence? Hmm, wonder if there's enough room under the house to park another car...
Sketch 4: Side view and structural view of bays 1+2. Boyo playin' ball! So it's not a regulation height hoop (only 9ft) but it'll do nicely. Note the rough lumber calculations, this
is the final plan.
Sketch 5: Bay 3 ceiling structural diagram, lumber and cost calculations. Compare the "modified" to "original", noting (4) where the corner is angled to match the roof.
Sketch 6: And finally the left and right walls showing the workbench, a new window with worklight, tool storage, etc. The large squares on each wall are where the air compressor drops and drains will come out of the wall. The small squares are 220v, 110v, and switches to turn on the compressor and work lights.
There's the plan so far... Raising the ceiling is underway, and the window will probably be next/soon, followed by moving the water heater and stairs. See ya!
-Boyo
