Need ideas for a new big garage
#21
06-30-2009, 12:55 AM
i think that barn would look nice as a storage unit....i've recently added a 50x50 Hangar for some of my stuff and it's amazing how small even that feels.
I think with 80 cars this guy should post all the pics and we can tell him which to keep and which to sell to make his garage a little smaller
I think with 80 cars this guy should post all the pics and we can tell him which to keep and which to sell to make his garage a little smaller
#22
06-30-2009, 02:13 AM
Mike, please keep this thread updated as your plans progress.
An idea I've had for my dream garage would be to have a shop area in the back with it's own entrance. It would be accessible from the main garage with a door that would separate the main garage/showroom from it.
An idea I've had for my dream garage would be to have a shop area in the back with it's own entrance. It would be accessible from the main garage with a door that would separate the main garage/showroom from it.
#24
06-30-2009, 10:42 AM
Carrera Motors - Porsche Audi VW & BMW - Bend, Oregon - Club Carrera
This is a great building for car storage. There was a dagram of all floors somewhere on the website that included washbays and lounge areas.
This is a great building for car storage. There was a dagram of all floors somewhere on the website that included washbays and lounge areas.
#26
11-06-2009, 04:10 PM
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Mike,
The Maserati museum in Italy (about 20 mins from Modena) has a beautiful interior unlike any car museum/storage garage I've seen. Maybe something like this with a dual level would make sense? Sorry I didn't take a pic of the outside. Guess this is an older thread, you're probably done by now?
The Maserati museum in Italy (about 20 mins from Modena) has a beautiful interior unlike any car museum/storage garage I've seen. Maybe something like this with a dual level would make sense? Sorry I didn't take a pic of the outside. Guess this is an older thread, you're probably done by now?
#27
11-06-2009, 05:08 PM
make sure your flooring is durable and attractive, not raw concrete!, I think a barn type structure could work well. I have a T shaped barn on my farm, it is two typical gambrel roof barns stuck together, there is an absolute ton of room in the loft, if you were to use pre stressed concrete slabs as the upper floor you could use both up and down as space, the floor space on ours is roughly 7500 sq feet times that by two, and you would have 15000 square feet of floor space, in an atractive barn.
#28
11-09-2009, 04:55 AM
Make it look like the buildings that house the collection you recently posted mike. The richmont guys. That is a stunning design, and I like how they have separate buildings. What's the style of the house? Will the cars be away from the house?
#29
02-06-2010, 11:33 AM
BigE - you should be my project manager! 
Yes it will have indoor washbays so one can still wash in winter or even at night! There will be a small workshop around the corner with a lift or two for the old cars I want to restore and for general maintenace. You took it a step further with the dyno and fuel pumps! I doubt I will do those, but I can always investigate the idea.
Yes it will have indoor washbays so one can still wash in winter or even at night! There will be a small workshop around the corner with a lift or two for the old cars I want to restore and for general maintenace. You took it a step further with the dyno and fuel pumps! I doubt I will do those, but I can always investigate the idea.
#30
02-06-2010, 06:36 PM
Mike -
To solve the dust/moisture issues, you can give the building positive pressure like a Navy ship. It is overpressured inside compared to outside, so when you open a door to go in, air actually is blowing out. No dust or other contaminants can get in since the air is flowing out. I am not sure of the civil application, but it would be a good solution.
To solve the dust/moisture issues, you can give the building positive pressure like a Navy ship. It is overpressured inside compared to outside, so when you open a door to go in, air actually is blowing out. No dust or other contaminants can get in since the air is flowing out. I am not sure of the civil application, but it would be a good solution.
