All, hope you don't mind the thread. Long story short, sold our house and had another home under contract that fell through. Now living in a one bedroom apartment and the bikes are a few miles away in storage while we build a new house. What I'm looking for are any ideas for the one room I get to layout, the HD Garage. I finally get a third bay to hold the bikes and want to do it right. Heck, the wife can design the rest of the house but I want a killer bike shop.

No ideas are too crazy. I am planning to build a lift into the garage floor, thanks to a member in this group, planning the HD Colors on the wall along with a fridge and my black rolling tool rack.

Pictures as usual are always appreciated. Right now I have a SG and the wife has a FatBoy if that means anything.

 

The snap together/anti fatigue flooring is always a good idea. If you don't want to fork out the money (and don't care if it's anti-fatigue)... you can get VCT (like walmart floors) in black and orange colors and do a checkerboard or pattern... and not hafta give the MOCO their pound of flesh for the privilege. It's an exceptionally durable product... but not entirely maintenance free.

One thing I will suggest... that I don't see hardly ever done... is to put NOTHING on the floor. Cabinets... tool box... beer fridge... couch... whatever. If you put everything on elevated platforms or legs... you can get in there and hose out the entire garage w/out moving anything.

And whether you think you want it or not... have the garage plumbed for a bar/sink. I would also suggest a decent sized floor drain... but that could be a code issue in your area.

Good luck man... it's a trying process... but so worth it.

 

Air hoses and extension cords on reels, mounted on the wall or ceiling. And don't forget the hvac!
And put the air compressor outside, under a lean too or whatever it takes to keep it out of the garage area.

I did an epoxy floor coating, I will try and find the name but it comes in all colors. Mine looks like black and orange granite. Never stains and everything wipes up easily.

 

Go as big as you can afford!

 

A full fridge and a urinal…

 

Make sure it is long and wide. My number one mistake was not making the garage deep. I put the stand up 60 gl air compressor in the main garage and walled off the third bay with an access door. Plumed the air line into my bike shop as well as the main garage. When I close the door the compressor is harder to hear run. I put in a lot of lights to be sure it is bright when I am working in there. I put in outlets evey 4 feet so I would not need to use an extension cord. A switched outlet high on a wall that can turn on my large fan. A air-conditioner would be better, but I was not able to install one in mine. I also put in a gas heater with thermostat (MN winters) as well as the snap together floor tiles that keep me off the hard concrete floor.
I really like your in floor lift. My dealer has those an would love if mine was set up like that.
I also ran a 8"x8" beam across the ceilling above the Sheetrock and 2 2x6's in the wall on both sides of the beam. I then put a large eye bolt in the beam over the center of my
lift with a come-a-long attached to it. I have use it a few times to lift the bike or motor.
I sheet rocked the walls and ceiling and painted the ceiling white (for brightness) and the walls red/white/blue.
I have a fridge, large wood bench large with vice, stand up tool box, grinder on stand, tire changer, air lift table,and a center lift on the floor. I also installed track wall on the walls that allows me to place hooks or brackets any ware along the tracks and makes it easy to put any thing I want where I want it on the walls.

 

No matter how big you make it, it will get filled up fast.

 

Floor drain.

 

+1.... I have the fridge but regret not having the urinal or toilet!

 

In Floor Heating!!!!
It's a must, can be pricey but well worth it. Wish I had it.