What is the single support item you most wish you could add to your garage?

[Ghoste]

I was at my cousins shop last night and he is one of those guys who has every piece of equipment know to man and it made me wonder what the one thing is that I would really like to add to my own space.  For me it has to be a hoist.  There are other things I wish I had like better heating and cooling but really at the end of the day it comes down to a hoist and I know it is the one thing I am least likely to buy.

[PocketThunder]

A loft so i have a place to sleep when i'm in the doghouse!   

I could sure use a hoist also.  And insulation, drywall, heat!, cable TV, you know, the basics.. 

[moparstuart]

A loft so i have a place to sleep when i'm in the doghouse!   

I could sure use a hoist also.  And insulation, drywall, heat!, cable TV, you know, the basics.. 

man cave

[Highbanked Hauler]

since I am getting old and decrepit  I need a 4 post lift as I am tired of getting stuck under a car and spending more time o my back than a prostitute.

[Brock Samson]

   a HEMI DAYTONA!  

[Ghoste]

A Hemi Daytona isn't a support item it's an item that needs support. 

[resq302]

Definitely a radiant heated floor for the garage.  Benefit not only me but the bedrooms above it in the winter!

[Troy]

A floor drain.

Ok, I picked that because... I really want a welder and/or some sort of lift but both of those would be with the assumption that I will be doing a lot of work on the cars. I'm not much of a mechanic and I'm to the point where I'd rather have drivable (and hopefully reliable) cars. I can have someone else do the mechanical work for anything that requires a lift. A floor drain would come in handy for washing the cars but also for washing the shop, cleaning various car parts (especially the ones stored near any body work), wet sanding, and draining the garage from salt/snow/rain runoff or roof leaks(hopefully not). Plus, unlike a lift or a welder, a floor drain is very hard to retrofit so if I could have one installed prior to moving in I think it would be a big bonus. My current garage is on flat ground and one part of the floor is actually sunken so water basically pools and I can't use a squeegee or broom to push it out.

I guess it wouldn't be as important if you don't have running water in your garage (which I do).

Troy

[TylerCharger69]

I'd like my garage to be a combination garage/downdraft system paintbooth

[400/6/PAC]

Better lighting.
I'm getting blind in My old age.

[Bob]

Heat and insulation.

[tan top]

since I am getting old and decrepit  I need a 4 post lift as I am tired of getting stuck under a car and spending more time o my back than a prostitute.

yeah me too !! 4 poster lift that is 

[purple charger]

I need a bigger Garage! Plain and simple....  Have six cars and only room for two.  No room to work on the others 

[68X426]

What is the single support item you most wish you could add to your garage? 

Why, a kegerator of course!

[68X426]

OK if I am really dreaming, then how about a double four post lift set up like this one.

[Cooter]

I'd just like to have a Garage..Right now, it's a pole barn with a gravel floor, that is drafty in the winter(FREEZING) and hot as the hinges of hell in the summer...

[jeryst]

Well, heat and electricity would be nice,

but what I want the most is a 4-post lift.

[Mr.Woolery]

A lift.  I want to be able to get under the car without getting under it on my back.

[Foreman72]

if i could just get a hold of a compressor...

[Rolling_Thunder]

Air Compressor

[41husk]

I would have to go with a lift.  They are great for just detailing your car.  I use the schools eome times and often wonder how I have survived this long with out one.

[Bob]

I would have to go with a lift.  They are great for just detailing your car.  I use the schools eome times and often wonder how I have survived this long with out one.

41Husk,
Cheap ones are out there. I scored mine for 600 bucks and installed it myself.
You can just see the blue uprights inside the garage.
Bob

[resq302]

Bob, you have a 4 post or a 2 post lift?  we have a 4 post lift at my dads house and double stack the cars.  Nice and easy, just drive on and lift up, no worries about where to set the lift either.

[Bob]

Bob, you have a 4 post or a 2 post lift?  we have a 4 post lift at my dads house and double stack the cars.  Nice and easy, just drive on and lift up, no worries about where to set the lift either.

It's a 2 post. I can not take the cars or trucks up all the way because of the 10' rafters.

[41husk]

I would have to go with a lift.  They are great for just detailing your car.  I use the schools eome times and often wonder how I have survived this long with out one.

41Husk,
Cheap ones are out there. I scored mine for 600 bucks and installed it myself.
You can just see the blue uprights inside the garage.
Bob

I know the new ones can be purchased for under 2k.  I can't get one in my garage due to a large support beam running across the roof.  I only have about 7' clearance

[Skyview69]

The thing I need most now is a welder. I have a little patch work to do around the rear window on my 71 and then it will be real close to paint ready....just need a simple welder 

[Mike DC]

   
More space.  That is more important to me than any single piece of equipment.

[twodko]

A lift for me........my 56 year old bones would love it.

Tom

[Tilar]

I would have to say a lift. I've come to the conclusion that it doesnt matter how big your shop is you will fill it up. Mine has close to 2200 square feet and its not enough.

[rp23g7]

Most definatly a lift of some kind, 4 post, body lift anything, most tedious thing to me is jacking and jack standing.  On a more realistic side, a compressor and some air tools. 

[Just 6T9 CHGR]

Heat and insulation.

[resq302]

Bob, you have a 4 post or a 2 post lift?  we have a 4 post lift at my dads house and double stack the cars.  Nice and easy, just drive on and lift up, no worries about where to set the lift either.

It's a 2 post. I can not take the cars or trucks up all the way because of the 10' rafters.

Yeh but the 4 post is nice and easy to just drive up on.

[twodko]

Hey rp23g7,

Check out Sears for compressors. We're not talking SnapOn or Mac by any means but I bought an upright 33 gal compressor that included a nice case with 3 pneumatic tools........3/8" ratchet, 1/2" impact wrench and an air hammer with bits. They come up on sale all the time as "special' packaged deals. This whole thing set me back less than $300. Cheers

Tom

[Neal_J]

A urinal.

I installed one in my detached garage about 3 years ago and it's made my life so much better.

[mauve66]

i had a sink in my 3 car, never used it as much as i thought i would, kept walking into the house, hands all dirty and then just washing them in the bathroom instead of walking all the way back outside again

[maxwellwedge]

Roger Gibson!    

[Back N Black]

Hoist.

[rp23g7]

Hey rp23g7,

Check out Sears for compressors. We're not talking SnapOn or Mac by any means but I bought an upright 33 gal compressor that included a nice case with 3 pneumatic tools........3/8" ratchet, 1/2" impact wrench and an air hammer with bits. They come up on sale all the time as "special' packaged deals. This whole thing set me back less than $300. Cheers

Tom
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Thanks, i will have to check them out.  Kinda tired of using a star wrench and wrenches on rusty stuff.

[John_Kunkel]

   
More space.  That is more important to me than any single piece of equipment.

Yep, no matter whatcha got it fills quickly.

[Alaskan_TA]

Adding a toilet was the best addition ever. 

[69 OUR/TEA]

Definitely a radiant heated floor for the garage.  Benefit not only me but the bedrooms above it in the winter!

resq302 is the only one so far to comment on it,this is one area I did'nt overlook when planning my addition on my house.Seeing that my addition was going to be garage on the bottom and living space on top w bedrooms,I knew that heating the space below would be very beneficial to the comfort as well as the cold trying to come from the bottom side.Not to mention great for the cars.Being in the HVAC industry I would be doing everything myself anyway so cost would be just materials,also did a ton of research before I installed it.
I did pre-plan for a two post lift,so got the measurements of the pads and diverted the tubing around that specific area,and also made the slab extra thick as the larger the mass of concrete,the longer it will hold the heat.Bottom line,anyone building a garage that is looking or wanting to have heat in it should definitely do their homework as it is a great system as well as very cost effective to run. So glad I did it,worth every penny!!!!
As far as my next item for the garage,since the first lift I bought was the four post,(wanted one of each),now all I need to get is the two post,most likely this year.

[Tilar]

Adding a toilet was the best addition ever. 

That's one thing that I don't have in my shop. I wish I did sometimes. I have a sink and a water fountain for good cold water, but the closest thing I have to a toilet is just outside the door and around the corner. 

[maxwellwedge]

Me too - Lot's of trees!

[Patronus]

Hmmm maybe a group hoist buy anyone?? 

[RECHRGD]

Well, I've got a 4 post hoist and just about everything else I want.  I just need to stop the wife from claiming more and more space as hers.  She'll never throw a damn thing away and all this useless crap is taking up half of the space.  Bob

[jeryst]

Well, I've got a 4 post hoist and just about everything else I want.  I just need to stop the wife from claiming more and more space as hers.  She'll never throw a damn thing away and all this useless crap is taking up half of the space.  Bob

Garage sale!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[rt green]

i agree. a hoist. but, i only have 8 ft ceilings. do they still make a shorter style?

[SFRT]

a helper monkey

[Supercharged Riot]

a big air compressor

[mauve66]

a knowledgable helper monkey

i already have 2 of the "are we done yet helpers"

[oldgold69]

 i would like all my tools to come home my son takes them all over helping friends fix their stuff      my torch and welder tanks  are usually empty when i need them  but it keeps him out of trouble so really cant complain

[TexasStroker]

I have lived without it and can (and most likely will) continue to do so, but a lift would be awesome 

[FJ5WING]

a chest full of hundreds........

Id love to say hoist but I dont have the room.

[jaak]

Heat and insulation.

Me too.....I have froze my 'nuggets' more times than I care to count.

Jason

[jeryst]

i agree. a hoist. but, i only have 8 ft ceilings. do they still make a shorter style?

A lot of the hoists are under 8 feet tall. Most only raise a car about 6 feet. So the height of your car dictates
how high you can raise it before it hits the ceiling

[TiMopar]

Penelope Cruz to pass the tools and make the tea.

[defiance]

A LIFT .... Oh yeah.  I have short ceilings and a narrow garage, but found out about the maxjax recently, and it looks perfect for my setup:
http://www.northerntool.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_6970_200386167_200386167
and basically decided to buy it, but it's backordered everywhere at the moment (doesn't matter where you get it, they all drop ship from dannmar, so the backorder is universal).

[mauve66]

Penelope Cruz to pass the tools and make the tea.

i sure wouldn't be worring about the rocks or cold then..............................

[Brock Samson]

 a money tree?.. 

[Silver R/T]

I'd like my garage to be a combination garage/downdraft system paintbooth

That's would be my #1 on my list. So much extra income I could earn with one

[RD]

plasma cutter

[472 R/T SE]

I have a big ass compressor, have to detune it.  A nice media blaster.  And the neighbor just gave me a like new wire feed.

In order to get what I really want >>>>> we need a new house.

But you know what, even with all that I'd still complain about some thing.