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

[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"