A warm workspace is one thing, but you also need room to handle lumber, store tools and manoeuvre around projects. Most garages need to go on a diet, and that's why Job No. 1 should be getting rid of crusty paint cans, broken dehumidifiers and everything else you “might need some day.” Be ruthless.
The best way to accommodate your tools (and the untossable stuff that remains) is by hanging shelves that use stiff wire frames or sheet-steel tracks to support shelf planks. It's a terrific system that keeps valuable small equipment and supplies off the ground.
Put the basics of good garage workshop design into practice, and even if nothing famous comes from your efforts, you'll find a good comfortable shop is still worth the trouble.
FROM THE ILLUSTRATION ABOVE
• plywood on ceiling joists supports light-duty storage as well as insulation
• hanging storage systems conserve floor space and make sweeping easier
• fresh air intake boosts efficiency and safety
• wood pellet stoves offer economical, thermostatically controlled heat
• dimpled subfloor tiles offer warmth and comfort where you don't park cars
• wall-mounted racks are ideal for lumber storage
• rigid foam is the easiest way to insulate block walls
• anchorless Tapcon screws are ideal for attaching strapping to masonry
• (inset) dimpled plastic “legs” raise subfloor tiles off the concrete
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this may be great for a wood garage, how do you add a ceiling when you have a metal garage with no joist--the garage is 30x60