When planning to build a new garage, consider 7 recommended features for functionality, organization, safety, and convenience. First, the great thing about adding a garage is that you can select a plan to match your needs. Second, Behm Design offers many plans to help you create the garage you want. Here Are Seven recommended Features which can be added as you build Your New Detached Garage:
Practical Solutions
Adequate Lighting
- LED Lights: Bright, energy-efficient lighting to ensure visibility.
- Task Lighting: Additional focused lights for workbenches and specific areas. If you’re a crafter, if you can’t see, then you can’t create.
Electrical Outlets
- Multiple Outlets: Don’t you hate it when you can’t reach the outlet? They always seem to be behind things such as cabinets or under tables that you have to crawl under to plug in your power tools. In fact, let’s be smart about this: put the plugs in easy-to-reach locations.
Insulation and Ventilation
- Insulation: Helps keep the detached garage warm in winter and cool in summer. This is a major advantage because it allows you to utilize the space all year round instead of letting it sit unused for months. So, it’s essential to make it user-friendly.
- Ventilation: Prevents the build-up of fumes and improves air quality. There’s no middle ground here; you have to breathe. And you don’t want to breathe in toxic fumes.
Storage Solutions
- Wall-Mounted Shelving: Maximizes floor space and keeps items organized. Use clear, locking lidded boxes that fit the shelves for easy visibility and access, avoiding time-wasting searches.
- Pegboards: Ideal for hanging tools and accessories, helping keep your tools visible and easy to access.
- Overhead Storage: Perfect for seasonal items and bulky equipment. Don’t forget to label the boxes.
- Cabinets and Drawers: For smaller tools and materials. You can shut the doors, and there goes the mess.
Workbenches and Workstations
- Sturdy workbench: Essential for any DIY projects or repairs. Your workbench should have good lighting and an outlet with easy access to plugs.
- Workbench with Storage: Where’s that tool again? Drawers and cabinets underneath for tools and supplies will help keep you organized rather than tossing the tools aside. Nothing’s more frustrating than looking for that Phillips screwdriver!
Safety Features
Security
- Locks: Install durable locks on doors and windows to boost security and deter break-ins.
- Security System: Cameras and alarms for added protection. The last thing you want is uninvited company when you’re alone in your detached garage.
- Smart Garage Door Opener: Can be operated via smartphone. Yes, you heard that right; that small square rectangular thing in your hand isn’t just for texting or looking up recipes. You can simplify and enhance your life when you can open your phone, press a button, and your garage door opens. It’s magic! How convenient is that?
Brainstorming Your New Detached Garage
Have you decided how you will use your new garage? A little brainstorming helps to visualize your ideal space; remember, it’s okay to get excited! Will it be a place to refurbish old vehicles? Or will this be your new office? Will you need Wi-Fi? Will you use this space to start a new side hustle? There’s lots to think about; you must have ideas swimming in your head by now!
Naturally, there are countless other features you can think up for your detached garage depending on your needs. For instance, if you’re creating a she-shed, you could designate a space for crafts, painting, gardening, or other interests. Additionally, you could add a designated area for refinishing furniture–or chilling out in a rocking chair while knitting and listening to a podcast!
Think of the possibilities! Envision a cozy spot to read, meditate, or unwind with a cup of tea. Doesn’t that sound like garage heaven?
Perhaps you envision a man cave with a smart TV, a refrigerator, a recliner, and a bar area. Or can’t you just see a workshop with a sturdy table and tools along the wall, a power washer, and a table saw? Behm can work with you to help you select the design where you can escape after a brutal day at the office and retreat from the chaos.
Your Ultimate Solution for Your New Detached Garage
If you’ve been dreaming of adding a new detached garage, your search is over. Behm Design has lots of plans for you to view. So brainstorm to your heart’s content! What will you do with your added garage? We went into this business to make your garage dreams come true. We have shed plans too!
Call Behm today and let us help you envision your new detached garage, then choose the design with “you” written all over it!