Layouts
Garage workshop layouts by size and trade
Six garage sizes, five trades, thirty drawings. Each one is a computed answer: the machines that fit the floor with operator room, the circuits they need and what had to be left out. Pick your row.
| Garage | Woodshop | Machine shop | Welding and fab | Auto and mechanic | Mixed shop |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| One-car, 12 x 20 | 7 fit, 2 out | 7 fit | 6 fit | 0 fit, 4 out | 3 fit, 4 out |
| One-car, 12 x 22 | 8 fit, 1 out | 7 fit | 6 fit | 2 fit, 2 out | 5 fit, 2 out |
| Two-car, 20 x 20 | 9 fit | 7 fit | 6 fit | 4 fit | 7 fit |
| Two-car, 22 x 22 | 9 fit | 8 fit | 7 fit | 4 fit | 7 fit |
| Two-car, 24 x 24 | 9 fit | 8 fit | 7 fit | 4 fit | 7 fit |
| Three-car, 32 x 24 | 9 fit | 8 fit | 7 fit | 4 fit | 7 fit |
Each cell links to the layout and shows how many machines of that trade's package fit and how many were left out.
TRADEWoodshopTable saw, bandsaw, jointer, planer, dust collection and a bench.TRADEMachine shopLathe, mill, drill press, grinder and a heavy bench on a slab that can take it.TRADEWelding and fabWelder cart, steel table, plasma, grinder station and a fire-safe corner.TRADEAuto and mechanicThe car stays in the bay and the shop works around it.TRADEMixed shop with a car parkedMachines on mobile bases so the car still sleeps inside.
