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I am about to start building a 24 X 28 stand alone garage/shop. I
decided against doing a course or 2 of concrete block and then 8ft
walls and I will just frame it from the pad up. So that leaves me with
the decision of 8' or 10' ceiling height. I know more space is
generally better, but if the space is for casual car repair and wood
working, is 10' really needed? anybody out there do 8' and really
regret it? It's not so much the cost that I'm worried about as I am
doing this myself and 10' will mean more work and I want to be sure its
worth it. thanks for you help.


Think about smacking into the fluorescent light tubes with long 2x4s as you
move them around. Maybe.

And, about the lack of cinder blocks: Unless you're using treated lumber at
the bottom, you might wish you'd done a course of blocks at the bottom. At
my previous house, the garage was build right on the pad. I never liked the
looks of the wood at the bottom, especially since a hard rain on one side
always caused seepage under the wood. Granted, the garage didn't have
siding, but still.....a course of blocks would've been a good thing.