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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.

I've never done 8' and regretted it, but I've built two garages with 10'
or higher ceilings and it is great. In both I installed doors that were
8' high and didn't regret that either as I can fit my full-size truck
with hi-rise cap in with no problems. With an 8' ceiling you'll be able
to fit at most a 7'6" high door and maybe able only to fit a 7' door.
It isn't unusual to have a vehicle (truck/SUV/full-size van) that
exceeds that height.

Matt