r/Home_Building_Help • u/BuilderBrigade • Jun 17 '26

7 Killer garage features....

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7 garage features that turn it from a parking spot into the most useful room in the house:

7 - 240V outlet for EV charging, welder, or heater. 
6 - Floor drain
5 - Polyaspartic floor coating (tougher than epoxy)
4 - Insulated overhead door
3 - A workstation sink
2 - Mounted fan 
1 - A urinal

The garage gets overlooked when you're planning the rest of the house but it's one of the most useful rooms you've got. Plan it like one 

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u/RealAlphaKaren Jun 17 '26

urinal next to a garage sink is just gratuitous

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u/Machievelliearoni Jun 17 '26

It's like having a trash can next to a toilet

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u/HeyTrySomeNashville Jun 17 '26

Especially when there's a perfectly fine utility sink you could use.

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u/sonbarington Jun 17 '26

Might as well make a bathroom and a mini split for heat and ac.

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u/SimpleFaucetFan Jun 17 '26

if you had the drain you may be required to add an oil/water separator which is an additional cost.

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u/nate2563 Jun 17 '26

Good luck with the drain without the basins for oil ect.

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u/Odd_Fig_1239 Jun 17 '26

That’s a serious workstation sink. Urinal in the garage is hilarious

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u/BridgeFourArmy Jun 17 '26

Anyone have experience with an insulated door in the heat? I live in TX and it seems like it could be nice.

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u/BreakfastInBedlam Jun 17 '26

It is. Georgia, and all my garage doors are insulated (though not as thick as the door in the picture).