Wreckers, I'm in the early stages of looking for a new house - pondering floor plans, considering pros and cons of modular homes vs. "stick-built", etc. My question to y'all, though, regards your opinions on a basement vs. a garage workshop. I could probably claim about 10'x20' of garage space (separated from car storage), or at least 20x24 of basement space. I know getting large tools into a basement would be an issue, so I'd look into wider stairs that lead directly outside - any other solutions I haven't thought of for that? The garage would probably not be heated or insulated, so I'd guess that wood stored there would move more (basement dryness will be an important part of site selection either way). I'd guess wiring would be easier in the basement as it'd be closer to the circuit panel. What am I not thinking of? I'm hoping for comments from people who use both garages and basements
- pros and cons? What do you wish you would have done differently? Building a separate workshop (i.e. large shed) is also a possibility - are there any reasons this would be better than a garage or basement? Thanks in advance, Andy