I couldn't agree more - lay up a couple of courses - at least one - not only
for hosing down but if there is any grass and soil present on the grounds or
any deciduous trees the bottom plate of the walls will not be subject to rot
after a couple of years when leaves are not raked and hold water from rain
or snow. The couple of courses give you all the headroom needed to drive a
van or SUV into the garage for loading and unloading. The extra cost for the
door is paid back in utility value.

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"Colbyt" wrote in message
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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 would go with 10'.

I would also lay up the 2 courses of block because it makes hosing out the
interior so much simpler.

Colbyt