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I am building my second garage layout in the Arizona desert. One of the most important considerations for me was to seal the cement floor with a good coat of epoxy floor paint. Concrete floors continually shed fine dust as you walk and drive on them. The expoxy coating stops the dust and is much easier to sweep up or mop. Your layout will operate a lot better and your spouse will appreciate less dust being tracked into the house, as well. You can pay up to $1000 to have it done, or you can do it yourself for under $100 for a three car garage. Home Depot or Lowe's have everything you need. Because the temperature here rountinely tops 100 degrees four or five months of the year, I am having an electrician friend install a 12,000 btu air conditioner. The walls are insulated already, so all we need to do is apply foam sheets of insulation to the inside of the garage doors. The only other considerations were to make sure I had plenty of electrical outlets where I needed them, plus track lighting above the stall where the layout is going in. We have very few nocturnal flying insects around here, so I don't have to worry much about them other than an occasional moth. Bigger concerns are the geckos and other crawly critters that wander past. I've also had several curious quail and cactus wrens drop by. They just stare at me and continue on after a few moments. A nice diversion. John Timm
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