House fit for you 
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I'm building right now, Ray. I drew the plan. It's not quite that bad, but it's close.
I built a garage 24x24 with storage loft.... my wife has not had her car in there once, except for me to do stuff on her car 
remember we get snow here
That wouldn't fly in Stanistan. Mrs. Galat wouldn't have it.
What I did do was give her a single stall, separated by a great wall (no metal shavings shall pass). Her side will be the "clean room", my side will be a working shop.
The entire thing is just short of 13 ft high (high enough for a Bendpak 2-post 10K lb lift), and 20 ft wide x 38 ft deep. Each side has a single 10x10' overhead door with 2 rows of windows. I've got a separate room (accessed from the outside only) for lawn and garden tools, and a "man-room" half-bath with a toilet and wash tub. I'm heating the concrete under the entire thing with a hydronic loop. I'm putting in a dedicated A/C system for the garage and shop (no more excuses). I plan to build a gas-fired powder-coat oven big enough to do some significantly sized pieces (rims and the like). I've got a Quincy 5 hp 2-stage 80 gal compressor. I did stainless benches in the last place, and I think we'll do it again here. I should have enough room for 3 cars, easily-- assuming one is on the lift.
It's about to kill me though. Building houses is a young man's game.
"It's about to kill me though. Building houses is a young man's game."
You are so right, Stan. But so is restoring houses. Since retirement, I have restored a cottage/studio on our property, and now our 1856 house. It's a lot of work sanding floors and wood trim; having plastering done; having external stone work; interior framing; putting on a new roof, etc.
The big jobs I contracted out. The manageable jobs I have done myself.
And I ain't that young any more. Maybe stupid, but not young.