I keep going back and forth about whether I want to outfit my garage or basement as my shop.
Garage:
Three car garage with 14' ceilings but I only get 2/3rds of it since the wife insists on parking inside it (the nerve!). However, I also have to share it with our lawn tractor, snow blower, two motorcycles, and other misc household stuff. It also has stairs that lead to a 400 sq. "bonus room" above the garage that would make an ideal finishing and storage room. It currently has no heat and uninsulated garage doors, but that can easily be fixed. It also only has a single outlet in the whole garage, so I would need to install a 100A subpanel about 70' away from my service entrance. It would be nice to be able to open the garage door when working on nice, summer evenings.
Basement:
Our 1,700 sf basement has 9' ceilings and is completely unfinished. It gives me more than enough room to make a sizable shop. However, I was hoping to eventually finish it off to add more living space. It would more usable to the rest of the family that way, plus if/when we do eventually sell, I'm not sure a huge woodshop in the basement would do much for resale value. I would also have to contend with carrying projects/stock/equipment up and down some rather awkward stairs. Finally, the master bedroom and great room is immediately above the basement. I would be concerned about the possible noise level.
Any thoughts?