Garage Forum

Garage Forum may help
see these links
http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=350845
and
http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=350846

Downstairs Flooring

http://www.finehomebuilding.com/2005/04/01/a-durable-garage-floor-finish

Gravel Drive

see pdf

Internet

Review the pdf and consider how you want to handle internet in the garage/studio

Slab and Water Mitigation

We have to prevent water seeping through blocks if we build into the slope.
check this link
http://www.home-building-answers.com/slabs.html

Garage Door

Fine Homebuilding pdf
http://www.finehomebuilding.com/membership/pdf/22349/IH015036.pdf

Garage Journals

for example
http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=39357&page=3
main page
http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/