davepl

When my (4) kids were little and it came to my cars, I'd tell them

"Don't be like Timmy".

Since there is no Timmy, they'd look at me weird and ask "Who's Timmy?", to which I'd say:

"You know, Timmy, our first child. The one that scratched Dad's car."

It was a joke, of course, but delivered completely dry they seem to all have remembered it and stayed away from the cars. Never got a single bicycle scratch or ding from any of 4 kids in 18+ years yet!

And we have Timmy to thank for it!

l2vette

Why such a big bottom plate (2 x 8 ?) for the wall framing??

dvilin

Seems to be a bit of an over the top reaction, but if it makes you feel better I guess that is the bottom line.

Always Red Dave

I think it is a great idea to section off the garage from your kids or grandkids. Nothing worse than getting mad at a child over a scratch or ding on a Corvette. BUILD THE WALL!!

boxster99t

Do you really think a wall is going to protect your car from grandkids? LOL.

True story: last summer, c7 in my driveway and I'm washing. 6 year old grandson, Luka, sees me wiping the corvette with a microfiber towel, and copies me by wiping down the front hood/trunk lid of my 911 which was in the garage minding its own business, using his Bob stuffed toy doll.

It's what little kids do--you can wall off the whole car and if there's any way for a kid to get to it, they will!

MerakiAutoworks

Like that idea!

-Josh

VictorBarron

Fatheads sells all kinds of large neat stuff for walls.

MHE-Plex

I wanted the treated lumber on the bottom and thought the wider plate might be more stable. I haven't nailed or anchored to the concrete at this time.

If you're right that it does turn out to be too inconvenient, which is possible I admit, i can always take it apart.

MHE-Plex

Fair question. I just had a free minute and answered it in an earlier post a few minutes ago. It's actually a 2x12 also.

MHE-Plex

Beautiful car!

MHE-Plex

Another good idea! After all, my C7 is pretty special to me. The guard would...of course....have to be....armed.

MHE-Plex

Thanks Dave! You and I have great tastes in Corvette colors LOL - and great tastes in walls! And that's a sharp garage!

MHE-Plex

Thanks Kenny! Another reply also mentioned a knee wall. I do like a short wall idea best; however, our male Australian Cattle Dog can jump to counter height from a standstill. With a running start after a seeing the cat laying on the blanketed C7 roof, he'd leap the knee wall and be on top my C7 in the blink of an eye if the cat was laying there taunting him.

I seem to remember another poster a while back noting this his big dog pushed his motorcycle over into his C7.

My ceiling is over 12' clear. The wall will just be 8', made w/standard pre-cut studs. So we'll still share lighting, heating, etc. I'm still thinking about a picture window though...

l2vette

as an licensed architect, I would recommend the bottom plate be the same size as the wall framing. there is no advantage, you are giving up valuable floor space.

MHE-Plex

Thanks all for the input so far! I'm going to ponder these ideas more - while i go straighten out the rim on my basketball goal.

Always Red Dave

I have had the wall up since 1992 and never have had a problem only one way in and one way out through the main garage door . Sorry but it works for me.

yeller z06

The only positive thing I've taken from this thread was the idea of the noodle on the wall...

Patches

Another option which you probably already considered: With a 12' ceiling, you could have installed a 4-post lift. That way, one could raise the car up and store it out of reach, have a lift to do maintenance on the car including easily detailing the underside (you are picky about your C7, no?), created another parking space for an additional car if you so desired, and avoided closing off the 3rd bay from the rest of the garage.

AORoads

^^^Yes but probably far more expensive than the wall, as constructed (but does serve a dual purpose!). Still, the OP's solution is one answer, and there are some others here, too, for him to consider. That dog leaping from a running start is certainly one to consider. To me, it just takes up too much "space," both floor and width-wise even with the idea of both a door and a window.* And if I was going to do a door, I'd do the more-compact, pocket door altho that may not be possible now. The noodle on the wall IS A good idea!

* I do have one friend with a custom garage that is both extra deep and extra-extra wide. He could easily (if he wanted to) build a full-height wall and hardly impact his three-car garage. I'd say it's easily 40'W x 30'+D.