Use this planner to see whether a set of benches and tools will fit a garage or a small room, in two modes: parked or stored, and working. You can drag items, rotate them 90 degrees, snap to an inch or a centimetre, and print the plan with a measurement checklist.
Nothing is stored on our server. If you copy the share link, the layout lives in the URL itself.
Planning aid only. A footprint that fits on screen does not establish safe operation, structural adequacy, ventilation or code compliance. Use clearances from your tool's manual.
The Houston sizes are a municipal program minimum, not a typical US garage. Prefer your own measured width and length. Type 12′6″ or 381 cm.
Items on the plan (list view)
| Item | Footprint | Position (from the south-west corner) | Actions |
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Vehicle presets use official exterior measurements of named 2026 models (Honda Civic Sedan, Toyota Camry, Honda CR-V) and are still only examples — measure your own car. Garage presets use the City of Houston Housing and Community Development Department Minimum Construction Standards v5.6 (a local minimum, not a typical size). Equipment sizes come from manufacturer spec pages or manuals; see the resources page for the dataset and “last checked” dates. The share link stores the layout in the URL hash only; nothing is saved on the server.
How to use it well
- Measure the room yourself. The Houston 12′6″ × 24′ and 20′6″ × 24′ presets are that city’s program minimums, not a typical garage.
- Measure the car. The compact, midsize and small-SUV presets are official overall length and width of a 2026 Honda Civic Sedan, a 2026 Toyota Camry and a 2026 Honda CR-V. Your vehicle will differ, especially once mirrors and doors are open.
- Type your own door-swing and bumper clearances. The planner will not invent a safe margin.
- Prefer a verified preset when one exists, then confirm it with a tape. Rows marked “conflict” have official sources that do not agree; the card and the dataset note both figures.
- If a tool has no published working size (for example, a planer whose tables are sold separately), the working-mode outline falls back to the published size and asks you to measure the in-use footprint.
What this will not do
It will not size a circuit, check dust extraction, or tell you whether a layout is safe to operate. A footprint that fits on screen is not a substitute for the clearances in your manual.
Sources. Equipment dimensions: manufacturer specification pages and instruction manuals, last checked 13 November 2026 (see each item and the resources page). Vehicles: Honda 2026 Civic Sedan and 2026 CR-V specification pages; Toyota 2026 Camry figures from the official Camry vs Accord comparison table. Garage minima: Houston HCDD Minimum Construction Standards v5.6. Related reading: workbench depth and height, how to measure tools.