We are working toward building a new home which means moving my shop into a new space. My current shop is above my detached garage and is 24 x 36 which sounds pretty big but because of the sloping ceilings leaves only about 500 sq. ft. of usable floor space. I don't think that I want my shop attached to the house because of dust, and fire hazard. I think that 500 sq. ft. is a workable size for me so a 24 x 24 sq building would meet my needs and with truss rafters is a easy build. I am accustom to a long narrow work space and it has some advantages like being able to rip a 16' board on my table saw without opening a door or window, not something I do often but it does happen. The house is starting in the spring and because I will do much of the work myself it will be about a 18 month project and the shop will come after so I have plenty of time to think about it, however it is below zero again this morning and I am sitting around drinking coffee and I got to thinking.