We need another "cool garage" post.
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From: Doylestown PA
We need another "cool garage" post. My next project is going to be finishing off the garage. My plans are to add a couple more lights, treat the floor with some type of epoxy or covering, paint the walls and clean up everything off the walls.
It's only a 20x20 attatched to the house, but was looking for other people with cool things done to their garages. I'm not looking for people doing internet searches of 'dream garages', but rather realistic, tasteful 2-4 car setups.
Thanks guys.
I will be posting before, during and after photos as well.
It's only a 20x20 attatched to the house, but was looking for other people with cool things done to their garages. I'm not looking for people doing internet searches of 'dream garages', but rather realistic, tasteful 2-4 car setups.
Thanks guys.
I will be posting before, during and after photos as well.
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From: Elizabethton, TN
Originally Posted by 88SS LS1
Currently have a 26'wide by 32'deep garage.
looking to add an additional 26'x32'x16' behind it and add a office/bar above my current garage.
looking to add an additional 26'x32'x16' behind it and add a office/bar above my current garage.
If only every office had a bar.
Originally Posted by 88SS LS1
Currently have a 26'wide by 32'deep garage.
looking to add an additional 26'x32'x16' behind it and add a office/bar above my current garage.
looking to add an additional 26'x32'x16' behind it and add a office/bar above my current garage.
you are my god. i would never leave the garage if i had that setup goin on.
Originally Posted by Camaro_Zach
you are my god. i would never leave the garage if i had that setup goin on. This is my new office in my garage:
Just kidding, really that's our new 42" Plasma in da' house. Great TV, got a great price on it. I'm a happy camper.
Here is my messy garage. My next project after the brick pavers for the front walk/garage entrance will be more shelves/cabinets for the garage. I did the work bench and angled shelves the most cost-effective way. The metal/plastic shelves are sometimes pricey at home de-pot. The floor is covered in a clear epoxy. The walls and ceiling are fully finished with insulation and IT REALLY HELPS when heating in the winter. I fire up the kero heater and in 15 minutes I'm good for maybe an hour.
Just kidding, really that's our new 42" Plasma in da' house. Great TV, got a great price on it. I'm a happy camper.
Here is my messy garage. My next project after the brick pavers for the front walk/garage entrance will be more shelves/cabinets for the garage. I did the work bench and angled shelves the most cost-effective way. The metal/plastic shelves are sometimes pricey at home de-pot. The floor is covered in a clear epoxy. The walls and ceiling are fully finished with insulation and IT REALLY HELPS when heating in the winter. I fire up the kero heater and in 15 minutes I'm good for maybe an hour.
Last edited by NOSjohn; Aug 4, 2005 at 01:17 PM.
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just have a 2 and a half detached garage. one Z28 sitting in there and a lot of spare parts and motors sitting on the engine stands.
just some stuff getting ready to find its way into the engine compartment its great to have another 1 and a half car garage left to collect more parts
just some stuff getting ready to find its way into the engine compartment its great to have another 1 and a half car garage left to collect more parts LS1 Tech Stories
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From: Waldwick, NJ
Originally Posted by NOSjohn
Nice house and garages, that's gotta cost some big coin in NJ !
tell me about it, its so damn frustrating living up here....We have 1.4 million reasons to expect this house to be awesome
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Use Thomsons water seal on the floor. I put a concrete sealer on mine. Even a little dew on the rubber soles of my boots makes the floor so slippery I have to be careful how I walk on it. Except for a small are where I ran out of sealer and put the Thomsons on it. And you can't get too much lighting. I have 12 4' flourescents plus a 500 watt high intensity lamp to illuminate under the garaage door in my 24x24.
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This is my shop. It's 28x36 freestanding, built almost entirely by me. The only thing I farmed out was pouring the pad. Fully insulated, 75k Btu natural gas heat, (but no A/C
) 28 (yes, 28) four foot fluorescent fixtures, sheetrocked and painted walls, floor epoxy coated, 18x8 garage door, all the tools I've acquired in the past 25 years, and a twin post lift. I actually picked out the lift, then designed and built the shop to accomodate it. That lift is one of the best things I've ever bought. I wallowed on the ground under cars for many years, and promised myself if I ever got in a position where I could buy a lift, I would. Like any shop though, a month after it was finished, it was full to overflowing. You can never have a big enough shop! Last edited by Dave_62; Aug 6, 2005 at 08:10 PM. Reason: learning how to insert pictures!
Originally Posted by Dave_62
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This is my shop. It's 28x36 freestanding, built almost entirely by me. The only thing I farmed out was pouring the pad. Fully insulated, 75k Btu natural gas heat, (but no A/C
) 28 (yes, 28) four foot fluorescent fixtures, sheetrocked and painted walls, floor epoxy coated, 18x8 garage door, all the tools I've acquired in the past 25 years, and a twin post lift. I actually picked out the lift, then designed and built the shop to accomodate it. That lift is one of the best things I've ever bought. I wallowed on the ground under cars for many years, and promised myself if I ever got in a position where I could buy a lift, I would. Like any shop though, a month after it was finished, it was full to overflowing. You can never have a big enough shop!DAMN. I want one. Very nice garage. I hope I have the coin in the near future to build one like that. Again. NICE.
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From: Doylestown PA
Nice setup there. Hopefully in the next few years I will have the same or similar setup going in. I'd be happy with a 24 x 26 to go along with the standard 20 x 20 that I currently have.
Originally Posted by 2002 Trans Am
How do you guys like your epoxy floor coating? I want to do the same thing since the concrete is fairly new and prep should be fairly easy. Is the stuff at Lowes and Home Depot good?
I used the stuff from Lowe's. Well worth the money. Anything that spills on the floor wipes up with a rag, and you can't tell it was ever there. No kitty litter needed. BTW, you are right about doing it when the concrete is new. It takes a lot more prep to coat a used floor, i.e. cleaning, acid etching, etc.