Atomic Industry World HQ: Part 4 (FLOORS!)

I had originally intended to leave the floors of the Atomic Industry World HQ natural. The idea being that natural concrete works perfectly with our overall industrial look. However, the more I thought about it the more I didn’t want to deal with keeping natural concrete clean. I wanted something I could mop.

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The Swivel Pro

So I’ve been getting emails about these boxes for a couple of weeks now. The folks at Swivel Storage Solutions are working really hard to promote them… and while I think they are great looking, I’m not sure the problem exists that they are trying to solve. I have 70 year old Snap On boxes with drawer slides that never bind and open like butter no matter the weight within. Even so, this might be one of those products you gotta feel and touch before you can judge.

Anyhow, details here.

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Atomic Industry World HQ: Part 3

At some point, you have to trust your judgement in planning, your budget, your contractor, and everything else and just get to work. We reached that point a few weeks ago and began studding, wiring, plumbing, insulating, and dry walling the Atomic Industry World HQ. Much of this work is standard affair and I won’t bore you with too many of the details. There are, however, a few details on this building that need mentioning at this point.

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One Crazy Orthodontist…

This is off topic a bit, but pretty incredible just the same. An orthodontist on the HAMB is absolutely crazy about vintage cars and garages. So much so, that he decided to design his office as a tribute of sorts. He recently finished the project and you aren’t going to believe it. Check out the photos:

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Plastic Bins

Through the years we’ve had some pretty amazing articles pop up here on The Garage Journal. The following is just a few of them:

  • Pass/Fail

    Love the prices of discount tool houses, but not the quality? Learn which cheap tools make the grade and which don’t right here.

  • Two Car Garage Gallery

    Have a typical two-car garage and want to use it as effinciently as possible? You’ve come to the right place for ideas. Check it out.

  • Nimrod’s Domain

    Our favorite work shop in the world… You can’t buy cool and you can’t by atmosphere. Nimrod proves it!

  • The BMW House

    Need space to hold Bavarian’s finest? No sweat. Just follow this build from start to finish for some incredible ideas. Check it out.

  • The Bunker Garage

    It’s huge, gorgeous, and almost done… Check it out here.