Reorganization, it's like a renovation.

[WhiteTrash]

I wouldn't hang a mower on the wall unless it was electric. They don't tend to like it much. But you can loosen the bolts securing the handle and fold it over on itself. Is it easier to store under things.
Over head cabinets on the side walls are great ways to add additional storage, but I see overhead space is limited. You can run them between the back wall and the garage door rails. They also provide a convenient place to hang a light over a workbench or frame a pegboard backing above the workbench.
Personally, I would move the decorations into the attic. I am a firm believer that the only things that belong in a garage are things used in the garage. The scrap plywood could be used to make a flooring over the joists up there. It would also give you twice a year to go into the attic and checking things up there. Making sure the insulation is adequate and no critters have moved in. While you are up there, you could drop a a few more outlets for use in the garage. Place one for the sprinkler system and a few on the wall for your workbench.
When do you plan on starting the shed? Also, always go bigger than you think you will need. It will always get used and appreciated. I don't know anyone who ever said they wish they built a smaller shed, but I hear it the other way around.
And it seems we are practically neighbors as well. I am down in the Waxahachie area. If you find that you need help with anything, let me know.
And that is a tough choice between the bike and the car in the garage. Ultimately, I would choose the bike.

 

[GirlnAgarage]

I wouldn't hang a mower on the wall unless it was electric. They don't tend to like it much. But you can loosen the bolts securing the handle and fold it over on itself. Is it easier to store under things.
Over head cabinets on the side walls are great ways to add additional storage, but I see overhead space is limited. You can run them between the back wall and the garage door rails. They also provide a convenient place to hang a light over a workbench or frame a pegboard backing above the workbench.
Personally, I would move the decorations into the attic. I am a firm believer that the only things that belong in a garage are things used in the garage. The scrap plywood could be used to make a flooring over the joists up there. It would also give you twice a year to go into the attic and checking things up there. Making sure the insulation is adequate and no critters have moved in. While you are up there, you could drop a a few more outlets for use in the garage. Place one for the sprinkler system and a few on the wall for your workbench.
When do you plan on starting the shed? Also, always go bigger than you think you will need. It will always get used and appreciated. I don't know anyone who ever said they wish they built a smaller shed, but I hear it the other way around.
And it seems we are practically neighbors as well. I am down in the Waxahachie area. If you find that you need help with anything, let me know.
And that is a tough choice between the bike and the car in the garage. Ultimately, I would choose the bike.

I'm definitely looking at the attic to get those seasonal boxes out of the garage. The problem we have is the attic is so small that it's virtually unusable for storage. We also just had more insulation blown in. I read on another thread that it's not a good idea to compress that stuff as it pretty much makes it useless. DH said they made it a foot deep. So I wouldn't be able to lay down plywood sheets if that's the case. I still need to have a look again (cumbersome as I have to drag the ladder upstairs). There might be a way to get at least a couple larger boxes out of the way.

I want to start the shed in the next couple weeks before it really starts getting hot. Since I'm on the wall phase of the reorganization it would be nice to get the rest of that yard stuff out so I don't have to keep pushing it around the garage. I need to decide on how I want to build it and which piece of the yard. I have two spots in mind along the same wall. I also have to cap a couple sprinkler heads.

I also would have chosen the bike to be in the garage. I don't blame DH though, he loves his car and is not that fond of this bike. He doesn't ride it much and is wanting to sell it. He wants an ST2 again. We're just bored of the riding here though. I haven't even gotten another bike for myself. We came in from Japan where we were on mountain roads in 20 min from the house. Here though, it just ain't the same

Ah well, we'll see. The M stays on the license and we can jump back in when we feel like it

 

[WhiteTrash]

I cruise a few back roads around here. Able to make a few hour trip out of it with good twistys. And that leads me back to the highway I live off of and can head straight back at a faster pace.

I was going to mention trying to get the shed up before the heat comes.

Do you not have a pull down ladder for the attic? I could see how that could make it a bit more difficult.

 

[GirlnAgarage]

I cruise a few back roads around here. Able to make a few hour trip out of it with good twistys. And that leads me back to the highway I live off of and can head straight back at a faster pace.

I was going to mention trying to get the shed up before the heat comes.

Do you not have a pull down ladder for the attic? I could see how that could make it a bit more difficult.

Our attic does not have a pull down ladder. The access is located in the upstairs hallway and it is turned the long ways across the short width of the hallway. They were short on head work when they built that. We drag out 6' folding ladder up there when have to get up there (service only up to this point).

 

[GirlnAgarage]

Today I grabbed the stud finder, pencil, level and got to work finding studs. I screwed the dry wall on the lower half of both walls to secure it better. Those nails they use are terrible for the long term hanging drywall. In most sections the screw snugged the drywall back down to the studs that the nails popped out of the surface. Many ~1/8th", some even a 1/4".

Really I should have torn down all the drywall so I could insulate but that's not in the cards now. Maybe sometime when a little extra $ is around I'll rent the machine and blow some stuff in the wall cavities. Or rip it all down and spray. Still need to screw the upper half. Those are a hard reach for me applying enough pressure to the drill & screw so the had doesn't spin. Working with one hand ***** sometimes.



I did open a section near the water pipe. My stud finder was going crazy and I had to figure it out. This is what I found.




Whoever worked on this left their Slice bottle. It's glass its so old. I also found that the exterior walls are not insulated.

What you see there is the north wall. Before I close this up should I be thinking about insulation?



Some how during the day I managed to break the garage door. The opener doesn't work. The sights are aligned everything is on track. But the thing just doesn't want to work. Ehhh...

I'm going to eat some dinner. But glad to be making a little more progress.

 

[Jack Olsen]

THAT'S where I left my Slice!

If it's the beam sensor, try unplugging the unit and plugging it back in. Then start checking connections at the sensors and the main unit, then start checking the thin wire that runs to the sensors.

 

[Steve V.]

Also make sure you wipe the lenses on the sensors. Ask me how I know this, go ahead, ask.

Steve

 

[GirlnAgarage]

THAT'S where I left my Slice!

If it's the beam sensor, try unplugging the unit and plugging it back in. Then start checking connections at the sensors and the main unit, then start checking the thin wire that runs to the sensors.

Some poor guy was thirsty all day long cause he lost track of his soda

I tried unplugging the unit but that didn't seem to make a difference. I did get the door to slowly close if I held down the button, but when it got to the sensor level it would bounce back up again. If I press the button too any times the door completely stops responding, not even a click from the motor that it's trying. It reminds me of cranking a car so many times the battery starts wearing down and eventually quits.

For the night we released the arm from the track and shut it manually.

Also make sure you wipe the lenses on the sensors. Ask me how I know this, go ahead, ask.

Steve

Steve, how do you know to wipe the lenses?? I"ll take a good cloth and cleaner to them in the morning. I wiped them but it was with my dirty fingers. Probably smudged them worse.


I appreciate the suggestions. If it doesn't work in the morning with those troubleshoots I'll go online and start searching.

 

[slimpickins]

Also make sure you wipe the lenses on the sensors. Ask me how I know this, go ahead, ask.

Steve

Nice avatar Steve V...

Did you get the door working? If its not an "eye" problem, did you bump something that made it stop working?

 

[GirlnAgarage]

Nice avatar Steve V...

Did you get the door working? If its not an "eye" problem, did you bump something that made it stop working?

Having some coffee now but I'll be out there in a while. I did bump the sensor when I was putting in the first column of screws on the drywall at the very front of the garage. I was kneeling/squatting right beside/front of it. I had the door open all day long and was in and out as I scooted items off the wall. I attempted to close it for the evening and that's when I discovered the problem. The only work I did in the garage was put screws in drywall. I'm scratching my head how I broke the door by doing that

 

[GirlnAgarage]

Went out and sprayed the sensors with windex and cleaned them off. That helped. I guess all the dust from sanding the repaired holes blocked vision. The sensors connected. So I hooked up the arm and pressed the door button. The door twitched then stopped. I noticed the connectors broke connectivity (from the indicator lights). I went down and adjusted the sensors, tried again and it worked. I'm thinking I knocked one sensor enough yesterday that any movement of the door would move the sensors out of alignment so it would quit.

I appreciate the help on this guys. Glad it was just the sensor alignment and not the unit. I'm headed outside to finish up the walls and start patching screw heads.

 

[slimpickins]

I'm scratching my head how I broke the door by doing that

As others have said, those things can be a pain the **** when they're not working right. Glad you got it working!

 

[horizontallyopposed]

Went out and sprayed the sensors with windex and cleaned them off. That helped. I guess all the dust from sanding the repaired holes blocked vision. The sensors connected. So I hooked up the arm and pressed the door button. The door twitched then stopped. I noticed the connectors broke connectivity (from the indicator lights). I went down and adjusted the sensors, tried again and it worked. I'm thinking I knocked one sensor enough yesterday that any movement of the door would move the sensors out of alignment so it would quit.

Our garage door opener (a Hormann) - the sensors are very sensitive to direct sunlight (love those blue Alberta skies). There is a certain time in the day when the sun is basically shining full bore right into one sensor. So it will "twitch then stop" and you either have to go stand outside and make a shadow over the sensor and close it, or put something that casts a shadow. Such a stupid system.

-Keith
Calgary, AB

 

[slimpickins]

It just occurred to me. You should check out wBrian63's solution to these sensors. The post is on page 5 of his thread. You can put your woodworking skills to further use:

http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=60859&page=5

 

[GirlnAgarage]

It just occurred to me. You should check out wBrian63's solution to these sensors. The post is on page 5 of his thread. You can put your woodworking skills to further use:

http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=60859&page=5

Excellent - thank you. Those sensor protectors would certainly keep them in place

 

[GirlnAgarage]

Today I sanded the compound spots I put over the screw heads. I also scraped the flaky paint on the north wall. Should have reversed the two processes but I wasn't thinking.


Do I want to know why the drywall looks like this?

I'm starting to think I am spinning my wheels.

 

[GirlnAgarage]

After a good long break I did a little work today. I need my garage back. Nothing too strenuous today, just the white coats of paint. Previously I repaired holes and prepped the walls. I started to get a little burnt out working in there. I needed to get outside. Working in the garage only is very narrow scoped. Also the timing is perfect for my west facing garage and 100* weather.

Cost $70


Anyway, the paint I grabbed was some Valspar exterior latex semigloss. I was impressed at the thickness and consistency of the paint. It went on real easy and clean up was a cinch. For the rest I plan on dark green on the bottom (that matches the shelves) and a black dividing strip. Not 100% decided but pretty close. No pics today because it's nothing spectacular. Maybe next time. Still gotta build that shed and start clearing the floor.

Time for chinese takeout and a cold beer. Until next time.

 

[GirlnAgarage]

Got the stripes on the wall. I went with a green on green. Who'd have thought, fashion people are right about horizontal stripes making things look wide They actually do the garage walls some good. Since on my walls you can see a lot of the imperfections, mainly the big 48" drywall seam running door to front wall from the POs crappy mud job, the stripes attract the attention now.

I'm a bit rashed, in three small areas the blasted paint came off when I pulled the tape. After I busted **** scraping the paint until it wouldn't scrape anymore. Next time I think I'll just put sheets of contact paper on the walls and peel it off. Sorta give the walls a Brazilian wax job.

Getting a cold beverage now.

 

[GirlnAgarage]

I rearranged junk again. Got the sprinkler box mounted on the wall and trimmed the wires from like 15' to 3'. Still need to put the away in a loom or tube. I also pulled my work bench and got it painted.

Here's where I'm at:

 

[Jack Olsen]

The bench looks great. I like the stripe, too.

 

[GirlnAgarage]

The bench looks great. I like the stripe, too.

Thank you Jack

 

[GrandmaSideways]

WOW!

NOW it's looking really amazing with the paint work. I like it!

 

[Nighttrain]

Looking great. Painting in this heat is not fun!

 

[GirlnAgarage]

WOW!

NOW it's looking really amazing with the paint work. I like it!

Looking great. Painting in this heat is not fun!

Thank you thank you Nighttrain ain't that the truth. Its been brutal. 105, 106...it's all the same after 100*. I guess what is hard is it doesn't even cool off at night. Been 86* which I believe set the record for the highest low temp ever for the area.


I'm happy about the paint. Really happy. It's nice to have a different view in there and not the same old boring walls. Refreshing. I did have to giggle a little bit after I was finished. The stripe and color reminds me of a pair of old school athletic socks my dad had from his high school football days - go Greyhounds!


I still have a ways to go but getting the walls done was key so I can start arranging things. Still gotta build a shed.

 

[GrandmaSideways]

I might steal your White Walls and stripes idea - except the stripe in red.

 

[GirlnAgarage]

I might steal your White Walls and stripes idea - except the stripe in red.

Go for it then post them pics!

 

[jimmie jam]

very nice project! can't wait to see it finished......

 

[UN4GTBL]

Looks great!

Is that a Charger and Ram I see?

 

[Hardware]

Nice Job....

 

[GirlnAgarage]

very nice project! can't wait to see it finished......

Thank you. Makes two us!

Looks great!

Is that a Charger and Ram I see?

Thanks! It is...both 06s - a 5.7 Hemi and a Cummins. I see you're a Dodge man? Calibers?

Nice Job....

 

[W650Mike]

I'm typically not a fan of green - but it sure works with the white. The stripe ties the elements together.

Look'n good!

 

[GirlnAgarage]

I'm typically not a fan of green - but it sure works with the white. The stripe ties the elements together.

Look'n good!

Thanks Mike

 

[GirlnAgarage]

I was screwing around the garage last week. I needed to build something and have a finished project for my sanity (I may have a problem). I built my yard a little decoration out of the wood slats from the old bench that use to be in the backyard.


A couple deck screws and some spray paint, and viola.



Before sticking it on the fence I used it for a beefcake shot of my leather.


Yall like the yard? That's 38 consecutive days of 100+ temps. Rain please.

 

[W650Mike]

I don't know 'bout you - but I kinda like the statement that leather on a Texas flag makes!

Galco?

 

[GirlnAgarage]

I was reading through a site last night and ran across this article, The Philosophy of Storage. It gave me an idea to try in my garage, the suggestion of the perpendicular-to-the-wall shelf arrangement.




I had the black Rubbermaids then moved them over for the white pair. I think they blend better with the walls and don't close off the space. Between the two shelves I can run a 10' workbench which I believe I will do (with casters). This will be a taller bench so I can store my welders and the shop vac underneath. I'm thinking I can run peg board up there as well to get a lot of those saws and other hand tools into a place of their own.

The deal with this north wall is two cavities contain water lines. I'm hesitant to permanently attach studs or shelving to the wall in case those lines need maintenance and wall access is required. Whatever I stick up there has to be reasonably (re)movable. Which is why casters are considered for the 10' workbench.

Anyway, just brainstorming. I got real work to do but I really don't want to be working on it.

 

[GirlnAgarage]

I don't know 'bout you - but I kinda like the statement that leather on a Texas flag makes!

Galco?

It is a very bold photo.

 

[GirlnAgarage]

Got tired of dragging the Lincoln Tombstone around on its wood skids. I built a dolly from the metal frame of that old desk I stole the top from and put there on my bench. Might eventually add a exoskeleton so I can hang the cords better. It'll do for now. It makes moving this around much easier, especially now where I rearrange things a lot to get it right (yeah, think of your wife moving the furniture around the living room in twenty different configurations).

I still need a chop saw.

Cost $15

 

[GirlnAgarage]

Installed some casters on my 24x48" workbench. Makes rolling this thing around a piece of cake. I don't like that I can't use this as a stable base for clamping workpieces to saw/cut on (brake locks are kind of weak and the wheels swivel). I'll remedy that with the 8-10' bench I'm planning. If I get enough umph maybe I'll install some lever activated rubber stops...if I'm bored and really have nothing else to do. The additional height to the bench is good too. Helps relieve the stress on my neck and shoulders. And with a titanium plates and screws in my neck, it helps considerably.

Cost $32

 

[GirlnAgarage]

Started getting my big workbench together. Still pretty hot around here. Not really much of a plan on the bench, just winging it.

It's 10'x2'


I'm kinda stuck and thinking on what I need to do next. I'm thinking a drawer in the top center for my writing utensils. The main center section I'm anticipating these being my tool drawers. On either side I'm thinking maybe shelves And maybe I can squeeze a wide narrow "cookie sheet" type storage drawer under the right and left sections.

I don't know how I feel about making drawers out of wood. I kind of wanted to use sheetmetal.


Going to layer the top - .5" plywood then topped with 3/4" birch top




As usual it isn't square or level - my trademarks.

 

[taumac]

Ok saw something abput the garage door sensors and a trick Ive been doing for alot of ppl is whatever veichle you plan on putting in garage set them to the height of thr rear bumped and serve 2 purposes 1 youll never close garage down on car and 2 tells you when your in far enough so you can have the maxium amount of room in front of car. Other thing for selfves if you dont like look make sliding doors like youll would see for a closet. I see them done with pegboard and like it. Looking good