I've rented for the last 14 years. I've lurked the forum for a long time as well. I've never had a garage of my own, and I've always had to suffer with awful insulation, no heat, no space, cracked floors, and other peoples or landlords problems. Here are some of the garages I've had in the past:
the tiny garage:
no insulation, cracked floors, nothing was level:
I liked this one actually, but not mine. couldnt modify:
this was my only tuck under. not too bad. 2 car+ deep. But again, couldnt modify.
there were more, but thats all I can find pictures of currently. We finally got a house and here is the new garage!
Its a 3 car oversized. I think its about 30x25 if I recall correctly. It has a finished upper level with carpet, internet, and cable TV. I started insulating right away...it doesn't have heat yet, but I did insulate half of it, and get my work area sorted out. I also added an 8' T5 light. Its awesome. It has a finished and carpeted/insulated/internet/cable loft above. Need to get organized so I can use that this summer. I want to get the walls and ceiling done so I can build shelves into the ceiling at the walls. I got one quote for 1600 and one for 2200 to finish up the walls and ceiling with drywall. I want drywall for most of it, and I did OSB by the work area. I figure it was a good compromise between fire retardation and utility.
https://sphotos-a.**.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn1/531912_10152387301625111_604964946_n.jpg
I built a wall so I could make an L shaped workbench:
T5 light installed. nuclear brightness. its amazing. you can never have too much light.
workbench and cabinets installed. the cabinets are medical cabinets from a local salvage place. I used hardwood plywood for the bench top, but may get a stainless L cut for it. I'm not sure.
this is it so far. its winter so I cant really have heat. I thought about trying to dig a trench but it just doesn't seem worth the effort. the back side of the garage has a patio, so running the line is going to be a pain. The garage has 100 amp service in its own box.
Any criticism, advice, or ideas are welcome! I'll update the thread as I go along...
the tiny garage:
no insulation, cracked floors, nothing was level:
I liked this one actually, but not mine. couldnt modify:
this was my only tuck under. not too bad. 2 car+ deep. But again, couldnt modify.
there were more, but thats all I can find pictures of currently. We finally got a house and here is the new garage!
Its a 3 car oversized. I think its about 30x25 if I recall correctly. It has a finished upper level with carpet, internet, and cable TV. I started insulating right away...it doesn't have heat yet, but I did insulate half of it, and get my work area sorted out. I also added an 8' T5 light. Its awesome. It has a finished and carpeted/insulated/internet/cable loft above. Need to get organized so I can use that this summer. I want to get the walls and ceiling done so I can build shelves into the ceiling at the walls. I got one quote for 1600 and one for 2200 to finish up the walls and ceiling with drywall. I want drywall for most of it, and I did OSB by the work area. I figure it was a good compromise between fire retardation and utility.
https://sphotos-a.**.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn1/531912_10152387301625111_604964946_n.jpg
I built a wall so I could make an L shaped workbench:
T5 light installed. nuclear brightness. its amazing. you can never have too much light.
workbench and cabinets installed. the cabinets are medical cabinets from a local salvage place. I used hardwood plywood for the bench top, but may get a stainless L cut for it. I'm not sure.
this is it so far. its winter so I cant really have heat. I thought about trying to dig a trench but it just doesn't seem worth the effort. the back side of the garage has a patio, so running the line is going to be a pain. The garage has 100 amp service in its own box.
Any criticism, advice, or ideas are welcome! I'll update the thread as I go along...
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The house/garage look great; congrats!
we love it!
