Garage 32 x 32 Started Today
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rightstick
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I decided that since I'm an offical tightwad I would attempt my own sheetrock. I can tell you that not only has it taken twice as long as I would have imagined, but I have an addded benefit of losing nearly ten pounds and improved muscle tone (the ceiling was a killer). I'm just about to prime the walls. Have you decided on your paint color, or are you staying with white? The color is my next big decision, still haven't figured it out.
dipan
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Looks bright! How is the quality of the light? The bright "point source" effect bothersome at all? Guess you may not notice in day-to-day use, and may not be able to tell until you are actually using it ...
It is very bright, the electrician who wired the garage had never seen CFL bulbs that big. He was very impressed with the light and how bright they were for the number of watts being used.
You are right until i get the garage loaded up I am not going to be able to tell if they do the job or not. I am happy with the results right now.
Looks like its coming along nicely. I like the door on the side of your garage. The ceiling lights are a little different from the lighting I've seen in other garages but I bet you will save some dough and they will light up your garage just fine. Again, your brick is sweet!
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55cadillacking
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That is shaping up to be a very solid garage. Good luck with the next steps.
Now is the time in the build that it is hard to be patient. Everything is done but the trim work and the paint. Until that work is done I cannot move anything in or keep anything in the garage. My contractor has a trim carpenter but he is very busy. There is such a small amount of trim that the contractor is now the trim carpenter. He showed up after lunch and started work.
Air conditioner is trimmed.
Door is trimmed.
Remaining trim to be done tomorrow.
The painter is supposed to arrive tomorrow afternoon. If the weather agrees with the painting it should be finished by this weekend. However, it is supposed to rain Thursday so painting outside may be delayed.
Air conditioner is trimmed.
Door is trimmed.
Remaining trim to be done tomorrow.
The painter is supposed to arrive tomorrow afternoon. If the weather agrees with the painting it should be finished by this weekend. However, it is supposed to rain Thursday so painting outside may be delayed.
Average_Joe
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Looking good!
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Keep up the good work..........
JDishong
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Almost there! The drywall, trim and primer sure clean those walls up. Very nice!
The garage is finished. To say I am pleased would be an understatement. The painter finished last Friday.
Now the real fun begins. Time to move in. There is no timetable so I can take my time. I am a visual organizer. I could draw plans on a piece of paper but once I see the layout I always change it. No organization plan has been drawn. I'll find a place for everything, it will be a work in progress.
The lawnmower is in it's hole.
The overhead storage is being filled.
Stuff is being moved in and will be put away (eventually).
Some organization has started..
More to follow on another day. I still have a lot to move.
Now the real fun begins. Time to move in. There is no timetable so I can take my time. I am a visual organizer. I could draw plans on a piece of paper but once I see the layout I always change it. No organization plan has been drawn. I'll find a place for everything, it will be a work in progress.
The lawnmower is in it's hole.
The overhead storage is being filled.
Stuff is being moved in and will be put away (eventually).
Some organization has started..
More to follow on another day. I still have a lot to move.
JDishong
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You need my MowerBoss for that mower of yours 
Looks awesome! Love the paint color. I will be taking notes on your organization ideas .. I'm planning for mine also. Just finished my electric, will post soon.
Looks awesome! Love the paint color. I will be taking notes on your organization ideas .. I'm planning for mine also. Just finished my electric, will post soon.
Omphaloskeptic
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Congratulations on the completion of a fine looking garage! The brickwork really is good looking. Do you have any need for gutters/downspouts there in your part of Texas? Any plans for shrubbery or flower beds along any of the outside walls?
dipan
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Congrats! I knew you'd be done quickly...
Is the door a Clopay insulated? I have one on order and had to choose the level of insulation. I was surprised to see that they make a door with R value > 12.
Is the door a Clopay insulated? I have one on order and had to choose the level of insulation. I was surprised to see that they make a door with R value > 12.
You need my MowerBoss for that mower of yours
Looks awesome! Love the paint color. I will be taking notes on your organization ideas .. I'm planning for mine also. Just finished my electric, will post soon.
Not sure I could close the door with a MowerBoss on the back!
Organization will be a process. The garage walls look so pretty I don't want to mess them up. With my other garage there was just studs so I could hammer nails, screw in shelf supports and not have to worry about it. I have ordered some floor cabinets to put "stuff" in. Once they get here I will have a better idea about where things go. I didn't realize I had so much garden stuff. My little lawnmower garage may not hold all of it.
I wondered about your progress, will be anxious to see the report.
Everyone has gutters in this part of the country, I sometimes wonder why with as little rain as we are getting. I live near Lake Granbury and it is 6 ft down which means my neighborhood has nice beach front property instead of lake front property. I am not going to put them on the garage and see how things go.
My wife is the gardener in the family and she has plans for the perimeter of the garage. Some kind of bush I think???
Moving into my new garage is a slow process. Everything was stored in totes or boxes and as I move them I am trying to go through and find a place for my stuff. I have found some things I forgot I had and some things I have been looking for and didn't know where it was.
Here is what it looks like today.
I still have all of this to move and go through.
I am sure there are some thing I will move 5 or 6 times until I find the right spot for it.
Here is what it looks like today.
I still have all of this to move and go through.
I am sure there are some thing I will move 5 or 6 times until I find the right spot for it.
JDishong
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Look forward to seeing those cabinets, metal or wood?
Looks like you have plenty of light in there.
You need to scrub that floor, your car tires are complaining
While its only hit mid-80's have you tried the A/C unit?
Looks like you have plenty of light in there.
You need to scrub that floor, your car tires are complaining
While its only hit mid-80's have you tried the A/C unit?
Look forward to seeing those cabinets, metal or wood?
Looks like you have plenty of light in there.
You need to scrub that floor, your car tires are complaining
While its only hit mid-80's have you tried the A/C unit?
Cabinets will be metal. Anxiously awaiting the notice they have been shipped.
Very happy with the lighting. It is a real cheap way to get lots of light.
I was so anxious to get in the garage I told the contractor I would take care of the floor. Drywall mud is a little harder to deal with than I thought!!!
I did try the air conditioner yesterday. No problems cooling the place down. The real test will come when the temperatures hit the 90's.
Getting a little more organized still a lot of stuff to sort through.
The lawnmower garage is looking better.
The area where the air compressor will reside is coming together. Everything hanging on the wall may not remain there. You know how it is when you hang some pegboard, you start looking for stuff to hang.
Most important is hanging my Knoxville Sprint Car sign. I go every year to Knoxville Iowa to the National Championship Sprint Car races. This is the biggest event of the year for Knoxville Iowa population 7,000. 20,000 Sprint car fans come to town. They used to have sprint car signs hanging from the light poles all over downtown Knoxville. Six years ago I noticed the signs were gone. I went to the National Sprint Car museum and sitting on the floor of the lobby were two of the signs for sale, the last two available. I had to take one home. Now it is hanging in my garage.
The lawnmower garage is looking better.
The area where the air compressor will reside is coming together. Everything hanging on the wall may not remain there. You know how it is when you hang some pegboard, you start looking for stuff to hang.
Most important is hanging my Knoxville Sprint Car sign. I go every year to Knoxville Iowa to the National Championship Sprint Car races. This is the biggest event of the year for Knoxville Iowa population 7,000. 20,000 Sprint car fans come to town. They used to have sprint car signs hanging from the light poles all over downtown Knoxville. Six years ago I noticed the signs were gone. I went to the National Sprint Car museum and sitting on the floor of the lobby were two of the signs for sale, the last two available. I had to take one home. Now it is hanging in my garage.
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marty_p
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Howdy, neighbor!
Your space is shaping up beautifully!
Your space is shaping up beautifully!
Magneto
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WooHoo! Looks nice! How does she roll, those wheels big enough? More important do they lock? Color reminds me of my Navy shipboard days.......
BamaRocker
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If i read that right, you paid $50 a sq foot for 32X32/1024 Sq feet for a total $51,200
I just paid $18.75 per sq foot for 32X50/1600 Sq feet, for a total $30,000
Man i love living in the south...
My thread...
http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=200627
I just paid $18.75 per sq foot for 32X50/1600 Sq feet, for a total $30,000
Man i love living in the south...
My thread...
http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=200627
