Mike's (wife's) 2 Car Garage

[2fat2fly]

Hi everybody. In late January my wife and I bought a new house close to her parents as age and health issues have become a major concern for us. With that said, we made a great buy on a house that needed work. There was nothing major wrong as it was built about 10 years ago but the previous owner applied hillbilly engineering to everything he touched. So we needed to address all the things he "fixed" around the house. We're moved in and the major work is all done so now it's time to address the garage. Here's a couple pics of the house as it looked when we bought it.





The garage has some interesting features installed by the P.O.:







I have no idea why it's on a pedestal. It'll be coming down and put to use.

Another major issue is the shelf in the back:





These feet are attached to it to keep it from tipping.

The only wall mount is this contraption on the top center:





The unit is made from 2"x 12" lumber that I'm assuming was left over from the home construction. it's heavy as can be and will probably survive a tornado ( which we had about 2 months ago. It went through the front yard and destroyed several of our trees but the house was mostly untouched) but it's an eyesore and I don't trust it. So it's going away.

It's not mounted anywhere except the top.

 

[2fat2fly]

I spent the weekend tearing out the shelving and some drywall. The only insulation in the garage is in the walls that are common to the living areas of the house. That's the back wall and half of the South wall.









That mess is cleaned up and gone.



Onto the drywall:

I removed some of the back wall drywall to run more wiring and outlets.






The North wall is completely external to the living areas so there was no insulation. All the drywall had to come off that wall.







I had quite a mess to clean up:



But it's all gone now:



That's where I currently stand on this project. This week I'll try to continue on with the West (back) wall and North wall. I need to install the gang boxes and run wiring. Then install the insulation (the real reason for ripping out the drywall). I didn't mention the garage dimensions; it's 21' x 21' with a 10' 6" ceiling. The garage is eventually going to be just for my wife's SUV and daughter's Car. That will be after I get the pole barn finished, but for now my car and some of my motorcycles sit in the house garage. My wife and daughter are both "allowing" me to use it until the barn is done, thus the project title.

 

[JRodsGarage]

Nice place! I can see the high quality redneck engineering work happening just there in the garage. LOL I cant imagine what was inside!

 

[2fat2fly]

Nice place! I can see the high quality redneck engineering work happening just there in the garage. LOL I cant imagine what was inside!

Thanks. We had to completely rip out a bathroom and redo it due to issues created by the P.O. and there was much more. But all that is behind us now.

 

[2fat2fly]

Today I decided to work on the West wall. About 1/4 of it is insulated so the drywall needs to come down to fix that. There's only one outlet on that wall so I need to address that too. This is the wall with the elevated cabinet. It's on a pedestal 4 feet off the ground and anchored to the wall. It weighs a fair bit too so tomorrow a couple friends are coming over to help me remove it. The drywall is removed from most of the wall now. I need to get the cabinet out of the way and finish tearing out the drywall.

 

[Mr. Roboto]

It's obviously too late at this point, but did you consider drilling a hole in each joist bay and blowing insulation in, rather that ripping all the drywall down?

 

[dubber]

Congrats on the new garage. I had a similar situation when i moved into my current space. There were several shelves and hangers up but they were poorly done and in bad locations. I opted to take the route of just take everything down, patch it up and start from scratch. Good luck!

 

[2fat2fly]

It's obviously too late at this point, but did you consider drilling a hole in each joist bay and blowing insulation in, rather that ripping all the drywall down?

I had thought about it briefly but there are only 3 outlets in the garage and no 220/240 service so I needed to run wiring and install outlets. I want everything in the walls for a clean look as well so I'm kind of driven in the direction I'm going.

 

[2fat2fly]

Congrats on the new garage. I had a similar situation when i moved into my current space. There were several shelves and hangers up but they were poorly done and in bad locations. I opted to take the route of just take everything down, patch it up and start from scratch. Good luck!

Thanks Dubber. I appreciate the support.

 

[Mr. Roboto]

I had thought about it briefly but there are only 3 outlets in the garage and no 220/240 service so I needed to run wiring and install outlets. I want everything in the walls for a clean look as well so I'm kind of driven in the direction I'm going.

Gotcha, can't fault you for that, it will look much cleaner when it's all said and done!

 

[2fat2fly]

Gotcha, can't fault you for that, it will look much cleaner when it's all said and done!

Thanks.

 

[2fat2fly]

Today I got that eyesore of a cabinet removed and the drywall behind it removed.







I also attacked the front wall. All the drywall is now removed from the garage walls.

Before:



After:



I also discovered this conglomeration once I moved the cabinet:



I'll fix this too.

 

[SNH4Car]

Yikes! I always get nervous I'm doing something wrong but I'm glad I've never done some of this stupid stuff!

 

[2fat2fly]

Yikes! I always get nervous I'm doing something wrong but I'm glad I've never done some of this stupid stuff!

I'm sure I'll uncover more before I'm done.

 

[2fat2fly]

Today I didn't make any progress in the garage but I did haul off all the old drywall and that rickety stand the cabinet was sitting on. Today was also the first day in nearly 2 weeks that we didn't have rain so I took the opportunity to mow the grass and tend to my yard.

 

[2fat2fly]

Yesterday and today I worked on insulating the garage. I sealed all the seams with spray foam and then installed the wiring for the new outlets. Lastly I installed the insulation.

 

[MattVette89]

Nice progress so far.

 

[2fat2fly]

Nice progress so far.

Thanks. It's getting there. Slowly but surely.

 

[1/2 Cup]

Looking great and a job well done.

Regards

 

[2fat2fly]

Looking great and a job well done.

Regards

Thanks 1/2 cup.

 

[SiGmA_X]

That is an impressive project to do with a full garage! Nice work thus far sir. Keep it up!

 

[Pathfinders]

Look a lot better. Should be a nice space now that it is fully insulated.

 

[2fat2fly]

That is an impressive project to do with a full garage! Nice work thus far sir. Keep it up!

Look a lot better. Should be a nice space now that it is fully insulated.

Thanks guys. I'm looking forward to using it once it's done.

 

[IMXCITD]

All of your hard work will make for a nice end result.

 

[SARG]

Look a lot better. Should be a nice space now that it is fully insulated.

Is the overhead done ?

 

[2fat2fly]

All of your hard work will make for a nice end result.

Thanks

 

[2fat2fly]

Is the overhead done ?

Yes. The insulation in the attic is about 1 foot deep.

 

[slimpickins]

Looking good! This is what I need to do in one of my shops...I had too much stuff. Good that you're getting it out of the way before getting too settled in the garage!

Looking forward to seeing more!

Cheers!

 

[2fat2fly]

Looking good! This is what I need to do in one of my shops...I had too much stuff. Good that you're getting it out of the way before getting too settled in the garage!

Looking forward to seeing more!

Cheers!

Thanks Slim. I felt it was best to do this now because I have to completely gut my pole barn to set it up the way I want it. So I need all the storage space I can possibly get for the stuff in that barn. The upside is that the garage will be completely done before I start the pole barn. So when the barn is done my wife gets her garage.

 

[jhn9840]

Nice work turning your garage space around. Is your pole barn new construction or a renovation? Look forward to seeing it either way.

jhn9840
John

 

[2fat2fly]

Nice work turning your garage space around. Is your pole barn new construction or a renovation? Look forward to seeing it either way.

jhn9840
John

Thanks. The pole barn is an existing structure. 20' x 40' X 12.5'. The previous owner built it and did marginal work to make it useable. It has a gravel floor and very minor electrical work. It'll get concrete, insulation, better electrical and a few other improvements.

 

[UrbanSS17]

Nice job! ***** having to fix other people's mistakes but at least you'll have it just how you want it. Is that a dryer vent adjacent to the entry door? Thought that was a no no.


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[2fat2fly]

Nice job! ***** having to fix other people's mistakes but at least you'll have it just how you want it. Is that a dryer vent adjacent to the entry door? Thought that was a no no.


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Thanks. You're right, it'll be how I want it and all the screw ups will be fixed. That hole is a cat door. It will be going away too. I just didn't want to open that part of the wall up yet.

 

[2fat2fly]

I can report a little progress. I got drywall up on two walls and I've started the finish work on those two.



My plan is to pick up the rest of the drywall tomorrow and install it as soon as possible.

 

[dh1]

That photo with all the nails on the ground from ripping down the **** shelving....reminds me of my place after cleaning up a shelving adventure from the previous owner.

 

[2fat2fly]

That photo with all the nails on the ground from ripping down the **** shelving....reminds me of my place after cleaning up a shelving adventure from the previous owner.

I guess we all have experienced that at some point. The p.o. Was a doctor that tinkered in the garage. You would've thought he would've built or bought something of better quality than what he created.

 

[SiGmA_X]

I still can't get over you doing all that work with all your stuff in the garage. I'm really impressed.

 

[2fat2fly]

I still can't get over you doing all that work with all your stuff in the garage. I'm really impressed.

Thanks. Work with what you got, right?

 

[Mr. Roboto]

You're making great progress, keep it up!

 

[CombatNinja]

Looking great so far. Looks like you fully addressed your electrical outlet issue. Why home builders endeavor to save literally $20 on a home by putting maybe two instead of four outlets into a 2-car garage boggles my mind.

I will be following your build with interest. Here's to "normal person" garages that we can all relate to. 40' x 60' warehouses don't interest me nor do custom detached shops that cost more than my modest house. They are cool to look at but I just can't relate to it or learn much from it except that maybe I should earn more money.