"Limitless Garage" 21'x25' Detached

[Cdstahlman]

Great build, like the ceiling, gives me a idea on what to use on mine as a replacement ceiling for the 12x12 drywall type tiles that were there

 

[BBSkylark]

Great looking build. I really like how the walls turned out. This has convinced me to stick with drywall for most of my walls.

The ceiling is something I have to ponder..... I don't love it or hate it. How is the difficulty compared to drywall? How is the price?

How did you send up filling the cement blocks? I would probably fill them with sand or expanding foam.

I can see why your ceiling was sagging. No trusses! Wow. Good thing you fixed it.

Sent from my Passport

Thanks for the compliments. As for the ceiling, with two people the 12' 3" sheets were easily thrown up. What sold me on the tin was how the light reflects off the gloss white and overhead mudding was not even a consideration for me. As for price, the material is roughly double what conventional drywall is, however big time savings for installation ($ if you are paying for mud work). For the block courses I ended up using grout, was very easy to work with and liquid enough to flow into my little crevices.

More pic's tomorrow, it was a busy busy weekend.

 

[Scottwi]

I did the same thing on my ceiling for the same reasons. I hate mudding, wanted it bright in the garage and maintenance free.

I purchased Dura-Panel with is thiner than the standard rib panels and was less expensive. After I added up the drywall, mud and paint it was only $100 more than drywall and it only took a day to install.

 

[BBSkylark]

Next on the list is to hang my cabinets, purge through the last few junk piles and a bonfire to get rid of my excess wood piles.

 

[BBSkylark]

So those of you who are following along, a couple projects have been completed over the past couple weeks. Did a little 220V heater restoration to fit with my garage theme, built a tire rack out of an old bed frame and continued the quest to cleanliness.

Cheers!

 

[Mr. Roboto]

Looking good! I may have missed it, but what did you use for a floor in there?

 

[craft]

Looking like good progress. I'm still eager to see the stripes you plan to use

 

[BBSkylark]

Looking good! I may have missed it, but what did you use for a floor in there?

I used Ultralock Garage floor tiles. They have worked out very well so far, when jacking up a vehicle you should really have a piece of plywood directly under the jack. The floor tiles aren't the best for point loading but this came in at 1/5 the cost of racedeck up here in Canada. Here is the link to them.

Garage Floor

Looking like good progress. I'm still eager to see the stripes you plan to use

Thanks, one of these day's I will get it on the wall.

 

[BBChevro]

I just read this thread from the start - nice progress so far.

 

[BBSkylark]

I just read this thread from the start - nice progress so far.

Thank you for the kind words.

Well Happy New Year to everybody. December was quite a busy month for me. Had some major maintenance to get done on my daily driver truck and Christmas gifts to make for the ladies in my life. I hope you guys don't mind pictures.

First off, my truck was neglected for far too long. Brakes, tie rods, Ball joints, front axle, rims, tires and an alignment was in order to get it back to a solid driver. I cant express how much of a pain the factory GM riveted ball joints are. It took hours with a cold chisel, torches and air hammer to get them out. But here it is in all its glory. I love this truck!

After this a few hints that something home made would be nice for Christmas so I started making a cutting board and charcuterie board was made for my mother and wife's mother. I quite enjoyed this despite the dusty mess it made in my garage.

Finally I had a chance to work on the workshop. Had a few vacation days over the Christmas break. I tackled a bit of organization, hung cabinets, installed my compressor and plumbing the air lines. It feels great to have all the electrical wrapped up and working flawlessly .

I was also able to start back up on my GS build. Finally my engine made it home for a freshening this winter. Hopefully the chassis will be back in my hands before March but I am not going to hold my breath.

 

[Mr. Roboto]

How is the shop coming along, any updates?

 

[BBSkylark]

How is the shop coming along, any updates?

Work on the shop has slowed down significantly. But working out in the shop has picked up 10 fold.

I brought a couple metal shelves home from my parents place and started filing away parts for projects. Bought a couple more neon signs, fixed up my workbench, designed a welding table that I will be building this spring (no pictures yet).

But the biggest change is my new project. A 2016 Ski Doo MXZX 1200 that unfortunately hit a tree. As you can see in the picture the sled is COMPLETELY apart. Only thing that was left on was the snowflap. If you want to follow along on the sled build I have a thread here about it. http://www.dootalk.com/forums/topic/1262289-2016-mxzx-1200-re-build-thread-white-wizard/

Thanks for asking

 

[Mr. Roboto]

Nice! It's a great feeling to finally be able to work IN the garage instead of ON the garage, isn't it?! Looks like you've got your work cut out for you with the sled, but I'm glad your dad was OK, could have been worse. I'm an avid snowmobiler myself, I know how quickly a fun day can turn ugly.

 

[32vsnake]

How's the Ultralock floor holding up after a couple of years usage?

 

[Jay337]

what size is the garage door ?

 

[BBSkylark]

"Limitless Garage" 21'x25' Detached

How's the Ultralock floor holding up after a couple of years usage?

The Ultralock flooring is holding up quite well so far. I was rushing and took the quick route and ended up welding right on it which it did not like, but even then just a small melted depression formed.

The Ultralock is very warm on my feet throughout the winter despite having no insulation under the concrete. I did tarp the slab before placement of the tiles which I believe made a difference.

Now in the future when I build my next shop I will definitely go with a nice concrete sealer/epoxy instead of a click flooring. I work a lot out in the shop and for durability and ease of jacking vehicles you can't beat a slab of concrete.

what size is the garage door ?

To answer the garage door question, it is 16' wide and 7' high.

Thanks for chiming in!

 

[sean Buick 76]

Nice, now you can build a turbo kit for the 455!

 

[BBSkylark]

Nice, now you can build a turbo kit for the 455!

You are a bad influence Sean. But you bet that's going to happen.

 

[HSpencer]

The shop looks great!! I love the two door Yukon. You are quite talented!!

Best Regards
Herb

 

[21lostboy]

Subscribed.

 

[BBSkylark]

It's been a little while but thought I would throw an update on what I have been working on in the garage.

Wrapped up my sled project last night

I am hoping to finish up the trim on the shop, install all my signs/neons and install my TV in the next month or so.

 

[imgoingforit]

Nice seeing progress, I've been following your thread since December.

 

[Thedevilsequal]

Is that shock as bent as it looks?

 

[BBSkylark]

Is that shock as bent as it looks?

Haha, you bet and that was the good side!! The other side, the shaft sheared right off.

Here is a pic of it in the "weeds"

I guess I owe you guy's a bit of an update. The shop progress has not been too crazy these days. I mounted some of my Neon's and got the TV up and running. I sourced a 110/220V motor for my lathe and made an adapter bracket for it. I am just waiting on wiring it up to the existing drum switch.

One of the new projects that I have been working on is restoring old Neon signs. I currently have 4 that I am working on, it's a stressful process because of how delicate the tubes are. If you break a tube you basically need to have a replacement made .

And because one can never have too many projects (cars)... I hauled another one home and am planning on building it into a straight line 10/11 second fun street car

 

[smg980]

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Love the T-Type! What have you done to it thus far?

 

[-Brent-]

This little shop is awesome. It's similar in layout to my building, so it's really inspired me.

How do you like the air line kit? Would you recommend it? I'm at the point where I have to make a choice on mine.

 

[BBSkylark]

Love the T-Type! What have you done to it thus far?

Thanks, it has been on my "list" for quite some time.... I bought the car bone stock (other than a set of ATR headders) with 111,000km on it.

Plans for this winter are as follows:
- 3" Downpipe
- 3" Catless exhaust
- Alkycontrol Alcohol Injection (Meth kit)
- 60lb injectors with matched chip
- Walbro 340 SS fuel pump & Hot Wire kit
- RJC Power Plate
- Cold Air Intake
- Adjustable Wastegate
- Comp 980 Valve Springs
- Scanmaster/Powerlogger for tuning
- Posi unit
- Wheel Studs
- S10 wheel cylinders
- Line Lock
- Set of weld wheels with M/T DR's
- Hopefully tune for around 23-25PSI on the stock turbo...

I want to break into the 11's this year with this set up and work on a set of heads on the side and build a forged bottom end with billet caps for next year.

This little shop is awesome. It's similar in layout to my building, so it's really inspired me.

How do you like the air line kit? Would you recommend it? I'm at the point where I have to make a choice on mine.

Thanks for the kind words. I really love my space but... man is it little haha.. As for the compressed air lines, they work awesome and are totally worth it. Only mistake I made was buttoning up the ceiling before pressure testing. I loose about 5-10PSI on a full tank each day if I leave the valve open. I think I know where the leak is but getting to it would not be fun

 

[Ainsley]

I'm pretty sure i've seen your subie around the area. I'm in Niagara as well. I always notice a nice subie cuz I drive one myself.

 

[JohnnieMo]

60lb injectors on basically a stock motor and intake.... pure insanity. Those cars are unreal.


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