Traditional style garages
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rieferman
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Well.. you might be on the wrong forum then
wantedabiggergarage
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Do a search here for Nimrod's garage. You see less of that type then a modern one, but they do appear.
Gary S
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I could take some pictures of my garage. I have a plain concrete floor. The only speckles are grease and oil drips.
You aren't going to see my garage pictured in Better Homes and Garages. It is for working in, not looking at.
You aren't going to see my garage pictured in Better Homes and Garages. It is for working in, not looking at.
Thanks, thats what I'm looking for.
Would like to see it. Not into the whole "Man Cave" thing. I like "working" garages.
eborcim
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What...you don't want Tony Siragusa to show up and install a couch for your garage??
Who the hell is Tony Siragusa? My neighbors 1978 Dodge van died, he was going to sell it for junk. Had a really nice vinyl back seat. So I welded up a frame, put it on rollers. Sit on it in the garage and drink beer. One night some of my drunk friends pushed it up the hill in front of my house, rolled down the street, noway to stop, smashed into the curb at the end of the street. Totaled my "garage" couch. And no, they are not kids, all in their 40's and 50's. Good times....
TheShrine
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Falcon67
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Try this thread on for size LOL: http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=47163
Hey, my shop floor is speckled - with tire rubber, car paint overspray, metal shavings, etc,
Hey, my shop floor is speckled - with tire rubber, car paint overspray, metal shavings, etc,
rieferman
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Dan, I was joking, check my signature for goodness sake.
Checked out your signature, thats exactly what I was talking about. You do very nice work. This is my mess, circa 1929. About 28 by 35. full concrete floor with drain. Came up for sale 1/2 block from my house, everybody was scared of it becouse of the condition. Started replacing rotted sills, then going to shore up roof, gut/rebuild frt. etc etc.
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Not sure if it's traditional, or what the word traditional even means in relationship to garages, but heres my "functional" workspace after a tidying up...
Nice shop. What I am talking about is old garages, or new garages made to look old. What I don't care to see is tiled floored garages, big screens, with a homemade belly up to the bar, so we can sit and look at my new harley type garage.
Well I have one of those too
To each his own. The whole "non" traditional thing has really gotten a lot of peoples ******* in a bunch it seems. Didn't know it's spilled over into garages too. I'm guessing you're a H.A.M.B'er.
Dan in Pasadena
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Then why come here? Why not just drive slowly down the street and look at ANYONE's garage?
As for "...good times..." Uh.................huh............. How long have you had this affliction?
61scout80
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sounds a lot like my friends, glad to hear i still have at least 10 to 20 years of this.
GN4WHLN
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I think if you do some lookin' you'll find all kinds of spaces on GJ. I like what you have going on there. Do you have a plan in mind? Resto, old/new combo, or...?
jonlb
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Not sure if you're talking about inside or out but here is what I'm about to start on. My current shop is a 24x24 typical metal building but this one will be a bit more rustic with board and batten style exterior with a old type vibe. And like the one before bare concrete and no drywall just the way I like it. Excuse the art work.
Not sure if it's traditional, or what the word traditional even means in relationship to garages, but heres my "functional" workspace after a tidying up...
I really like that, do you mind if I ask the dimensions? That looks to be about the same size as my barn...if it was a lot less...well, a barn.
I've got some work to do....Basically I'm going to end up with two seperate shops, one in the showroom/mancave style, and the other for working, but still not some old dump like it is now.
Thanks. That picture really only shows about the front half of it. To tell you the truth I've never measured dimensions on it. If I had to guess I would say about 25x60' give or take. The shop is actually connected to my barn which is about double the size and two stories. After only having the barn/shop for 3.5 years, I could not imagine ever getting by without all that space.
That's perfect, almost exactly the same as my barn. (and I only have half.
) You just cost me like $5 grand! 
Kona Cruisers
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Im guessing the OP is from the hamb... traditional not traditional on going argument over there...
what is traditional about mig and tig welders??? how about a home shop with a mill and lathe..
cant have it both ways...
what is traditional about mig and tig welders??? how about a home shop with a mill and lathe..
cant have it both ways...
Kona Cruisers
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man... this got me wound up a bit!!!
more non traditional things to take out of your garage..
pretty much any paint gun not a binks model 7...
any NON laquer paint.
really no home mechanics had Air compressors.
any tool box bigger then 29 inches..
MUST HAVES....
poor lighting
sketchy electrical
hot or cold inside .. but the opposite of what you want...
I mean... come on man.. relax a bit.
more non traditional things to take out of your garage..
pretty much any paint gun not a binks model 7...
any NON laquer paint.
really no home mechanics had Air compressors.
any tool box bigger then 29 inches..
MUST HAVES....
poor lighting
sketchy electrical
hot or cold inside .. but the opposite of what you want...
I mean... come on man.. relax a bit.
61scout80
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I kinda see his interest. Some of the most interesting things i have ever found were in some old fellas workshop. I refer to it as "old man tech". Usually they are little things that are created from necessity or boredom...they didn't have the internet when they wanted an escape. Generally the things were made from garbage, the trendy new term is "reclaimed". give an old man a few wooden dowels, a couple mason jars and a roll of duct tape and he will built you a functional space ship. give him an old lawn mower and you might even be able to return to earth with it.
in most the traditional workshops i have been in had brick, fieldstone or dirt, very little lighting, drafty, mice, floors and half a centuries worth of neat stuff on the shelves. Sure, the stuff wasn't "neat" when it was put there, just your acerage item.... I hope to someday be that guy, only on a nice concrete slab with good lighting and climate control....
that made me laugh....
Great, now people are going to take brand new constrauction and make it look old and weathered.
Good ol' faux patina treatment. Like airbrushed rust.
Next thing they'll dub the terms "rat-shop", rat-garage" or "rat-shack" and the traditionalists will piss and moan about that. Weeeee, I love the interwebs!
Good ol' faux patina treatment. Like airbrushed rust.
Next thing they'll dub the terms "rat-shop", rat-garage" or "rat-shack" and the traditionalists will piss and moan about that. Weeeee, I love the interwebs!
Rte66Charlie
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"Rat-garage" 
that's awesome.
I think I'm gonna go for the "bobber-garage" look and see if I can get my own TV show on Discovery Channel!
that's awesome.I think I'm gonna go for the "bobber-garage" look and see if I can get my own TV show on Discovery Channel!
dreddybear
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This was my shop for a while. ****** floors. Crappy lighting. Dirty as hell. It was so far away from where I lived I hardly got to work at all.
I moved my car and what tools I could fit into my garage when I got a house. It's small and cramped but I love it. This pic I took with my back against the wall..
I moved my car and what tools I could fit into my garage when I got a house. It's small and cramped but I love it. This pic I took with my back against the wall..
Daniel Dudley
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Love that Coupe, Dreddybear. I do understand what the OP is talking about. I remember when my projects were more important than my garage. I'll tell you what though, when I got my house, there was no garage. My tools were in a damp basement, and my stuff was going to pot. It took me some time to get the garage together, and I wound up insulating and sheetrocking. Man, I just couldn't get with those sheetrock walls. The place was wierd to me.
Having the lower walls painted grey makes it seem more like a garage to me. I really miss my old New England barn, and I miss the old days. I never thought I would be drooling over lawn mowers either, but there is very little going back for me. If I could have gotten an old barn, Man would I have loved it.
I need to look forward though. I mean, I used to spend time out in the shop making cool cars and stuff. Now I spend my shop time making a shop. It's kind of different, but it is kind of the same. Having the place unfinished really takes up my head space, and makes it hard for me to work on other projects, which I still do from time to time anyway.
In a couple of years, I will be a couple of years older. I intend to have a couple of hot rod sports cars, and a newish shop to work in and beat the cr@p out of. It will be different from the old days, but there will be heat, and the cars will be faster.
How bad can that be ?
Having the lower walls painted grey makes it seem more like a garage to me. I really miss my old New England barn, and I miss the old days. I never thought I would be drooling over lawn mowers either, but there is very little going back for me. If I could have gotten an old barn, Man would I have loved it.
I need to look forward though. I mean, I used to spend time out in the shop making cool cars and stuff. Now I spend my shop time making a shop. It's kind of different, but it is kind of the same. Having the place unfinished really takes up my head space, and makes it hard for me to work on other projects, which I still do from time to time anyway.
In a couple of years, I will be a couple of years older. I intend to have a couple of hot rod sports cars, and a newish shop to work in and beat the cr@p out of. It will be different from the old days, but there will be heat, and the cars will be faster.
How bad can that be ?
I have a "traditional" type garage right now, but I'd trade it for a modern one in a heartbeat! It's not very big, not much headroom, no insulation or heat, 20-amp service, etc. However, it's better than nothing and it will remain as a parking spot & storage once I get a new shop built.
Doozer75
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This is for G-force:
--Doozer
--Doozer
sstruckguy
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I was brought up using: "necessity is the mother of invention. Make do with what you have, or make what you need. "
My current garage/shop is my fifth. I hope its not my last, but I have learned from all 4 of my previous man caves.
It isn't the previously described "Harley type" or ever popular "man cave".
I do however, have internet access, cable t.v, phone, a beer tapper and most of the luxuries of the man cave.(including heat) It doesn't make "me" a bad guy, but it makes looking up torque specs, calling out for parts, listening to a Sunday afternoon football game, or having a cold beer on tap, much easier to get.
It sure beats going in the house for all the above chores.
Don't you think?
Next year I'm adding air conditioning
My current garage/shop is my fifth. I hope its not my last, but I have learned from all 4 of my previous man caves.
It isn't the previously described "Harley type" or ever popular "man cave".
I do however, have internet access, cable t.v, phone, a beer tapper and most of the luxuries of the man cave.(including heat) It doesn't make "me" a bad guy, but it makes looking up torque specs, calling out for parts, listening to a Sunday afternoon football game, or having a cold beer on tap, much easier to get.
It sure beats going in the house for all the above chores.
Don't you think?
Next year I'm adding air conditioning
tcianci
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I think that automobiles and the other stuff we tinker with haven't been around long enough to have a firm definition of what a "traditional garage" really is. I think it's just an example of form following function and the function has changed drastically over the past 100 years or so. Old barns were for livestock and necessarily "well ventilated". Today we have equipment and backsides that don't like the cold, reason to be more conscious of security, and needing the building to be heated and lighted because we seldom work at home for our real job, so instead of quitting at sundown, we come home from work and head out to the garage. As far as the goodies go...I think it's cool, ans besides, you're paying taxes on it, might as well spiff it up if you want!
Lippyp
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Whilst I can admire the sparkly shiny garages with thousands spent on flooring, cabinets that are nicer than my kitchen etc I am more of a traditionalist myself. I also like using reclaimed materials where possible both from an environmental perspective and thrift (OK I'm tight as a gnats chuff) perspective. One of the reasons I joined this forum was seeing that amazing old wooden garage full of interesting old bikes and rods (I'm guessing thats Nimrods garage) Not that I don't agree with the need for decent lighting, warmth and security and electricity. I'm looking forward to someday soon getting a decent sized garage I can actually work in without the need for wearing four layers and oilskins and picking the gravel off my **** when I've finished. Mind you, my UK house was built in 1903 and we've largely restored it back to have a period feel and my holiday home in France is several hunded years old so theres a theme there somewhere.
Very well said Lippyp. Who's talking about migs/tigs/modern tools etc? I would"nt give up my mig for anything. And yes, I grew up using gas, or an ark welder, would not want to go back. Buildings people, I was talking about buildings. An older garage that is used for garage things, you know like building cars, bikes, woodworking etc. I don't care about your track home garage/man caves. If thats your thing great, it's not mine Simple enough?
The H.A.M.B. Huh. Rebuilt part of the frt. this weekend. Installed new entry door, (new modern insulated, oh no!!!) Next is to tear out remaining front,rebuild, install 12 foot and 8 foot new insulated overheads . plan to rock the frt, ( no fake concrete rocks for me!!!, got to have some tradition) and then cover the rest in plain old galvanized tin.
