This is one of my favorite threads I've gone through. I went through the whole thread in one sitting a couple weeks ago or so and I absolutely love what you've done with the garage.
I, too, have a space management issue.. Or I did when I had a garage. Now that I'm about to move to another city, I get to start all over again and there are some ideas from this thread I'll be putting to use.
Awesome thread.
Hey man! I was wondering if I'd hear from you when you got through the thread. And, thanks for the compliments. I appreciate them.
I'm betting that Austin SS has plenty of inspiring ideas, too. Did you end up leaving there? Or moving closer?
Anyway, I'm getting inspired to get back out there and get some work done. We've passed the brutal days of summer and it's much cooler in the garage, now. Well, it's always been manageable in the garage but it's the attic that I need to work in and with the temps up there in the summer, I just didn't want to go through that again.
Keep me posted! I'm curious to see what you'll be up to.
Hi Brent,
Just wanted to chime in and thank you for recording your garage project for the rest of us to enjoy and draw inspiration from. It turned out great! I especially like the look of the pallet wall, and the old corrugated steel is a great contrast.
It also was really cool to see you transform your organization habits at the same time as you transformed your garage. I've got a pole barn and a single car attached garage at the moment, and since we moved here 3 years ago all my stuff has sat in boxes scattered all over the place. It makes it impossible to get anything done quickly or efficiently. Not to mention the fact that the mice got into everything and pooped all over the place.
Now we're moving again and I'm going to take this as an opportunity to get my new shop/garage (whatever we end up with) set up so that it's functional. I think I'll follow your advice and toss out the junk I've been holding onto too.
Curious to find out what's up with your compressor, and eager to see how your automotive projects turn out. My uncle has a 27 model T rat rod and a model A project among others...
Wow. Thank you. Really, it's always humbling to see time and time again comments from folks that got something from this project.
While the shop IS transformed, I'm not always sure that I am. I mean, my habits are better but mostly that's because I made the shop idiot proof.
So, a mess or disorganization is pretty easy to deal with. However, right now, I've got some stuff that needs to go into the attic and because that's not 100% idiot proof, I have a lingering mess in my work space.
Although, I will say that some of my old, bad habits are pretty well extinguished. I don't leave tools around and I no longer put tools on the floor, even when working at floor level. And, maybe the biggest one that I'm nearly reformed on, I clean up my messes when I'm done.
If you could start on a blank canvas when you move, do it! I completely get the frustration of dealing with stored stuff in a place you want to work in. For me, they can't coexist. Some guys figure it out. I didn't even want to consider it.
As for the compressor, I'm going to dig into it. I need to pick a few guys brains to diagnose it, properly. Currently, I'm pretty sure it has two separate issues but I haven't done my due diligence on it. In fact, I was just typing about it in response and I couldn't fully explain/recall the exact details. Haha, it's been a while since I've even thought about it.
Keep me in the loop when you get your new space, okay?
And, thanks for following along!
