I finally “cleaned” out the garage

[jes_si]

How’s it going folks?
So a while back i stumbled on this site looking for some info on something (I don’t Remember what) lurked around for a bit and I was hooked. I found myself on the site regularly and I finally decided to join the site.
I always told myself that i was going to make a build thread and share my small accomplishments and have an actual spot for myself away from the house, where i could just leave my things and find them in the same spot the next day lol. Ive tried cleaning my garage before but between my mother in law and my self it becomes a frightful mess. I horde car parts and some tools my Mother in Law hordes everything else and the garage is my wife’s dumping ground for things she doesn’t want in the house.
So on to the pics!!



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Believe it or not I had a full sized car parked in here maybe 3 weeks before I took these pics. I then added a shelf to “try” to prevent from having things appear in the garage.

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After I took out the Benz I had in their i laid down some old plywood i had on the floor in just hoping no one would put things on top, boy was i wrong.

This year has been pretty ruff for me and i can honestly say that I have been trying not to admit that I’m actually depressed and my only comfort has been beer and alcohol, allot of beer.
We had a death in the family about two months ago and it made me take a good look at myself and I decided to put my energy into something else. I wont tell you guys that my garage stopped my drinking but it certainly has slowed it down. So I had a great drunk idea and said to myself i want to paint my floor I’m going to epoxy it and i began to empty out the garage. It took me about 3-5 days to empty it out. (It could of been done in one day....Maybe lol)

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WTF!! I cant believe how much **** was in this place. My stuff is mostly on the right and the rest is just stuff that i have no idea how it ended up in their, I mean its crazy.

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This picture brings tremendous joy to me.
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It’s the first running car that has ever, to my knowledge been parked inside the garage.

Now a little bit about the garage. My House was built in 1922 (i think, maybe 1923) My dad bought it from the original owner around 1985 i think, my mom bought it from him 02 and I inherited a big debt when she passed in 04. Young dumb kid with a new born I did all I could to stay afloat and raise my growing family at 22 years old. My father was a truck driver and I remember he left two Big rig motors inside the garage and 1 big rig frame with motor in the back yard and another one behind the garage, this floor has taken a beating. My father use to work on cars in the garage in the 80s and 90s and when I moved in 04 I worked on my car and a few of my friends cars.
I think this slab is about 30+ years its 23 1/2 x 19 1/2 so if my math is correct its about 459 sq ft .

My project started as I’m going to epoxy the floor and it quickly turned into “well since I’m already here, I mightiest will” project.

I started by grinding the floor down.
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This was a result from grinding down the floor lol kinda looks like a skull, i like to think it kinda looks like the Punisher skull

I then began to tear down the drywall that had mold on it.

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I then said to my self “Well, Since I’m here” Ill redo the cold and hot water lines for the washer.
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I’m sure its not up to code and I’m pretty sure I did a bunch of things that aren’t right but I had no leaks on my solder so I’m happy.
I replaced the moisture barrier scrubbed down the studs with bleach and water to try to kill the mold, patched up the stucco and I even sprayed termite poison on the studs

I then began to drywall and mud, i went with the mold and moisture resistant Drywall.

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I’m leaving this area with no dry wall for the time being, my neighbor who’s an electrician is going to help me put in a breaker panned for the garage and figure out what their is no power to this 210 outlet .
After ALLOT of sanding I was sorta kinda ready for paint. I went down to my favorite Homedepot and i was lucky enough to find some decent already mixed 5 gallon paint for $30, SCORE form me! Unfortunately it was a little dark for a work area so I mixed some white into it and got this color

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Sorry for such a long intro and thanks for sticking around to the end of it, ill continue to update as I move along in this never ending project.

On a Side note I’m using flickr to host my images, incase anyone is wondering. They let you upload 1000 images with their free account, and they don’t have pop ups or adds all over the place.

 

[The Cobbler]

Nice. thanks for sharing

 

[Dumber than lumber]

That is a lot of honest work you have done. Impressive.
Thanks for posting.

 

[LXCam]

That's going to be a nice transformation bud, congrats on the new space. Have a beer on me.

 

[harley jim]

Good start on your garage.
I spend time in my shop almost every day I find a lot of peace in the sometimes silly projects I do. Sometimes its not the project but the thinking you do while doing the project that helps get you through. Keep going it is looking good. Jim

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[DavidR8]

Thanks for sharing and good job on clearing out and cleaning up.
I’m in a similar boat as I slowly deal with the leftovers from the previous occupant of my 23x18 garage.
Too much non-garage stuff.
Bicycles be gone!


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[fsts2k]

Well done. Being productive with a project is always super helpful to get a lift off the ground (e.g. bit depressed) and keeping away from the drink. At least it does for me

The garage looks really great, nice job with it. Hope you continue to share

 

[jes_si]

Thanks for the kind words guys.

I did a bit of work before the sun set and I got started on a Dutch door. Ive never actually worked with wood and I have very little knowledge on how to work with wood, I just do my best to respect the saw blade so I finish my wood project with all of my fingers.

I don’t know what to do with the center of the doors, any suggestions??

 

[harley jim]

Can you take it back apart and cut a grove around the inside and put a piece of thin plywood in it. Like a cabinet door

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[ZRX61]

Router bit & put a 3/4x1/2in rabbet in the 2x4's. Square off the corners with a chisel. Cut plywood to fit & hold it in place with quarter round

 

[jes_si]

It’s actually not put glued or screwed on, i was thinking of doing exactly what you mentioned i was just looking for other ideas.

@ZRX61 unfortunately I only own a Dewalt miter saw and a ridgid table saw, I am a complete novice in the wood shop department, so I am very limited to what i can produce. But i hope to change this as soon as possible.

Thanks for the ideas, keep them coming

 

[cvairwerks]

The slot can be done on the table saw. Look up dado blades. Since you are just getting started with wood, take some time and watch numerous videos on the better guys channels and how they set up to do dados on table saws.....blades will bite you bad if you are not careful.

Norm Abrams and The Samurai Carpenter are a couple of my favorites, but there are numerous others out there.

 

[harley jim]

You can also do it with the stock blade in your table saw just set the blade depth and the fence.
Run each piece through move the fence over the width of the blade and run them through again.
Repeat as many times as you need to get the grove as wide as your plywood.
Saves the need to buy a dado set up.

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[MarlynOC]

Or plexiglas inserts to let in light to a dark room.

 

[code-sloth]

Man, this is an awesome project. Good on you for putting your energy into something productive. It's come a long way from those before pics.

That's a very good blue on the walls, too. Really freshens up the place.

 

[The_Geologist]

Nice progress on your project. It has made a huge difference already. Subscribed for future updates.

 

[The Cobbler]

picture frame some 7/16 shoe mold on one side , lay in 5/8 T&G V groove pine, fasten shoe mold on the other side

 

[Farmall450]

Wow, quite the before/after.

 

[MrR3hab]

Excellent post!

It's always seems impossible when you get it started, but that kind of real progress is encouraging.

And getting a car in there will help visualize the space available for other items you will want in the garage. Even then, plan for some empty space just to move around as you work. Maybe a air compressor. It comes together in fits and bursts, so don't be impatient.

You have some great lighting available these days - make it a well lit envrionment. I've even modified inexpensive IKEA light fixtures instead of big box overpriced units. Get LED for every one of them - big savings there.

Keep it up - we're looking forward to more progress photos!

 

[PhantomEB]

That’s awesome. It’s a battle I am currently fighting with my better half. Since she’s moved in....it’s been box city in the basement. I am finding projects getting done around here is helping cut down on box city and turn this place back into a 2 bed 2 bath house.

 

[jes_si]

I was able to finish wiring the recessed lights I found and 2 new pull chain fixtures since the last time I posted, all I need now are some LED bulbs to finish it off. Garage went from having 2 very old light fixtures that produced very little light to 6 cans and 3 pull chains with outlets.


And I’m almost done with my Dutch Door.

 

[lakelandcat]

Thanks for the kind words guys.

I did a bit of work before the sun set and I got started on a Dutch door. Ive never actually worked with wood and I have very little knowledge on how to work with wood, I just do my best to respect the saw blade so I finish my wood project with all of my fingers.

I don’t know what to do with the center of the doors, any suggestions??

I had a cust. I was doing a flip for that wanted a Dutch door, when she priced them she almost fainted. She already had a metal door so I cut it down added support pieces, a ledge, trim to cover Sharpe edges, lever hardware and paint. I am sure they are prob. out there but the only Dutch doors were wood, and ranged all the way into the $1500 range. I charged her $500, it took me a day and matches all her other doors.

 

[harley jim]

I was able to finish wiring the recessed lights I found and 2 new pull chain fixtures since the last time I posted, all I need now are some LED bulbs to finish it off. Garage went from having 2 very old light fixtures that produced very little light to 6 cans and 3 pull chains with outlets.


And I’m almost done with my Dutch Door.

Your door looks good. I can't wait to see it swing. [emoji106]

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[PhantomEB]

That Dutch door looks awesome. My girlfriend has mentioned she wanted one when we were looking at doors for her crafts room in the basement. Definitely a project I shall keep in mind for after the basement is done.

 

[harley jim]

Well, did you finish?

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[jes_si]

Have not yet finished and I’ve been a little slow on the updates do to family coming over for thanksgiving and i was also waiting for the Black Friday sales so i could make my next purchase which i received yesterday.

I bough Armorpoxy, Amorclad Master kit medium gray with primer and upgraded 2 part clear coat.

So this week Ill finish prepping the floor give it a good scrubbing fill in the cracks and i hope to primer by Wednesday. Hopefully sooner if the floor dries up quickly.

 

[Nothing]

Looks fantastic! Love the M2. Please tell me it’s a manual.

 

[jes_si]

It is

 

[harley jim]

Very nice. Take your time, only one shot at it. Keep up the good work

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[jes_si]

Thanks H. Jim I gotta finish the wife is starting to complain about the mess in the back yard, but I’m in the final stretch.

Today I once again took everything out lol swept, pressure washed, scrubbed with Zepp concrete soap. Pressure washed again, then I acid etched scrubbed some more, I guess i scrubbed so hard that i even broke my broom handle lol.
Then I pressure washed some more, then again and again and I did it one more time because why not.

I then used my shop vac to **** up the remaining water and then I used a blower to help with the drying.

Now to fill them cracks

 

[harley jim]

Now that's how to wash a floor, that looks great.

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[captain14]

Garage Project rehab looks good.

Hint when the Financial officer is complaining about the mess, make Something for her benefit.

 

[PhantomEB]

Mess in back yard....easily solved....dump run! Easily solved around here, I don’t even ask. If I can justifiably punt it then it’s gone.

 

[ZRX61]

I had a garage door similar to yours, it benefited greatly from metal braces:


http://voteno123.com/6226-secure-door-hurricane-garage-door-brace/


Unless the door is on your upgrade list anyway

 

[jes_si]

@Harley J. - thanks! Did the best I could at the washing and the scrubbing I didn’t want the acid to linger around and continue to eat at the old slab and I really dont want it to ruin the epoxy so I put in a bit of extra work. But my broom stick decided to quit on me



@captain14- Thanks Cap! I already got her a new fridge she’s just up set that the washer and dryer are out of commission until I’m done.

@phantomEB- the mess she’s referring to are my tools and car parts lol. I already took a trip to the dump to get rid of the junk that wasn’t mine lol.

@zrx61- thanks for the info! The door is on the hope to get soon list but incase I cant get a new one ill have to look into these braces.


So I was able to fill in the cracks today using this rust-oleum product, I hope to lay down the primer tomorrow.

 

[harley jim]

Looks good, cant wait to see the finished floor.

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[HotWire]

Floor prep isn’t fun but it will be worth it. Keep up the good work.


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[jes_si]

Panorama

 

[harley jim]

That's a damn nice job you did. How long will it need to dry before you can use it

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[sawduststeve]

WOW, the floor looks great, good work fella, keep at it.

Steve