Recent content by Captain Overtorque

The lift is finally in and operational! I couldn’t be happier! I am upgrading the calipers, rotors, pads, and MC on my SUV this weekend. Install day: Delivery day:

Wow - I guess it’s been a minute since I provided an update. We’ve moved back in last October and the garage is setup but awaiting the lift. Bought a US General 56” toolbox and a bunch of husky cabinets. The cabinet adjacent to the sink houses the elevator pump for the sink and a 35 gal air...

I visited a BMW shop this weekend and got some inspiration - I like the stripe idea, but the black is a bit too dark.

Insulated.

Also - the siding is finally finished

For the electrical, my primary workstation is going to be to the right of the back door, which will also have a TV mounted on the wall above it. There are two two-gang boxes so 8 outlets total for this area. To the left of the back door will be an L-shaped bench. This has a 220V outlet and...

I ordered these honeycomb lights from alibaba. The arrays will be 20’ x 11’ in the right bay and 24’ x 11’ in the left bay. Who knows if they’ll work out but if not, my electrician is going to install a number of recessed lights instead. The lights are like legos that come in ~1’ light units...

Siding going up. I ordered the honeycomb lighting from Alibaba and will post some pics when it gets delivered.

Prepping for concrete this week. The two pads will have 8” of concrete for the lift. The rest will be 4”.

It’s been a long time since I posted, but the framing is finally underway. I plan on getting a BendPak GP-7 lift so we ended up raising the ceiling height to 13’. It feels huge standing in there. The neighbors are now calling it the Garage Mahal

Plans for the new garage.

Quick links: Intro (this post) Architecture Plans Framing Lighting Electrical Insulation Cabinets Lift ———————— Hi folks - long time lurker, first time poster. We are doing a major renovation which includes tearing down our detached garage and putting up a new 24’ x 26’ garage with a room above...