Recent content by CarmaMC

I think you're right. @Terry D commented on this as well. Looks like I will probably go down the route of new lighting. Thank you both!

Incredibly helpful. Thank you & I will look into the Garage Gallery. I don't think I'm color blind, so I may have to give this a shot. Let me know if you'll be in Western Mass & we'll get together.

This makes a lot of sense - thank you for your input, sensei!! Happy to take other recos as well. First timer over here, and even if I don't do all the changes myself, I'd still like to know what I'm getting myself into.

Thank you very much for your note. Just so I understand, if I did NOT plan on adding more fixtures, should I still do the ballast bypass LED? Similarly, it sounds like the better option may be to just replace and add more fixtures? While I don't want to spend a trillion dollars on this project...

Hi Everyone! I recently introduced my garage (thread can't be found here - https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/welcome-to-carma-motor-club-seeking-friends.486616/#post-9233433) and would love to get your thoughts on lighting! The garage will be a place to store my vehicles, with the...

Oh, yea. The building has been inspected, and the roof is in great shape! You look like you've got a ton of experience here. I'm curious if you have any suggestions for what bulbs I should put in the existing lighting fixtures. I haven't been in the place in a few days, but I'm assuming they...

Apologies for the delay - I'm just seeing this. It's actually just sheetrock, or plasterboard, not metal. Thoughts on cleaning in that case? I definitely agree, and so long as it doesn't look too tired, patina could be a good look.

Thank you! I've never cleaned something of this scale. Super basic question - what cleaning tools do you recommend?

Thank you very much for chiming in! The building is 56 years old (est. 1965). There is a furnace and Forced Air Oil tank inside. I would love to do all of that, but given what I'm looking to do, I don't think it will be practical. To give more context, the garage will be used strictly as a...

Thank you very much for chiming in! The building is 56 years old (est. 1965). There is a furnace and Forced Air Oil tank inside. I would love to do all of that, but given what I'm looking to do, I don't think it will be practical. To give more context, the garage will be used strictly as a...

Getting close!! This is very helpful! What about power washing? Would that be advised?

Thank you very much! Close - Massachusetts. The first thing on my to-do list is clean up the interior walls, which I believe are sheet rock or plaster board. Any recommendations? More images below

Hi Everyone, It's a pleasure to be here! I am the new owner of a beautiful garage that was previously used as a repair shop! I have been looking for years, and am thrilled that I found this. The garage is 5 miles from my house, and will now be used as a private garage to store some of my...