Recent content by drelldrell

The walls have R13, nothing on ceiling yet. Will do so this Fall. For a 20x20 garage slab with compacted based and 5" slab as well as a 24x3 (roughly apron) i paid about $2,600. Pm'ed you with more details. Overall, the rehab was much cheaper than a new 20x20 or 20x24 two car garage. The...

$20. Awesome!

After rehabbing the garage for me, the wife asked me to make some updates to the back yard for her. Mainly new plants and extending the landscape lighting to the back yard. Marriage - the gift that keeps on taking! Thought I would share some pics.

Get out and talk to people in different fields. Talk with students at colleges and ask them why they are studying their field. Ask a 30-50 year person in fields that interest you how they got to where they are and why they chose the field. People are very willing to share information on this...

Coincidentally, my home alarm stopped working yesterday and today my main processing unit/control both was replaced. I asked the repair tech about integrating my garage man door to the system. I already have a garage overhead door sensor integrated into the system simply as a notification...

Fantastic job! I did some work on my garage, but not nearly as much work as you. I just thought that I would add that I put fiberglass insulation in the walls only. The garage is 50+ years old with 2x4 studs so I could only squeeze in R13 faced insulation. I live in Chicago so we get the same...

Last post was nice! Thanks for the advice. Going to make some tweaks to what I have in place already.

Forgot to mention I do have motion sensor lighting on side (near the entry door) and back (facing the yard). Both are primarily for lighting up the yard at night, but they also light up the garage quite well. Will add a motion detection in place of the existing switch for the indoor lights...

Cameras are an idea. Not nearly bad enough to prompt a move. Neighbor is a mechanic with at least $20,000 in equipment and tools. No break-ins in the 12 years he has lived there. I just moved in about 1 1/2 years ago. Just being cautious. Never know what can happen.

Hello all, I am looking for advice on how to reasonably secure my garage from break-ins. I have a two car detached garage that I just “re-habbed” and added several upgrades. I would like to keep my miter saw, table saw and other items of value stored in the garage. I live in relatively...

Gladiator. Got it on sale at Sears for $350. Normally $500. Included butcher block top.

Will also do the ceiling in the summer. But can't wait to fire up the new grill!

Well, almost. I have several few things to complete like finish work around outlets, window, and door. Will paint the "baseboard" grey as soon as the PT dries completely. I had two goals for this project: 1) instead of paying $10-12,000 on a new garage, I wanted to make the 40+ year old...

A bit more progress. Yet to assemble the workbench and tall floor cabinet. Also add trim to window and door. Then will bring in my table saw, miter saw, and few other things.

Here is an update from this weekend and a bit of a rant due to some bad advice I received on a cure and seal product. After pouring the slab, I got a product called Silencure A from a local concrete supply store (Near O'hare airport in IL). Seemed like a better idea than Home Depot or Lowes...