Recent content by Fifty Six MGA

This is not technically my garage, it's in the shed, but it makes room in the garage: The Bike Shed. The Kayak shed - Gear is on a rolling rack so I can move it out of the way. In the garage - I got all 4 metal cabinets off craigslist - $80 total. Tool boxes were off craigslist too...

Progress! time to bring the MG home. I had most of the infrastructure in place, and most of the hard work done, but I still needed to do some massive cleaning out and organizing in the garage. I'm pretty please with my results, especially considering what I started with and what I spent...

Anyone have any thoughts on the various options for alarm/monitor systems? Is it worth paying for a monitored company? We live in a suburb of LA, crime stats aren't bad, but we're definitely around other folks. My garage faces the street, not much I can do about that. I've thought abotu...

Another question to think about is permits. Depending on where you are, this is the kind of work that would need permits and approval from the city. I'm not a huge fan of the permitting process, especially where it seems to be primarily about income generation**, but for something like you...

Well, the basement paint was white, and they couldn't tint it, so I went with white. on the walls. Used (shh, I know it's a four letter word, but grey Rustoleum on the floor. Full details on the floor to come. Plan is to use tiles in the near future. ) Other than that, I'm mostly using...

Dan, in the garage, I cleaned up the walls really well, and couldn't find as much evidence of water as I expected. I pressure washed, and scrubbed with a wire brush, then repeated, then repeated again to get everything loose. Then I used some paint designed for basements and such that is...

Yeah, the Jag MkII seems like it'd be perfect for us, and my wife likes them, so that helps. Comfy, roomy, and able to hustle on the aggressive roads I like. It's definitely on the short list. Sadly, the nice ones are climbing out of my price range....I don't need it to be perfect, but I'm...

I'd agree for most anything built after 1978 or so, but before that the british made some pretty fine autos. There is no BMW I can afford that compares to my MGA! And even for newer stuff, the AM Vantage is pretty undeniably fantastic, and the modern rolls royce is basically a REALLY fancy...

@64dragnwagon - Yup. it's subway tile, with a dark grey grout. I'm pleased with how it looks. @Omphaloskeptic - I'll check on the light fixture. That'd be a fun surprise if it was worth more than expected, but unless it was really, really valuable, I think we'd keep it. Hard to imagine...

Thanks. It's been a LOT of work. I grew up helping dad around the house, but at 36 this is my first home, and I've never attempted anything even close to this in terms of scale and effort. Before this, my home-fixing skills was things like replacing towel rod and shower valve for my mother...

It was at one point. the wall was in pretty bad shape, and there was some termite damage. it has since been reinforced and closed up, but I need to get a more recent picture.

I removed a lot of the overgrown bouganvillia (sp?) that covered the front when I tore down the old lattice "fence". If we went with pickets, it would be visible from the street. When you are up there, the pickets on the two sides open into the rest of the yard, so it really doesn't feel...

These pictures aren't really of the garage, they are of the house, but I thought you guys might appreciate the work. It's been insane. I also have a baby at home, and switched jobs during this time. I'm going to take pictures of the outside and the garage this weekend....But the house...

The garage was pretty dark, and only had one poorly placed outlet. There was an extension cord running from the garage door opener draped over the rafters to the socket, meaning you really only had one outlet. Strangely, the power from the main into the garage was two separate circuits...

Garage is now empty, wired it up for lights and power, patched walls. Paint and floor repairs are next, then it's time to start filling it with stuff.