Recent content by Garage357

Looking good. I will be following along as I have a very similar layout in my garage. Keep it up!

Did some more organizing this morning using some dividers that came with the shelves. Forgot to get a before picture, but this is a big improvement. Sent about 8 cans of old paint that haven't been touched in 3 years for recycling.

Any updates?

Work has continued on the workbench. It was really meant to be a quick basic project but has evolved into something more complicated than I initially planned. To make the workbench top strong enough to support the 13" quick release bench vise I bought, I decided to go with a 3" laminated top...

Picked up a couple of hose reels off of Kijiji for $25 each. The one spring wasn't winding so I took it apart and had to bend and reattach the end of the spring. It's working good as new now. Just need to mount them and put the hoses on.

I can't believe it has been over a year since I last updated this. It is a little discouraging to see how little has changed over a year, but things have been moving the last few weeks. Since the last update I have added more shelving, started building a workbench and updated the stereo system...

Great thread. I have been following along from the beginning and love all the details of your process! Are you planning to mud and tape the walls? I only ask because I just picture those clean cabinets getting covered in drywall dust!

The house address is 357. I had a friend who always remembered it as 357 Magnum, so when I had to pick a name Garage 357 came to mind.

I am trying to figure out the best locations for speakers in my garage which is a triple (I call it a 2+1). I labeled a sketchup I did of my garage with what I consider the potential speaker locations. The receiver is right under the TV, which is on a swinging wall mount and can be positioned to...

Stereo Upgrade Scored a home theatre system for $20, so I bought some cheap speaker mounts (4 for $16) and hung them last night. Not super loud, but for $20 the price was right. I ran the speaker wire on the ceiling for now, I will have to go in the attic to wire in extra lighting and a ceiling...

I have been doing some modeling in Sketchup to layout items and try color schemes. I am still fairly new at it, but every time I open it up it seems to get more and more detailed. Here is the most recent version.

Shelving Install Target Canada is shutting down and they are selling off all of their fixtures. I was able to buy 20 4' shelves and 9 wall brackets to hold them. Total cost was only $130! They also came with lighting to go over them but I haven't figured out how to incorporate them yet as the...

Here are some recent pictures of the garage loaded up with our stuff. Not much has changed from the before pictures. I moved the shelf that the previous owner left behind to the front wall of the garage, built a little mezzanine, and built a landing coming out of the garage. I have hung a fair...

Here is the start of my garage upgrade. I have been gathering information and checking the forum regularly since I stumbled across it a year ago. I figure I should start a thread to track the progress (as slow as it might be) of the upgrade. It will also give me a reason to take more pictures...

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