Recent content by graemeRharvey

Progress update... Don't mind the mess in the photos. Organization is coming soon. Got all the lighting done this past weekend. My buddy convinced me to do a bit of extra work to get the lights mounted symmetrically in the garage. In the end, I'm happy we decided to go this route. There's two...

Does anyone have suggestions around best quality for value in garage cabinets and workbenches? And has anyone epoxied their own floors? Trying to decide if it is worth the savings of doing it myself vs paying professionals.

Hiding in my basement :sad: Will come out soon!

Funny you should ask. I had planned to add an update here very soon. Progress has been very slow, especially since the birth of our child. However, it's almost to a point where I can be happy with the state of things. Prepare for a long one as I capture where we got to and where we're headed. I...

Thank you! The benefit of working from home is that I don't worry much about gas usage in my vehicles. The garage is essentially a place for working on the miata and the mountain bikes. But having said that, there's not a long list of mods done or waiting to be done. I brought the car home...

Thank you kindly. Totally fair question. I actually thought it would be harder than it was. The RS was a 30th birthday present to myself so it also carried a high emotional value. But I traded it with only 17,000 kms on it, so I clearly didn't maximize the fun I could've had with it. I also...

Things are still slow on the garage front, but decided to seal the driveway and finally painted the front door of the house. Hard to see in the pic due to the shadows, but it all ties the look together IMO. With all the exterior work done, I guess it's finally time to start finishing inside...

Thanks Nick! It is our first, so we're pretty excited and needless to say I'm more than happy to make these projects second to any projects that will benefit the baby. I saw your garage thread - so many similarities! It's funny I'm working on deciding between drywall and plywood, and...

My two car garage rebuild fits the bill. Tho now I'm wishing I had a cool name for it!

Things that HAVE happened: Got the new doors put on. VERY happy with the way they look. (Pictures attached). Will be painting the front door of the house and the window frames black to match. Also, dug the trench and laid the gas line. It isn't hooked up at either end yet, but at least the...

Good news! After quite a few heavy rainfalls, no water has entered the garage. Now the real test will be winter, but so far I'm very pleased. After all that work happened, progress has slowed for a couple reasons...Mainly because we had to switch gears to get some work done inside the...

Yeah, the water heater is actually just for the in-floor heating system.

On another note, I just learned today that I need to wait at least a month before epoxying the new floor. I guess I can wait. The plan this week is to find some time to dig a trench out to the back to provide the gas line for the water heater, and a water line since the garage never had a water...

HA! I Didn't even notice. I can't remember the day, but I sure hope there was a reason besides pooled rain water. :yikes: The building is bolted back down on to the new slab, but that's a great question how far down they went.

Since some of my cars are quite low, we decided to build an 8' ramp to get up the new 6" rise. I feel like this eliminates the need for a grate and drain system as well, which I worried ran the risk of filling with debris, freezing in the winter months, as well as not particularly visually pleasing.