Recent content by Hamptons

Has anyone built a wash bay? I am considering this for my next house and I was wondering what the recommended materials would be for the walls, ceiling and floors. I would like this to be reasonable with respect to the amount of maintenance needed to keep it clean. I've seen pictures of some...

I like the ceiling treatment. Very original! Ever thought of backlighting the fabric?

Looks great! I went with a premade stainless steel top as well.

This was bugging me, and I finally found that thread I was referring to above with the red gloss cabinets. It is here: http://www.garagejunkies.net/showthread.php?t=419 Here are a few other examples with red cabinets that I found when I was searching for this...

Somebody posted some pictures of their garage quite a while ago. They used the stock IKEA Akurum cabinets with gloss red Abstrakt doors and side panels. It looked VERY sleek. I tried to find that thread but didn't have any luck. Does anybody here remember that thread? Perhaps they can help...

For a moderate climate or a small area it certainly is a cool thing to do (no pun intended). You only need to keep the slab just above freezing.

I agree. Garages are for cars and tools. Garden tools, lawn mowers, shovels, etc. go into a shed. Other stuff goes into a box in a storage room in the house.

I've never heard of anyone trying to 'bury' a steel frame building in the manner you described. There must be a reason why. If it is that much more cost effective, you would think someone would be marketing this. I know of no commercial or residential builder who is using this techique...

Premier Garage installed cabinets and did the floor in my garage last year. I can definitely say that it is far superior from any do-it-yourself product that you can buy. It doesn't discolor, disbond, or chip and the floor finish is thick (just get a cutaway of a sample on some chipboard). The...

If you want cabinets that are suspended, call PremierGarage (www.premiergarage.com). They have designed their base cabinets to be completely suspended without any requirement for support. The cabinet boxes are constructed with much thicker material and so won't tear off the walls when loaded. I...