Recent content by Hatman52

I'll be installing Dakota pre-finished slatwall from Menards on the upper half of my bare garage walls. It's a prefinished white laminate, but where the "slats" have been milled out is just unfinished particle board. Here's the link...

Looking to put a code reader on my Christmas list. I know the lower range of these tools won't do what the dealer's scanners can, but it would be nice to have the ability to read basic trouble codes. Looking for suggestions. Here's one I spotted on Amazon that's one of their best sellers and...

Re-doing the ceiling and lighting in my 500 sq. ft. garage (actually it's a carriage house). When I did the lighting almost 20 years ago, I put up 4 incandescent lights, switched at the door, then wired up ceiling outlets, on a separate switch, for 9 four-foot fluorescent light fixtures. Back...

Please keep posting! While the big 2,000 sq. ft. shops are fun to look at, I really love seeing the ingenuity that many members utilize to set up efficient workspace in small spaces. :thumbup:

I'm the first guy to say I liked the old doors better, so I'm taking full credit for this! :) Seriously, good job!

Hope I don't get flamed for saying this, but I like your original doors better than any of the options shown. Have you looked into wood doors? Full-on custom wood doors are expensive, but I've seen some craftsmen who take a standard wood door, and with custom wooden overlays, create some...

Your website shows a light grey and a dark grey. Any links to the medium grey you reference?

Here's a clean solution for up to four fuel jugs: http://pitproducts.com/products/fuel-jug-rack

I posted a short review on this 41" cabinet on another thread: http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=344161&page=12

Grabbed one at my local HD last night. They had four on the floor -- the top one was the older 45 model, the other three were the newer 46, so I dug one of those out. All were $99. Their website lists the 45 as available for internet or purchase and showed my store had 4 units. When I...

I hit up a couple of Lowes looking for the Waterloo cabinets at the $50 price and came up empty. Once the sale ended, my store suddenly had them back in stock (imagine that). I was going to get two to use as storage units for my construction tools (saws, sanders, hammers, squares, etc.), so...

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Are the lighter color tiles Graphite or Alloy? Also, what were your reasons for choosing the Diamond pattern versus the Coin? Lastly, did you put down anything under the tiles or just lay them directly on the floor?

Ditto on the Craigslist idea, except I'd post your own "wanted" ad there. An awful lot of these kinds of deals aren't going to be advertised, but someone might read your ad and think "you know, we're not really using that garage space." I've rented garage space over the years from landlords...

Thanks for the input, guys. The You Tube stairs are neat, although the complete and utter lack of any information makes you wonder why the poster even bothered with the video. They do have a much larger footprint than the pull-down ladder, so that's a consideration. However, if I could put...