Recent content by Sconnie

Here's a little something that I dreamed up while browsing at the Army Surplus store. Went home and took some key measurements and decided to put this together, something every man-cave needs. A bar made from an ammo box for explosive projectiles.

Other than the security film on the windows, I had my garage built with no exterior doors other than the garage doors. I have "carriage door" type garage doors with windows at the top, you'd need a step ladder to look in the windows or to try and hook the release (I will be adding some zip-ties...

I read it here on someone else's garage thread, but I put window privacy film on the lower half of all of my garage windows. Still lets in plenty of light, but your average thief can't see anything inside, so the effort of breaking in is of unknown value. I have no idea if that enters the...

Howdy from the West Bend contingent

Take good pics! The contractors are finally getting around to finishing the siding on our house/garage remodel, so soon they'll be moving out of my garage and I can start moving in!

A grout sponge is perfect for smoothing joint compound. Modern Jess has it right, you want it just barely damp and have a big bucket handy for rinsing It works great, you'll wonder why anyone goes through the hassle of sanding.

Nice canvas to work on there, your garage is pretty close to the same size as mine that's just getting finished, so I'll be watching you for ideas!

Hey MKE Mike, I'm not too far from you, up in the West Bend area. Have you tried using a big damp sponge to clean up the joint compound? It's a hell of a lot easier than sanding and doesn't create any dust. I worked in building maintenance for several years and never sanded any drywall.

Your garage is about the same size as mine, so I'll be watching to see what else you do with it!

Whereabouts? I'm a bit north and east of West Bend. 5S is also called "visual workplace", basically means you have the tools you need at hand for the task and you have them where you can see them, not hidden in the back of a drawer. I'll be using slatwall and some pegboard to keep things out in...

Hello everyone. I live in southeastern Wisconsin and am new to the site. My wife and I are just finishing the addition of a new 2.5 car garage and I came here to look for ideas on filling the back 1/3 of it, since that will be my space. I've implemented a few 5S programs (a Japanese...