Recent content by Shawn M

Wall taping and painting are complete, and I got some melamine primer with colour-matched paint to do a colour change on the cabinets. Here is a shot of the back wall, including the rebuilt stairs I mentioned earlier. West wall with folding workbench build in progress. I went around and...

Thanks Charlie, They're 35" deep and 18" high to the ceiling. They are built to hold a row of those Rubbermaid plastic storage boxes.

Nice work and attention to detail. I hope mine turns out that sharp.

Nice work, especially as you have to bring cars in every night. Shelving and wall storage should give you some room to work- that rolling toolbox was HUGE! Like the compressor room- should keep the noise down.

I just realized I forgot to mention the stairs. (Probably because I didn't do them) :bow: We knew that the stairs that used to just come straight down into the garage were a hazard because two of us have tripped and fallen coming into the garage in the last 2 years. My Dad had an idea for a 3...

Shelves are built, hung and painted. Used a 2x3 on the wall and put a 2x2 on the face of it to provide a good base. Ran the base around to the side walls with a break in the middle for the garage opener track. 2x3 frame for the shelf with 3/8" MDF decking. I'll go back once they're loaded...

Here is my 'better' solution for hanging the garage door opener. I really hated that 2x6 screwed to the ceiling! And this is a detail of how I ran power to the lights.

Progress made! Ran some wiring to add four receptacles and finished the one at the top of the wall to power the heater. Sheetrocked the open spaces, framed and closed the attic access ,fixed up the existing sheetrock messes, taped, mudded, sanded and primed. I decided to cover the cross beams...

Funny you should mention that- my youngest daughter came out to say hi and exclaimed "your garage is warmer than my bedroom!" :deathmeta: I smiled at that one!

The install was very straight forward, but I was glad to have my Dad there when we took the Sawzall to the roof for the chimney. Got a plumber in to tie in to the main gas line and we were in business. Now we could Work! Note the lame 2x6 on the ceiling holding up the garage door opener. I've...

Being in Canada, it tends to get a mite chilly in the winter time. :shocking: Last week we hit -38C with the wind chill (at -40, the Celcius and Fahrenheit temperature scales meet). First order of business to do a garage project in January is heat. I did my homework, read a LOT of websites...

Well, the constraints of family life have kept me from having a really interesting car so far, but these two keep me smiling through the corners for now.

PT has mastered the secrets of Lucas- Prince of Darkness He's an independent Land Rover specialist and a source of wisdom to those afflicted by the British 4X4 disease. :bowdown: I wheeled, modded and maintained a Series 1 Discovery for 9 years using Discoweb and Pirate 4x4 and there were...

This is the garage as it was when we bought the house 2 years ago. I moved in a stand up freezer and just piled my stuff in. There is a 6x8 shed out back that has a lot of other seasonal stuff but here are a few pics of the starting point. Partly insulated, badly boarded and OSB board...

I found this site while looking for some ideas to fix up my attached 3 car garage and make it more useful with better storage. Like many have echoed here, I have been amazed by what people have done with determination, a lot of skill and a willingness to just get started. I'll be focused on...