Recent content by YarSmythe

I've really enjoyed the custom workspace behind my garage. For my budget and limited space, this was the perfect solution for my man cave. Wife took a photo of me and the boys last week working in there. I'm fixing a plane, my oldest is building a new one, and my youngest is learning to...

Patio The patio was completed months ago but never uploaded the before and after photos. It turned out great and got rid of a column right in front of our back gate (see BEFORE pic). We are very pleased with the patio installation. Perfect size too. They installed six lights and three fans. I...

Painting has been completed on the workshop cabinets. They match the prefab laminate cabinets (on the left side) almost perfectly! It'll take a day or two to cure and then I can put everything back together. Aside from adding another ceiling light, some custom shelves by the exterior door...

Looks great! Can't wait to see the hobby room come to life.

"Organized" ??? What does that mean? Well, if you saw the first photos of my workshop in the garage, I had stuff scattered everywhere. This time around I purchased 20+ plastic shoebox containers and began sorting everything into any category I could come up with. These new cabinets and...

We hired a guy to build us a custom patio cover off the garage. Oddly enough, I don't have a photo of the finished construction (which is AWESOME). We were able to remove both ugly columns and install one larger one next to the gate. Problem solved.

Been away for much too long. A lot of progress has been made since April...so enough talk, more photos! The counters and cabinets were installed last Saturday. I made the dust collector myself using spare wood around the shop. Picked up the timer and squirrel cage fan on Amazon. Works...

Made a little fold-away workbench in the garage area over the weekend. I'm not ready to park my garage in the garage yet so it'll stay up and hold stuff until I'm finished with home/workshop construction. Construction is simple: 2x4 mounted to wall studs. Large hinges attached to 2x4 and...

Finished building the "Weekend Workbench" (in 3 weeks). I haven't installed the drawers yet but I'm looking at other options vs. the ones the plans want you to build. Overall, I think the bench will work well and last a long time. It's a heavy sucker and I'm glad I had help moving it into...

Just moved from Jersey Village up near Coles Crossing.

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Mitsubishi Mini-Split installed! I purchased a Mitsubishi Mini-Split Heat Pump rated at 12,000 BTU. Model #MUZ-GE12NA / MSZ-GE12NA. Hired a Mitsubishi Diamond contractor so the unit would be covered under warranty. It is a LOT cheaper to buy one online and install it yourself...but if you run...

I've been pretty busy these past several weeks. Finally got all our stuff moved from the old house and out of storage. Had to spend a few weeks getting the old house ready for sale too. Good news: The house was on the market for 2 days and we got 3 offers. We accepted one and will hopefully...

Painted the walls today.

Beazer. They also offer a detached garage with a fully furnished bedroom above it. It'll cost ya an additional $45K!