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A quick update from last night. Got the work bench built, its a floating style so I can use the storage area underneath. Its stable believe me on that one! It looks weird because I left the right side open to roll my tool box underneath (I built it just above the height of the box). So that...

A little update: We havent moved in yet so my father-in-law and I went over to the house yesterday and broke out the wagner power painter. Picked up some nice light grey paint and went to town. It took two coats and about 6 hours to make it happen, but it looks great. I am going over there...

Tomorrow will be the patch and experiment day. No paint just yet but it's getting close. Should be a good day!

Thanks for the heads up Bib. I probably do a 4' over the work bench and then two 8 footers over the bays. I am thinking of putting them down on the wall a little and angling them toward the cars a bit to assist when I am working in the engine bays.

Yeah if I get a lift. I'll put in a jackshaft door, until then I guess I'll just store stuff above the door!

We closed on our house Wednesday. Yesterday was general cleaning and new furniture shopping. Great house...beautiful! But garage, not so much. It is small 22x18 and with the staircase it makes it basically an 18x18 space for parking. I never liked it because the PO had a homeade mezanine...

My wife and I closed on our new home yesterday. I am thinking some garage paint and flooring work will be done this coming easter weekend. My dilemma is that the garage has 16' ceilings. This is a good thing I know; it leads to plans of Jackmaster garage door openers and two post lifts but...

It hasnt been mentioned so I'll throw it out there. I had a bad mole issue a couple years back. I tried grub killer, traps, watching non of it worked. I saw on TV those ultrasonic spike that buzz in the ground. I thought "no way in hell those work" but my wife convinced me to get a few...

Good to see a fellow Michigander (I'm in Howell) making it happen. I hope to have my garage up here mid summer with a nice little improvement thread. Good luck!

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So in our new house the previous owner has a pretty slick workshop in the basement. It was completely under utilized and I plan to use it for much more. I am thinking part wood shop, part TIG weld area (maybe) and a general shop to tinker and fix things and what not. My garage is too small so...

I live about an hour northwest of Detroit MI

I definitely appreciate the availability of the loft. But I'll have an 1800sqft basement and half of that is already a storage area. So everything that isnt car related will be in the basement. And I am going to throw up a 12x12storage shed out back to put the mowers and misc outdoor...

Quick question for everyone... My father gave me his old 30gal Campbell Hausfield compressor for a gift a couple years back. Its oil less and runs well but its getting a bit small. What I am wondering is; can you plumb another air tank onto this set up? Maybe a 10 gal or something just to get...

Heres a rough sketch of my idea for the place

Thanks for the advice and what not. Luckily my wife and I currently drive smaller cars (Hers HHR, mine Audi TT). But when we have kids we may be in trouble when shopping for the quintisential "family truckster". We will be parking both cars in the garage to answer that above question. The...

I am moving into a new house soon. The house is nicer and bigger and exactly what my wife and I wanted........except for the garage. Its a two car; which I am used to; but our old house the garage was 22Wx22D. The garage is 20Wx18D. Give me some inspiration for this size garage because right...

Check out your local dollar store and look for some yellow stuff called "Awesome" it works better than any degreaser I have ever used and its only a dollar a bottle. Its good stuff.