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Had an idea this week, for re-purposing a pedestal fan which has been sitting in the garage for years, into something more useful. This is the fan - it has appeared in some previous photos: I removed the head, and cut some square steel tube I had: Painted the tube, and bolted it to the...

Just came across and read through your thread, spectral. Can imagine how idyllic it would be living 2 hours west, you said near Toowoomba? Your new set up looks great, and is both well planned and well executed. I like the fact that you've located it in the back yard, and have side access...

Ha! - That is excellent :beer:

Gee that looks great :thumbup:

Thanks Metalhead :beer: Addressed an issue on the weekend I was having with the cupboard where I store adhesives and cleaners: The small tubes of adhesive (super-glues) were getting lost in there, making them hard to find quickly. So added a shelf to the inside of the cupboard door...

Thanks ajohno. The dilemma for this garage though is the 1+1/2 wide door is only around 75% of the width of the garage. Which can be seen diagrammatically in this re-jig of the plans: The car going in on the RHS has to do so on an angle, in between the red lines marked. Having said that...

Thanks Anth - appreciate your feedback. I've still got lots to do - but as we know garage projects tend to take time.

Mark - just came across your thread. Nice progress you've made along the way, particularly considering the initial hurdle you had to overcome. Thinking you were smart enough from the onset to consider the property market for potential shed space - wished in hindsight I'd been clever enough to...

Thanks Guys :beer: My first panorama attempt, which shows the new cupboards up in the small workshop area: The plastic shelves will be replaced one day, but have been useful thus far. Looking back from there, with both cars parked in for the night: Which reminded me of the clock I had...

Thanks 1/2 Cup :), but as you know they're cheap and simple units. However they look okay when painted, and their real benefit is hiding fiddly stuff away.

Another recent small project was to prevent my (new) car tapping the plasterboard wall. With the garage door width being 1 & 1/2 (rather than a regular 2 car) width, I need my car to come as far forward as possible, to allow enough angle space for the second car to fit in. Not the prettiest...

Had three more sets of Aldi cupboards, and was able to put them up in December. The delay being the space was in use up until then, and subsequently became free. This is in the 'workshop area'. Installing the first one: All three up: With doors painted: Painting preparation - green...

An update on how it went. Ended up using the double-sided carpet tape. I found it didn't stick very well to the foam, so applied strong adhesive to the strips (used about 8 cut squares) where they attached to the foam. The tape itself stuck to the wall okay, and has since held there well...

Perfect - never thought of that.

Was thinking if screwed in, or attached with metal picture frame holders, how could the fixings be effectively recessed to avoid coming into contact with the car?

I've picked up a piece of foam, around 1 meter x 30 cm, to put on the wall in front of my car (to protect the front of the car when I get too close). Wondering what would be the best way to attach it to the wall - want it to stay in place, but don't want half the wall tearing off if I ever have...

Thanks Pete :beer: Most of the hard work was done by the builder of course, but am trying to make it somewhat 'liveable' along with the good ideas I've come across here. Do you have a link to your shed renovation? Also, are you heading to the All Ford Day in July?

I'm thinking lighter would help with making the space look bigger too. But then darker might look cooler :headscrat Good to know - thank you for mentioning this. :thumbup: Thanks Bruce. Your tiling looks like it's coming along nicely. Should be well worth the effort once completed...

There seems to be a pattern to the specials - some things appear around the same time every year, others possibly more frequently.

Thanks Mark :beer: We tried to make the renovation as seamless as possible, so that it looked like it was all put together at the same time. Kept the ceiling height, doors & fittings all the same. You're right, in that it was similar to building a small house. But timely too - it was completed...