Single car garage in Indianapolis

kippieland · Feb 21, 2012

Looks so good! If you paint that work bench no one could tell that it was made from 2x4s. Either way it rocks!

Mat Mobile · Feb 21, 2012

Very nice job. I always look forward to seeing your progess!

allinon72 · Feb 21, 2012

kippieland said:
Looks so good! If you paint that work bench no one could tell that it was made from 2x4s. Either way it rocks!

Thanks for all the compliments. I am trying to decide what color to paint the bench.

allinon72 · Feb 21, 2012

I'll be taking a few weeks off, but here's what I have to do yet:

- Trim out the window and man door.
- Figure out what I'm going to do with the sill plate (which is just bare wood at the moment)
- Figure out what I'm going to do about the unpainted garage door header
- Eventually level the floor and probably put down Epoxy-Coat

LoRollinLS · Feb 22, 2012

I'd say you deserve a break. You've been busting *** on that place! Have you thought about putting some polyurethane on the bench and calling it a day? I think that would look great and seal the wood to provide a barrier to keep things from soaking into it. You could also do that over paint, if you decide to color match it to your garage. Whatever you decide to do, I'm sure it will look great!

allinon72 · Feb 22, 2012

LoRollinLS said:
I'd say you deserve a break. You've been busting *** on that place! Have you thought about putting some polyurethane on the bench and calling it a day? I think that would look great and seal the wood to provide a barrier to keep things from soaking into it. You could also do that over paint, if you decide to color match it to your garage. Whatever you decide to do, I'm sure it will look great!

I've thought about that, I'm not just sure how regular lumber would look polyurethaned. I'm having a hard time picturing it.

kippieland · Feb 22, 2012

allinon72 said:
Thanks for all the compliments. I am trying to decide what color to paint the bench.

Since you have a Craftsman box, you could go red and black. Or do the shop cabinet colors, black and grey. Either way you can't go wrong.

allinon72 · Feb 22, 2012

kippieland said:
Since you have a Craftsman box, you could go red and black. Or do the shop cabinet colors, black and grey. Either way you can't go wrong.

The Craftsman box is going away in favor of an HF 13 drawer.

novaboy009 · Feb 22, 2012

I stained and poly'ed my work bench, which is also 2x4 construction and a similar build to what you did. I like the look and it's pretty durable.

allinon72 · Feb 23, 2012

Tell me more about that stainless top!

LoRollinLS · Feb 23, 2012

novaboy009 said:
I stained and poly'ed my work bench, which is also 2x4 construction and a similar build to what you did. I like the look and it's pretty durable.

now thats a good looking workbench!

allinon72 · Feb 24, 2012

Well my break didn't last long :lol_hitti

Decided to finish out my window.

allinon72 · Mar 1, 2012

Not much going on lately...still not able to organize my tools because I haven't purchased the HF box yet. I don't want to buy it until I get my floor sorted out, and I don't want to have to move the box out when I decide to do the floor.

I'm not even sure what I'm doing with the floor :headscrat

It needs to be leveled.

kippieland · Mar 1, 2012

My shop floor is totally out of level.....I mean its horrible. Its almost like they tried to make that way! Anyways, from my research that self-leveling concrete sounds like the only way, but its SO much work. Let me know if you find anything else that will work.

allinon72 · Mar 17, 2012

A few updates.

Trimed out and finished the upper storage area.

Needed a place to store 2x4s and scrap wood, so I created this little shelf in an area that would otherwise go wasted.

Got all my hardware organized...went a little nuts at Menards since they were clearancing out a bunch of hardware.

RINELL88 · Mar 17, 2012

Like the little shelf idea, how much weight do you think that could hold?

allinon72 · Mar 18, 2012

I could probably hold at least 100lbs if I needed it to. It is lag bolted to the studs.

Shehzada · Apr 19, 2012

Definately a huge transformation from what you started with. When you get a chance, could you please post a photo with your car inside it. I'm in the market to purchase a house, and most of the houses in Long Island New York have 1 car garages.

I have come across 1.5 garages as well, but just wanted to see if I could get by with your car inside and the great work you have done.

Thanks.

allinon72 · Apr 19, 2012

Well I drive an F150 and it does not fit. My girlfriend's Cobalt fits just fine. However we don't park in the garage at all, she only parks in there in the winter if it's really cold at night.

LoRollinLS · Apr 23, 2012

Hey allinon72,

Got any garage updates for us??? Been a while since you posted. :dunno:

lol

allinon72 · Apr 23, 2012

Well it's been tough because my lawn tools are piling up in the garage...need to build a shed in the back yard :sad:

I have scrapped my plans at leveing the floor...it just isn't worth it. My plan is to match the major cracks and put Racedeck down. Hopefully that'll happen in the next couple months.

mattdavis458 · Apr 24, 2012

Truly an awesome build. Thank you for sharing and all the ideas. I actually went from a 1 car to a 2 car. My 1 car was much more organized, cleaner and way more efficient. Great job.

allinon72 · Apr 28, 2012

Those who are interested can follow my shed build here:

http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=148048

allinon72 · Jun 14, 2012

Not a ton going on in the garage lately....I rebuilt my upper shelf so it looks better, added some can holders, mounted a sandpaper holder, and touched up some of the walls. Next week I'll be starting on a foldable workbench, similar to Jack Olsens.

LoRollinLS · Jun 18, 2012

This place is already rockin'. But once you get the racedeck down, its gonna be PROfessional!

Mat Mobile · Jun 18, 2012

Like I said before, I like your garage, it has steady progress and is budget friendly.

May I make a suggestion?

Why don't you cover your upper storage area with doors like your bench. It would prevent any dust from going on your stuff and it would look pretty good:

55cadillacking · Jun 18, 2012

^^ Love the look of those upper cabinet doors.

My plan is to match the major cracks and put Racedeck down

That will look great, and I'm assuming you can find the colours to carry on your Ford Service inspried colour scheme. What an awesome single car garage! Well done.

PRH44 · Jun 18, 2012

Great job my fellow Hoosier. I worked out of a garage that size for few years. Yours looks a lot nicer I must say.
What did you use for the center panel of your cabinet doors?

allinon72 · Jun 18, 2012

Mat Mobile said:
Like I said before, I like your garage, it has steady progress and is budget friendly.

May I make a suggestion?

Why don't you cover your upper storage area with doors like your bench. It would prevent any dust from going on your stuff and it would look pretty good:

I have considered doing that but I'm not sure yet

allinon72 · Jun 21, 2012

Alright guys, wrapping up another project. A folding workbench.

I used 3 3.5" commercial door hinges

Legs are held in the outwork position with these barrel bolts

Painted with oak plywood top

Folds up to about 5.5" off the wall

IGO2XS · Jun 21, 2012

allinon72 said:
Alright guys, wrapping up another project. A folding workbench.
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Very clever, I like the idea.:thumb up:

rlwhitetr3b · Jun 21, 2012

What did you do where the braces/legs meet the wall?

allinon72 · Jun 21, 2012

rlwhitetr3b said:
What did you do where the braces/legs meet the wall?

Commercial hinges attach the legs to the wall so they can fold in.

andyaus · Jun 22, 2012

what a great space this is going to be! nice work man....

dare23 · Jun 22, 2012

Very nice bench. Cheers!

aero · Jun 23, 2012

Very nice bench

MacmanSW20 · Jun 24, 2012

Love that folding bench Idea, would work great in my garage, I also have a very limited space.

Dan in Pasadena · Jun 24, 2012

Love the folding workbench!

Are the braces/legs put together with just screws & glue or did you do something fancier like dowels or biscuit joints?

allinon72 · Jun 24, 2012

Dan in Pasadena said:
Love the folding workbench!

Are the braces/legs put together with just screws & glue or did you do something fancier like dowels or biscuit joints?

Just screws and glue, it is quite strong. I don't plan on doing anything too aggressive on it.

Laredo · Jun 24, 2012

Luv seeing the smaller single garages. Thanks for sharing! :thumbup:

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