GDPossehl
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Is it purple or is it eggplant?
Between 485 & 705 SQ/FT Mid-Century Moto Mecca Makeover
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Workspaces between 485 and 705 squarefeet.
Baroquenstrings
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Gregor, I understand that a black garage door will make it easier to photograph items for CL or Ebay, but will that actually look good on the house or will that look dreary, or even scary? Seriously...the black garage door house..... Also, don't forget the pollen and dust that will clutter up the blackness. Why not a dark chocolate brown or something? That's what us mere mortals would do, lol. Help restore my faith, oh ye of great tools and fabrication expertise!
YJ4000
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I see a Red door not white.
Black huh. Folks will start thinking you're a Harley guy or somethin'.....
Pick a color you're using in / on the house. It's also a large focal area viewed from your driveway so decide how much you would want a strong contrasting color. Dark colors can also get pretty warm in the sun, if it has the right exposure. It could warp the panels as well. Probably not in PDX though...
If you do want the black look, I always recommend to go with a very dark gray shade vs. the black. It won't show the fading, etc. over time.
Pick a color you're using in / on the house. It's also a large focal area viewed from your driveway so decide how much you would want a strong contrasting color. Dark colors can also get pretty warm in the sun, if it has the right exposure. It could warp the panels as well. Probably not in PDX though...
If you do want the black look, I always recommend to go with a very dark gray shade vs. the black. It won't show the fading, etc. over time.
Modern Jess
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Oddly enough, this (and the accompanying photo of your garage) made me feel a bit better about the chaos I'm currently working around.
Radix2
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saw this pencil **** - and thougt it belonged here: from Faber-Castell
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Radix2
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metalhead140
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Haha, me too!
Glad my chaos has a purpose. I hope to have some order by weeks end.
The black is temporary. The garage door is on it's last legs so until we get to the exterior it's an experiment. The final exterior will be a very dark gray with the beams and trim painted black so it's not far off. When we're in the home stretch the front door and garage door might go bright red as the only exterior color. For now I'm going to satiate my curiosity.
Gregor
Vertigo Cycles
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Looking forward to seeing the garage door you're going to make ;-)
Yeah, of course I'm going to make my own garage door. What an idiot I am. I'm really on the fence about just doing double folding barn doors or biting the bullet and trying to make a hanger style door that would give me a small awning for ripping sheet goods.
I know I want to make the hanger style...
Gregor
Vertigo Cycles
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Yeah, of course I'm going to make my own garage door. What an idiot I am. I'm really on the fence about just doing double folding barn doors or biting the bullet and trying to make a hanger style door that would give me a small awning for ripping sheet goods.
I know I want to make the hanger style...
Gregor
Hanger style is the only style I can see you doing. I suspect you won't be satisfied with double folding barn doors because of the entry space they take up. Hanger style with frosted glass to let in some natural light in the winter but keep the space relatively private?
fergus
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OH YEAH! HANGAR DOORS!!! DOOOOO IT!
Have to egg you on. I built my own garage doors...just sliders. Wasn't that big of a deal. And that was the first carpentry project I had ever taken on. You can handle it no problem.
Bet that hardware is gonna be fun huh?
He he he.
Have to egg you on. I built my own garage doors...just sliders. Wasn't that big of a deal. And that was the first carpentry project I had ever taken on. You can handle it no problem.
Bet that hardware is gonna be fun huh?
He he he.
Sham
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+1 on the hangar-style doors... with glass windows.
I'd go with see-through reinforced glass (the one with wire mesh inside), but I can understand the security/privacy arguments.
In any case, shiny red it has to be.
I'd go with see-through reinforced glass (the one with wire mesh inside), but I can understand the security/privacy arguments.
In any case, shiny red it has to be.
GDPossehl
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Wow, if this hangar garage door thing really happens I will be super-inspired. Let'er rip Gregor!
Guys, if I build a new garage door before I finish the kitchen the garage door will be the new front door to my own private apartment. If you know what I'm saying. I'm sketching out designs and figuring it out but short of this door failing (which is much more likely now that I'm painting it) then it's on hold for a bit more. But I will do glass for sure.
Gregor
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Yup, I loves me some hanger doors. Frosted glass for sure.
So I'm working on getting the garage cleaned and organized so that I can move on to other projects. The garage is tight for all that's going on in there so making use of all the space is essential.
I made some shelves in the small room between the garage and the house. Eventually it will be a mud room but for now it's going to hold the excess lumber.
See that mess of walnut edge band? Just a bit of advice, it's in a box for a reason and it's ******* for a reason. When I tried to organize that mess it sprung out to fill the room like some kind of wild spring. It took the whole house to get enough room to begin spooling it again.
One of the advantages of having all my plywood off cuts organized is that I had the perfect scraps to make a crate for the newly coiled up walnut edging - hung on it's own french cleat. Since I'm not planning on using it now on the cabinets I'm going to have to think of some kind of project for it.
The other side of the room I put up a shelf over the off cut storage then figured since I had plenty of rod I should add it to the shelf and keep my riding jackets helmets and boots there. More things off the floor!
It was bugging me that my giant square was always just leaning on the back of the miter station so I made some blocks (more scrap use!) and hung up all the squares and triangles. With room for more.
Finally I realized that my Festool MFT3 table took up a lot of floor space and it collected junk when it wasn't in use. I thought about hanging it with some french cleats on the wall in the small room but I didn't want to break down the rail and square and have to reset it each time I wanted to use it. I like it to stay set up and ready to use so instead I bent some stainless rod and welded on some bungs that could align with some of the extra table joining rails that I had in my drawer of spares...
Found a coupon for Harbor Fright in the "deals" thread and bought this hoist for $74 and some rigging materials...
And with the press of a button the table lifts straight up to the ceiling, pausing halfway to fold the legs of course. I positioned the hoist over one of the motorcycle bays so I could lift a bike if needed. The hoist is small with only a 220lb capacity (440 if you lift with the pulley) but the table is only about 50lbs and if I need to lift a bike it would only be one wheel - not the whole thing. The KTM needs to have it's radiator bled with the bike at a 45° angle and this will do the trick. It should work fine for that sort of thing.
Provided the table doesn't crash to the ground tonight through a failure of hardware this will work just fine right now. It's nice to have a ceiling of 2x3's that you can screw into wherever you'd like. Very convenient.
I'm close to organized and closer to clean. Obviously there's still a long way to go but hey - actual garage content!!!!
Gregor
So I'm working on getting the garage cleaned and organized so that I can move on to other projects. The garage is tight for all that's going on in there so making use of all the space is essential.
I made some shelves in the small room between the garage and the house. Eventually it will be a mud room but for now it's going to hold the excess lumber.
See that mess of walnut edge band? Just a bit of advice, it's in a box for a reason and it's ******* for a reason. When I tried to organize that mess it sprung out to fill the room like some kind of wild spring. It took the whole house to get enough room to begin spooling it again.
One of the advantages of having all my plywood off cuts organized is that I had the perfect scraps to make a crate for the newly coiled up walnut edging - hung on it's own french cleat. Since I'm not planning on using it now on the cabinets I'm going to have to think of some kind of project for it.
The other side of the room I put up a shelf over the off cut storage then figured since I had plenty of rod I should add it to the shelf and keep my riding jackets helmets and boots there. More things off the floor!
It was bugging me that my giant square was always just leaning on the back of the miter station so I made some blocks (more scrap use!) and hung up all the squares and triangles. With room for more.
Finally I realized that my Festool MFT3 table took up a lot of floor space and it collected junk when it wasn't in use. I thought about hanging it with some french cleats on the wall in the small room but I didn't want to break down the rail and square and have to reset it each time I wanted to use it. I like it to stay set up and ready to use so instead I bent some stainless rod and welded on some bungs that could align with some of the extra table joining rails that I had in my drawer of spares...
Found a coupon for Harbor Fright in the "deals" thread and bought this hoist for $74 and some rigging materials...
And with the press of a button the table lifts straight up to the ceiling, pausing halfway to fold the legs of course. I positioned the hoist over one of the motorcycle bays so I could lift a bike if needed. The hoist is small with only a 220lb capacity (440 if you lift with the pulley) but the table is only about 50lbs and if I need to lift a bike it would only be one wheel - not the whole thing. The KTM needs to have it's radiator bled with the bike at a 45° angle and this will do the trick. It should work fine for that sort of thing.
Provided the table doesn't crash to the ground tonight through a failure of hardware this will work just fine right now. It's nice to have a ceiling of 2x3's that you can screw into wherever you'd like. Very convenient.
I'm close to organized and closer to clean. Obviously there's still a long way to go but hey - actual garage content!!!!
Gregor
Jacko
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I am speechless.... 
Now I've found my voice that is incredible. What a great solution to storing your table - thats way and above what most people do.
Now I've found my voice that is incredible. What a great solution to storing your table - thats way and above what most people do.
I am speechless....
Now I've found my voice that is incredible. What a great solution to storing your table - thats way and above what most people do.
I see what you did there...
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Love dem Woodpeckers.
Hostyle
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Nice work again Gregor! Sinds Rev'It is one of your customers, I couldn't help but think of you and your bike when I saw this in my mailbox: http://doubledare.revit.eu/category/build/
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That's funny. I was surprised when it went live as well. They've been talking about it for a while but then it showed up in my mail as well. That's going to be taking up a lot of my time and it's an extremely ambitious project so if you like motorcycles and drama you should subscribe and see what comes of it.
Gregor
So thanks for the compliment and just so you know - this post is for you Chickenbrisket (is that a real thing?). I realized you were right - it was time for a shot of the whole garage so I've spent the whole week cleaning and organizing. Not like it's a night and day difference but I can now walk between bikes.
First off, to anyone that doubted the wisdom of a black garage door, I give you this:
It looks great. Subtle, ominous and stylish. I like it and I can't wait to tear it out and replace it with the hanger doors. In due time.
And here's the shot of what I started with one and a half years ago.
And here's the overall shot today.
There's still a long way to go but, hey, it's now a functional shop with four cool motorcycles in it and all my tools are collected in one place for the first time in 20 years.
That's progress.
Gregor
metalhead140
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Looks great! A really nice working shop. I like the black door too.
Hostyle
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The bare bones look promissing and you've proved it can be done.
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bunks-tj
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so great to read and look at. envious!
Brian R
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You do many things well but at the end of the day your photography really stands out! That 3rd picture really ties it all together (bikes, house renovation, garage and then the remark of all tools in 1 spot - well done).
Thanks for posting.
Thanks for posting.
OJ Bartley
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I was about to suggest that you get that overall shot into the Garages At Night thread, and then I realized who I was talking to. Already taken care of! Nice to see the big picture of the garage/workshop. I really like the black door, I had to compromise on dark grey but was really happy with the result. The black is a fantastic backdrop, but those examples of hangar doors are absolutely drool worthy.
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On Edge
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Wow what a transformation! I too went back and reread the whole thread and I really enjoyed the transformation. Thanks for all the documentation and you have inspired really document my garage renovation.
smschriefer
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Looks great as always, Gregor. When are you designing new house numbers? Those definitely don't cut the MCM theme. Ahh, nothing like adding to your to do list.
Here are some options - http://www.madformidcentury.com/2011/09/mid-century-modern-address-numbers.html#.VEqql_l90pg
Here are some options - http://www.madformidcentury.com/2011/09/mid-century-modern-address-numbers.html#.VEqql_l90pg
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TimRaleigh
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Gregor
Garage door looks great, and those bikes look awesome in there, and I don't even have one.
...are you planning to do anything with that front door? I am not well versed in Mid Century modern but I don't think it fits...
Thanks for the great photo updates.
Tim
Modern Jess
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Nicely done, Gregor. Looks great!
GRS DESIGN
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I'm loving the Rickman.....and just about everything else.
Thanks! I never had a burning desire to own British until that bike. Most of the hard work is done; the engine is rebuilt, the wheels are rebuilt and the forks were converted to CBR600 cartridge internals. It only needs a set of engine mounting plates and an ignition. With the shop in good shape for the winter I'm hoping to knock out a few of the easier projects of which the Rickman would be one.
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55cadillacking
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It's so beautiful, it brings a tear to my eye. And, I'm not exaggerating that much.