JCCHEVY's Garage - True Chevy/Craftsman Garage 34x24

jcchevy · Jul 10, 2011

Overview of Garage
Size: 34W x 24D x 9H
Style: Attached Garage Stick Built Framed
Doors: (1)16x7 and (1)9x7 (1)32" Service Entry Door
Floor: Concrete sloped for drainage
Purpose: use will be for Storage / maintenance / cleaning / misc of vehicles/powersports toys and my man cave sort of speak.
Cabinets/Storage: Craftsman (Sears)

Hey gang,
I been on here for sometime and been reading up on many of your garage builds and other sections of this nice forum. Learned a lot of tips and tricks and ideas for mine. So I figured in return I will show you my build and hope you enjoy it.
I will be soon posting some pics of the garage build soon. Here is one of the vehicles that deserves a roof over its head

jcchevy · Jul 10, 2011

This garage build was part of our new house construction. Below are some pictures of the framed construction and the blue print. Plans for the attic include a drop down ladder and making some storage for misc items. The center section is 6 feet wide and the middle is high enough to walk through no problem. I had started insullation already during the attic pic.

jcchevy · Jul 10, 2011

The Contractor's hung drywall per code for the sections of the garage that connected to the house along with the ceiling. The rest of the garage interior will be finished entirely by me including insulation, hanging rest of drywall, taping, mudding, painting, adding 240 electric along with additional outlets etc...
I started insulation at this point.

Red Leader · Jul 10, 2011

Lookin' good! Keep it up!

jcchevy · Jul 14, 2011

Drywall Time, all hung and 1st coat of tape/mud at this point.

jcchevy · Jul 21, 2011

Putting drywall texture on walls, using 24" knockdown trowel. Leaving the ceiling smooth. Lots of work thats for sure for a garage this size and that much drywall

Read a lot about the best primer to use on this forum, I ended up choosing Zinsser Bullseye 123 Primer. Used about 4+ gallons to cover the entire drywall one coat. Stuff smells bad, make sure to use good mask if you choose to use it.
Can't wait to the final painting coats. It will be several colors. Can you guess?

JB22 · Jul 21, 2011

looking good!

JNGTexas · Jul 23, 2011

Looking forward to your progress! Subscribed.

softailgarage · Jul 23, 2011

startin out with 2 of my favorite things....chevy & craftsman ! cant wait to see how it turns out. would those colors be craftsman black & red?

jcchevy · Jul 28, 2011

softailgarage said:
startin out with 2 of my favorite things....chevy & craftsman ! cant wait to see how it turns out. would those colors be craftsman black & red?

You guessed one of the colors

jimmie jam · Jul 28, 2011

nice build, i'm in.................

jcchevy · Sep 5, 2011

Update!
I have the painting complete. It consisted of the following:
Color: White (cheap Walmart paint). Type: Flat.

Color:Red (s-g-160 California Poppy Red ), Type: Eggshell. Purpose: for 6" border on walls, used Behr Premium paint.

Color:Gray (780f-5 Anonymous), Type: Eggshell. Purpose: for bottom 4 feet of walls.

Those were the colors used. I painted the ceiling and the top portion of the walls with white flat paint, helps hide imperfections and to prevent any shine reflecting off of ceiling lights.
The Gray was used for the bottom of the walls, about 4 feet up and finally the deep red was used as a border. I could have done the painting differently, but ended up painting the white first, then the gray and finally the red border completed it. Below are some pictures of the progress.

jcchevy · Sep 5, 2011

Here is a picture of what the actual drywall knockdown looked like before painting.

jcchevy · Sep 5, 2011

I stitched together multiple pictures so you can get a better idea of what it looks like. Its truly amazing the difference of before and after. The Craftsman garage storage is moved as well.

tinbender 66 · Sep 5, 2011

That looks awesome! That color combo always looks good.

jktruck150 · Sep 5, 2011

Looks great man! I like the stiched together photos!

tenorplayer23 · Sep 5, 2011

Nice job and the standard garage depth will be a bonus. Because of the lot lines where I live, the depth of my 3-car is a little over 21 feet. That extra 3 feet you have made a BIG difference in where I store/work/shelve things in mine. Like your paint, as well. Used eggshell Behr myself.....

See ya :hellobye:

jcchevy · Jan 1, 2012

Finished the shelving inbetween the garage doors. Its adjustable and if you notice the bottom one is cut angled so when the big truck is in there I can still walk around it without having that shelf in my way. Nice heavy duty 3/4" shelving board was used and works great. Pretty much can hold anything.

jcchevy · Jan 1, 2012

Some exterior shots of the accent brick added and the exterior lights.

2fat2fly · Jan 1, 2012

That's a nice looking garage. Congrats on the build.

tenorplayer23 · Jan 2, 2012

Nice idea - thanks for the post...I can probably use that extra storage myself. Might as well use all the nooks and crannies. Our garages are quite similar....but, as I said, wish my depth could have been built to the same as yours. I think I'll do similar with the pinstripe.

See ya, :hellobye:

jcchevy said:
Finished the shelving inbetween the garage doors. Its adjustable and if you notice the bottom one is cut angled so when the big truck is in there I can still walk around it without having that shelf in my way. Nice heavy duty 3/4" shelving board was used and works great. Pretty much can hold anything.

jcchevy · Jan 14, 2012

Access to the attic to the garage is always helpful. I wanted it to be easy to access it as there will be room for 6'w by 24'l of storage of items not used frequently and to give more room to the interior of the garage for more useful things used freuently.

I reviewed the attic ladders and ended up purchasing and installing a Louisville Ladder Elite 10 ft. x 54 in. 22-1/2 in. Aluminum Attic Ladder (holds 350lbs) for easy access to and from the attic. Let me tell you, this thing was worth the money. Super easy to pull down when needed to use and has a auto retract (gas struts) when closing it up. Its also pretty stable considering a 10' ceiling drop.

Here is a link to the one I purchased. http://www.homedepot.com/Building-Materials-Ladders-Attic/h_d1/N-aqfhZ5yc1v/R-100661773/h_d2/ProductDisplay?langId=-1&storeId=10051&catalogId=10053

jcchevy · Jan 14, 2012

Your welcome

an idea is only good if it can be shared and benefited by others

tenorplayer23 said:
Nice idea - thanks for the post...I can probably use that extra storage myself. Might as well use all the nooks and crannies. Our garages are quite similar....but, as I said, wish my depth could have been built to the same as yours. I think I'll do similar with the pinstripe.

See ya,

68-camaro · Jan 14, 2012

Nice job, I think your going to enjoy the space. Where are all the Chevy's.

e-tek · Jan 14, 2012

Great work! One question - did you ever paint out the 2x4's beside the garage doors?

Also looking forward to the details that make the name.....

jcchevy · Jan 14, 2012

These should work

I am still working on the Chevy themed interior yet. Pics of the Craftsman storage, tools and such is coming yet.

68-camaro said:
Nice job, I think your going to enjoy the space. Where are all the Chevy's.

jasonreck71 · Jan 14, 2012

jcchevy said:
Finished the shelving inbetween the garage doors. Its adjustable and if you notice the bottom one is cut angled so when the big truck is in there I can still walk around it without having that shelf in my way. Nice heavy duty 3/4" shelving board was used and works great. Pretty much can hold anything.

Great use of space!!! Nice job

jcchevy · Jan 14, 2012

Not yet, I view them as a border trim and still need to complete the window trim and I may match them. I am either going with all white window trim or oak. Thoughts?

e-tek said:
Great work! One question - did you ever paint out the 2x4's beside the garage doors?

e-tek · Jan 14, 2012

I did mine in Oak - don't get/look as dirty as white!

jcchevy · May 5, 2012

Thanks @e-tek . I am actually finishing the trim now. $84 in prefinished oak trim. Will post pics when I'm done.

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jcchevy · May 6, 2012

Finished the Window Trim :rocker:

, amazing how much cleaner and nicer it looks with simple trim. Before and after pictures attached.

jcchevy · May 6, 2012

Here are some pics of the "Craftsman Workshop". Its not completely done yet, but figured I would get some pictures up here as is. Let me know what you think.
Its laid out so every item is relevent to each other and for easy access and workability (if thats a word).

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