25x28 Detached Garage

[Gentle_Ben]

Great project.

Ready for some more cabinet pics....I am trying to decide between pre made stuff (Gladiator GarageWorks), high dollar custom metal (Bald Head Garage Cabinets) or a custom wood stuff like this.

Custom was the only way to go for me in this application, but I did research metal ones for quite a while before deciding to go this route.

Let me know if there are pics of anything else you want to see specifically.

Oh for the love of Pete! That is unreal. Not sure what else to say. Awesome work.

Thanks very much!

 

[Kevkx125]

That looks awesome!!

 

[Tonus72]

Not clean !!!!???? Are you kidding me???!

Fark it, I am tearing down my shed and starting again...

****** you Ben - that is awesome !!!!

 

[Garage Coffee Roaster]

That is a great looking showroom[emoji1]
Now use those vertical spaces and make it a garage.

Great job!

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[black banshee]

Awesome

 

[MikeJ686981]

Great build.

 

[sneasle]

Can you share what part was used for the lift asist on the hidden gun case? I know of many possible choices, I'm curious which one y'all used.

 

[1/2 Cup]

"No explanation required" is correct as is no comment from me as I am speechless.
Well done, awesome work

 

[vr4joe]

I really like the concealed puck wires underneath the cabinets. Did you router a path on the back side those trim pieces for the electrical wires.

Very nice detail. Would love to see some pictures.

 

[zadfz]

Awesome

 

[Gentle_Ben]

Can you share what part was used for the lift asist on the hidden gun case? I know of many possible choices, I'm curious which one y'all used.

I ordered this set off of Amazon.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004PGAQGS/ref=oh_details_o01_s02_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

They work pretty well although mine didn't arrive with the ball studs pictured so I had to buy them locally.

 

[Gentle_Ben]

I really like the concealed puck wires underneath the cabinets. Did you router a path on the back side those trim pieces for the electrical wires.

Very nice detail. Would love to see some pictures.

Yes that's exactly what we did. I don't have any pictures of the process used to make them unfortunately.

 

[firedog1]

Very Impressive!! It looks great GB! The light's are awesome!

 

[RaceDeck1]

Such a great garage build! Thanks for choosing RaceDeck!!!

 

[dubber]

Yup you did, and very well at that. Not much to say beyond home run sir. Love the contrast of the floor to the cabinetry. Outstanding!

 

[RaceDeck1]

just posted a few photos of this garage sent in to us by Gentle_Ben on our official FB Page https://www.facebook.com/RaceDeck .. So many great details in this garage .

 

[48RON54]

Only 8 beers and you call this a mancave?

I joke, i joke..........

dam nice job man! I am jealous.... quite honestly, that garage is nicer than my entire house lol

 

[bld movs]

Wowsers. Very nice sir.

 

[Gentle_Ben]

Only 8 beers and you call this a mancave?

I joke, i joke..........

dam nice job man! I am jealous.... quite honestly, that garage is nicer than my entire house lol

Well we drank the other 16 while cleaning up, that's just what was left haha.

Thanks very much for the kind words.

Wowsers. Very nice sir.

Thank you!

 

[Gentle_Ben]

Here are a few more pics to answer some questions I've been getting via pm's.

This is the sound system I am using, its a Sony CT-660 sound bar with a wireless subwoofer. I had asked for some advice regarding sound bars and I had been told not to do it. Well being my typical self I just did it anyway and I can honestly say I am totally satisfied. It is plenty loud enough, and the sound quality is extremely good.

Sony CT660 Amazon Link

It took a bit of planning ahead, but the subwoofer fits perfectly into a pocket we made for it beside the fridge. Having a bottom on the cabinet beneath the subwoofer means it can get a bit of reflex and sounds better than just sitting on the concrete. We also did the same with the fridge so that there is a thermal break between it and the heated floor. The fridge is just a Danby unit from Wal-Mart. I like it so far except there is no light inside, but it has a little freezer unit just big enough for a couple ice cube trays for the rum and some pizza pops.

This is how the Liftmaster 8500's are mounted. There was very little room for error here, we measured 3 times to make sure we had enough room when deciding where the doors were going to be mounted. I am quite pleased with these, just need to clean up the white wires a bit more, but b.c. of the door pocket and the bulkhead you can't see these anyways.

This is what was in the stand alone cabinet off to the side. This panel was recycled from my house when we upgraded it to 200 amp service last year. I am going to get the front plate sand blasted and give it a fresh coat of paint and properly label all the circuits soon. Also have an old router from my house and the liftmaster internet gateway (have to purchase this separately if you want to open your doors with your smart phone).

Liftmaster Internet Gateway Amazon Link

Any other questions or things you want pictures of, just let me know! I really appreciate all the positive comments, it helped keep me motivated during the entire build!

 

[dubber]

Thanks for posting the info on the Liftmaster 8500 its definitely on my radar for my next place. Love that you don't need to deal with the classic bars and chains down the center of the ceiling to pull up the door.

 

[Gentle_Ben]

Thanks for posting the info on the Liftmaster 8500 its definitely on my radar for my next place. Love that you don't need to deal with the classic bars and chains down the center of the ceiling to pull up the door.

They haven't really gotten that popular around here yet, but I think they are going to catch on for the exact reasons you posted. It allows for a much cleaner install. After seeing my liftmaster 8500's my dad is changing his aging door opener out for one of them too.

Another thing that's really great about them is the automatic locks, there is just something very satisfying about hearing them click into position when the door comes all the way down. Feels a lot more secure.

 

[diggler306]

Holy **** dude! Garage looks freaking fantastic.

 

[dubber]

They haven't really gotten that popular around here yet, but I think they are going to catch on for the exact reasons you posted. It allows for a much cleaner install. After seeing my liftmaster 8500's my dad is changing his aging door opener out for one of them too.

Another thing that's really great about them is the automatic locks, there is just something very satisfying about hearing them click into position when the door comes all the way down. Feels a lot more secure.

Great info!

 

[RiceD]

It's on! I'm inspired.

 

[JDishong]

Nice work on the cabinets. I am right there with you on the Bluetooth soundbars .. just installed a Samsung 280W w/ wireless sub and the sound is surprisingly well... very happy I went this route.

I like you little storage place for the sub.. I may do something similar. It does take planning for all the little goodies.

 

[Gentle_Ben]

Holy **** dude! Garage looks freaking fantastic.

Thank you!

It's on! I'm inspired.

Glad my garage could inspire you. Let me know if you have any questions!

Nice work on the cabinets. I am right there with you on the Bluetooth soundbars .. just installed a Samsung 280W w/ wireless sub and the sound is surprisingly well... very happy I went this route.

I like you little storage place for the sub.. I may do something similar. It does take planning for all the little goodies.

I had a few guys over and we were testing out the system the first night I had it installed. My wife was in the house sleeping and we woke her up and I wasn't even exploring the limitations of the system in the slightest. Interestingly enough, the door pocket in the bulkhead is acting as an echo chamber of sorts, its fun whistling in the garage b/c of the slight echo you get from it.

The storage spot for the sub is one of my favorite things we did. I am considering making a door for that pocket with some speaker mesh just to hide it a little bit more and protect it from dust.

When we built my home theater I tried my hardest to have built in subs into the walls, but we just didn't have the room being in the basement, so the subs had to go out in the open on the floor and it bugs me to this day that I wasn't able to hide them like I wanted.

 

[jsherid1]

Ben--

All I can say is Holy ****! I followed the link to this thread from RaceDeck's post and had to read the whole thing in one go! This is one amazing project (both garage and house), I really admire your design skill and the sheer level of detail planning you put into it. I'm two months from moving into my new space but it will be years (if ever) before my space is as nice as this. If you don't mind, I'll be "borrowing" ideas from your place, especially when it comes to lighting and the bulkheads for the garage doors are a great idea. Thing is that I'll have to retrofit things into a space whose design is not as carefully planned out as yours. (The sound you hear is me kicking myself for not learning Sketchup sooner)

Once again congrats (on both your awesome project and becoming a dad, enjoy them both).

 

[TRWTOW]

great build

 

[metalhead140]

Wow... Amazing build!

 

[justin1795]

I like your siding on the house. just curious if you have a picture where the stone stops and the siding starts?

 

[Gentle_Ben]

Ben--

All I can say is Holy ****! I followed the link to this thread from RaceDeck's post and had to read the whole thing in one go! This is one amazing project (both garage and house), I really admire your design skill and the sheer level of detail planning you put into it. I'm two months from moving into my new space but it will be years (if ever) before my space is as nice as this. If you don't mind, I'll be "borrowing" ideas from your place, especially when it comes to lighting and the bulkheads for the garage doors are a great idea. Thing is that I'll have to retrofit things into a space whose design is not as carefully planned out as yours. (The sound you hear is me kicking myself for not learning Sketchup sooner)

Once again congrats (on both your awesome project and becoming a dad, enjoy them both).

Thank you very much for all your comments. I don't mind at all when people borrow ideas from my projects, I definitely "farmed" the Garage Journal forum for many months to get ideas and inspiration for what I wanted to do in mine.

Learning to use and utilizing sketchup was one of the best things I did for myself for this project. My garage would have been completely different if I wouldn't have been able to model it in 3D and play around with different designs before starting to build.

Sketchup was also critical in the cabinet design, in being able to see what works and what doesn't, and what I could all fit. The crazy part was we put all the electrical outlets in with only a rough idea in our head of what the final cabinets would look like, but all of them worked out perfectly with the final design.

great build

Thanks!

Wow... Amazing build!

Thanks you!

 

[dubber]

Wow, sorry to hear. Just went through this with a local friend. Wasn't home and came home to a foot of water.

 

[Skeetobite]

Wow, your garage is amazing. Love it! Sorry to see the drainage issue. I had to bury a french drain and run about 30' away from the building in Florida. It's a PITA, but do-able.

 

[jsherid1]

Sorry to see that happened, good thing you were home, hopefully the damage was minor. Mother Nature can be a real...well...Mutha!

I bought the appropriately titled for me Sketchup for Dummies book as you've inspired me to learn it so I can plan my finish out as versus my usual graph paper design then blunder forth approach!

 

[Gentle_Ben]

I've been calling around for a few different quotes on getting a driveway put in. We kept flip flopping about what direction we wanted to go, I don't like the cost of concrete but the fact of the matter is with our current gravel driveway not built properly and not property pitched to get the water away from the house, we are thinking concrete just might be the best answer for us. Plus it will add to the curb appeal of the house.

This is what one of the driveway companies came back with for a design.

The driveway would go as far as the back of my attached garage, then from there it would be gravel the rest of the way to my detached garage to save costs, and make it easier to repair the drainage system if anything ever happens to it.

The only concern I have is the 18ft wide main section, is that enough for two cars to park side by side and be able to open doors? We tend to have a lot of visitors and and as such quite a few vehicles parked in our driveway at times.

 

[dubber]

Thanks man, I have no doubt there would have been a foot of water in ours too had we not been home. Was your friend at least covered by insurance?

Yes thanks, it was/is, but its taking forever to get fixed. They had the initial disaster team onsite quickly to rip everything out but the next step is taking time.

 

[JDishong]

18' wide driveway is good for 2 cars side-by-side. Cars are typically < 6 ft wide.

 

[W_A_Watson_II]

18' is good. I've got a 16' circle drive and it's too tight to park two cars side by side, but they can pass.

Most full size trucks are ~78" wide, then add in the swing of the door(s), and you need 12'-13' wide to park and get out with out stepping in grass. To park two side by side and open doors with out stepping on grass I'd go for 20'.

 

[Gentle_Ben]

18' is good. I've got a 16' circle drive and it's too tight to park two cars side by side, but they can pass.

Most full size trucks are ~78" wide, then add in the swing of the door(s), and you need 12'-13' wide to park and get out with out stepping in grass. To park two side by side and open doors with out stepping on grass I'd go for 20'.

I think your right, 18' would work but 20' would be better. I am going to sketch out a design myself and send it back to the concrete company and see what they say.