3 car garage with 2 tandem
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HOTFR8
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Welcome to the GJ.
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Welcome Anthony, enjoy the Forum..
Jay Sco
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Welcome from....SoCal! Pics of the garage and skate spot are required.
With much delay here's some pics of my garage. I'm still in process of unpacking so the garage is a CF at the moment.
This area is too small for a car but will be my shop once I get organized.
First order of business is some upper cabinets near the garage door rails.
Oh and my skate spot (per request)
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This area is too small for a car but will be my shop once I get organized.
First order of business is some upper cabinets near the garage door rails.
Oh and my skate spot (per request)
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rburke65
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Anthony, welcome to the Garage Journal. The draftsman is really cute and handsome guy!
drivesitfar
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Sk8r: your car is nice and your son has talent and looks better. is that skate park yours in your backyard or at the local park?
welcome to our group and hope you enjoy reading and learning about a few things that you might not already know.
welcome to our group and hope you enjoy reading and learning about a few things that you might not already know.
drivesitfar
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SK8R: start making a plan is the best way to start your garage organizing and there is plenty to read on this forum because we have all been where you are or maybe still are.
i'm sure if you really want a park like that in your own yard anything is possible. i'm sure some of the guys building 40 x 120's thought having a big shop garage would be nice when they were younger too.
cheers
i'm sure if you really want a park like that in your own yard anything is possible. i'm sure some of the guys building 40 x 120's thought having a big shop garage would be nice when they were younger too.
cheers
My first goal is the bulk storage so I'm building some soffit cabinets. I think I need a small table saw though because getting wood cut at HD takes a heck of a lot of time.
Time to go research small table saws!
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Time to go research small table saws!
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drivesitfar
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Sk8r: a table saw takes up a lot of room so be prepared. I've built a lot of things and finally picked up a very nice old Craftsman table saw last summer and still have yet to cut a board with it. a good miter saw and skill saw will do most any job until you are ready to dedicate half your garage to a wood shop. you'll also need to control the sawdust if you are going to park in the same garage.
if you can go maybe an hour before closing your wait time to have boards cut at HD will not be bad. i use them to cut full sheets because their panel saw is pretty accurate if you have a smart employee working it.
nice idea with the cabinets though
if you can go maybe an hour before closing your wait time to have boards cut at HD will not be bad. i use them to cut full sheets because their panel saw is pretty accurate if you have a smart employee working it.
nice idea with the cabinets though
drivesitfar- thanks to this forum I did some research and learned a circular saw is what I need (and have). I can't see myself using a table saw much after I'm done with my cabinets and walk in closet. I'm more of a grease monkey so my shop will be set up to wrench in my 911 so you are right, no need to house a large saw. As it is my miter saw has been collecting dust for the past 2 years....
I think I just get over excited at the prospect of new tools, haha
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I think I just get over excited at the prospect of new tools, haha
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drivesitfar
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Sk8r: i can't say I've never bought a tool and not used it and probably have a new tool or two still in the original packages that i'm sure i'll use one day.
glad you caught yourself before filling up your garage with a table saw.
glad you caught yourself before filling up your garage with a table saw.
XxToolAholicxX
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Hello Anthony and welcome to the Garage Journal. Cool wheels.
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Right where the apex of the ladder there was a light in the wall.
I'd really like the light in the ceiling. The drywall in this area had ply wood as a backer. Any idea how to run power from this junction up to the ceilingit appears ceiling joists are perpendicular to this wall so maybe it's as easy as a snake?
I'm pretty handy but don't know how to run wire in this manner. Maybe the best choice is an electrician?
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I'd really like the light in the ceiling. The drywall in this area had ply wood as a backer. Any idea how to run power from this junction up to the ceilingit appears ceiling joists are perpendicular to this wall so maybe it's as easy as a snake?
I'm pretty handy but don't know how to run wire in this manner. Maybe the best choice is an electrician?
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drivesitfar
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Sk8r: nice cabinets and use of the upper areas of your garage. since it sounds like you have power up in those cabinets in back of garage are you going to wire up a few lights underneath the cabinets?
keep up the great work.
keep up the great work.
I definitely want to add lights under the cabinets. I'm still trying to decide on what wall to use as my main bench area. Currently it's the wall on the right.
I think I may move my main bench to the back wall and then make some fold down benches on both side walls.
My electrician buddy came by to assess the general lack of lights and he's gonna work up a quote to add some outlets and lights. I'm almost thinking can lights since the garage is finished. I need to do some more thinking on that though.
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I think I may move my main bench to the back wall and then make some fold down benches on both side walls.
My electrician buddy came by to assess the general lack of lights and he's gonna work up a quote to add some outlets and lights. I'm almost thinking can lights since the garage is finished. I need to do some more thinking on that though.
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drivesitfar
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Sk8r: have you figured out the lighting yet? i saw one member bought some decent florescent lights from Costco that worked fine in his garage.
nice metal cabinet and it looks pretty stout.
keep up the good work
nice metal cabinet and it looks pretty stout.
keep up the good work
Well my electrician buddy is working up a quote but I'm short on cash so I may just rig up a few temporary lights for now. It's dark as hell in there at the moment. I'll check out those Costco lights, thanks!
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Some more progress on the cabinets. I scored some sweet office cabinets that have a pretty cool look to them. I think I'll build a work bench underneath (I'm short) which will be on casters so I can pull it out further when necessary.
On a pitiful note, I still haven't rectified the lighting and wiring. I'm going to put in a few temporary fixtures for now until I have the funds to do it proper.
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On a pitiful note, I still haven't rectified the lighting and wiring. I'm going to put in a few temporary fixtures for now until I have the funds to do it proper.
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drivesitfar
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Sk8r: i really like the wood cabinets you built. the new cabinets don't fit my eye as well, but that just might be my OCD wanting everything symmetrical.
don't worry about the lights and they will come when you figure out a good plan. a good workbench is probably on high on the list so unless you want to build one may i suggest Craigslist.
sometimes you can even find one in the "free" section or check the tools section for a nice one. solid core doors make nice bench tops if you want to build one or 3 x 12's for an "old school" thick wood look.
keep at it and it will be a working garage soon enough.
don't worry about the lights and they will come when you figure out a good plan. a good workbench is probably on high on the list so unless you want to build one may i suggest Craigslist.
sometimes you can even find one in the "free" section or check the tools section for a nice one. solid core doors make nice bench tops if you want to build one or 3 x 12's for an "old school" thick wood look.
keep at it and it will be a working garage soon enough.
Thanks! I agree the non-symmetry bothers me too as I'm OCD. The issue is really that I had no place to put them where they'd be symmetrical however I may add a little cubby on the right side where the ceiling bumps out. Then once it's all painted they may balance out better.
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My work bench is currently a Costco shelf system where I put the 2 halves side by side. It's uselessly weak so it really serves as a light grade table.
I need to build a rugged bench for sure but I haven't settled on a style yet.
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I need to build a rugged bench for sure but I haven't settled on a style yet.
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drivesitfar
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Sk8r: i bought this Costco 8 foot butcher block top bench a year or two ago for $200 so there might be some coming up on Craigslist because some young people actually used them as dining tables and kept them pristine.
i then found these cool metal organizers that a retiring TV repairman was using and they just fit underneath my bench.
how about instead of hanging all 3 of those black cabinets maybe just hang two of them and center them? then put the other one up in a different location.
keep up the good work
i then found these cool metal organizers that a retiring TV repairman was using and they just fit underneath my bench.
how about instead of hanging all 3 of those black cabinets maybe just hang two of them and center them? then put the other one up in a different location.
keep up the good work
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drivesitfar
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drivesitfar
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Sk8r: nice color and great price. congrats
XxToolAholicxX
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Hello Anthony and welcome to the Garage Journal.
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I am a ToolAholic,Sometimes I regret it,Especially when the Toolman wont give me no credit
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I am a ToolAholic,Sometimes I regret it,Especially when the Toolman wont give me no credit
So I need to paint these wood cabinets . The general recommendation is oil based primer and then oil based paint.
Given that this garage is attached to my house, and my kids' bedrooms are overhead, how bad should I expect fumes to be?
I can open up a 2 bay garage door and add a floor fan. Will this still piss off my pregnant wife?
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Given that this garage is attached to my house, and my kids' bedrooms are overhead, how bad should I expect fumes to be?
I can open up a 2 bay garage door and add a floor fan. Will this still piss off my pregnant wife?
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