Anyone have a sink in a basic 2-car garage? Pics?

[Cobra4B]

Show me your sink! My back grage wall backs up to my washer/dryer closet) so I assume tying into the water would be easy. Also, there's a bigger PVC pipe cap sticking in the wall which I believe is access to the main drain line.

I'd like a basic free-standing sink setup so I can wash parts and wash my grimey hands etc. outside vs. in my kitchen which I recently remodeled.

-Brian

 

[Daniel Dudley]

I would spring for the more heavy duty model if you can get one. They look just like the cheap ones, but are much thicker and tougher.

 

[NUTTSGT]

I bought a simple 24" vanity and sink package at HD, along with a "toilet to go" a few years ago. I have yet to have hot water in the garage.

 

[moosemarus]

I have a full bathroom in the garage that needs updating. Mine is a standard bathroom vanity with a SS bar sink and goose faucet.

One idea which I think is cool is to take a rolling tool cabinet and drop a sink in the top.

 

[flat350]

Mine is an old concrete laundry tub,been there since the 70's.

 

[Jack Olsen]

My garage came with the bare minimum. It's an old plastic tub type sink and then two faucets from independent lines. I put together a kind of kludge fix so that I could mix hot and cold and also run a warm line out through a hose so I could wash the dogs.

It's one of the parts of the garage due for an update, but there's not going to be time for that for a while, still.

The little first aid kit has eye wash stuff, and the mirror is very helpful when you get something in one of your eyes or you THINK you've gotten all the grease off of the parts of your arms you can't normally see.

 

[woody2136]

I'm looking to add a sink to my garage as well. Keep the ideas coming!

 

[TheGrooveking]

Jack, you and your space utilization is great, seeing your drill press with the air tank underneath, just reminded me to move my 3 spare air tanks to under my drill press, sander and small bandsaw stands.

Thanks,

TheGrooveking

 

[1320stang]

I got the heavier sink from Lowe's, but discarded the legs and built a plywood boxk and build it into my bench.

The laundry room was on the back side of my cubbie at the front of my garage as well. I added a water softener in the laundry room that taps off the supply for the water heater, then returns, there is also a bypass valve.

These lines run over to the cubby area.

They are the lines marked 'IN' and 'OUT' in the upper left hand corner. The wall box they go to is just for the softener.

While I realize that the drain line is not vented, it's worked fine since 1998, (the builder didn't put a vent in my hall bathroom, THAT, I'm going to have to fix to keep the tub from gurgling, didn't happen until the new toilet.) My washing machine is a front loader so it doesn't use as much water anyway.

You can see the new tap off the drain line to the shop sink. The milky PEX off to the left is to an outside wall with a wall hydrant. The water comes from the tee in the wall just above the drain line, I put new 1/4 turn valves in my old wall box to replace the old ones, the bottom lines under the drain pipe are for the shop sink. Everything got reinsulated and new drywall. The sink has angled shutoff valves above the sink with white plastic feed lines to the wallmount faucet that has top feeds. The tee at the far right lower is to a wall mounted hose bibb.

And no, it's not a load bearing wall, I have full trusses in the original part of the single story house and that wall is perpendicular to them. The addition that I built has a stick framed roof.

My garage is also fully insulated (why the builder would insulate the garage, but not put vent lines in is beyond me), and I've never had the temp in there below probably 45-50 as the central air unit is in the same garage accessed closet as the water heater.

BTW, the area I live in there are no permits, inspections or anything, which might explain it a little.

 

[Cobra4B]

Any pics of the finished sink? Or is this project still ongoing?

 

[Redshift]

Weellllll lookie who I find here! How ya doin, Brian?

Here's a pic of the sink in my new garage:

 

[jwh]

Well I see atleast one other person besides me lives somewhere where the temp goes below freezing (gee, like it is right now). Aside from heating your garage or shutting off the water, any tips on keeping the water in the pipes form freezing???

 

[NUTTSGT]

The only pic I have at the moment.

 

[Mr.N]

Well I see atleast one other person besides me lives somewhere where the temp goes below freezing (gee, like it is right now). Aside from heating your garage or shutting off the water, any tips on keeping the water in the pipes form freezing???

I worked out in Highland Falls, NY for a year at the near by school. Sure it gets below freezing, but it never got that cold... I think it hit 5* and they were all worried
It never got cold enough for me to wear my winter coat.


I'm going to copy my friends idea for my attached garage sink.
Use a couple of the Frost free hydrant, keeping the back side in the house. Copy Jack's idea on making the two one.
Then run the drain so it slopes back into the house and have the trap inside.
I've never read info on how this should be done for code, but the city inspector said it was fine.

 

[RbrtAWhyt]

The only pic I have at the moment.

OMG you have PVC airlines. How in the world have you survived??

 

[Jack Olsen]

I'm moving slowly but steadily on my 're-sink.'

I finally made the decision to go with a much smaller sink. The laundry tub seemed like something that would come in handy for cleaning parts or soaking stuff. In reality, I just use the sink for running stuff under water and for washing my hands.

So this is the (tentative) replacement. It's going to go on a base made out of a steel cabinet, with a countertop made of aluminum or stainless. I'm going to re-do the storage up above as well.

 

[Jeff]

 

[SnowBlaZeR2]

Ignore the mess. I haven't moved in yet and that's the previous owner's mess. The sink has hot and cold, but no drain. Instead it drains off into a 5 gallon bucket that has to be dumped when used. I haven't decided whether I will use it enough to change that, or just leave it as is. I'm also thinking about just removing it altogether since I'm low on space as it is.

 

[santagary]

Was that a recorked bottle of California Red Wine up on the shelf in the earlier post?? I keep Scotch in my garage, but we (my friends and I) refer to it as "solvent"...one never knows when one might need to clean a paint brush...huh!

 

[sberry]

I have a couple of laundry tubs in my shop, wouldnt be without them. Cant come up with a reason to have a double tub though.

 

[Mike662]

Here's mine in my 2-car garage. Ignore the mess and empty walls, this was right after I installed it and before we moved in.

This counter and sink was originally in our family room. I think the PO wanted a wet bar, but we redid the family room and moved the sink to the garage. I'm planning to replace the sink with something larger, but for now it works fine.

This was definitely one of the best additions to the garage. Even using it only to wash up, it keeps me from using the kitchen sink, which keeps my wife happy!

BTW, love the diamond plate backsplash, Sharkin. I think I might have to copy that.

 

[59 wagon man]

fyi there is a small sump pump and basin designed to fit under a sink cabinet that can pump the water over the ceiling to an outside wall/ there is also a unit which will fit in a 2"x6" framed floor joist that will accept waste from a toilet shower and sink chop it up and also pump it across the ceiling or uphill to an appropiate waste line

 

[sberry]

Having a place convenient to wash up is about priceless, so much easier to keep oneself and everything else cleaner if its easy. The urinal setup and basin keep the regular bathrooms from being a pit.

 

[Cobra4B]

Weellllll lookie who I find here! How ya doin, Brian?

Here's a pic of the sink in my new garage:

Awesome.... any garage build threads? What cars do you have in your line-up these days?

That looks fantastic

 

[Redshift]

Current:
01 M5, 02 330Cic (wife's), 03 540 wagon

Just sold the Euro M3 yesterday finally! Build threads:

Garage:
http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=73705

Epoxy Floor:
http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=75936

Lift:
http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=82183

 

[Cwood8656]

I do. It's pretty small, but it's a small space.

Chris.

 

[Redshift]

I do. It's pretty small, but it's a small space.

Chris.

I love the finish work - looks great! What kind of cabinets are those???

 

[jmh21586]

Not a sink but....

Anyone have kids (especially little girls) that like to come out in the shop but need to go to the bathroom every five minutes?

I do. And then I have to dress them back up and bring them 150' to the house.

Well... not anymore.

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[Cwood8656]

I love the finish work - looks great! What kind of cabinets are those???

Thanks, they're Black & Decker garage cabinets from Lowe's. I made the top and back splash for the sink, and used it rather than the top that came with the cabinet.

 

[Redshift]

Thanks, they're Black & Decker garage cabinets from Lowe's. I made the top and back splash for the sink, and used it rather than the top that came with the cabinet.

I did see those in Lowes and remember liking how they looked. They're particle board with laminate, correct? I like how you've done the top and sink.

 

[Cwood8656]

Yes, particle board, gotta be careful putting them together or you ruin them. They're OK once up, though. The tops match my bench tops. I'd like to replace the other uppers with the B&D ones someday. The gray ones are Coleman branded and no longer available. Always buy all your cabinets at the same time, that's the lesson I learned here.

 

[Rosco]

Not a sink but....

Anyone have kids (especially little girls) that like to come out in the shop but need to go to the bathroom every five minutes?

I do. And then I have to dress them back up and bring them 150' to the house.

Well... not anymore.

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LMAO........my girl is 7 and loves to come out in the garage. I have a 1/2 bath in there and she will even ask to use the garage if we are in the back yard close to the house. She is old enough to tell me when it needs to be cleaned though....

 

[jmh21586]

I use used grocery bags in the 5 gallon bucket. Then put some floor dry in the bag.
At the end of the day if they've used it I take the bag out, tie it up, and throw it in the trash.



Hell... if it gets cold enough....... I might take a **** in it.

 

[jmh21586]

LMAO........my girl is 7 and loves to come out in the garage. I have a 1/2 bath in there and she will even ask to use the garage if we are in the back yard close to the house. She is old enough to tell me when it needs to be cleaned though....

I wish to hell I had a bathroom in there. But it is a lonnnng way from the shed to my sewer system. And I'm not sure the slope would even be enough over that distance.

Friend of mine put in a bathroom on a shop addition, and ran a pipe into a buried 55 gal drum with rock in it and holes drilled in it. Working so good so far.

 

[chevelle64]

Mine is a Swanstone brand, wall mounted so nothing is on the floor. It is very sturdy AND made in the USA. It drains into a sump along with my toilet and bathroom sink, and it all gets pumped up to my septic.

 

[josall]

I am considering this sink I have water and sewer in the wall.

http://www.webstaurantstore.com/regency-wall-mounted-hand-sink-with-faucet-nsf/600HS17.html

 

[Rosco]

I wish to hell I had a bathroom in there. But it is a lonnnng way from the shed to my sewer system. And I'm not sure the slope would even be enough over that distance.

Friend of mine put in a bathroom on a shop addition, and ran a pipe into a buried 55 gal drum with rock in it and holes drilled in it. Working so good so far.

I was fortunate enough to have the slope I needed to get to my septic tank. I had a garage at my previous house and did the 55 gallon route. works great. I used a blue plastic 55 gallon drum, plumbed it like a tank and ran a 30' single leech line from it. Hell, it flushed better than my house......

 

[TimeWarpF100]

Here is my sink. To me hot and cold water is a must

 

[matty d]

My sink. I hung two smaller Gladiator cabinets above it. I will take pics of it and re-post.

 

[Plump]

I wish to hell I had a bathroom in there. But it is a lonnnng way from the shed to my sewer system. And I'm not sure the slope would even be enough over that distance.

Friend of mine put in a bathroom on a shop addition, and ran a pipe into a buried 55 gal drum with rock in it and holes drilled in it. Working so good so far.

I have a pee bucket out back that I empty onto the railroad tracks but when it's so cold, sure would be nice to stay inside. Also have a two-season sink that just runs out into the backyard (washing hands and food only). Is the reason to bury the barrel just to keep the rocks from filling up with silt? Do I need to care? Just want to dig a pit, fill it with some rocks and put my two drain tubes into it for the minimal amount of drainage I need.

Totally realize that this isn't up to code and I don't care for those concerned with those types of things