Josh Kinzey
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15 months ago I bought my first garage. Rumor is that there is also a house somewhere on the property, but I couldn't swear to it.
Anyway, it's kind of a strange shape. It began life back in 1991 as a single car detached. In 2008, the single car was turned into an office, and a 3 car addition was built onto the back of it. Over time, some small sheds were added, and various other odds and ends. Here's a rudimentary (yet accurate) sketch of the layout:
This is what I started with. No climate control, no insulation, leaking roof, and nearly no electrical. I bought the garage/home as a foreclosure, and the previous owner ripped out the service panel in the garage, slammed a pick ax into the valleys of the roof, etc...
The office portion of the garage looked like this:
I was able to re-use the cabinets and create a work bench out of them. The top is a layer of 5/8 plywood and 3/4 MDF. The MDF has several coats of poly-urethane on it. I had Lowes mix a gallon of paint that matched my Harbor Freight tool box and painted the cabinets to match, installed the box under the bench, did some under cabinet lighting, etc...
Here's the garage today. Insulated, heated/cooled, lots of 110V outlets, 5 220V outlets, 2 post lift, etc...
For some reason, I am very proud of this funnel drain I made:
And here's a shot of the 71 Chevelle convertible that lives here:
Anyway, it's kind of a strange shape. It began life back in 1991 as a single car detached. In 2008, the single car was turned into an office, and a 3 car addition was built onto the back of it. Over time, some small sheds were added, and various other odds and ends. Here's a rudimentary (yet accurate) sketch of the layout:
This is what I started with. No climate control, no insulation, leaking roof, and nearly no electrical. I bought the garage/home as a foreclosure, and the previous owner ripped out the service panel in the garage, slammed a pick ax into the valleys of the roof, etc...
The office portion of the garage looked like this:
I was able to re-use the cabinets and create a work bench out of them. The top is a layer of 5/8 plywood and 3/4 MDF. The MDF has several coats of poly-urethane on it. I had Lowes mix a gallon of paint that matched my Harbor Freight tool box and painted the cabinets to match, installed the box under the bench, did some under cabinet lighting, etc...
Here's the garage today. Insulated, heated/cooled, lots of 110V outlets, 5 220V outlets, 2 post lift, etc...
For some reason, I am very proud of this funnel drain I made:
And here's a shot of the 71 Chevelle convertible that lives here:
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