Upgrades to date
Floor
First job was to paint the floor with epoxy paint as every other garage I have worked in has ended up with oil stains which are never coming out! Really happy with the result.
Toolbox, cabinets and benches
Toolbox:
Next was to get a new toolbox, had been eyeing off one of these (800 which is little much to spend when I can by one half the price that does exactly the same function/size) and the wife said just get it (Thanks ).
Benches
I needed some new benches as my old one were either knocked together or a massive job which was simply too big to be of use.
So drew up some plans and sent them off them off to be fabricated while I knocked off 1001 jobs around the house. All steel construction with a 3mm top with reinforcement under the top plate, not planning to weld or bash parts on these but will be used for assemble of heavy items.
The small bench as an opening for a couple of bar stools and a shelf to hold axle stands and jacks.
The larger is open underneath to allow for storage tubs and for roller cabinets
Sketch up:
The finished products:
Welding bench is something picked up in a house wrecking (yes they exist to my surprise, this one was called Lal Lal demolitions for those in Victoria) and has done a good job to date being bashed belted etc. Vice is a cheap Chinese job in need of TLC or the bin. It’s on the right in the picture below.
Added some pegboards – match the toolbox on both sides
Non-functional things – If it does not involve tools its this
Started to put some up some signs, more signs can be seen in the rest of the pics. It’s an ever growing thing.
The shell bowser on the right of the first pic was another wife present, she’s been doing well!
Pic:
Fridge
A present from the wife. Looks great but need to work out how to install at a good height. I don’t want it on the floor so need to find a cabinet for it to sit on.
Added some Ikea cabinets I found on gumtree (Aussie craiglist), only after getting home did I realise I was short of glass.... So need to find/source at least 3 more pieces, might get 9 and some more pegs as it’s possible to fit some more cars in there. Yes I am into Ferraris, big fan of the 250 series of cars with a hopeful build of one of those to come in the future but current funding won’t allow for it to be done in a suitable timeframe.
Later I got a 3rd which was not a good colour match, so some painting was required.
Choices were white or black, since I had white house paint vs black car paint I went with the white.
Hope to finish painting these this week.
Entertainment
Installed a TV on the wall and added a google chromecast. Which offers a few benefits including youtube, Netflix, etc but also I can screen mirror drawings up onto the screen.
No pic… will add one tonight as I appear to have forgotten to photograph it!
Also have a radio that needs to be installed which has moved from garage to garage with me for a long time, so decided not to get a new smaller unit. Let’s me listen to the cricket and footy.
Also don’t have an as is photo any newer then the benches pics, will update once I knock over the list below.
In progress works which will be done this week.
Wall cabinet
Installing a wall cabinet, plan is to add another in time but one gets the gear I wanted out of tubs and sorted.
Getting stuff off the floor
Installing some hooks to store the lawn gear out of the way until they get a new home when funding allows for a garden shed.
Compressor
With floor space as a premium I decided to install a shelf to hold the compressor, it’s only a basic unit but planning to get a belt driven unit down the track once this one kicks the bucket. Plan is to install some reticulated lines around the garage as a future upgrade but for the time being the hose will length will suffice.