dubber's double

[dubber]

FOR COLES NOTES TO THREAD PAGES SEE BELOW

Well it has finally happened! I'm officially in my new house which includes a double garage, my first! I couldn't be happier! Won't really see much progress until i can get rid of the mound of boxes and garbage bags. This forum has definitely become a part of my life so a new thread was a definite requirement.

For anyone that may have missed my first kick at the can....

Here is a link to my single garage (dubber's single) that i have just recently moved out of.
http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=182142&highlight=dubber's+single

Basic Specs:
Attached double garage, built 2012
Interior Dimensions:18'8" x 20'2"
Garage door dimensions: 16'x7'
Ceiling height: 9'3"-10'3"

This is what the new space looks like new from the builder.








Brief Coles notes of garage "milestones":

GARAGE LAYOUT OPTION #1----------------------------------------PAGE 3
TARE DOWN BEGINS--------------------------------------------------PAGE 4
GARAGE LAYOUT OPTION #2----------------------------------------PAGE 6
WALL REPAIR COMMENCES------------------------------------------PAGE 7
WALL & STEM WALL PAINTING--------------------------------------PAGE 7
BOTH CARS IN GARAGE FOR THE FIRST TIME-------------------------PAGE 8
HUSKY CABINETS AND TRACKWALLS INSTALLED----------------------PAGE 9
GAS LINE REFRESH----------------------------------------------------PAGE 10
WALL ART-------------------------------------------------------------PAGE 11
ELECTRICAL UPDATE--------------------------------------------------PAGE 13
WINDOW FROSTING APPLIED----------------------------------------PAGE 14
OVERALL GARAGE STATUS PICS-------------------------------------PAGE 16
ABOVE GARAGE RAIL STORAGE SHELVING---------------------------PAGE 19
SEALING GARAGE FLOOR--------------------------------------------PAGE 20
PICS BEFORE FLOORING ARRIVES-----------------------------------PAGE 23
RACEDECK ARRIVED--------------------------------------------------PAGE 24
RACEDECK INSTALLED WITH OVERALL GARAGE PICS------------------PAGE 25
WHEEL SWAP ON RD FREEFLOW TILES------------------------------PAGE 28
INSULATING GARAGE DOOR------------------------------------------PAGE 29
FINISHED PICS OF INSULATED GARAGE DOOR-----------------------PAGE 31
UPDATED OVERALL GARAGE PICS-----------------------------------PAGE 36
INSTALLED WALL MOUNTED TV--------------------------------------PAGE 38
NEW DEWALT COMPRESSOR-----------------------------------------PAGE 41
AIR TOOLS AND UPDATED 'BEFORE AND AFTER PICS----------------PAGE 43
RACE DECK FREE FLOW WITH WINTER MESS-----------------------PAGE 45
HUSKY BASE CABINET ADDED--------------------------------------PAGE 49
UPDATED BEFORE AND AFTER PICS--------------------------------PAGE 50
RACE DECK CLEANING----------------------------------------------PAGE 56
GARAGE DOOR WINDOW FROSTING AND DECK PICS------------------PAGE 60
HUSKY TRACKWALL--------------------------------------------------PAGE 74
UPDATED FULL GARAGE PICTURES-----------------------------------PAGE 87
REPLACE GARAGE DOOR WEATHER SEAL-----------------------------PAGE 90

 

[dubber]

These are pics I snapped when looking at the house before we made an offer.

 

[Gentle_Ben]

Congrats! Can't wait to see what you do with the increased space.

 

[dubber]

Congrats! Can't wait to see what you do with the increased space.

Thanks Ben. Tons of little projects in the house and the yard that i need to get out of the way but i'm hoping to start chipping away at it soon!

 

[dubber]

First pics with the GLI in there and all the rest of the moving left overs thrown in. Sorry for the ****** Blackberry quality.












The amount of boxes you can see in the pics has increased exponentially, its mind boggling really. I was also able to move the GLI over an extra foot to the right. This still gave me enough room to walk around it which was quite thrilling.

 

[dubber]

One cool progression i've made in the garage is cable for the future TV. We had a really cool guy come to the house on Friday from our local Cable company. He installed a few extra outlets and did so at no charge! I now have cable wired into the garage and a couple extra rooms in the house. One thing off of the list

 

[dubber]

This is what one of my visions for the space would look like.



Still trying to decide if i'm going to keep, modify, or eliminate the shelf that the previous owner had left on the wall. They seem pretty sturdy but they would throw a monkey wrench into my potential layout.

 

[Jay Sco]

Very cool, congrats on the bigger garage (and the house too). After seeing what you did with your single I'm looking forward to seeing what you're going to do here.

 

[Shelbyz4u2nv]

CONGRATS MAN!!! I know you must be excited, enjoy the extra space!. Looking forward to your progress, I would however take down the previous owners shelving, while not bad, it will prevent you from doing what you really want IMO.

 

[Seavs]

Man that is a nice setup! Have you considered installing a high-lift garage door track? For some reason having a raised entry door and being so close to the garage door up height just screams for some high lift attention.

Very happy for you regarding your move, as you can imagine there might be one or two lurkers waiting to see what you do with this space...

 

[dubber]

Very cool, congrats on the bigger garage (and the house too). After seeing what you did with your single I'm looking forward to seeing what you're going to do here.

Very kind of you!

CONGRATS MAN!!! I know you must be excited, enjoy the extra space!. Looking forward to your progress, I would however take down the previous owners shelving, while not bad, it will prevent you from doing what you really want IMO.

Thanks, i'm leaning towards agreeing with you on that for sure.

Man that is a nice setup! Have you considered installing a high-lift garage door track? For some reason having a raised entry door and being so close to the garage door up height just screams for some high lift attention.

Very happy for you regarding your move, as you can imagine there might be one or two lurkers waiting to see what you do with this space...

I've been toying with the idea of doing a high-lift garage door track. I will be replacing the garage door at some point as this one isn't insulated. I'm also tempted to get the rails changed at the same time and possibly a side mounted Liftmaster 8500.

 

[odie]

Congrats! Looking forward to the updates.

 

[turbowoodworker]

Subscribed! You have such a demonstrated track record of great space utilization, I want to see what you do with your own personal learning curve. Thanks for posting.
Rick

 

[Alexbn921]

Subscribed. You should put a link to the new thread on your old one if you haven't already. cant wait to see the space transformed.

 

[dubber]

Congrats! Looking forward to the updates.

Subscribed! You have such a demonstrated track record of great space utilization, I want to see what you do with your own personal learning curve. Thanks for posting.
Rick

Subscribed. You should put a link to the new thread on your old one if you haven't already. cant wait to see the space transformed.

Thanks guys, happy to see there are others who share my excitement to see the progress. And thanks Alex, that's a great idea, I'll do that now.

 

[Mr. 360]

Congrats on the double! Just look how much space you have beside your car!! I'm looking forward to seeing this one unfold. I'm guessing the PO had no idea that their garage was about to become famous .

If it were me, I'd probably just sit there in the middle of the place for a long time drinking in the new-found square footage.

Cheers, I'm in for the long run on this one.

 

[G20-Budo]

I'm seeing greatness in the making here! You have the space, the drive and the experience to make this garage even BETTER than the last one! By using your "use every inch to your advantage" mind set, you should be able to kick some **** in this garage.

Can't wait to see where you take it!

 

[smokey0810]

Congrats on the upgrade! Now the problem is, you're gonna have to buy more stuff to fill in the extra room...lol....Feels nice having more room I bet.

 

[dubber]

Congrats on the double! Just look how much space you have beside your car!! I'm looking forward to seeing this one unfold. I'm guessing the PO had no idea that their garage was about to become famous .

If it were me, I'd probably just sit there in the middle of the place for a long time drinking in the new-found square footage.

Cheers, I'm in for the long run on this one.

Thanks Eric, I'm crediting you on the title; simple and in line with my last one, perfect! I've definitely just stood in the middle and smiled to myself, soo excited.

BTW, I just had to bold that comment, awesome!

I'm seeing greatness in the making here! You have the space, the drive and the experience to make this garage even BETTER than the last one! By using your "use every inch to your advantage" mind set, you should be able to kick some **** in this garage.

Can't wait to see where you take it!

Pressure is definitely on! Lucky for me my wife seems to be really excited about now having a lawn to take care of. This was definitely good news for me, more time in the garage, woo hoo!

Congrats on the upgrade! Now the problem is, you're gonna have to buy more stuff to fill in the extra room...lol....Feels nice having more room I bet.

Very true, that has been the case with the whole house as everything including the garaqe has doubled.

 

[ukrboy]

 

[taumac]

Congrats on the new place. I wish you the best of luck with the house and especially the garage.

I know this garage will be just as good as the single but I will give you one piece of good advice. Now that you double the garage I would resist the urge to "spread out" too much even though you doubled the garage. I made this mistake and you know how that ended up. LOL.

5 Stitches Garage
http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=211899
Florida GJ Group
http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/group.php?groupid=117

 

[dubber]

Congrats on the new place. I wish you the best of luck with the house and especially the garage.

I know this garage will be just as good as the single but I will give you one piece of good advice. Now that you double the garage I would resist the urge to "spread out" too much even though you doubled the garage. I made this mistake and you know how that ended up. LOL.

5 Stitches Garage
http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=211899
Florida GJ Group
http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/group.php?groupid=117

Hahaha, thank you sir for the great advice. My plan is to reapply my strict to excess policy. Things will be on the fascia of the garage and up high along the sides. I'm not planning on leaving both cars in there all of the time but i want to make it extra easy for wifey to bring the other car in, especially during the winter months.

 

[Mstandard]

In for the awesomeness

What will be your first step after cleaning the boxes? Paint? Floor? Shelvings?

 

[dubber]

In for the awesomeness

What will be your first step after cleaning the boxes? Paint? Floor? Shelvings?

First is clearing out the garbage and cardboard, unfortunately with Ottawa's bi-weekly schedule this will take a couple weeks. Then I'm thinking removing the shelving and fixing all of the walls. Then paint, organize and from there we shall see.

 

[HSpencer]

Super blank canvas Dub!! Lots of work, but your the man who can bring it home. I am watching!

Best Regards
Herb

 

[Seavs]

I love that all you've posted is a couple pics of moving in and you have 26 posts already...

Yeah, no pressure.

 

[sean Buick 76]

Congrats on moving up in the world!

 

[FXR500]

I'm in too. This is sure to be a great build out.

Congrats on the new place.

 

[Paul_VR6]

Its amazing how big a "regular" double feels after a single. Enjoy it until you outgrow it... or others take it over.

 

[Dan in Pasadena]

What's the flooring plan? Will it be Racedeck again? Pricey for any garage. How about your theme/colors, etc? Will it be a re-creation of your single or will you rethink it entirely?

 

[ODIS]

Dan beat me to it. Same questions from me. Have enough height for a lift? No matter what, think you will love all the new space.

Congratulations to you and your wife!

All the best,

Ody.

 

[Requin6]

Congrats on the new house dub. Can't wait to see what kind of transformation you can make in your new space!

 

[UrsusMaritimus]

Subscribed! Version 1.0 was great... interested to see how version 2.0 turns out.

 

[dubber]

Super blank canvas Dub!! Lots of work, but your the man who can bring it home. I am watching!

Best Regards
Herb

I love that all you've posted is a couple pics of moving in and you have 26 posts already...

Yeah, no pressure.

Congrats on moving up in the world!

I'm in too. This is sure to be a great build out.

Congrats on the new place.

Its amazing how big a "regular" double feels after a single. Enjoy it until you outgrow it... or others take it over.

What's the flooring plan? Will it be Racedeck again? Pricey for any garage. How about your theme/colors, etc? Will it be a re-creation of your single or will you rethink it entirely?

Dan beat me to it. Same questions from me. Have enough height for a lift? No matter what, think you will love all the new space.

Congratulations to you and your wife!

All the best,

Ody.

Congrats on the new house dub. Can't wait to see what kind of transformation you can make in your new space!

Subscribed! Version 1.0 was great... interested to see how version 2.0 turns out.

Thanks to all for the encouraging words. Just like with my first project, its a wonderful motivator. My overall plan is to be familiar to the last one while not being a doubled replica, if that makes any sense. Current plan is that I will be painting the walls a very light grey once i nail down the exact shade. Floors i'm assuming will be Race Deck again at some point but i think there will be lots of other work done prior.

I spent 3 hours in there last night just collecting and consolidating waste and recycling materials, oh joy! The other part tedious task was removing nearly 50 screws, nails and staples that were randomly placed throughout.

 

[gtr cook]

Really nice space you have there, can't wait to see what you do with it.

Personally I would remove the shelf, I hate shelves, cupboards all the way.

 

[dubber]

Really nice space you have there, can't wait to see what you do with it.

Personally I would remove the shelf, I hate shelves, cupboards all the way.

I agree, i tried mentally to play with the idea of keeping them but I really want to start fresh and only be constrained with the actual limitations of the space and not what was left.

 

[John Tanglewood]

Awesome, was waiting for this thread to pop up!! Looking forward to it! And lose those shelves! Start fresh!

 

[dubber]

Awesome, was waiting for this thread to pop up!! Looking forward to it! And lose those shelves! Start fresh!

Thanks John, it sounds like its definitely unanimous to uninstall them

 

[patrickg20]

You need to get work. At least post some more pictures. I am excited to see you start making some progress!

 

[dubber]

You need to get work. At least post some more pictures. I am excited to see you start making some progress!

Haha, thanks man. I've been swamped with little projects inside, and the remnants in the garage are really getting to me