Garage Improvement

[Jeff95TA]

Been on here awhile but never posted pictures of my garage improvement. It was originally built with unfinished walls and a finished ceiling (first 4 pics). Decided to drywall, add a closet, and put up some trim. I didn't even want to try to tie in new drywall to a textured ceiling, so I put up crown moulding instead. No crown in the house, but there is in the garage!

I'm an engineer that sits in front of a computer figuring out if mechanical things will break. I'm not a carpenter or a drywaller - I just like to pretend I am. I'll follow up with my basement bathroom build where I also pretend I'm an electrician and a plumber.

 

[JC23]

Lookinggood, dood!

 

[strnge]

I like the stain work

 

[Jack Olsen]

It looks great!

But be careful. If you make that look and feel too much like living space, your spouse might get some ideas -- like playroom, exercise room, office kind of ideas.

 

[takeiteasy]

Looks great. Looks like very usable space. I like the idea of a garage that can be used for other things too...as long as at the end of the day you can still make it dirty and drive your cars back in. Got plans for cabinets and workshop and such in there? You must have other storage somewhere in order to have such an empty garage!

 

[factorten]

I curios as to your decision to pull the OSB off the back wall instead of just adding the drywall over the top of it. I'm assuming your house is a 2 story with living space over the garage. Usually this is installed for structural shear to the framing at that location.

You could have added a jamb extension to the door jamb and electrical box extensions to bring them out flush to the gwb surface.

 

[Jeff95TA]

Looks great. Looks like very usable space. I like the idea of a garage that can be used for other things too...as long as at the end of the day you can still make it dirty and drive your cars back in. Got plans for cabinets and workshop and such in there? You must have other storage somewhere in order to have such an empty garage!

I have a garage door into the basement shop/storage area. All my tools, with the exception of the chest, are down there. But the garage still manages to get cluttered!

I curios as to your decision to pull the OSB off the back wall instead of just adding the drywall over the top of it. I'm assuming your house is a 2 story with living space over the garage. Usually this is installed for structural shear to the framing at that location.

You could have added a jamb extension to the door jamb and electrical box extensions to bring them out flush to the gwb surface.

It's a 1.5 story, so it's just attic space above the garage. In hindsight, extending the jams/electrical/spigot probably would have been better. Easier to hang stuff when you don't have to find studs.

 

[n2ocamaro]

The space is coming together nicely. Nice avatar pic too. Are you on LTx Tech?

 

[Jeff95TA]

The space is coming together nicely. Nice avatar pic too. Are you on LTx Tech?

Just camaroz28.com. Same name as here. 383stroker motor with Lloyd Elliot heads.

 

[Speedfreakbbc]

Glad to see some LT guys still out there. I was beginning to think I was alone. Also very classy garage.

 

[n2ocamaro]

I am on Z28.com too. Same username. Rarely post over there anymore. Sold mine last year 383 stroker with LE heads as well. th400, 9 in rear, 325/50 drag radials, and nitrous.