Above 1200 Sq/FT Garage Refurb®

[NUTTSGT]

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Eric,

I'm fairly new here at GJ, and I only found your thread today. I read through the entire thread from beginning to end.. WOW. I must say you did a great job, really. I like the improvements you made to the house (the porch and the stairs for your wife) and all of the work you've done to the garage.

I have a retractable hose that has been sitting off to the side for a good 5 years that I want to install now. For along time I had heard others tell me to just install a "soft" hose line. So basically just route some air line hose to the site I want to attach the retractable hose, but after seeing what you did, I really do want to run a hard line. The stands off's, and painting the pipe and the stand off's looks so professional.

Thank you for sharing with us all. I really enjoyed the journey.

Thanks for the compliment. While I know my garage isn't the nicest, I do try to document all my projects and explain in detail what I'm doing so other may learn from what I have done. . . . if they choose to.

Nice!!! Is the black piece that slides up and down a threaded piece so that when you pull it up, you can slide the vise jaw in and out without turning the handle? Quick release is what I want to say I guess

No it's not a quick release Kevin, it's to clamp larger items in place. To use it though, I would have to drill a few holes in the benchtop and buy (or make . . likely) some bench dogs, that's what we called them in HS. Something similar to these.. . . in this random photo


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[Red Leader]

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I'm diggin' the feel of that checkerboard man.


Nice install of the vise. I need to get a woodworking vise.

 

[NUTTSGT]

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I'm diggin' the feel of that checkerboard man.


Nice install of the vise. I need to get a woodworking vise.

Thanks, I said I wanted to get one a long time ago but it took starting a project where I actually needed it for me to buy one. I wish I would have scooped up one a few years back.

 

[HSpencer]

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WOW! now that is one badass woodworking bench!! I would love to have room for something like it. Unfortunately I am so space constrained I can only have a table saw off shoot bench that has to double as a workbench, assembly bench and a myriad of other benches. I like the bench dogs and vise. From your post, there may be hope for "woodworking" on the GJ.

Best Regards
Herb Spencer

 

[NUTTSGT]

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WOW! now that is one badass woodworking bench!! I would love to have room for something like it. Unfortunately I am so space constrained I can only have a table saw off shoot bench that has to double as a workbench, assembly bench and a myriad of other benches. I like the bench dogs and vise. From your post, there may be hope for "woodworking" on the GJ.

Best Regards
Herb Spencer

Sorry Herb, that was not my photo but a random one to show Kevin some bench dogs for a wood working bench. I actually deleted it because I do not want somebody to think it is mine, which it isn't.

 

[NUTTSGT]

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Somewhere in this thread (I think) is the picture of my rolling stand for my miter saw. I modified it and mounted my benchtop drill press on it. Since I picked up the floor model DP, I brought the benchtop to this side of the garage.


The pipe clamp rack is now full too as I picked up another set and used left over airline.

 

[NUTTSGT]

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I'm also putting the new top on the work table to good use making a set of night stands for our bedroom.





to give you an idea of what they will look like . . .



What you can't see in these pics is the blade mark on the new top. Yes, I had a oops moment already and forgot to raise the blade.

 

[IONH]

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The pipe clamp rack is now full too as I picked up another set and used left over airline.
http://s151.photobucket.com/user/nuttsgt/media/all/06122013nightstands006.jpg.html

Are you concerned about the black iron flexing when used as a pipe clamp? Or is that typical? (hence the word pipe clamp)

 

[NUTTSGT]

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Are you concerned about the black iron flexing when used as a pipe clamp? Or is that typical? (hence the word pipe clamp)

It's what the package says to use. You do have to either wipe the oils/**** off the black pipe or risk getting it on your project or paint it. The other thing to do is to use galvanized pipe like a couple of mine.



From their site.

http://www.adjustableclamp.com/pipeclampfixturefor12blackpipe.aspx

 

[mechanicworkman]

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Good read! Took me 3 days to get all the way through all 62 pages. Wow alot of cool ideas in here & great information in here. Great thread. Was nice seeing something more than the average short post!

I do got a couple ??

1. In he beginning of this when you layed your new concrete floor did you lay the new floor right over the top of the old with the exception of the front of garage with the rebar holding it in place?

If so how deep did you lay the new floor?


I ask because may be looking at doing something similar but, didnt know if the concrete would hold with nothing to bond to really but in the front. Has your floor experienced any problems

2. Most of the wiring you run do u use a im guessing like a 12gage?

One last comment I understand they say that none of us can have to many tools but you got quite the wide and vast selection for completing most of what you need fromt he looks of it.

 

[Thumper68]

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Wow Eric, Great shop thread, The effort you put in is amazing and I commend you!

Somewhere way back you said that you were afraid of sparks and weld splatter ruining a epoxy floor. I used a industrial epoxy on the metal working side of my shop and It has held up great, also over spray from painting comes off too.

Keep up the updates looking forward to what you do next.

 

[NUTTSGT]

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Good read! Took me 3 days to get all the way through all 62 pages. Wow alot of cool ideas in here & great information in here. Great thread. Was nice seeing something more than the average short post!

I do got a couple ??

1. In he beginning of this when you layed your new concrete floor did you lay the new floor right over the top of the old with the exception of the front of garage with the rebar holding it in place? Yes, I laid right over the old concrete with the exception of the front like you saw.

If so how deep did you lay the new floor?To make it level, at the back wall it was 3 1/2" deep and the front corner (under the breaker box)was 6 1/2"


I ask because may be looking at doing something similar but, didnt know if the concrete would hold with nothing to bond to really but in the front. Has your floor experienced any problems The way I looked at it, it has rebar at the front and can lock itself in at the footer. Along the rest of the walls, it's either a stem wall or block wall. It has nowhere to go. As far as bonding I looked at it like this, part of it was spalled enough to be like stone that is put down before a pour. What wasn't that rough was no different that a layer of pink insulation that guys use under their concrete floors with in floor heat. As far as I know, when they use pink foam insulation, they use no bonding agent. Just my opinion.

2. Most of the wiring you run do u use a im guessing like a 12gage? Yes, it's all 12 gauge romex (nm) which is yellow here in the states. The only exception is for the 220 stuff.

One last comment I understand they say that none of us can have to many tools but you got quite the wide and vast selection for completing most of what you need from the looks of it.

AS I have done work on the house or garage, I did it myself (with some help from family/friends) which saved me money. I used that money to buy tools to get the projects done. To me, it was no different than buying material to do the job. Along the same line, I hate to borrow a tool, if I break a borrowed tool, I have to replace it which is like buying somebody else a tool. I might as well buy it for myself.



Anymore questions, please feel free to ask.

 

[NUTTSGT]

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Wow Eric, Great shop thread, The effort you put in is amazing and I commend you!

Somewhere way back you said that you were afraid of sparks and weld splatter ruining a epoxy floor. I used a industrial epoxy on the metal working side of my shop and It has held up great, also over spray from painting comes off too.

Keep up the updates looking forward to what you do next.

Thank you. I appreciate the information on the industrial epoxy, maybe my next shop will get it.

 

[Agrippasmith]

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Hey man..that really is a great setup you got there..some nice pics of that garage you got out there..so thanks for posting the pictures and sharing them with us.

 

[Kevin54]

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Eric....You don't have a Kregs Drill Jig yet?

 

[NUTTSGT]

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Hey man..that really is a great setup you got there..some nice pics of that garage you got out there..so thanks for posting the pictures and sharing them with us.

Thank you for the compliment, it's greatly appreciated.

Eric....You don't have a Kregs Drill Jig yet?

Not yet Kevin. I recently bought a dowel jig but not a Kreg for the pocket screws. I'm spending enough on the night stand project, and didn't need to spend another $100 bucks. Now that the garage is farther along maybe I can start some more woodworking stuff and buy one.

 

[wrigh003]

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What you can't see in these pics is the blade mark on the new top. Yes, I had a oops moment already and forgot to raise the blade.

Welcome to my world. :| HAppens to me all the time.

Place is looking great. Good work.

 

[NUTTSGT]

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Welcome to my world. :| HAppens to me all the time.

Place is looking great. Good work.

LOL, thanks, I'm glad to know I'm not the only one.

 

[IONH]

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I have a Kraig Jig from HF and it works alright for the cost. I hold it in place since it doesn't clamp down to keep it from moving and go slowly into the wood.

 

[NUTTSGT]

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Almost done with a garage project, night stands. I'm going to try to put together a thread on them tomorrow. It hasn't all be work on the garage but some work on the inside. I did get the last box of siding ordered so I can start the east wall when it arrives.


This might hold you over till tomorrow or tease you. . . .




EDIT: Here's the link to the nightstand build if you're interested in the build.

http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=206426

 

[NUTTSGT]

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I'm making a small update but I took plenty of pictures to try to explain.

Here's where we are working at, the garage shed door. When I open the door, I haven't had a way to hold it open except for a 4x4 block. I've been putting this off till I picked a steel rod.

Here's the door. ..



The parts;



A piece of 1/2" pipe with two straps on it, a conduit hanger with the sides bent in on itself, a lag screw and the recently purchased steel rod.

Here's the link to what the conduit holder looked like originally.http://www.homedepot.com/p/Raco-3-8...ith-Bolt-5-Pack-2052B5/203671723#.UdiIRTvVCog

 

[NUTTSGT]

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I mounted the pipe with the straps to the door. After it was mounted, I figured how long the cane bolt was to be and mounted the conduit hanger.



I cut the steel rod to 19" which gave me plenty of travel to reach the ground and about 2-2.5 inches after the bend for a handle. I used some heat to bend the rod. This is the up position.


Down position. . .

 

[NUTTSGT]

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Next up, I wanted to make sure I wasn't just running the rod into the ground every time. I drove a piece of pipe into the ground about 6" to make sure I had plenty.



Once it was deep enough, I pulled it back out. I cut a piece of 3/4" PVC conduit and stuck it in the ground. I used the electrical conduit since it was gray instead of a piece of regular pvc pipe.


Since I drove the black pipe in the ground first, essentially make a hole, the conduit went right in tapping it with the hammer. No worry about it being crooked or breaking.

 

[Vernmotor]

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That looks like it should work just fine Thumbs up

 

[NUTTSGT]

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Finished up with some paint of the cane bolt and testing it out and it works fine.



No more need for the 4x4.





Granted, I'll admit I could have bought a cane bolt at TSC but it would have cost twice as much as the steel rod. I still have about half the rod left over to use on another future project, I "made it myself" and GJ, got some entertainment.

 

[NUTTSGT]

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That looks like it should work just fine Thumbs up

Thanks.

 

[IONH]

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Looks good. I may have to somewhat duplicate it for my shed double doors as they currently have no way to stay open in a breeze.

 

[ODIS]

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Nice!

So what are you putting on the grass to keep it so nice and green other than water?

Ody.

 

[NUTTSGT]

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Looks good. I may have to somewhat duplicate it for my shed double doors as they currently have no way to stay open in a breeze.

Be my guest.

Nice!

So what are you putting on the grass to keep it so nice and green other than water?

Ody.

Nothing it's been raining off and on for about 2 weeks and they are calling for the next 6 days of scattered thunder storms.

 

[Kevin54]

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I may have to do that with my shed doors also. For the last few years I take my foot and roll a rock in front of them. It gives me an idea for sure though about taking that design and extending it out so I don't have to bend over. I now have this idea in my "Idea folder"

Thanks

The nightstand sure turned out great. Looks like one you would go out and buy.

And I just want to comment on how nice your place looks. You've done a heck of a lot of work on it and it's something to really be proud of. The back looks just as good as the front of the place. Your hard work sure paid off.

Have you ever notified your insurance company lately to make sure that you have adequate insurance to cover it if (God forbid) anything happens? I know a lot of people that buys a place, they have adequate insurance for it at that time, but then fail to have the insurance redone to cover the worth of the place now.

I have it on my list of "to do's" seeing that I have more toolboxes and more machinery in the garage. As it stands now, my garage is only covered for enough to maybe replace the structure if that much.

 

[NUTTSGT]

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I may have to do that with my shed doors also. For the last few years I take my foot and roll a rock in front of them. It gives me an idea for sure though about taking that design and extending it out so I don't have to bend over. I now have this idea in my "Idea folder"

Thanks

The nightstand sure turned out great. Looks like one you would go out and buy.

And I just want to comment on how nice your place looks. You've done a heck of a lot of work on it and it's something to really be proud of. The back looks just as good as the front of the place. Your hard work sure paid off.

Have you ever notified your insurance company lately to make sure that you have adequate insurance to cover it if (God forbid) anything happens? I know a lot of people that buys a place, they have adequate insurance for it at that time, but then fail to have the insurance redone to cover the worth of the place now.

I have it on my list of "to do's" seeing that I have more toolboxes and more machinery in the garage. As it stands now, my garage is only covered for enough to maybe replace the structure if that much.

Thanks Kevin, I appreciate all the compliments. The house and garage have come along way through some hard work by me (mostly), some friends & family along with a few neighbors adding a hand. I few of the wife's boy's (deputies) tell her "it must be nice to have money. She gets right on their *** and tells them that nobody gave us any money, we've worked hard for what we have and that I've have done most of it myself. I gotta love that woman.

Our insurance was upgraded a few years back. The garage gets 10% of what the house is insured for plus we had an extra $30K put on it. I suppose it wouldn't hurt just to stop in and double check the homeowners policy.

 

[fabjunkie]

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I've been an on and off lurker of the forum for a long time (you can tell by my join date and post count) and I remember seeing this when you started the thread. Turned out awesome with great attention to detail. I've been heavy on here the last week or so getting ideas for the house we close on next week and I'm going to "borrow" a few of your ideas in the new garage. Great job!

 

[NUTTSGT]

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Thanks Fab, you're welcome to use any idea you'd like.

 

[foleymech]

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Love your progress. Love your shop. I know all about the 3am nights! I have been building a garage for ten years. Just wondering why no radiant heat in the new floor pour? even for future hook up.

 

[Motown 454]

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Wow Eric I'm gone for a while and look at all I missed! I love the retaining wall it looks great. Great job on the night stand. I'll have to make time to check in so I don't miss anything. Great job.

 

[NUTTSGT]

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Love your progress. Love your shop. I know all about the 3am nights! I have been building a garage for ten years. Just wondering why no radiant heat in the new floor pour? even for future hook up.

My neighbor (plumber/HVAC guy) had suggested it too. I considered it but decided not to as the wood burner does an excellent job as is. I am able to keep a fire going generally 2 out of 3 days so the concrete easily stays warm.

It also had taken me long enough to save up for the floor and I had been fed up not being able to do it sooner that I wanted it done. Funny thing is, once I did the floor, all hell broke loose and it was full speed ahead with refurbing the garage.

Thank you for the compliment.

 

[NUTTSGT]

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Wow Eric I'm gone for a while and look at all I missed! I love the retaining wall it looks great. Great job on the night stand. I'll have to make time to check in so I don't miss anything. Great job.

Thank you sir. You're come back just in time as I'm ready to start some more work on the outside. Stay tuned for a little update.

Here's the stack of siding paitently waiting to be installed.

 

[NUTTSGT]

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You might notice the sections of 2" conduit laying on top of the siding. Along with the other pieces laying on the bench, the garage will be getting a newer updated service entrance.



Another stack of OSB to replace the old T111 siding which will be covered with matching vinyl. You can't see it in the picture but this is foil faced OSB like I used on the back and other sides.

 

[NUTTSGT]

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This is the east wall that has been waiting to be finished. I ran out of nice weather last year and needed another box of siding. This year has been postponed by 3 weeks of rain followed by a week in the 90's. We finally are getting some nice weather so I'm going to start back on the garage exterior.



Another angle from the rear.



If you notice the bad spot in the T111 and think it's rotten, you're right.



What you can't see is the hole I filled with caulk after I chased a woodpecker off. Sumabitch put a 1 inch hole in the siding. Actually, if you look at the middle picture and see the white spot about 3' above the rotten area, that is it.

woodpecker

 

[IONH]

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What you can't see is the hole I filled with caulk after I chased a woodpecker off. Sumabitch put a 1 inch hole in the siding. Actually, if you look at the middle picture and see the white spot about 3' above the rotten area, that is it.

woodpecker

Ugh, woodpeckers... I had one on the corner board of my house for a couple of years. Kept going up there and patching it with bondo, they don't try to peck through that after. Finally removed a nearby tree and it/they never came back.