Garage Renovation Progress

[slickgt1]

All prices are about.
$1000 in tiles and tile stuff. Epoxy grout cost me $140 alone
$300 in electrical, boxes, Bx (crazy $$$), screws, anchors, connectors, etc
$400 Plumbing parts
$500 Plumber
$2000 for mud job to fix massive pitch issues. Sand, cement and labor.
$200 insulation
$300 drywall, and all drywall related stuff. PL glue, tapcon, tape, compound, etc.
$280 drywall labor.

Over $4k already. But don't forget, I had to fix a lot of issues with this place and most of the labor is me. I also have all the tools. The only tools I purchased in this reno, is a 2' 1/2 inch drill bit, and a metal snip attachment for the drill.

Carpentry is coming up, so I will be on my own, doing my thing. I think I should come out under $6k after building my cabinets and closets. Budget is $8K. So TV and audio equip might be in there by summer.

 

[PeteMoore]

Awesome dude.

Thanks for the break down.

Im far too tight fisted to pay for most of it, so im scanning all the local papers and free-ads for left overs, seconds and unwanted stuff to do mine.

Already have the ipod dock out there, so im good to go entertainment wise

 

[slickgt1]

Ok here is where the garage is since last Saturday. I had to abandon it for a bit due to needing to finish another project in the house. We have a baby on the way, week or two, so I needed to insulate the entryway under the babies room. Everything else had to be put on hold.

 

[ct71rr]

Wow Slick, you have a really nice place there. What a transformation! I love the floor, it came out great. First child?

 

[slickgt1]

Thank you. Yes first child. Can't wait. Just hope to be a good parent.

 

[milner351]

You're wise to get this major garage work done now - I have a 14 month old - I don't see my shop anywhere near as much as I used to!

 

[stafford]

You've done some nice work there and transformed that space into a very nice area. Good luck with the new addition to the family.

 

[slickgt1]

Thanks everyone.

I ordered the Plywood to finish the rest of it. But sent it to Pop-In-Law shop for now. I am not sure when I will get to it.

I am throwing out stuff every day, little by little out of there.

 

[slickgt1]

Keep taking out the trash.

Took off my snow wheels.

Cleaned One Car.

 

[Mr. Ugly]

Your place is looking great. All that work and now you get to use it, congrats. All the best on your new addition to the family.

 

[slickgt1]

Thank you, thank you. I am very proud and excited of both, garage and baby to be. Give me a couple of weeks, and you guys will get updates of both the garage and baby.

 

[Commando66]

Your garage looks great! How did you keep paint out of the slat-wall slots?

 

[slickgt1]

I have no clue how that worked out. I just sprayed it, and for some reason the non finished parts absorbed the paint. The finished parts got painted.

I did a couple of areas with the roller, because it was dripping, and the same thing happened.

 

[Tool Time]

I found a good deal on porcelain tile at our local Lowes, but one of my reservations is what to use as a bull nose on the very first row. My concern is breakage occurring overtime from driving over the bear front edge. From what I can see of Jack’s garage he doesn’t have anything down. Can you show how you started your first row of tiles that enter into your garage?

 

[slickgt1]

Look at post number 13. You see that metal edge around the step. I bought a stainless steel one for the front row. That edge on the step is aluminum. Get SS for the front row. It is much more durable, much thicker material (at least the one I got), than the aluminum. It costs like 5 times more, but worth it. We put this same SS ones in the warehouse by the threshold to protect the concrete edge, it still looks great, and pallet jacks have gone over it.

I honestly wasn't going to put that edge, but decided at the last moment as I wanted to put a Polyurethane threshold under the door. Worked out great, as my water runs off, goes against the poly threshold, flows to the side where there is a hole to go outside.

I'll try to take some pics tonight to show you exactly what it looks like.

 

[sneakyfast]

Looks awesome bro! Would love to see some outside shots as well if you have time. Posted on another thread but I really dig in city urban type of garages and yours is coming along nicely.

 

[slickgt1]

Outside is not impressive. It's under my house. But i'll snap a few anyway. Thank you.

 

[Motown 454]

Beautiful job on the tiles, you did a geat job leveling it. It loos so different with the sheetrockand slat wall. Very nice.

 

[slickgt1]

So got some more pics. Finished the car perimeter lights. Let a friend use my garage to pull his engine.

Garage from outside.

Decided to do an oil change on my GS before I get busy with the baby.

I'll update more as I get to it. Thanks.

 

[Jack Olsen]

That's looking great.

I like the shot from outside looking in.

 

[fergus]

Nice transformation dude. That's a pretty rockin update!

 

[Tool Time]

I have looked closely at the photos you uploaded, but I don’t see any defining photos of the poly threshold or the stainless steel front edge. I was able to view the edge around the step and see how you installed. When you have time could you provide how the first edge is fastened and where you purchase?

By the way the floor and garage look great!

 

[slickgt1]

Thanks guys.

Tool Time, so sorry, I completely forgot to get you the edge pics. I will try to get them tonight.

I purchased it at a high end tile store. Nemo tile, here in the city. Lowes and HD around here didn't have SS tile edge, let alone anything heavy duty. Honestly the tile is so strong, I doubt you need it, but it looks finished this way. I didn't want the HD or Lowes aluminum edge because that is light corner protection, and it would get all dinged up and bent out of shape real quick. This SS edge is still not showing any signs of use.

It is something like this.
http://www.haogin.com/stainless-steel-straight-edge-trim.html

It has holes in it where it goes against the floor, you set it in thinset. Thinset over it, then set tile on it. You will need to buy the one that is the thickness of your tile. You don't really fasten it to the floor or anything. Thinset will hold it. You can screw it in if you want, but you won't be able to adjust it while setting the tile.

I'll try to get pics tonight of mine. Thanks.

 

[slickgt1]

That's looking great.

I like the shot from outside looking in.

Thanks. '91 E30 318, with a '96 E36 3.5L bored close to 3.8L engine. I feel very proud being part of this build. The engine barely fits in there. But it is a proper track machine now. It is very light, and very quick. My 4 door Lexus will take a GT mustang out in a straight line and in the corners, but this baby 3 makes me look and feel like I'm standing still. Love the mechanical, no gizmo BS, feel of it. I know you get that feeling every time you fire up your beast.

 

[slickgt1]

A little update. So the baby is still cooking in the belly. That means, I have some time to get some garage work done. Soo I did the plumbing for the sink. The job took me all of Saturday. I would have taken more pics, but after doing all this, then cleaning up the basement (where I tapped into the waste and feeds), I was too exhausted. I started at 10am, and went upstairs at 11pm. I'll get more pics later. I didn't close the basement sheetrock either, so I will get those pics too. The plumbing looks good, nothing leaks.



Don't mind the foam, or the angle taped to the waste. Angle is my third arm, and foam is for isolation between garage and basement. I'll trim it up tonight if I have the chance.

 

[slickgt1]

So been away for a while. Baby came, so been helping around the house and watching her. We named her Evalyn. She joined us on 04/06/11, 8lbs, 21".



Did some more stuff on this weekend. 5 hours worth of cutting up ply for my cabinet boxes. Other side of garage has a similar stack. Going to assemble when I can.


The tool. Wish I had space for a real saw table though.

 

[kngkong]

nice work and inspiring thread! Congratulations on your baby and your garage

 

[sscustom]

congrats dad ,great garage also

 

[slickgt1]

Thanks guys. Yea I have been really busy lately with the baby. I come from work and try to get some baby action. Relieve the wife, so she can do stuff.

I barely managed to get two cabinets assembled and hung on Sunday over the workbench area. Hopefully I will get the bases built for the closets this weekend. I will update the few pics I have soon.

Thanks all for the positive feedback.

 

[bchee]

 

[Rich]

An incredible transformation..looking forward to more updates. Nice work and congrats on becoming a dad!

 

[Chloe Taylor]

The pictures of garages shared look awesome, wnat to go in and build a garage similar to these as well....

 

[slickgt1]

damn 8lbs is pretty big

Yea tell me about it. All the newborn clothes got tossed right away. She is already 23" and 11lbs. Not even 2 months old, and we are getting 6 - 9 month old gear now. Our changing table also got rendered useless at 5 weeks. It's pretty crazy how fast they get bigger.

An incredible transformation..looking forward to more updates. Nice work and congrats on becoming a dad!

Thank you. I going to post ups some more pics tonight. Can't wait till the weekend. Going to start on the closets. Yay.

The pictures of garages shared look awesome, wnat to go in and build a garage similar to these as well....

I wish I could build from scratch though. A lot of work re-doing all the plumbing, electrical, floor, ceiling, etc. But yea, it is a pleasure to hit the light switch and see everything.

Thanks all.

 

[slickgt1]

So yea I have been busy and the garage is moving slow. Between work, baby, family, all the other stuff I am glad I get anything done. The below is about 6 hours of work total into the cabinets. Yea sux. But nothing I can do about it.

Over the workbench cabinets. These are just shells, I still haven't picked out the finishing material, so no door, no dividers or edgebanding.


Sink Cabinet. Bottom UP.


Adjustable feet. I cannot mount my cabinets to the floor because I want to be able to hose the garage. I also don't want to drill the tile if i don't have to.



Sink is in. The top is made from 3 layes of 5/8" melamine ply. 3 layers so that I can beat on it. Top layer is removable via 8 screws from bottom. So that when I do destroy it, All I will need to do, is put on another piece, and router the sink hole.


One more pic.


Again none of this is finished, but I am trying to work on it. I had to switch gears a bit because I needed to relocate hangers, and re-insulate some cold water pipes. Done with that, so will continue on the cabinets this weekend.

 

[back2class]

looks great! Also looks like Queens. I have done lots of work trying to fix up old spaces like that. 10x the work of just building a new structure so hats off to you. Worth the effort because I know how frustrating it is not having a work space and carving our your own man space in NYC is not easy. Any problems with the jack cracking the tile?

 

[bchee]

 

[slickgt1]

looks great! Also looks like Queens. I have done lots of work trying to fix up old spaces like that. 10x the work of just building a new structure so hats off to you. Worth the effort because I know how frustrating it is not having a work space and carving our your own man space in NYC is not easy. Any problems with the jack cracking the tile?

Nah Queens is too far away.

Yea I swear it would have been easier to put a couple of sticks of dynamite and build new. What a pain in the *** process this has been.

No nothing has done any damage to tile at all. I made a "Can you floor do this" thread a while ago. I picked up my car with one jack, no protection under it and lifted half of my 4k lb car. I've also overshot my ramps, slammed the brakes, and slid over the floor. I had marks but it turned out the ramps left their paint. It wiped off. I also dropped my old school 18v dewalt from 8' it hit the floor with a the drill bit first. Sparked on impact, but no damage again. Used jack stands already, no problem, no protection. Umm, what else. Oh dragged plywood on it, sheetrock, other material, no damage. Yea the floor is nuts, I love it.

How are you protecting the wooden sink edge from water?

I also have an undermount sink and I wanted to make my own countertop, but I didn't know how to prevent water damage.

I am fist going to apply edge banding. The wax, hot melt one. I like it as it does a very nice seal off the bat. Then silicone between edge and sink, and then epoxy paint, or any oil based paint or poly for that matter. I've done this before with poly and it holds up, still in great shape 6 years now. But my guess is that wax seals it better than any paint. I apply the banding till the wax oozes out. I want to try epoxy paint now. I will probably put a hammer through that top before it gets water damage.

Anyway my dream would be to find a nice piece of SS to use as a top, so if something like that comes along, I will gift this to someone.

 

[Jack Olsen]

Congrats on the baby. Time as you know it is going to move in different ways from now on. But you're slowly going to come to see how there's a reason and a purpose to all of it, now. At least, that's how it's been for me.

 

[slickgt1]

I love the baby. Every smile makes me smile, a no sleep night and long day is all forgotten when she plays with me. It is absolutely the best. We can't wait for the second one.

Just tough right now time wise, because the baby can't tell you whats wrong. So its a guessing game, that makes time fly by, well except for when she wants food.

 

[slickgt1]

Damnit, I am looking at the new pics, and thinking forgot something. Yea I also finished all the bases for the other cabinets, and made one of the bigger ones. Not finished in this pic.