Humble garage makeover

[Killer95Stang]

Figured I should post some progress pics of my garage since I can finally see the light at the end of the tunnel. All the work was done by my dad and myself.

Garage was a 1961 built bare framed 20' x 20' garage with only drywall on the rear wall where it joined the house.

What was done:

- old electrical gutted and new lines from the main and nine new outlets added
- boxes added to the ceiling for five double 4ft light fixtures and garage door opener
- security light added directly outside the garage on the side of the house
- weather tight extension cord outlet added under the eve of the garage for Xmas lights with wall switch located inside garage.
- removed drywall from rear wall and added insulation
- drywalled entire garage excluding the ceiling
- taped and mudded the garage, plus sanded... WHAT A PAIN IN THE ***
- painted

What left:

- paint floor with solvent based epoxy coat with speckles and clear (not sure of brand).
- mount nine new Ultimate Garage cabinets that purchased through Sears
- build workbench
- switch / outlet covers
- add metal covering over the exposed water pipes on rear wall
- park both Mustangs inside and enjoy a cold beer!!!

Note... little switch on rear wall is 240V. I will keep it for a welder, plus power also goes out of it for my A/C system.

Progress Pics.

Cabinets

http://s7.sears.com/is/image/Sears/00995118000?qlt=90,0&resMode=sharp&op_usm=0.9,0.5,0,0

 

[Kevin54]

- drywalled entire garage excluding the ceiling

Looks good so far. But why not the ceiling?

 

[Killer95Stang]

Looks good so far. But why not the ceiling?

I plan on reinforcing the rafters and laying plywood down for storage. My wife can't get rid of things and I do not want that stuff in my house. Also... while doing the drywall, an inspector came over after inspecting a house across the street (good timing ). He told me he didn't care about what I was doing in the garage as long as I do not drywall the ceiling. He said that the construction of the garage was not strong enough to support the ceiling. Something about the roof bowing in...

 

[82_454_shorty]

looks good! Keep the pictures coming

 

[TXST8tj]

i am no structural engineer, but i would be concerned about ceiling joists not being stong enough to support drywall. i'm sure he knows something about it that i don't, but i would be willing to assume the ceiling in your house was constructed the same way, and i'm sure it was also drywalled.
the downside here is obviously not as clean of a look with all the other work you've done, but depending on where you are located, i would think the insulation factors (for not being able to use insulation up there) could be the bigger downer.
the upside i guess is that it will make hanging some stuff from up their easier. although since you can't hang drywall, it probably won't be more than a lawnchair or two.


on a side note...the garage is looking really nice. after seeing so many people on here getting creative with the paint on the walls, i am half tempted to add a little something (other than the current plain white) to mine.

 

[oldgoat]

I would be surprised that the ceiling couldn't support the drywall at least. Now if you are talking about plywood and storage then that is a different story. All in all though it looks a lot nicer.

 

[348guy]

It looks great. Keep up the good work. Too bad about the ceiling. Maybe reinforce the rafters enough that you can drywall AND store things up there with an attic drop-down stair.

 

[Killer95Stang]

It looks great. Keep up the good work. Too bad about the ceiling. Maybe reinforce the rafters enough that you can drywall AND store things up there with an attic drop-down stair.

I've pretty much decided to leave out the ceiling... but I will be painting everything up there. I'll probably paint the rafters and ceiling flat black to make it look like of the modern industrial restaurants where they leave the A/C exposed. I'll also have a buddy of mine (structural Engineer (I'm a Mech Eng.) come take a look to see what he thinks.

I also need an opinion. If you look in the picture you see the cinder block edging around the inside of the garage. That stuff is in real rough shape and I can't decide how to finish it. I figured i would paint it with the floor coating I choose, but It looks so bad that I'm not sure it would look good. maybe tile or diamond plate or something... who knows?

 

[PhantomEB]

Maybe sister up the joist? I think this would at the very least be able to support hanging up drywall.

As well for the cabinets, myself am a cheap ******* who knows that I could build better than brought. Maybe that an option too?

 

[Killer95Stang]

A little more progress....

Hopefully I can build the workbench and paint the floor in the next few weeks..

 

[T1704]

Great progress. From the pictures, it looks like the wall cabinets are mounted fairly high?

 

[Killer95Stang]

Great progress. From the pictures, it looks like the wall cabinets are mounted fairly high?

I did this on purpose... Since the garage is so small for a two car, I didn't want to hit my shoulder or head when I get out of the cars... plus I'm over six foot, so the extra height doesn't bug me. I"m also building a 42" high workbench and didn't want a really small space between the work surface and rear cabinets.

 

[T1704]

Sounds like you've planned it out well.