UPDATE: Most Recent Garage Photo
And my Shed, which starts on page 10, post 189
Hello,
I've been checking out The Garage Journal for a while now and like so many others figured it was time to share some of the progress on my garage. I live in Phoenix within an HOA controlled track neighborhood (all bad words I know). This basically means expansion is out of the question, & the garage is sized more in the spirit of a one car + one motorcycle than two actual cars.
I'm fortunate to live close to my father who has a massive shop and have been able to do most of my projects there - mooching off of his equipment and car storage space as any good son would.
But eventually I guess everyone grows up. Both my new marriage and a slight depression every time I pulled into the tiny garage helped me decide it was time to make some changes.
These photos are from a bit ago while I try to get my posts current.
Pics of cars in the tiny garage because I didn't have the forethought to take pictures of the garage empty.
Every possible inch is filled with bikes, building materials, spay paint collections, yard equipment, etc.
I'm also blessed to share the already shallow garage with the water heater.
The work bench was used strictly as a place to stack junk. Very little actual work took place here.
I wasn't sure where to start, but decided a good first goal would be the ability to actually open our car doors. This meant I needed to get all non-garage stuff out of the tiny garage. I was in need of a CHEAP shed that I could easily modify to sit below the fence line (HOA). I found a suitably cheap ($249) solution at the local Home Depot. However, due to a glitch at the register the shed rang up for $.01. I brought it to the cashiers attention, who called the manager. I was pretty sure I wasn't getting a shed that day. But when the manager showed up he said since it rang up for $.01, they have to give it to me for $.01! I have not so cleverly dubbed it the "Penny Shed".
So after some modifications to the height and depth - it sits nicely below the fence line & most of the non-essentials have been relocated to it.
Took the opportunity to do some much needed cleaning. The scorpions and ground squirrels will not be thrilled.
Still need to find new homes for some of my "most bachelor of possessions" which had already been relocated once to the garage.
And just like that we can actually open all the car doors!
And my Shed, which starts on page 10, post 189
Hello,
I've been checking out The Garage Journal for a while now and like so many others figured it was time to share some of the progress on my garage. I live in Phoenix within an HOA controlled track neighborhood (all bad words I know). This basically means expansion is out of the question, & the garage is sized more in the spirit of a one car + one motorcycle than two actual cars.
I'm fortunate to live close to my father who has a massive shop and have been able to do most of my projects there - mooching off of his equipment and car storage space as any good son would.
But eventually I guess everyone grows up. Both my new marriage and a slight depression every time I pulled into the tiny garage helped me decide it was time to make some changes.
These photos are from a bit ago while I try to get my posts current.
Pics of cars in the tiny garage because I didn't have the forethought to take pictures of the garage empty.
Every possible inch is filled with bikes, building materials, spay paint collections, yard equipment, etc.
I'm also blessed to share the already shallow garage with the water heater.
The work bench was used strictly as a place to stack junk. Very little actual work took place here.
I wasn't sure where to start, but decided a good first goal would be the ability to actually open our car doors. This meant I needed to get all non-garage stuff out of the tiny garage. I was in need of a CHEAP shed that I could easily modify to sit below the fence line (HOA). I found a suitably cheap ($249) solution at the local Home Depot. However, due to a glitch at the register the shed rang up for $.01. I brought it to the cashiers attention, who called the manager. I was pretty sure I wasn't getting a shed that day. But when the manager showed up he said since it rang up for $.01, they have to give it to me for $.01! I have not so cleverly dubbed it the "Penny Shed".
So after some modifications to the height and depth - it sits nicely below the fence line & most of the non-essentials have been relocated to it.
Took the opportunity to do some much needed cleaning. The scorpions and ground squirrels will not be thrilled.
Still need to find new homes for some of my "most bachelor of possessions" which had already been relocated once to the garage.
And just like that we can actually open all the car doors!
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