Lets see the things that make your garage unique

MXtras · Sep 12, 2005

Yeah - go to the floor with yanking bolts, guys. Someone is going to be garageless trying to pull a car in using a block wall.

Scott

Wile1Coyote · Sep 15, 2005

Great idea Byrdman and thanks for the tips on it guys. I'll be adding that to the dream garage plans. Maybe an eyelet recessed under a steel plate in the driveway too for going the opposite direction.

MXtras · Sep 15, 2005

I had a buddy that bored many holes in a known pattern (every 24"X24") in his floor then inserted large diameter threaded plugs and grouted them in. They were positioned very accurately so he could pre-build items and then use them almost anywhere in his gargage. He uses the plugs for many things by bolting fixtures in place or eyebolts for pulling, for example. He plugs the top when not in use.

I think this is an awesome idea for a working garage. Especially if you build frames and such - you always have a location to pull or hold something into place for fabrication.

Scott

imported_banzaitoyota · Sep 30, 2005

ELMO riding DA BOMB; Slim Pickens Style!!!!! :lol_hitti

Old Moparz · Oct 3, 2005

byrdman said:
Cool dog Luke!

Here's a unique feature I just installed today: 9/16" eyelets in the wall! They are on the back wall opposite the garage doors. I got tired of getting help to push cars in and out of my garage(no motors in them yet), so I drilled a hole through the cinder block wall and ran a threaded eye-bolt through the hole and reinforced it with a steel plate and big washers on the back side. Now I just attach a come-along to the eyelet and pull that sucker in the easy way. One day I'll get a little winch and have it made!

Pulling a car inside that doesn't run is all too familiar to me. :willy_nil

I've taken a short piece of chain & wrapped it around the base of the verticle 6"x6" posts in my garage. That's an advantage to having a pole building. I then hook the cable puller to it & drag the car in. The poles are all between 4-1/2 to 6 feet below the slab, so the walls aren't going anywhere. If a dead car can snap a pole as I pull, there's more serious problems going on.

jeepgod · Oct 3, 2005

how about this p.o.c. sitting in my garage for a year while i am deployed... does that count..?

winemeup911 · Oct 8, 2005

I don't know about unique but it's full~!!

Great site.

-Winemeup911

ringer · Oct 13, 2005

Not necessarily unique, but new to me:

WALL MOUNTED HOIST:

Sometime paint booth/Sometime project room. I have doors that mount to seal off the room.

Just for the record-the outside

dink · Oct 13, 2005

I want a garage just like yours.....are those wall mount hoists really safe???

I dont know if I want a wall supporting a hoist

ringer · Oct 13, 2005

dink said:
I want a garage just like yours.....are those wall mount hoists really safe???

I dont know if I want a wall supporting a hoist

Dink,

It is not my first choice either. The previous owner of the house put that hoist in. It is mounted through three 4x4 posts in the wall. While it is sturdy, I am not crazy about using it for really heavy loads either.

I know the previous owner used it extensively, but since I did not build it.....

dink · Oct 13, 2005

Alright....Personally I would rip the thing down....it doesnt look safe even not being used

AdamMopar · Oct 13, 2005

dink said:
Alright....Personally I would rip the thing down....it doesnt look safe even not being used

Based on?

Adam

Luckydevil · Oct 13, 2005

I think it is deceiving because you don't see the boards it is mounted to, just the bolts going into drywall. I imagine it can hold an engine easily.

logical · Oct 13, 2005

Looks a whole lot safer/stronger than the tree limb I used to use.

dink · Oct 14, 2005

Probably because I have never used or seen a style like that to me it looks unsafe

HUSTLESTUFF · Oct 15, 2005

Here' my unique item

dink · Oct 15, 2005

Hahaha that rocks man....does it work?????

HUSTLESTUFF · Oct 15, 2005

yes, comes in handy after a few :beer:

dink · Oct 15, 2005

HUSTLESTUFF said:
yes, comes in handy after a few

Is it enclosed for privacy or just out in the open????

HUSTLESTUFF · Oct 15, 2005

It's just out there. There is a sink next to it. But dude, you're not supposed to look :lol_hitti

dink · Oct 15, 2005

HUSTLESTUFF said:
It's just out there. There is a sink next to it. But dude, you're not supposed to look

Yea but I didnt know if you wanted the lonely house wives around you checkin things out....I would love to have one of those....were did you get it???? Steal it??

HUSTLESTUFF · Oct 15, 2005

Being single the above mentioned are free to look. LOL. I bought it at a plumbing supply store. Expensive but I wanted it. I saw one made from a cut 5 gal bucket somewhere on here. That looked cool. How about a cut small oil drum. My bathroom sink may be made from a 55 gallon drum. Saw one here that looked really cool.

dink · Oct 15, 2005

HUSTLESTUFF said:
Being single the above mentioned are free to look. LOL. I bought it at a plumbing supply store. Expensive but I wanted it. I saw one made from a cut 5 gal bucket somewhere on here. That looked cool. How about a cut small oil drum. My bathroom sink may be made from a 55 gallon drum. Saw one here that looked really cool.

How much was it??? $500.00???

HUSTLESTUFF · Oct 15, 2005

A little less including valve and all.

dink · Oct 15, 2005

That isnt that bad really....I would love to have one in the garage in the corner...ENCLOSED...since I am married and stuff....wife wouldnt want other women checkin out the royal jewels

gb387 · Oct 15, 2005

HUSTLESTUFF said:
Here' my unique item

Everybody has an air compressor!?!?

No, no great idea! :thumbup:

dink · Oct 15, 2005

gb387 said:
Everybody has an air compressor!?!?

No, no great idea!

Its the best in this thread hands down

imported_banzaitoyota · Oct 15, 2005

I picked up a stoplight today. Pics soon

dink · Oct 15, 2005

Yea defently get pictures up....see if you can rig it to be synced so each color is on for a certain time like a real stop light

oneitalianice · Oct 17, 2005

Ouchie!

I hope the outlet has GFI protection, or you might make an UNIQUE obituary for the local paper! :eyecrazy:

groovyjay · Oct 17, 2005

Cool stuff!

I think what makes mine special to me is the two tone paint job. I painted the lower section gray. Not only does it look good, but it really hides the nasty black finger prints you always get.

logical · Oct 17, 2005

Not in the garage but I put a men's room in the basement.

Posted these in the gallerythe other day...racing stripes in the garage:

jonkav · Oct 17, 2005

Ok... just for once I want to see a normal automobile in one of these garages... I can't wait to do my garage and take a picture with my minivan in the center of it.

logical · Oct 17, 2005

Ok... just for once I want to see a normal automobile in one of these garages... I can't wait to do my garage and take a picture with my minivan in the center of it.

Well, my wife wouldn't be caught dead in a minivan but it's at least a 4-door. Her V-8 Olds Aurora.

RonBou · Oct 17, 2005

Hello all. Newbie Ron here. This is a great site and I am going to start reading all the old posts and get caught up.

I have racing stripes also to make my garage personal and unique. I am going to attempt to post a picture of it just prior to completion. If anyone is bored and has the time visit my Webshots pages, sort by REGULAR and go to page two and look for albums marked NEW GARAGE. I have documented the good and bad of the garage building progress from a bare lawn to the finished project.

http://community.webshots.com/user/ronbou

Ron :thumbup:

katoom400exc · Jan 7, 2006

new workbench and cabinets, workbench is made from leftover 3/4 oak flooring

RonBou · Jan 7, 2006

How about a couple of close up pics of the work bench. I am designing one now and plan on using 2x6 pressure treated boards from my friend's deck....which we took down a couple of years ago....for the top.

JohnZ · Jan 7, 2006

A couple of the things that I think make mine unique are my 16' x 16' "retirement office" in the front corner (where I spend most of my time), and the "automobilia corner" just outside the office. The restored Sunoco 260 pump was a housewarming present from my wife, but she forgot the 8,000-gallon underground tank full of 260 to go with it. :thumbup:

comquat1 · Jan 7, 2006

JohnZ said:
A couple of the things that I think make mine unique are my 16' x 16' "retirement office" in the front corner (where I spend most of my time), and the "automobilia corner" just outside the office. The restored Sunoco 260 pump was a housewarming present from my wife, but she forgot the 8,000-gallon underground tank full of 260 to go with it.

what cars do you have there?

ChucksCrib · Jan 7, 2006

My beer can collection

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