So I moved into my new place a few years ago and after settling in, we decided to remodel our home. We have the entire house remodeled but the garage was the last piece of the puzzle that we haven't touched yet. Here is what it looked like before we started.
The garage had the studs showing which was unsightly and also the kraft color lining didn't help with lighting much. Since I work on cars quite often, I decided to put some time and money into having a comfortable place to work.
We drywalled the entire garage and then ran wiring to 12 new outlets with a switch panel that controlled each side seperately. Each side of the wall has 3 outlets on top and 1 outlet on the bottom. The reason why I did it this way was to hook up six shop lights and angle them 45 degrees where the wall meets the ceiling. After it was all said and done, I discovered that my LED shop lights could be connected with an additional cable so we essentially put in more outlets than we needed. But since I already got them in, I decided to run each light on their own outlet. We also reran the wires for the garage door opener. The original garage door was a single panel made of wood. We updated it with a sectional garage door in white.
We painted the interior with Kelly Moore bright white in semi-gloss to help with the light dispersion. I wanted to make this garage as bright as possible so that I can work around the clock if I need to. I then washed the garage floor with a cleaning agent to get 50 years worth of gunk out.
For the furniture, we put up a bunch of Gladiator wall panels to hang up the cabinets and also to hang up a bunch of stuff that used to take up floor space. I'm quite satisfied with their products as the are sturdy and priced just right. The tool boxes I had prior and installed the cabinets so that there was clearance on top of the box to use it as a workbench of sorts.
For the flooring, I went with GarageDeck circular tiles and trim pieces. Here is what I think about them. There is substantial gaps between the tiles which kind of ***** because dirt gets trapped when you sweep. Also, the trim pieces are a little bit thicker than the tiles so it creates a small lip at the end. Not sure why this is but I think it's because GarageDeck uses the same edging as Racedeck and those are a thicker tile. Besides those negatives, I'm satisfied with them for what I paid. The color combination that I installed is red, black, graphite, and alloy. Here is a picture of it all.
Here is a picture with all of the toys back in. The next step is to get some more garage art that I have laying around onto the walls. I'm pondering about buying some neon lights as well but haven't decided on exactly what I want yet. Well there you have it.
The garage had the studs showing which was unsightly and also the kraft color lining didn't help with lighting much. Since I work on cars quite often, I decided to put some time and money into having a comfortable place to work.
We drywalled the entire garage and then ran wiring to 12 new outlets with a switch panel that controlled each side seperately. Each side of the wall has 3 outlets on top and 1 outlet on the bottom. The reason why I did it this way was to hook up six shop lights and angle them 45 degrees where the wall meets the ceiling. After it was all said and done, I discovered that my LED shop lights could be connected with an additional cable so we essentially put in more outlets than we needed. But since I already got them in, I decided to run each light on their own outlet. We also reran the wires for the garage door opener. The original garage door was a single panel made of wood. We updated it with a sectional garage door in white.
We painted the interior with Kelly Moore bright white in semi-gloss to help with the light dispersion. I wanted to make this garage as bright as possible so that I can work around the clock if I need to. I then washed the garage floor with a cleaning agent to get 50 years worth of gunk out.
For the furniture, we put up a bunch of Gladiator wall panels to hang up the cabinets and also to hang up a bunch of stuff that used to take up floor space. I'm quite satisfied with their products as the are sturdy and priced just right. The tool boxes I had prior and installed the cabinets so that there was clearance on top of the box to use it as a workbench of sorts.
For the flooring, I went with GarageDeck circular tiles and trim pieces. Here is what I think about them. There is substantial gaps between the tiles which kind of ***** because dirt gets trapped when you sweep. Also, the trim pieces are a little bit thicker than the tiles so it creates a small lip at the end. Not sure why this is but I think it's because GarageDeck uses the same edging as Racedeck and those are a thicker tile. Besides those negatives, I'm satisfied with them for what I paid. The color combination that I installed is red, black, graphite, and alloy. Here is a picture of it all.
Here is a picture with all of the toys back in. The next step is to get some more garage art that I have laying around onto the walls. I'm pondering about buying some neon lights as well but haven't decided on exactly what I want yet. Well there you have it.