NewGuyInsane
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I've been looking at some of the really great work that folks have put into their spaces and it is inspiring.
Well, my wife liked the street so we bought the house. I told her it would take some work to bring it up to snuff, but that doesn't mean anything to her.
The house is 35 years old and I have been repairing and replacing for the past year and a half. With winter coming, I am still working my way through the list and it is getting colder, so I need to make the garage warmer and more workable for the winter so that I can use it to get the basement rebuild completed. The garage is 19'6" by 20'6".
Sorry to say, but my garages never get a car in them. The garage is primarily used for woodworking projects, some wrenching on the motorcycles and generally escaping from the rest of the world.
Pictures coming.
Done in the garage so far:
First, Installed the beer fridge,
Removed water line (tapped from the Laundry with no shutoff),
Removed the plastic conduit power and light (tapped from the Laundry),
Added a step in front of the door to the house (12-3/8" rise),
Added an automatic door closer to the house door,
Removed the wavy ceiling (1/2/ drywall on 24" OC Trusses),
Added 2x4s to the existing 2x4s on the roof line to create a 7'" cavity for insulation,
Insulated the ceiling with 6" of Glass - R20,
Added new power circuit for the garage,
Added a 4-way switch so that the lights are controlled at every door,
Added 7 new plugs (all GFCI protected)
Moved the GDO over to provide space for new lighting,
Removed 2 old florescent fixtures (2 x 4' bulbs each),
Added 6 new T8 florescent fixtures (2 x 4' bulbs each) so now @ 81 lumens per sq. ft.,
Installed Mr Heater 50,000 BTU Nat Gas heater.
Next up:
Vapour barrier and Drywall on ceiling,
Add new cold water line with 2 taps plus shutoff inside the house,
Add a Cat 6 cable drop at the new workbench,
Add speaker cables in the walls,
Add telephone line,
Add Cable for television,
Remove the existing drywall,
Insulate the walls (R12),
Vapour barrier and Drywall on walls.
In the spring:
Painting (ceiling, trusses, shelves and cabinets),
Epoxy or tile on the floor,
More cabinets,
Anything else that comes up.
Well, my wife liked the street so we bought the house. I told her it would take some work to bring it up to snuff, but that doesn't mean anything to her.
The house is 35 years old and I have been repairing and replacing for the past year and a half. With winter coming, I am still working my way through the list and it is getting colder, so I need to make the garage warmer and more workable for the winter so that I can use it to get the basement rebuild completed. The garage is 19'6" by 20'6".
Sorry to say, but my garages never get a car in them. The garage is primarily used for woodworking projects, some wrenching on the motorcycles and generally escaping from the rest of the world.
Pictures coming.
Done in the garage so far:
First, Installed the beer fridge,
Removed water line (tapped from the Laundry with no shutoff),
Removed the plastic conduit power and light (tapped from the Laundry),
Added a step in front of the door to the house (12-3/8" rise),
Added an automatic door closer to the house door,
Removed the wavy ceiling (1/2/ drywall on 24" OC Trusses),
Added 2x4s to the existing 2x4s on the roof line to create a 7'" cavity for insulation,
Insulated the ceiling with 6" of Glass - R20,
Added new power circuit for the garage,
Added a 4-way switch so that the lights are controlled at every door,
Added 7 new plugs (all GFCI protected)
Moved the GDO over to provide space for new lighting,
Removed 2 old florescent fixtures (2 x 4' bulbs each),
Added 6 new T8 florescent fixtures (2 x 4' bulbs each) so now @ 81 lumens per sq. ft.,
Installed Mr Heater 50,000 BTU Nat Gas heater.
Next up:
Vapour barrier and Drywall on ceiling,
Add new cold water line with 2 taps plus shutoff inside the house,
Add a Cat 6 cable drop at the new workbench,
Add speaker cables in the walls,
Add telephone line,
Add Cable for television,
Remove the existing drywall,
Insulate the walls (R12),
Vapour barrier and Drywall on walls.
In the spring:
Painting (ceiling, trusses, shelves and cabinets),
Epoxy or tile on the floor,
More cabinets,
Anything else that comes up.
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