Lickers
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Hey guys
I'm finally about to close on my first house so I'm preparing what I need to get stuck into the garage space.
I'm hugely excited as the space is very unusual for the type of house/setting it is and it's very big. Well, for the UK that is. Stateside, you guys have amazing spaces.
The garage building has been accented by other buildings over the years. The previous owner used it as a machine shop for his business so there were two extensions added to the original garage.
It's full of his machines and associated **** at the moment so it's difficult to see it for what it really is. Nevertheless, the garage measures 13' 3" wide by 20' 10" deep with a utility room that is 7' 9" wide x 10" deep which will become part of the garage space once I extend the shallow axis out to run flush with the garage wall to make the building almost 30' x 13' for my space.
The garage has a pit which I shall be putting to use as there is no space for a lift - plus lifts are pretty expensive. It's got a full on power supply - both 13 and 32 amp which I believe is single phase to run his existing lathes, mills and drills.
After reading a lot of journals, I've been hugely impressed by the spaces some of you guys have created - especially those on a budget and with space restrictions. Until I see it empty, it's hard for me to visualise what the layout will be, but I'm currently working on the look of the surfaces in terms of the walls, ceiling and floor.
You guys have a completely different infrastructure in the US for what you have at yoru disposal, but I'm hoping I can get a few pointers (based on your experiences) with what I can do with the floor.
The garage will house my pride and joy, as well as be a full on working space for my other cars and projects. I do want to keep it very clean and in order though as I see it as an extension of my house. Jack Olsen's build is probably the best example I can think of for this duality of space and what I'd like to achieve.
At present, the floor is plain concrete. I like the idea of having it a light grey colour so any dropped bits are easily found, but it obviously has to be hard wearing and easy to clean.
The real dirty work will be done over the pit (fluid changes on the cars etc) so I figured the painted approach would be a sensible option as it would be cheap, easy to maintain and should give the finish I need for a tidy but utilitarian working space. I'd like to your suggestions as this is my first real garage space so I'm staring from scratch. Here's a couple of pics to give you an idea.
This is at the back of the garage space looking towards the garage door. The door has been sealed up and the partitions you see have made a stock room in that area. These will be the first to come down to open the space up properly.
This is from the back of the whole building. This room will be taken over by my girl for her studio.
Through the wooden doors at the end is the utlility room which opens on to the garage and will eventually become the new garage space. The cupboard space on the right will probably be used in the main garage space.
I'm finally about to close on my first house so I'm preparing what I need to get stuck into the garage space.
I'm hugely excited as the space is very unusual for the type of house/setting it is and it's very big. Well, for the UK that is. Stateside, you guys have amazing spaces.
The garage building has been accented by other buildings over the years. The previous owner used it as a machine shop for his business so there were two extensions added to the original garage.
It's full of his machines and associated **** at the moment so it's difficult to see it for what it really is. Nevertheless, the garage measures 13' 3" wide by 20' 10" deep with a utility room that is 7' 9" wide x 10" deep which will become part of the garage space once I extend the shallow axis out to run flush with the garage wall to make the building almost 30' x 13' for my space.
The garage has a pit which I shall be putting to use as there is no space for a lift - plus lifts are pretty expensive. It's got a full on power supply - both 13 and 32 amp which I believe is single phase to run his existing lathes, mills and drills.
After reading a lot of journals, I've been hugely impressed by the spaces some of you guys have created - especially those on a budget and with space restrictions. Until I see it empty, it's hard for me to visualise what the layout will be, but I'm currently working on the look of the surfaces in terms of the walls, ceiling and floor.
You guys have a completely different infrastructure in the US for what you have at yoru disposal, but I'm hoping I can get a few pointers (based on your experiences) with what I can do with the floor.
The garage will house my pride and joy, as well as be a full on working space for my other cars and projects. I do want to keep it very clean and in order though as I see it as an extension of my house. Jack Olsen's build is probably the best example I can think of for this duality of space and what I'd like to achieve.
At present, the floor is plain concrete. I like the idea of having it a light grey colour so any dropped bits are easily found, but it obviously has to be hard wearing and easy to clean.
The real dirty work will be done over the pit (fluid changes on the cars etc) so I figured the painted approach would be a sensible option as it would be cheap, easy to maintain and should give the finish I need for a tidy but utilitarian working space. I'd like to your suggestions as this is my first real garage space so I'm staring from scratch. Here's a couple of pics to give you an idea.
This is at the back of the garage space looking towards the garage door. The door has been sealed up and the partitions you see have made a stock room in that area. These will be the first to come down to open the space up properly.
This is from the back of the whole building. This room will be taken over by my girl for her studio.
Through the wooden doors at the end is the utlility room which opens on to the garage and will eventually become the new garage space. The cupboard space on the right will probably be used in the main garage space.
