New House / Garage

[CobraJake]

New to the forums and have a thread going already on upgrades but wanted to share some of my progress. 1st time home owner and wanted a decent garage and found this gem. 28x28x18 with two 15x10 doors

Before Purchase

 

[CobraJake]

behind the bathroom on the first floor is a single room

and upstairs over the bathroom and that single room is a full bath, kitchen and office space

in this pic you can see there is a window from the office over looking the shop floor

 

[mustanginky]

i have garage envy. nice space man.

 

[Kevin54]

Welcome to Garage Journal!!!

Nice looking garage. I'm jealous for sure.

So any big plans for it or just moving in and using it as is? Add a pool table and it would be a cool party place upstairs.

 

[CobraJake]

so far Ive

-swapped out the front door to the first floor "room"
-painted the floor
-finished the walls in bathroom (need paint)
-moved in a bunch of stuff

on my small to do list....

paint bathroom
put new compressor in bathroom and run air lines into garage
get a 220 line into garage for lift
add some more cabinets / organize

few more pics...floor painted. btw, already peeling up where my car has been. Paid $600 for what I thought was a good product too...

Finishing the walls....compressor will go in the back corner

setting up the upstairs office

 

[CobraJake]

Welcome to Garage Journal!!!

Nice looking garage. I'm jealous for sure.

So any big plans for it or just moving in and using it as is? Add a pool table and it would be a cool party place upstairs.

thanks!! funny you say that. I loved the garage but had NO IDEA what to do with the first floor room that was carpeted. Then I was offered a table and its slowly transforming. Has cable so a tv is next along with mounting my darboard and hanging up some pictures

 

[twohaggard]

That's an amazing space

 

[CobraJake]

Latest updates are from within the last few weeks....bought a new tool box and started to organize all of my tools and add some new ones

Then realized I had NO shelves or cabinets besides the small one under the stairs. In the last place I was renting I used the bench to store everything and for one didnt want to do thishere and 2, the bench is too deep to have things against the wall and reach them. I know alot of guys build stuff instead of buy stuff. I didnt want to build wooden shelves and remembered seeing some nice ones are sear and so far I love them and they were priced fairly imo when on sale. Need a tall cabinet to go under the stairs for cleaning supplies which should cover the basics for now. Will grab that on a Xmas sale.

 

[scab]

That is a sweet garage! Congrats on finding the place. But what's the story on the catwalk? What was the original owner's use for it? It's cool but not something you see in every shop.

 

[CobraJake]

That is a sweet garage! Congrats on finding the place. But what's the story on the catwalk? What was the original owner's use for it? It's cool but not something you see in every shop.

As far as I know he was a carpenter...so Im assuming just materials to put onto his trucks. If you look in this pic the railing closest is about an 8' piece and the rest of the 20' or so is another. That section is removable. And in the middle you can see a cylinder which I would guess had a manual crane to hoist things up there?

 

[scab]

That's really cool, lots of potential there.

 

[CobraJake]

That's really cool, lots of potential there.

I think I want to make the catwalk like a parts area....put up some bins something like this

or a bunch of things like these

Something to organize all of my misc odds and ends and nuts and bolts. still unsure but that wont be for a bit.

 

[uniballer]

Jealous! Nice shop!

 

[Baada]

Wow, not what I expected from the first photo. That is super cool. I love the office upstairs and expecially the quick access pisser on the first floor.

 

[mdkingsley]

Great Shop, what did you use on the floor?
Mitchell

 

[akdiesel]

That garage has some great features. Nice find.

 

[CobraJake]

Great Shop, what did you use on the floor?
Mitchell

Car Guys Flooring......came out ok. Waiting 5-6 days before putting my car in there. Was fine until I tried jacking it up with a jack. Jack wheels cracked the epoxy. Then I went racing with the car which can leave a sticky film on the tires and the floor peeled up next time I pulled it out. Followed their directions and a buddy and I did it but just not good enough I guess

 

[CobraJake]

That garage has some great features. Nice find.

I was originally looking for a house with room to build. Probably wouldn't have built for a year or two. I wouldn't have done some of the things this setup had and I loved it.

 

[Joe Crimson]

Amazing layout, congrat's

 

[mattmatt300]

Maybe my favorite garage I have seen. Great find!

 

[Kevin54]

I sure hope they have the foundation and roof seald on the garage. I can only imagine that in a torrential downpour how much water runs down that hill. And God forbid if someone would happen to bust through the guardrail. They really put you down in a hole when they built that place. I do like it though

 

[Zeke]

That's great! The mezzanine is strange that it goes to to a blank wall, but hey, you can always put in a door.

AFA the compressor in the bath, I don't want to be the one sitting on the throne reading an auto mag when the comp starts up. Freaks mu out when I'm right next to mine and it starts out of the clear blue. Not so much when I'm using air.

 

[Roodwerks]

That shop/living space looks just what I've always dreamed would be idea. I like the mezzanine to no-where, so you can stair down on projects and day dream from different angles!!

-Jon

 

[UN4GTBL]

Wow, that's a sweet setup!

 

[Kevin54]

That's great! The mezzanine is strange that it goes to to a blank wall, but hey, you can always put in a door.

AFA the compressor in the bath, I don't want to be the one sitting on the throne reading an auto mag when the comp starts up. Freaks mu out when I'm right next to mine and it starts out of the clear blue. Not so much when I'm using air.

So you're saying that it would scare the chit out of ya'?

 

[CobraJake]

Maybe my favorite garage I have seen. Great find!

wow thanks!

 

[CobraJake]

I sure hope they have the foundation and roof seald on the garage. I can only imagine that in a torrential downpour how much water runs down that hill. And God forbid if someone would happen to bust through the guardrail. They really put you down in a hole when they built that place. I do like it though

its been here about 10 years so should be ok. top of the hill is a culdesac so not much traffic

 

[CobraJake]

That's great! The mezzanine is strange that it goes to to a blank wall, but hey, you can always put in a door.

AFA the compressor in the bath, I don't want to be the one sitting on the throne reading an auto mag when the comp starts up. Freaks mu out when I'm right next to mine and it starts out of the clear blue. Not so much when I'm using air.

1st floor bath is just a sink and urinal...lol

 

[zmotorsports]

Very nice layout. I haven't seen one like that before. Great use of space.

Also, I just noticed you were a new member, welcome to the forum.

Mike.

 

[dittle fart around]

I think I want to make the catwalk like a parts area....put up some bins something like this

or a bunch of things like these

Something to organize all of my misc odds and ends and nuts and bolts. still unsure but that wont be for a bit.

Here's my nut and bolt storage.

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Not really, but I might have what you need for small parts storage. Check out the web site.

 

[M-technik-3]

Seriously where in Mass was that gem? That was a sweet find for a first timer's house.

 

[CobraJake]

Not really, but I might have what you need for small parts storage. Check out the web site.

awesome!! will deff be looking at those for an option!

 

[CobraJake]

Seriously where in Mass was that gem? That was a sweet find for a first timer's house.

east side of Webster

 

[robs400]

Hey Jake, Glad to finally see you over here - I told you this site is a great resource and addicting HA. (Robbie from hollowpoint)

 

[muibubbles]

I think I want to make the catwalk like a parts area....put up some bins something like this

I dont know what kind of work you plan on doing but I HIGHLY do NOT recommend these... i got one for my garage and all it does it collect dust. I do work where i will have air borne particles in my garage... i will no longer buy anything open faced. everything must have doors imo.

 

[dittle fart around]

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Every shop I've worked in had these parts bins. For parts stored upstairs, you can get the bin you need and take it back to your workbench. Or just take your shopping cart (tool cart) to the bins and roll back what you need.

 

[NUTTSGT]

Looks like a great place to start as somebody had some big plans before it was sold.

If you put the compressor in the bathroom, make sure it can breathe and have a place to draw air, otherwise you might limit the life of the compressor.

While the gray looks nice on the walls, painting it white 3' and up will brighten it up some much more.

I'd try to use the area under the stairs for the fastener storage. I don't think I would want to go up and down every time I needed a nut & bolt.


Looking forward to more pictures of your progress.

 

[CobraJake]

If I had "deeper" storage bins I could use some of the bench. Ill take some pics tonight of its depth.

Under the stairs there is a half cabinet I put some cleaning supplies in. Planned to removed that and put a full cabinet and store car cleaning materials under there but I see what your saying about parts upstairs

 

[jeffmoss26]

I too have garage envy. Sigh

 

[CobraJake]

If I had "deeper" storage bins I could use some of the bench. Ill take some pics tonight of its depth.

Under the stairs there is a half cabinet I put some cleaning supplies in. Planned to removed that and put a full cabinet and store car cleaning materials under there but I see what your saying about parts upstairs

so here is what Im talking about....I have quite a few of these right now filled with misc stuff and nuts and bolts and whatnot.

the bench is 36" deep so putting them against the wall would make them a pretty far reach to search for a washer or a nut.

under the stairs is this small wall cabinet which im going to replace with a full cabinet in the same spot for car cleaning stuff

It leaves a little room under the stairs but I still need a place for a wash bucket and misc cleaning stuff that wont go in the cabinet