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New sink for my garage

lucasdotcom

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This project is pretty much a continuation of my other thread where I detailed the build of the utility closet in my garage:
http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=22763

There was already a drain in my garage for the emergency overflow for the floor heat boiler. I saw this right away when I was looking at buying the place and started thinking about the possibilities. :drool:

Here is a link to the entire album:
http://picasaweb.google.com/lucasdotcom/GarageSink#

I still need to get a towel holder and few other little things. The biggest thing that I need to do is clean everything up again; sawdust, PVC dust, dirt, and varnish are pretty much covering 95% of the garage right now. I’ll take a few more pictures and add them to the album once I get everything cleaned up. I learned a lot of different stuff on this project. Nothing was really that hard. Plumbing the drain was a bit of a pain because I had to deal with all of the floor heat tubing, but it turned out OK. Making the drawer was a little tough; it didn’t fit right initially, but I was able to massage it with the table saw. Oh yeah! The big hole under the counter on the right had side is properly sized for a fridge that I can get at Menards or a “beverage center” that I can get at a few different places.

Lucas


After getting the closet finished up I bought all of the supplies for the garage sink.





Here is the cabinet taking shape:










Making the doors:







Done and ready for finishing:



Varnishing:



Varnishing and edge banding done:









Plumbing the drain:









Plumbing the supply lines:







Putting everything back together:







Here are the final pictures after cleaning up:







 
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lucasdotcom,
Cool. Looking good.
Thank's for the progression build picts. Like those cuz' it helps us "follow along at home."
(and yah, I,ve at least once "massaged it with the table saw.")
Thanks,
E46m3
 
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lucasdotcom

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Really nice garage sink!!!

lucasdotcom,
Cool. Looking good.
Thank's for the progression build picts. Like those cuz' it helps us "follow along at home."
(and yah, I,ve at least once "massaged it with the table saw.")
Thanks,
E46m3

Thanks for the compliments guys! I've seen a lot of threads on sinks, but no one ever really seemed document their installations. I was kind of expecting more replies to this thread, but my measly sink can't compete with a $150,000 garage build.

I had never built any cabinets before and had never done any plumbing besides my water softener, but I still pulled it off. Hopefully somebody will see this thread and decide that they can do something like this themselves too.

Lucas
 
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lucasdotcom

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Wow....looks good!:bowdown: Is the opening on the right side for a small fridge?

Yep! Beer Fridge!

Looks great but how/where you gonna run the power cord for the "beverage centre?"

Marc

I thought about cutting open the drywall and adding an outlet inside the cabinet, but I'll probably just run an extension cord into the utility closet where I have a free outlet. If I do this I'll drill a hole through the bottom of the cabinet to keep it clean looking.

Lucas
 

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Nice job.

Are you really allowed a power socket right by the taps? It wouldn't pass muster on this side of the pond.
 
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Lan Cat,
16th picture down, (or so) looks like a GFI outlet, which passes muster in most places I know of when "in proximity to water," on this side of the pond. GFI, or ground fault interrupters are designed to protect from electrical shock by interrupting a household circuit when there is a difference in the currents in the "hot" and neutral wires. I've got a few in my garage, and a few outside, which passed several electrical inspections, at least from my town.

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Ah, GFI is a sort of RCD (residual current device - checks for imbalance between live and neutral and cuts power). Very smart things to have in the workspace, I for one have damaged power tool cables in the past. RCD's are built into almost all new fuse boxes these days.

Our rules still don't allow that near running water though.

Only think you can have that near water would be a "shaving socket" which has a transformer in to reduce current down to electric razor levels. Not much use in the garage!
 
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lucasdotcom

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Nice job.

Are you really allowed a power socket right by the taps? It wouldn't pass muster on this side of the pond.

Lan Cat,
16th picture down, (or so) looks like a GFI outlet, which passes muster in most places I know of when "in proximity to water," on this side of the pond. GFI, or ground fault interrupters are designed to protect from electrical shock by interrupting a household circuit when there is a difference in the currents in the "hot" and neutral wires. I've got a few in my garage, and a few outside, which passed several electrical inspections, at least from my town.

E46M3

Right away when I saw this post I was like, "****; I'm going to have to replace that outlet." Then I looked at my pictures again and realized that I already had the GFCI outlet there; happenstance.

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Our rules still don't allow that near running water though.

How do you make girly drinks for the ladies over there? A long extension cord or a gas powered blender?



For anyone who is curious about the US rules on water and outlets here it is:

Taken from here: http://www.ecmag.com/index.cfm?fa=article&articleID=6133

“Section 210.8(A)(7), which formerly covered GFCI protection for 15- and 20-ampere receptacles serving wet bar countertops and located within six feet of the wet bar countertop, has been revised. This subsection has been expanded to cover 15- and 20-ampere, 125-volt receptacles within six feet of the outside edge of dwelling-unit laundry sinks, utility sinks and wet bar sinks at any height. Since this section now covers laundry sinks and utility sinks, as well as wet bar sinks, the reference to countertops has been deleted. This means any 15- and 20-ampere, 125-volt, single-phase receptacle within six feet of these sinks must be GFCI protected. This would apply to receptacles located from the floor level up to six feet above the sink, including receptacles mounted in the ceiling but still located within the six-foot dimension from the edge of a counter-mounted laundry, utility or wet bar sink.”
 

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An outlet needs to be 300mm from the edge of the sink or draining board. To the right or left, not upward :)

And if they are metal based then the taps, pipes and sink need to be connected to earth too.

I'm not a qualified sparky but I did rewire the house about 10 years ago and some of the rules seem to have stuck in the grey sludge.
 
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nice job....... Although the plumbing job should Not be doubled trapped that way. the one you have under the sink is enough . and your tie-in with the p.v.c. wye could/should have been a sanitary tee. That could fail if it ever got inspected. I know the chances are probably slim to none. I'm a union plumber by trade and the plumbing codes in chicago are very strict. Hell, we still have to use cast iron , lead and oakum in commercial work. I am not nit-picking at anything OR anyone here I think everyone here is very professional and courteous on this site. Just thought I'd give my .02 . I would get rid of the double p-trap though.
 
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