Hi everyone, figured Id stop in here and introduce myself. My garage is pretty much plain jane at the moment. 20'wide x 22'deep, unfinished walls and bare concrete, not much compared to some of the garages ive seen on here
Id like to finish it out, but I dont have much time or money to spend on it.
A few things I would like to do:
1) Paint the walls and ceiling. I do like the designs, such as a horizontal stripe all around, but its a bit more work than I feel like doing at this point in time. I think if nothing else Ill throw some white on there just to make it look a bit more finished. Plus, white will make the garage feel bigger than it is, and enhance the lighting.
2) The lighting *****. Theres the lights on the garage door motor, and then a single lightbulb mounted on the ceiling. Fortuantly the windows on the garage door let in a lot of light during the day, but its not very helpful at night. So, Id like to add a few flourecent light bars to the ceiling.
3) Finish the floor. Id like to do epoxy, but it seems like it takes a fair amount of time. Also not sure what color. Grey with flakes is always a safe option. But I was thinking white maybe, like a hangar, but I imagine it would always be dirty.
4) Storage. I added the L-bracket shelf just to get some of my tools and stuff off the floor, but it looks cheap and isnt very big. I eventually need to invest in a tool chest, but they arent cheap. I saw someone on here made a wheel-rack, I might have to make one of these so I can put my winter wheels up there.
Anyways, I guess Ill try to post some pictures and stuff whenever I get something done.
Id like to finish it out, but I dont have much time or money to spend on it.
A few things I would like to do:
1) Paint the walls and ceiling. I do like the designs, such as a horizontal stripe all around, but its a bit more work than I feel like doing at this point in time. I think if nothing else Ill throw some white on there just to make it look a bit more finished. Plus, white will make the garage feel bigger than it is, and enhance the lighting.
2) The lighting *****. Theres the lights on the garage door motor, and then a single lightbulb mounted on the ceiling. Fortuantly the windows on the garage door let in a lot of light during the day, but its not very helpful at night. So, Id like to add a few flourecent light bars to the ceiling.
3) Finish the floor. Id like to do epoxy, but it seems like it takes a fair amount of time. Also not sure what color. Grey with flakes is always a safe option. But I was thinking white maybe, like a hangar, but I imagine it would always be dirty.
4) Storage. I added the L-bracket shelf just to get some of my tools and stuff off the floor, but it looks cheap and isnt very big. I eventually need to invest in a tool chest, but they arent cheap. I saw someone on here made a wheel-rack, I might have to make one of these so I can put my winter wheels up there.
Anyways, I guess Ill try to post some pictures and stuff whenever I get something done.