ok guys a little help

[BEAVO]

so we moved into our new house and im trying to get the garage sorted out.. the problem is im going from a 30x24 to half of a 2 car garage hopefully in a few years i can build a garage....in the mean time im thinking about doing this http://www.familyhandyman.com/garag...storage-with-a-bump-out-addition/step-by-step but anyways heres some pics.... what do you guys think about setting it up......heres a pic of the nova with the nose off now remember that for the for the next pic in relation to how much rooms behind the car




you can kind of see the home for my 80 gal air compressor in the corner here ^^

oh and sorry for the mess im trying to get this garage sorted out

 

[Cudajas]

why just half the 2 car. Kick out the other car, if there is enough room to park in the driveway.

That should give you plenty of room to move.

 

[BEAVO]

thats the wifes car...... happy wife happy life

 

[Dominico]

From the link you posted it appears that you have room to extend the garage? Looks like you need to go out the front or door/entry side of the garage? I extended the backside of my 24'x26' by 8' (that was all the city would allow). I now have a 24'x34' garage that can fit three cars no problem. Not sorry I did it either. By the way my first car was a 73 Nova SS. Good luck with the restoration and post pics please.

 

[crewchief888]

looks like you have a bunch of non garage/yard related stuff in there.

personally i dont use the garage for storage, in my last house w/o a basement we used the attic space, current house "stuff' is stored in the basement.

it took several times rearranging in my 19x22 garage to make a somewhat workable space.

if i'm working on my s-10 blazer trail truck in the winter, the wifes saturn vue sits outside. during the rest of the year she parks outside so i can get my harley in and out, and have a little more room to work.

i built my trail truck over a 6 month period during the winter, gutting the interior, building the cage, installing seats, harnesses, guages, fab'd the body lift, clearanced the fenders, swapped eng and trans.
over the next 6-7 years body was narrowed, fuel cell added, doors cut down, SAS axle swap, spare tire mount and rear seat mount were added.

all within the confines of the garage.

anything is possible if you want to make it happen..

 

[BEAVO]

From the link you posted it appears that you have room to extend the garage? Looks like you need to go out the front or door/entry side of the garage? I extended the backside of my 24'x26' by 8' (that was all the city would allow). I now have a 24'x34' garage that can fit three cars no problem. Not sorry I did it either. By the way my first car was a 73 Nova SS. Good luck with the restoration and post pics please.

well thanks.... i do have room on the side but i cant go to far because theres underground electric running there....thats awesome on the nova.... i been working on it for a few years doing a little here and there...i have done all the work.... i have learned alot doing it... i have a build thread on a nova site if your interested

looks like you have a bunch of non garage/yard related stuff in there.

personally i dont use the garage for storage, in my last house w/o a basement we used the attic space, current house "stuff' is stored in the basement.

it took several times rearranging in my 19x22 garage to make a somewhat workable space.

if i'm working on my s-10 blazer trail truck in the winter, the wifes saturn vue sits outside. during the rest of the year she parks outside so i can get my harley in and out, and have a little more room to work.

i built my trail truck over a 6 month period during the winter, gutting the interior, building the cage, installing seats, harnesses, guages, fab'd the body lift, clearanced the fenders, swapped eng and trans.
over the next 6-7 years body was narrowed, fuel cell added, doors cut down, SAS axle swap, spare tire mount and rear seat mount were added.

all within the confines of the garage.

anything is possible if you want to make it happen..

most of the stuff is just throwed in there....we have only had it for like 3 months and i work 6-7 days a week dont leave much time to do stuff around the house i do have an attic and most of the stuffs going either there or the new shed we just got two weeks ago... the wife will pull the car out when i need the extra space.... she even said she can park outside when summer comes no problem....but we just had about 6 inches of snow this week and its already melted

 

[BEAVO]

no ideas

 

[CNGsaves]

Those wimpy shelves have got to go ! Need to get shelves OFF the ground with some beef so you can put stuff up near ceiling.

You can build your own with 2x4's and then sheet with plywood. Or you can use Unistrut which also would make great skeleton with ability to easily change layout as you'll use bolts to hold down the plywood.

My vote is for Unistrut . . . . go to nearest wholesale plumbing supply company and walk the yard to see what all options for Unistrut are available near you.

 

[BEAVO]

i actually have these cabinets that i was planning on taking and hanging here....i have a chance to get a matching top to my box so debating that or keep it the way it is under the bench etc.. just not much space to work with so im trying to get ideas from people

 

[BEAVO]

also how strong do you think the bench would be if i didnt put the front board on like in the pic above just be the boards laying down then put a few under to hold it all together?

 

[tinbender 66]

Not sure what you mean in that last post but it's good to see you back around here!

 

[BEAVO]

look at pic the 2x6 on the front standing on side.... if i leave that off and put braces under would it be strong enough? -----l---l-------l <--like that that would be looking from top....
thanks paul im glad to be back on now that were getting settled in the new house....but i already miss the size of the other garage. the thing i like about this garage is the fact i can walk from house to garage with just walking out the door.... the last garage was like 200 ft from the house and was hard to get motivated to go out there in the winter lol....

 

[ScoobyDoo]

I've taken to building a Sketchup model and trying different configurations. I've got my own thread where I've shared different options. Much easier to move garage equip on te computer than for real.

 

[BEAVO]

Downloaded sketch today....never messed with it before