I recently gave up my "big" garage for rental, so I no longer have my work space, I have another garage but its for car storage, so I turned to my attached 2 car for a work space.
Problem 1 was it was full of stuff, like most garages get after 5-6 years, seemed like every time I had something with no where to put it I threw it in the garage.
So I had a 14x24 shed delivered, but of course had to cut a bunch of trees level the land, etc etc etc, well finally that is in and I started emptying the garage, which is about done, only things I have to move are a gun safe and few odds and ends...
Second issue was a lift, I called the gentleman I buy my lifts from and with in 48 hours my lift was installed {Forward clear floor 10K# asymetric 2 post}.
So now I started wiring, I brought a 50a sub panel out to the garage I wired 2 30a outlets for my 211 welder, 20-220 fo my lift, 30 for the compressor, and a couple 15's for extra lights and lights in the shed. I ran 1" conduit across the ceiling and split to 3/4 at the lift, then ran across the lift and down the wall to the shed termination...
I trenched from the garage to the shed, I buried the wire to run a light and the compressor to the shed. I didn't want a compressor in my house, so it saved the noise and the room having it out there. I also direct buried a rapidair 3/4" line, it wasn't bad to work with, its seems to be strong, the fittings are well made and sealed well with no fuss, and it looks good, time will be the real test but, it works for $175 I have a ton of it and fittings left.
I Installed a light in the shed and a couple home depot lights in the garage over the lift, there was already a light in the garage right over the lift {just a single screw}, and I was going to pull it down, put a single hole cover on it and hard wire the new lights in, instead I got lazy and screwed in a bbulb to plug adapter and plugged the 2 lights into it {I know, I ****}, they are pretty bright and wrok good though...
I also installed a high lift garage door conversion and 8500 opener from ddm {total cost for conversion was around $500 because I had the hanging springs to start with, with a torsion spring the cost would be much less}.
My ceiling is over 12 ft in there so I went as high as I could with the door, its about 7"s off of the ceiling, the opener and door work great...
So thats about it, the shed is about full, the garage is almost empty, all I want in there is my 2 tool boxes, welding table, welder, motorcycle lift, car lift, dart board, and the one rack for oils and parts...
Next is going to be to finish in the single window in there {I don't know why I havent done it yet, I just need some molding and 1x5 to trim it off}, and maybe in the future I am going to tile the floor...
heres some pics...
light in the shed
compressor in shed
So thats it a few more odds and ends, run a wire to the 8500 {its on an ext cord right now}, maybe another light for over my welding table, clean up a bit, and some day tile the floor. I already did rear brakes in my wrangler, changed the oil in 3 vehicles, and changed a battery, starter, and power cable in my 57 chevy {lagging startup, started with the old battery that just passed testing, then noticed the wire was soft, then it started better but still wasn't great so changed the starter, now she spins good}...
enjoy the picks, and I am open to any ideas...
Problem 1 was it was full of stuff, like most garages get after 5-6 years, seemed like every time I had something with no where to put it I threw it in the garage.
So I had a 14x24 shed delivered, but of course had to cut a bunch of trees level the land, etc etc etc, well finally that is in and I started emptying the garage, which is about done, only things I have to move are a gun safe and few odds and ends...
Second issue was a lift, I called the gentleman I buy my lifts from and with in 48 hours my lift was installed {Forward clear floor 10K# asymetric 2 post}.
So now I started wiring, I brought a 50a sub panel out to the garage I wired 2 30a outlets for my 211 welder, 20-220 fo my lift, 30 for the compressor, and a couple 15's for extra lights and lights in the shed. I ran 1" conduit across the ceiling and split to 3/4 at the lift, then ran across the lift and down the wall to the shed termination...
I trenched from the garage to the shed, I buried the wire to run a light and the compressor to the shed. I didn't want a compressor in my house, so it saved the noise and the room having it out there. I also direct buried a rapidair 3/4" line, it wasn't bad to work with, its seems to be strong, the fittings are well made and sealed well with no fuss, and it looks good, time will be the real test but, it works for $175 I have a ton of it and fittings left.
I Installed a light in the shed and a couple home depot lights in the garage over the lift, there was already a light in the garage right over the lift {just a single screw}, and I was going to pull it down, put a single hole cover on it and hard wire the new lights in, instead I got lazy and screwed in a bbulb to plug adapter and plugged the 2 lights into it {I know, I ****}, they are pretty bright and wrok good though...
I also installed a high lift garage door conversion and 8500 opener from ddm {total cost for conversion was around $500 because I had the hanging springs to start with, with a torsion spring the cost would be much less}.
My ceiling is over 12 ft in there so I went as high as I could with the door, its about 7"s off of the ceiling, the opener and door work great...
So thats about it, the shed is about full, the garage is almost empty, all I want in there is my 2 tool boxes, welding table, welder, motorcycle lift, car lift, dart board, and the one rack for oils and parts...
Next is going to be to finish in the single window in there {I don't know why I havent done it yet, I just need some molding and 1x5 to trim it off}, and maybe in the future I am going to tile the floor...
heres some pics...
light in the shed
compressor in shed
So thats it a few more odds and ends, run a wire to the 8500 {its on an ext cord right now}, maybe another light for over my welding table, clean up a bit, and some day tile the floor. I already did rear brakes in my wrangler, changed the oil in 3 vehicles, and changed a battery, starter, and power cable in my 57 chevy {lagging startup, started with the old battery that just passed testing, then noticed the wire was soft, then it started better but still wasn't great so changed the starter, now she spins good}...
enjoy the picks, and I am open to any ideas...
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