Plans for my garage's main wall...

[whizzerick]

...and bench space. I need to maximize that 20 X 22 garage!!!

- The motorbikes will occupy 1 bay, my wife's car the other (winter only).

- All the walls will be covered with galvanized steel (to 7 feet - the height of the garage door) and a painted brick design up to 11 feet.

- Not visible is 2 large storage shelves (4' X 6') OVER the garage door (mezzanine style) for storage.

Comments and suggestions are always welcomed.

 

[HoosierBuddy]

Going to need at least one more pint of ale.

It's going to be so nice that I fear the painted brick may look a little cheesie in comparison. Have you considered a tile, or even those thin decorative bricks above the cabinets?

It's going to be tight, but it looks great.

Phil

 

[JMURiz]

I like it, nice and clean. Nice having such high ceilings too, that'll really make that space seem more open!

 

[whizzerick]

It's going to be so nice that I fear the painted brick may look a little cheesie in comparison. Phil

Dont worry, Phil. I've done it before (in the old house) and it looks great!
In this case, the Oxblood color will match the house's exterior trim (redish copper roofing).

Darn I sound like Martha Stewart!

 

[Wardrum]

I could help maximize your available space by taking those gas pumps away for you. Are they restored originals? Visibles are getting harder to find at any price.

Anyway, nice start on your garage. Don't forget the pic's when it is done.

 

[sjsfire]

should look very cool.....any plans for the floor? Leave as is, epoxy, tiles? We'll need pictures when your done.....

 

[whizzerick]

The M&S I restored about 10 years ago, the paint has weathered and it actually looks BETTER now!

When I found the visible, it was disguised as a lamp post with an electrical mosquito 'buzzer' on top...
As it sits, now. I do have the intact, original 'Corning' glass cylinder!

This is the original SHELL globe that will go on the visible.
The Bennett shown (in my office) will get a repro White Rose.

 

[Mattlt]

Very nice.

Once point of concern is the base cabinets being used as wall cabinets. Be sure to verify they are braced and supported well enough. Most base cabinets are made to be set on the floor, not hung on the wall.

Wouldn't want to have a cabinet fall apart...

 

[SULLY]

Looks like a nice plan Whizzer.
I did something simular, although
I only had 14 feet wide to work with.
Gotta love the pumps.




Sully..........

 

[whizzerick]

Looks like a nice plan Whizzer.
I did something simular, although
I only had 14 feet wide to work with.
Gotta love the pumps.
Sully..........

Wow! 'Great Minds Think Alike', huh?!
Great looking setup. Love the pumps! Originals?

 

[Ryan]

Gorgeous and simple... God, I need to get to mine...

 

[SULLY]

Wow! 'Great Minds Think Alike', huh?!
Great looking setup. Love the pumps! Originals?

Yep, nothin but the real thing for me.


Sully....

 

[Wardrum]

Whizzer & Sully....

Great looking pumps!!!! An old guy near me has a large building full of old gas pumps and other gas station equipment (signs, quart cans, air dispensors, etc.). He was an oil distributor (Mobil & Sinclair brands) before he retired and claims he has more than 800 pre-1955 gas pumps, mostly Tokheim and Wayne brands, from the '30s, '40s & early '50s, many of which came from his family's stations.

He won't sell anything from his collection to anybody. I have offered him crazy amounts for some of his pumps but he politely says he doesn't need the money and they are not for sale. Someday, his estate will probably sell the whole bunch of them for half their value.

 

[Ryan]

I really want to do the galvanized deal myself... I'm just worried about how bad that stuff is to work with. Sully? Expensive? Tough to cut?

 

[DynoDave]

Great looking place Sully. And great plans Whizzerick. I'd love to do something like this when the time comes.

My only question is your compressor placement under the stairs. Is there going to be enough height under there? You only have 3 steps up, at about a 45* angle of course. That's not much room in reality. Also might be a little hard to get under there to work the controls, drain the tank, etc., with a pump on one side and a cabinet on the other.

 

[SULLY]

I really want to do the galvanized deal myself... I'm just worried about how bad that stuff is to work with. Sully? Expensive? Tough to cut?

Wish I could give you more info but the price was figured in
with the garage build. You can buy it in different sizes.
I don't think it is very expensive. It just screws to the wall
with special looking screws with rubber washers under them.
The stuff they used was very thin and lightweight. I think
it would be pretty easy to cut although they may have used a brake.
It goes up 4 feet on the side walls.
I think it looks clean and is easy to maintain.

Sully........

 

[Ryan]

jesus sully... that garage is amazing... thanks for the info!

 

[whizzerick]

- Ryan, the stuff runs about 75© to 1$ a square foot (for the thinest profile), not bad at all...

- Sully, I'm speachless, man. That garage is NICE!

 

[SULLY]

- Ryan, the stuff runs about 75© to 1$ a square foot (for the thinest profile), not bad at all...

- Sully, I'm speachless, man. That garage is NICE!

Small but cozy.

Sully.....
PS Whizzer, sent you a PM

 

[Cword]

When I found the visible, it was disguised as a lamp post with an electrical mosquito 'buzzer' on top...
As it sits, now. I do have the intact, original 'Corning' glass cylinder!

That's funny, 'cause I was installing my Gilbert & Barker in front of my garage this past weekend and my neighbor thought it was some kind of new fangled mosquito zapper.

http://1149.ca/pump/

Mike

 

[SULLY]

That's funny, 'cause I was installing my Gilbert & Barker in front of my garage this past weekend and my neighbor thought it was some kind of new fangled mosquito zapper.

http://1149.ca/pump/

Mike

Must have been some "young whipper snapper"
Love the globe.


Sully......

 

[Cword]

Must have been some "young whipper snapper"
Love the globe.


Sully......

Thanks, That's a heck of a collection you have.
Mine was a project that started when I got the pump. I had no attachment to any brands, and so made my own based on the street roadster we run at Bonneville. It turned into a fund raiser for the race team too, which was a nice change from T shirts.

Mike