Show me your garage sink setup...

[Cobra4B]

Other thread in here about the type of sink got me thinking. Now that I'm redoing my kitchen and making it nice, it'd be nice to have a garage sink to wash up when very dirty and wash parts etc. I don't have a laundry room so no secondary sink.

Thinking about tapping into the water heater lines or into my clothes washer supply because the wall they're on inside backs up to the garage.

So do you go with a cabinet or do free-standing? Anyone have one w/o legs taht touch the ground?

Thanks,

Brian

 

[sgrammel]

Mine just bolts to the wall

You can see it in this thread

http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=51458

 

[Cobra4B]

Mine just bolts to the wall

You can see it in this thread

http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=51458

That's exactly what I'm looking for... did you have the space built with that in mind or did you add it after the fact?

 

[sgrammel]

had it built that way. Its a pretty standard utility sink. they make them with legs too..

 

[Boyd]

I have that exact sink, but with legs. I had the builder plumb for it when the home was being built.

 

[The Hot Rod Grille]

Here's mine. Triple-bowl stainless steel sink that is part of the Bastian-Blessing soda fountain. A "regular" pedestal-style sink is in the bathroom.

Jim

 

[BackAgain]

I prefer the type with legs...with the drain plugged you can potentially have a few hundred pounds in there. The one I had in my old shop was a cheap plastic one mounted (not very well) to the wall, and it would start making noise like it was going to fall off at about half full.

In my current shop I basically have a countertop setup just like a kitchen, with a big huge plastic sink in the end. I need to replace it though because it's nasty and worn out...

The part I like is these tub sinks, even with legs, are only about $50, easily replaceable.

 

[IDASHO]

Mines a bit bigger than the average sink. Made out of a 55 gallon drum


During construction.... still have a bit of work to do to it. Braces for the legs, put the wall back together, etc.

 

[keflaman]

My humble offering. The plumbing and drain are already there, so I have a $5 sink from Habitat thrift store, two sheets of pegboard, one sheet of 3/4 Melanin (SP?) and a few sticks of 2X4.

It's the wife's garage. Really.

I had a plastic utility sink in my last house and I didn't like it. Dirt and grease sticks in all the scratchs and scuffed areas making it look really dinghy.

 

[thelews]

Pretty simple, but it works.

 

[nissan_crawler]

Not ideal, but it's what I had room for, and still gets used almost every day.

 

[Skyking1992]

I don't have a picture handy, but I use an old laundry sink. It's a two bay, cement sink like you used to see in basement laundry setups. Very solid.

 

[RobSmith]

Here's mine. Triple-bowl stainless steel sink that is part of the Bastian-Blessing soda fountain. A "regular" pedestal-style sink is in the bathroom.

Jim

All those little compartments with stainless steel lids would be good for nuts and bolts...the larger ones could make great parts washer tubs...one for wash, one for rinse, one to drain in and one to sling the axle grease etc into.

 

[sberry]

I like to re-fit the laundry sinks for a kitchen faucet, nice to have single handle in the shop.

 

[ket-tek]

I like this one~ pretty cool use of various pieces!

Mines a bit bigger than the average sink. Made out of a 55 gallon drum


During construction.... still have a bit of work to do to it. Braces for the legs, put the wall back together, etc.

 

[Bevis]

Wanted a sigle handle, and had a hose bib laying around, and a small section of junk hose.

The gray pot is the urinal.

 

[flashpuppy]

Mines a bit bigger than the average sink. Made out of a 55 gallon drum


During construction.... still have a bit of work to do to it. Braces for the legs, put the wall back together, etc.

How does it drain? Seems like all the water wouldn't flow out of it.

 

[TheGrooveking]

How does it drain? Seems like all the water wouldn't flow out of it.

You can see that it is pitched towards the drain side.

TheGrooveking

 

[CitadelBlue]

Idasho ... tell me about the drain and vent in pic #2 ...

 

[10.5 outlaw]

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[Charles (in GA)]

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You lost the closing bracket off the end of the . This should work. I see a 2 or 4 gal point of use water heater to the left of the sink.

Charles

 

[Dan in Pasadena]

My question about the half 55 gallon drum, what clear coating is on the interior to keep it from rusting? I agree it's cool as heck.

 

[Chris05gto]

Mine just bolts to the wall

You can see it in this thread

http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=51458

Did it come with legs? How does it bolt to the wall?

Thanks, Chris

 

[Smokey]

Idasho ... tell me about the drain and vent in pic #2 ...

The vent is called a studor vent and allows the retrofit or addition of a vent line without having to run the pipe to the outside of the building.

Basically a oneway check valve allowing air in and stopping the gases from escaping. It's common around here but check your local codes.