Sink in Your Garage?

[Playwme]

Love the foot pedal idea. I'm doing that for sure.

Try your local recycling joint for a sink. I haven't got my garage up yet but I did some remodeling work in a cafe last week. Pulled out 2 stainless benches, each 10 ft long with a small and a large sink. Cafe owner asked me to get rid of the old ones for her. "No worries" says I.

 

[Aahz]

The sink every one needs in their garage!
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[BTC]

My builder put a Utilatub in my garage for "free".

 

[RAYJAY]

I just heard back that it'd be $450 to stub it. That may just be worth it.
My father in law has a faucet that you can thread a hose to it directly. I always thought the ability to wash a car with warm water would be nice.

JC, I love a well done stripe! Truly an art! I have absolutely no artistic talent, watching people draw and paint blows my mind every time!

Jake, I like the recessed sink idea. Workbench space is always at a premium!

as long as your doing the stub have them also add hose bibs for hot and cold
then you use a rubber y hose to connect your garden hose, have it in my garage for years and its the best thing i ever did

you can kinda see it in this picture

 

[slghmmr88]

I found this restaurant triple sink on craigslist for 375 with new faucet setup
and have seen many others since alot of these older units can no longer be NSF cert. because of the square seams on the tubs.

 

[RAYJAY]

I found this restaurant triple sink on craigslist for 375 with new faucet setup
and have seen many others since alot of these older units can no longer be NSF cert. because of the square seams on the tubs.

can't even touch them here for that price, here that sink used would be 600 + all we find is bar back sinks .....

 

[slo_nlo]

When I built I had the builder just rough in the water lines and drain. They charged me $175 for that, and currently my city is in a major construction boom, so everything is marked up drastically. I really think the quotes you are getting are outrageous. Is there something that makes this more costly? Great distances to run your drain or something?

Regardless, absolutely put a sink in the garage. You will not regret it. Worth every penny, regardless.

 

[the_saint]

Definitely put in a sink.

Being able to wash your hands before going in the house is fantastic.

As stated having hot water to wash the car is a bonus.

The cost should be negligible but as stated it is a sellers market.

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[JimmyTheMonkey]

I love the sink in my garage. I found a used restaurant utility sink and hanging nozzle at a local restaurant supply place. I was dubious whether I would use it enough to justify the time and expense of putting it in, but I use it for sooo many things now. Painting, general cleaning, rinsing of parts and tools, laundry. I even take the kitchen dishes down there sometimes when I am having trouble getting something clean!

Last few times I was in Costco, they sold a similar utility sink and nozzle setup, albeit made out of porcelain and much less heavy duty, for a couple hundred bucks. You could also check that out.

 

[Jagmandave]

That's a nice setup!

 

[bimmerZ5]

hey guys,

i figure this would be the relevant thread to ask a question about garage sink setups. One of the walls in my garage is exactly where my laundry room is (on the other side of the wall from the garage) and so it's a perfect location for me to tap into the hot/cold water source and drain pipe. I have a mobile tool cabinet/workbench (FYI, the 72" Whalen from Costco) in front of that wall and I was actually thinking of installing a small 15" x 15" x 8" (deep) sink into the cabinet (into where the cabinet door of the workbench is, if you're familiar with it).

My question is, what products are available to allow for a flexible hose/pipe for the hot/cold water source *and* drain pipe? I'd like to be able to shut off the water source, disconnect and be able to move the mobile cabinet/workbench around. And then be able to move it back and reconnect as needed. This isn't something I'll be doing every day, but probably 2-3 times a year as needed.

What I'm envisioning in my mind is to tap into the hot/cold water source and drain from the laundry room and have those sticking out the wall on the garage side with shut-off valves. Similarly, run the plumbing from the sink/faucet out the back of the workbench/mobile cabinet. And then have some sort of flexible hose/pipe connecting them together during normal use.

Would appreciate any suggestions on what I can use to make that happen.

 

[EVOLVO]

My shop is across the street at my rental property, I kept the garage for myself, about 100 yards from the house. I recently put a cold only sink in the shop, great for washing my hands and *************!!

 

[Stuart in MN]

This is a five year old discussion...the original poster has probably figured out what he wants to do by now.

 

[EVOLVO]

Oops!!

 

[Jinks]

I can't believe all the misinformation in this thread! It's not worth $10 to add a sink to a garage! Just ask your wife, she'll tell you it's a lot less expensive to bring all your dirty parts & tools in & wash them in the kitchen sink. And, everyone knows that if the paint isn't completely dry, brushes & rollers clean up really great in the dishwasher! Again, check with your wife............post pictures if the hospital has wifi........