surprise inspection time

[mrpowderkeg]

After seeing the post with the high end garages fit for a king, how about your garages/shops, just the way they are, no tidying up for a picture, but just how you left it last. Some may be dirty, some may be just used for parking, don't matter, my shop isn't exactly clean, somewhat small for my needs thus it seems cluttered. Let's see your space in it's natural condition.

Mine:

 

[matt60j]

I'm off to a fresh start so I get the neatest garage award right?

 

[z28snksknr]

Yeah I think that wins for the least functional garage

 

[Zrexxer]

I'm off to a fresh start so I get the neatest garage award right?

I don't know if I'd say neatest, somebody abandoned a junked car in the middle of yours

 

[Falcon67]

Car's missing out of the middle, otherwise normal. [edit] Car's back in

 

[McDowell]

Car's missing out of the middle, otherwise normal.

now that my friends is what i call a REAL garage.

 

[jjsound]

i made the brackets to hang the door tracks to the ceiling yesterday. now she can be opened and "useful"...

 

[Falcon67]

Thanks for the high compliment! LOL - now I have to shoot a pic with the race car in the middle. mrpowderkeg looks pretty real too IMHO.

 

[Sammy7]

I'm off to a fresh start so I get the neatest garage award right?

I'd need to see the results of a white glove test on that ladder before any awards go out.

The funny thing for me is that I've been procrastinating cleaning my garage by surfing GJ. I guess this is my wake up call...

 

[frank2112]

Mine in it's usual state. Back half is my hobby room. Need to get some pics sometime

 

[Falcon67]

Pic adjusted for what's more normal.

 

[Daniel Dudley]

I'm off to a fresh start so I get the neatest garage award right?

DO whatever you want to do to finish it NOW, before you fill it up. It is about fifty times harder after you get your stuff in there. Ask me how I know...

 

[mrpowderkeg]

The funny thing for me is that I've been procrastinating cleaning my garage by surfing GJ. I guess this is my wake up call...

NOOO see that's the beauty of this post, it's acceptable to post pics of your garage just the way it is now

 

[phy6]

This thread just made me get dressed to go clean the garage. Thanks. =)

 

[48fordcoe]

heres my no room ,just some of my toys...

 

[Boyd Who]

This morning...

 

[rickairmedic]

Ok these are pretty current I really need to quit goofing around on the internet and get to work but Hey theres actually a SUV in my garage which is an improvement .

Rick

 

[Boyd Who]

Rick...3rd pic...by the fan...I think I see some exposed floor. You need to put something there to balance things out a bit, it looks a little odd like that.

 

[Boones]

today ..

its still under construction.. only the woodie and some building material is inside to protect it from the weather.

 

[StumpXJ]

Ok these are pretty current I really need to quit goofing around on the internet and get to work but Hey theres actually a SUV in my garage which is an improvement .

Rick

Whew! I feel my OCD twitching as I look at those photos! You probably know where everything is too... I just cant do it, but luckily folks are different and thats what makes the world go round. At least you are actually using it!

 

[rickairmedic]

Um Stump where are your pictures . I will say although I know Al was joking as well as yourself he did at least provide us pictures of his shop in its current state .


Rick

 

[Bob Heine]

The mess expands and contracts as I work on the cars.

Some of the mess gets hidden upstairs (the garage wing has a separate storage area from the main house)

Lots of shallow cabinets helps.

most of the wall is cabinet space 8 inch deep and 10 inch deep.

The back wall has upper and lower kitchen cabinets (cheap ones) and pre-fab countertop.

Break time with TV, 400 CD Changer for the surround sound system and that thing under the TV is an ice maker.

 

[jeepmedic]

not the garagmahal's some have but this is mine and how it is kept. I am one of the over organized people but it allows me to get more in a small space, the compressor is up above and out of the way which helps alot.

 

[StumpXJ]

Um Stump where are your pictures . I will say although I know Al was joking as well as yourself he did at least provide us pictures of his shop in its current state .


Rick

Ok ok.... put up or shut up right?

I just took this this morning. Its not too bad honestly, but I am on my way to pick up 6 sticks of 1 inch sqaure tubing for a projct in a few minutes, so it will be much worse by this afternoon.

Its been a whole lot worse, but its been a little better too. The good thing (atleast in my mind) is with such a small space, it kind of forces me to be as neat as possible!

~James

 

[FANTASY FACTORY]

Tee Shirts? Welding? Cold One?

.

 

[purpony]

here is a quick pic of my garage last night. Most of the work is still done over at my fathers garage so i have not moved all my tools and stuff over yet.

 

[mrpowderkeg]

not the garagmahal's some have but this is mine and how it is kept. I am one of the over organized people but it allows me to get more in a small space, the compressor is up above and out of the way which helps alot.

Yours is a perfect example of what I expected to see, I am amazed at what people can build and accomplish in small spaces. I started out with no garage growing up, then we moved into a house with a two stall, mom had one I had the other, I had to keep the mess on my side of the garage. I built many engines and transmissions on my 1/2 it was crowded, but I managed.

 

[McDowell]

mrpowderkeg looks pretty real too IMHO.

yeah, definately. all these showroom type garages are nice to look at, but i enjoy seeing garages that i know work gets done in.

 

[TRC51]

Great. Why do these inspections always happen when my pants are down? Snapped a picture of this yesterday before our weekend work began. It's a total mess in there right now, but for a good reason... I think.

When I do get it sorted I am going to have to figure out the best way to fix the floor.

 

[matt60j]

Yeah I think that wins for the least functional garage

For now. I have a lot of surprises up my sleve for those who stay tuned in to my build!

 

[jktruck150]

Well, this thread is why I joined GJ: to put a boot in my A-- and get something done with my shop. I can't say that i get to use my garage/shop the way I want to yet, but at least when i bought the property, this 30x40 already existed. The funny thing is, how many code violations can you find? (and how many personal fouls need to be called on me!!) All is fair when you are criticized by friends!! BTW, let me know if the pictures don't show.

 

[Karnage]

 

[smschriefer]

Yeah, I have some junk on the floor but not much. I try to keep things clean. This weekend I am putting in a new exhaust system, so it will get a little dirty due to that. I will probably clean before I begin as I like things tidy while I work.

 

[redtail]

Here's my new garage. I just bought the house and moved in a couple weeks ago - hence the racks of boxes in the back. The garage needs some work - all the sill boards should be replaced, I'll need to make new garage doors, needs electrical, needs sheetrocked, etc etc etc but the important thing is that it's actually here. I live in the Portland inner city and regulations are such here that it's basically impossible to build a new garage, let alone a 3-car sited right on the property line! anyway the pics:

 

[Madspeed]

 

[SpeedCoach]

not the garagmahal's some have but this is mine and how it is kept. I am one of the over organized people but it allows me to get more in a small space, the compressor is up above and out of the way which helps alot.

That method for storing the plastic sawhorses is brilliant!!! consider that idea stolen!

 

[igofar]

Just got it all finished.
Turned out to be a nice place to hang out with friends...

Brad

 

[Falcon67]

That method for storing the plastic sawhorses is brilliant!!! consider that idea stolen!

X2 - that's a real "why didn't I think of that" deal there. Excellent. All the pics are A#1.

 

[rickairmedic]

Ok ok.... put up or shut up right?

I just took this this morning. Its not too bad honestly, but I am on my way to pick up 6 sticks of 1 inch sqaure tubing for a projct in a few minutes, so it will be much worse by this afternoon.

Its been a whole lot worse, but its been a little better too. The good thing (atleast in my mind) is with such a small space, it kind of forces me to be as neat as possible!

~James

Very nice James and your right I really need to go through and reorganise mine again our garages are pretty close to the same size but I think I have enough **** in mine for another 2 car garage . I really need to do my addition and make the area in my pictures mostly a woodworking area which would help with some of the mess of course actually mounting the TV on the wall instead of letting it sit on one of the workbenches wouldnt hurt either.



Rick

 

[Great white]

Workin' on it.....