The Bimmer Basement

[Mpower5266]

Re: My first post and basement garage build.

Happens to all of us! That's how I learn about what NOT to do haha. Vise is comin along great!

Funny thing is that I was fully prepared to accidentally burn myself welding because it has been so long. Now that I have had a few beers watching the uga game I almost want to give it another go but I think that can wait until tomorrow. Haha


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[ltdan84]

Re: My first post and basement garage build.

Really really really like the look you have going in your garage here! The exposed brick and red columns are awesome!
Since you are going to be sheet rocking the ceiling in the future, make sure you keep that in mind now with plumbing and electrical so that you can just furr out a chase around it and not have to drop the entire ceiling down.
Also, and time you do plumbing or electrical renovations beyond changing fixtures you have to get the respective permit unless your city is just really lax. Not that I've done so for any of my remodeling projects however.

 

[Mpower5266]

Re: My first post and basement garage build.

Really really really like the look you have going in your garage here! The exposed brick and red columns are awesome!
Since you are going to be sheet rocking the ceiling in the future, make sure you keep that in mind now with plumbing and electrical so that you can just furr out a chase around it and not have to drop the entire ceiling down.
Also, and time you do plumbing or electrical renovations beyond changing fixtures you have to get the respective permit unless your city is just really lax. Not that I've done so for any of my remodeling projects however.

I probably should have gotten permits, but we will keep that in the down low.

I finally got the vise finished up today. I started by getting some self etch primer down.

Then the color.

I guess I will let the rest of the pics do the talking.

 

[slickgt1]

Re: My first post and basement garage build.

The light is awesome.

The Reno is pretty nice too. Good luck. I also have a basement garage. Looks like a ton of space. Keep the updates coming.

 

[ihrescue]

Re: My first post and basement garage build.

All kinds of stuff to like with your project. Nice job.

 

[ihrescue]

Re: My first post and basement garage build.

Anyone have experience with bug bombs?

There's some critter tips I have seen that suggest that mint oil mixed with some water will help get rid of spiders and mice. Heck, get a cheap deck sprayer and mix up a batch and spray every couple of days. Good luck.

 

[Mpower5266]

Re: My first post and basement garage build.

Got the vise mounted today.

I used AN hardware so it should be plenty strong, its nice to work in the aviation business.

This should hold for now but I might mount a steel plate under the bench eventually.

After I got the vise mounted I finally got my bench cleaned up and back in order.

I need to do a lot more organizing and start working on the floors.

 

[ScottsRX]

Re: My first post and basement garage build.

Nice work on the garage. The vise came up very nice and that anvil is to die for.
I love that triple stripe on the Beemer as well.

 

[taumac]

Re: My first post and basement garage build.

A little tip, take your time working on your projects. A wire wheel attached to your most powerful drill is not the best tool for cleaning rust off small parts.

I feel pretty stupid right now.


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You bought back a bad memory there..... I was using a 8in knotted wheel on a 6 in bench grinder with no guard. The clamp loosen and reached over the wheel to grab the grinder before it fell. Still got the scares to show and hair on wrist never grew back.

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[dubber]

Re: My first post and basement garage build.

Nice! Love that last pic in post #127.

 

[Mpower5266]

My first post and basement garage build.

Thanks for the kind words guys. After putting tons of work in the living space and exterior I am so happy to finally get more done down stairs. As a matter of fact I havent really shared what I did to the house itself. If you guys dont mind Ill share a few pics.

The day I bought it.

You can almost see where the garage door currently sits.

Dining room.

Living room

Kitchen

Office

Stains from the previous owner smoking In the house for years.

Master bedroom

Updated front view.

Current master.

Current kitchen, I need to repaint. The color was picked to go with tile but I changed my mind on the flooring when the original pine was found under the subfloor

Office. No more stains. Dont mind the picture laying on the floor its waiting for a new frame.

And finally the livingroom.

 

[garthg]

Re: My first post and basement garage build.

Hope that's not a fridge, fan and chairs I see in there.. The feds are coming for you!!

Using a sofa to sit, while drinking a beer, and admiring the finish on your airplane is an aeronautical purpose.

 

[Mpower5266]

Re: My first post and basement garage build.

Using a sofa to sit, while drinking a beer, and admiring the finish on your airplane is an aeronautical purpose.

Hahaha. This is the plane that's usually in there.

I have spent a lot of time drinking a beer and looking at it. Haha


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[Kevin54]

Re: My first post and basement garage build.

Holy ****, that doesn't even look like the same house!!! Nice work

 

[Mpower5266]

Re: My first post and basement garage build.

Holy ****, that doesn't even look like the same house!!! Nice work

Thanks man. Not a huge update but I got another wall painted.

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[xtremek]

Re: My first post and basement garage build.

Half of the pics show up as the little red "x". I really love what I do see though. Very Nice.

 

[dubber]

Re: My first post and basement garage build.

Great work on the updating of your house. Man that dining room looked like a murder scene

 

[xtremek]

Re: My first post and basement garage build.

Now I can see all of them and it looks great. Now you can come and help me, right?

 

[spoonsports86]

Re: My first post and basement garage build.

Wow that vice came out looking new.
You have come along way with your house look's great

 

[Mpower5266]

Re: My first post and basement garage build.

Great work on the updating of your house. Man that dining room looked like a murder scene

The whole house was bad.

Now I can see all of them and it looks great. Now you can come and help me, right?

Sure I love doing renovation stuff.

Wow that vice came out looking new.
You have come along way with your house look's great

Thanks.

By the way does anyone know how you go about getting a thread title changed? I think The Bimmer Basement would better describe my shop.

 

[Rich]

Re: My first post and basement garage build.

Nice job on the garage and the house!

 

[Boosted1]

Re: My first post and basement garage build.

Just read this thread. Nice work on the garage and house.

 

[dubber]

Re: My first post and basement garage build.

By the way does anyone know how you go about getting a thread title changed? I think The Bimmer Basement would better describe my shop.

Send a pm to Ryan, hes an admin.

 

[madoc1]

Re: My first post and basement garage build.

really nice work. from the oil can on the mantle, it looks like you are single.!

jim

 

[Mpower5266]

Re: My first post and basement garage build.

really nice work. from the oil can on the mantle, it looks like you are single.!

jim

Thanks and Im not married but the girlfriend mostly lives with me. So far I have been able to keep the same decor, so far....

 

[Mpower5266]

Thanks for the title change mods.

 

[Sunbimmer]

The Bimmer Basement...good choice

 

[Mooniac]

Excellent work all-around! Love the house, planes and BMWs! A man after my own heart.

 

[mfatuation]

Thanks for the title change mods.

Perfect title! House is looking great. Love those hardwood floors.

 

[jwhcars]

You have done an excellent job of renovation !!!

 

[Mpower5266]

Got the spider shed cleaned out today.

Most of what was in there is in the trash or sitting on the curb in front of my house waiting for pick up. But I did find a couple of useful things in there.

That metal table is pretty sturdy and will come in handy, but the score of the day was this.

I had a ball but it's in the neighbors yard now.

Anyway later this week I'll start to move some of the scrap wood and random **** out of the basement and either into the shed or the trash.


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[budmanm3]

I see we have similar tastes lol.. BMW's and Guns..

Nice basement garage, tons of room to expand your shop, cant wait to see how it tranforms

 

[dubber]

Title is perfect, glad that worked.

 

[Wylaco]

It is crazy how much construction has changed! I was mad that I had one mono post in my garage, I don't know what I would do with that many! Kudos to you though for making the most of the space.
I built a similar countertop in my garage but sheeted one end of it with 1/4" metal where I mounted the vise, I found myself beating the hell out of that end because of the vise and the metal added extra rigidity.

Lookin good!

 

[Mpower5266]

Thanks for the replies and kind words. I finally got all the **** and wood out of the basement.

Sadly the shed is now just about full.

I even wore a little path out between the shed and my basement.

Hopefully I can get some more painting done this weekend and maybe hang some lights in that corner of the basement.


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[BellyUpFish]

I see we have similar tastes lol.. BMW's and Guns..

Nice basement garage, tons of room to expand your shop, cant wait to see how it tranforms

Where did you guys find this picture? LOL

 

[STANIMAL]

Very nice , dont forget to post a thread on the '02 .

 

[budmanm3]

Where did you guys find this picture? LOL

It's a Warhol picture. Someone gave me this one. But look here http://www.art.com/products/p101232...s=5000076&ui=E91A4DA2C3B149288CE36D1C1837F2B8

 

[dubber]

Sadly the shed is now just about full

That's the purpose of the shed though, imagine all that "stuff" still in the basement. Keep it up. Love the red on those posts.

 

[Mpower5266]

Not a huge update but I finally got back at it today and did some more painting.

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