Between 265 & 485 SQ/FT The Mary Kay Garage
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Workspaces sized between 265 and 485 squarefeet.
I need to get the mini split installed. But it’s been too cold to install it.Nice.
Appropriate boxes next to Mary Kay
Uofime
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Glad to hear you’re enjoying it! It’s always a little spooky learning to trust a new ADAS. I don’t know what your industry is/ where you’re going but a trip to greater Detroit should give plenty of miles to sort that out.Here it is in the garage.
You might need to replace those floor tiles, it’s looking a lot more like a Porsche garage than a bmw one.
I’m not saying that’s an upgrade buuut… it it’s nothing to be bashful about, that’s for sure
For clarity; I meant that Mary Kay is a cool car!
Haha. Yeah thanks. Although Mary Kay is definitely a Mrs. But I do need to get the garage heated.
I may just have to replace those tiles someday. It’s going to be while (like at least a year or two) but the idea of a used and heavily depreciated Taycan Cross Turismo is appealing. We’ve never had an electric car and the thought of giving up the sound of a high performance V8 is a concern but I could very much imagine that getting a third Porsche someday (and trading in the M5) is a possibility.Glad to hear you’re enjoying it! It’s always a little spooky learning to trust a new ADAS. I don’t know what your industry is/ where you’re going but a trip to greater Detroit should give plenty of miles to sort that out.
You might need to replace those floor tiles, it’s looking a lot more like a Porsche garage than a bmw one.
I’m not saying that’s an upgrade buuut… it it’s nothing to be bashful about, that’s for sure
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So back to some work in the home theater. The update below is the south wall. Since the last post I’ve added some baseboard and put up four absorption panels. Each one is approximately two feet wide and four feet tall. 
The two on in the left, the two with scatter plates, were purchased from GIK Acoustics. The two ones the right are DIY. It’s a fairly simple process. You make a frame which in my case is four inches deep.
The small triangles are for added strenght and to make sure that the frame stays square. I then put in some Roxul insulation. 
That assembly is then wrapped in acoustically transparent fabric which is stapled in place. In my case I used the identical fabric that they used in the two GIK panels.
I have two more panels to make on the facing North wall. There is only space for two panels because of the entrance to th theater from the adjoining hall.
The two on in the left, the two with scatter plates, were purchased from GIK Acoustics. The two ones the right are DIY. It’s a fairly simple process. You make a frame which in my case is four inches deep.
The small triangles are for added strenght and to make sure that the frame stays square. I then put in some Roxul insulation. That assembly is then wrapped in acoustically transparent fabric which is stapled in place. In my case I used the identical fabric that they used in the two GIK panels.
I have two more panels to make on the facing North wall. There is only space for two panels because of the entrance to th theater from the adjoining hall.
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Uofime
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7k if fixed?! Did it catch on fire too?
Why don’t they just no bid it if they don’t want it instead of insulting you? What a way to end a relationship with them!
To carmax it is, clearly.
Why don’t they just no bid it if they don’t want it instead of insulting you? What a way to end a relationship with them!
To carmax it is, clearly.
So the Volvo is gone. If I ever talk about selling a car on Facebook Marketplace please remind me that this is a horrible idea. I listed it to too low of a price. I thought I priced it appropriately given that it had 185k miles, a small dent in the back bumper and tailgate, and service engine light was on. I got almost 300 inquiries, way more than I wanted to answer.
At the end she didn’t want to go as the last time I drove.it before the sale the service engine light had unexplicably turned off. Maybe it was trying to get back in my good graces. Regardless, and even though I certainly could have gotten more money I’m glad it’s gone.
At the end she didn’t want to go as the last time I drove.it before the sale the service engine light had unexplicably turned off. Maybe it was trying to get back in my good graces. Regardless, and even though I certainly could have gotten more money I’m glad it’s gone.
It’s not done yet but I took some photos of the home theater and thought I’d share. To bring people up to date this was a project that I had spent a lot of time working on in 2023. About a year ago I got to the point where I could enjoy a movie and then went on to other things. I started back at it in December when it got too cold to work out in my still unheated garage. Since then I’ve cleaned up the equipment rack, largely finished the media storage and bookcase area just outside the theater, finished the trim in the theater and installed some purchased and self made acoustic treatments. Among a number of other smaller other projects. Here is where I am as of today.
Here is the garage as of today. 
I couldn’t get comfortable with the thought of parking the new car outside so I rented a space for Mary Kay at a collector car storage place that is about a mile from home. Is way more expensive than I want to spend long term but for now she is enjoying hanging out with some very fancy garage mates (Rolls Royce Phantom, Maybach, all sorts of Porsches and Ferraris)
I couldn’t get comfortable with the thought of parking the new car outside so I rented a space for Mary Kay at a collector car storage place that is about a mile from home. Is way more expensive than I want to spend long term but for now she is enjoying hanging out with some very fancy garage mates (Rolls Royce Phantom, Maybach, all sorts of Porsches and Ferraris)
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So this happened.
In Maranello
In a car borrowed from Ferrari
Thankfully I wasn’t driving. I wasn’t even in Italy. A friend of mine was there. Was visiting the Ferrari factory. I’m not sure why she (yes, she) was able to do that or why they would just lend her a car. But here we are.
In Maranello
In a car borrowed from Ferrari
Thankfully I wasn’t driving. I wasn’t even in Italy. A friend of mine was there. Was visiting the Ferrari factory. I’m not sure why she (yes, she) was able to do that or why they would just lend her a car. But here we are.
smschriefer
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To be honest, I want a Citroen Ami and would pass on the Ferrari.
fourmotioneer
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Watched a forklift driver drop a V12 cylinder head from the skid, pause, look around for witnesses, and load it back onto the skid before anyone noticed when I toured.
Looks like your friend had a rental from this group: https://www.pushstart.it/it/
It feels like a long time since I’ve spent any specific time in the garage. It’s been winter and cold in Chicago and while I have a mini split in the garage it’s not hooked up yet. It’s been too cold to do that. I’ve also been busy the last number of weekends. The past two weekends I was in London seeing my daughter who is spending a semester there. Fun, but no chance for garage time. It’s getting warmer now so I hope this changes. I’m really looking forward to washing my cars again. Will also hook up the mini split so I don’t have this problem next winter.
i do have a small update. I’ve been wanting to organize some of the car wash / detailing stuff I have gotten the last couple of years. I built this this past week.
The idea is that I can have all my polishing stuff in this area. The bottom portion of the cabinet has four drawers 
I still need to put faces on those drawers but will need to getsimre more plywood to do that.
The idea is to be a similar design to the pressure washing station I built last year. This is an old photo
I plan build something similar for wheel cleaning and also add in to the interior cleaning cabinet I built last year so I can store interior microfiber towels and brushes etc and have all of the interior cleaning supplies and vacuum organized in one area as well. Again this an old photo.
My wife is in New Orleans with her college girlfriends this weekend and the weather is starting to turn so I might just get a nice garage weekend this week for a change. Let’s hope.
i do have a small update. I’ve been wanting to organize some of the car wash / detailing stuff I have gotten the last couple of years. I built this this past week.
The idea is that I can have all my polishing stuff in this area. The bottom portion of the cabinet has four drawers I still need to put faces on those drawers but will need to getsimre more plywood to do that.The idea is to be a similar design to the pressure washing station I built last year. This is an old photo
I plan build something similar for wheel cleaning and also add in to the interior cleaning cabinet I built last year so I can store interior microfiber towels and brushes etc and have all of the interior cleaning supplies and vacuum organized in one area as well. Again this an old photo.
My wife is in New Orleans with her college girlfriends this weekend and the weather is starting to turn so I might just get a nice garage weekend this week for a change. Let’s hope.
I’m replying because to my own post because I just came across a January 2023 post on Curbside Classic about this very car. It was parked on the same street where I found it almost two years later. Might not have moved at all during that time. It’s still a shame that it seems to have been scrapped but I guess not a surprise if it indeed sat all that time.My wife and I go for a walk, weather permitting, every morning. Usually we head east towards Wrigley Field and Lake Michigan. Sometimes also north or south but rarely do we head west. We went that way today however and I decided we should try to head to the area where I found that street parked 1967 green Sedan Deville that I posted about months ago. I wanted to see if she was still there a year later. She was. Unfortunately she is looking very much worse for wear.It looks like she hasn’t moved for a long time with a bunch of tree sap and leaves in her and two nearly flat tires. Looks like someone from the city has noticed and she is due to be towed.
I guess it’s probably the end of the road for her. As a sedan, and a green on green sedan it wouldn’t make economic sense to spend much money to fix her up. It’s kinda surprising she made it as long as she has. Oh well.
nicholam77
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I like the new polishing station organizer and the other older plywood organizers!
I thought I could share another (very modest) update on some garage projects. I was able to find the time this past weekend to put together another Formica covered plywood detailing station. This one dedicated to wheel cleaning and wheel and tire chemicals. 
This one has room for four spray bottles on one side, a rack for brushes in front, three drawers that slide out of the right side of the cabinet and space for a wheel cleaning stand on top. The drawers aren’t done yet. The buckets below the cabinet are what I use to wash and rinse my cars. I hope to finish my four detailing stations over the next weekend or two. The goal has been to better organize all my car wash and detailing stuff. The side benefit is that I have cleaned out the contents of three of the drawers I have in my Sonic tool cabinets. The ones in the right side of this photo. Since nature abhors a vacuum maybe I’ll need to buy some more hand tools so I can fill them up.
This one has room for four spray bottles on one side, a rack for brushes in front, three drawers that slide out of the right side of the cabinet and space for a wheel cleaning stand on top. The drawers aren’t done yet. The buckets below the cabinet are what I use to wash and rinse my cars. I hope to finish my four detailing stations over the next weekend or two. The goal has been to better organize all my car wash and detailing stuff. The side benefit is that I have cleaned out the contents of three of the drawers I have in my Sonic tool cabinets. The ones in the right side of this photo. Since nature abhors a vacuum maybe I’ll need to buy some more hand tools so I can fill them up.
It’s fine. I know that’s a short review but that’s probably all it’s worth. I don’t think it’s really needed to clean wheels but it is helpful when I ceramic coated the wheels on the 911 last year. my guess is it’s not functionally any better or any worse than any of the similar machines you can get from many other vendors. It’s probably not needed on my level of detailing but like I said. It’s fine.
Since it’s been awhile (one month) maybe I should update this thing. All of my detailing, car washing “stations“ are now complete. I finished the drawers on the wheel station.
I also added on to the interior station.
The bins hold glass towels, interior towels and interior brushes and pads.
The polishing station also has drawer faces now but is otherwise the same
The area that has the power washer, the wash mits, car shampoos and dryung towels is largely the same as it was months ago
I also added on to the interior station.
The bins hold glass towels, interior towels and interior brushes and pads.
The polishing station also has drawer faces now but is otherwise the same
The area that has the power washer, the wash mits, car shampoos and dryung towels is largely the same as it was months ago
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The end result has been that detailing the cars is a much more pleasurable experience. Now that the weather is good I’ve been doing that regularly. 
And the finished product.
I also did a full paint correction and ceramic coating on the M5
The other benefit is that I now have a couple of empty drawers in my Sonic cabinets since I moved detailing stuff out of them. Obviously it’s time to buy some more tools.
And the finished product.I also did a full paint correction and ceramic coating on the M5
The other benefit is that I now have a couple of empty drawers in my Sonic cabinets since I moved detailing stuff out of them. Obviously it’s time to buy some more tools.
One last update: Thus far I’ve not put posters in my garage. I’ve thought of my garage as a purposely, exclusively, functional place. No decorations, I don’t have a TV, I don’t have a couch (no room for that anyway), and the only reason I have a stereo is that I put one in the garage that I bought 20 years ago and until then was just sitting in a closet.
Until now. I hung this today
I think it looks OK but perhaps more importantly is that I’ve been mulling over trading in the M5. If I do that I’m going to have to tell myself that the dark blue, light blue and red color scheme of my plywood cabinets is Porsche Martini racing inspired and not BMW M color derived. This poster should help with that.
Until now. I hung this today
I think it looks OK but perhaps more importantly is that I’ve been mulling over trading in the M5. If I do that I’m going to have to tell myself that the dark blue, light blue and red color scheme of my plywood cabinets is Porsche Martini racing inspired and not BMW M color derived. This poster should help with that.
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captain14
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I like the shallow cabinets. Not too deep to lose stuff in the back.
xtremek
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I have a SHOP. It is NOT a "man cave". I have a screen in my shop, because I need voices it provides to drown out the ones in my head. I have a Rat Fink hanging and a bunch of other stuff on the walls and over the windows. They make it feel comfortable and welcoming, I hope. But still, it's a shop. Things get built and repaired in here and the stuff on the walls get dusty and dirty. So you do you and keep trucking.
I am glad that I some how rediscovered this thread. I remember following along during when you built the garage, so catching up over the last 15 pages has been getting to binge watch 3 seasons of a show at once. The space has turned out super nice!
Two questions for you.
One, I am in the super early planning phases of a similar build. I have a Festool dust extractor like you which I enjoy a lot, but I noticed you also have the dedicated car vacuum as well. Is that because the Festool is in the basement or is there something special about the car vacuum that I am missing? I get it has a super long hose is nice, but is that it? I would like to double dip where I can, especially if the Festool is stored in the garage/shop. That extractor isn't dedicated to a particular tool at the moment and I don't expect it to be either in the future.
Two, have you been pleased with the purchases from Obsessed Garage? I've watched some their content on Youtube and their messaging seems to be about providing high quality items, but I'm curious if that has matched your experience.
Two questions for you.
One, I am in the super early planning phases of a similar build. I have a Festool dust extractor like you which I enjoy a lot, but I noticed you also have the dedicated car vacuum as well. Is that because the Festool is in the basement or is there something special about the car vacuum that I am missing? I get it has a super long hose is nice, but is that it? I would like to double dip where I can, especially if the Festool is stored in the garage/shop. That extractor isn't dedicated to a particular tool at the moment and I don't expect it to be either in the future.
Two, have you been pleased with the purchases from Obsessed Garage? I've watched some their content on Youtube and their messaging seems to be about providing high quality items, but I'm curious if that has matched your experience.
Mojo,
Thanks for the compliment and I'm glad you have enjoyed following along. I've said it before but I'll say again that doing this project has been very enjoyable for me and with the benefit of being able to share it here (and to get some positive feedback) only adds to that enjoyment.
I partially have the vacuum and the Festool dust extractor because, like you mentioned, they are in separate spaces. My lot is small enough that they are not far away but it would be a pain to carry the Festool back and forth between the garage and my woodshop - which is located in the basement of my house.
But also they seem to function fairly differently. The Festool is designed to take out the fine dust that comes with woodworking and that can really hurt your lungs. The wall mounted vacuum basically doesn't do that. It does move more air (at least it seems to to me, but I've certainly never measured it) and its good at picking up dirt, but not fine particles. I like the Festool partially because I don't like wearing a mask while woodworking and with the Festool (and also the Rikon air filter I also have) I feel like I can do woodworking without the mask and without hurting my lungs. Maybe the mask would still be a good idea - likely someone will suggest it here - but, for me, it seems fine. I also my woodworking is usually only a handful of hours over the course of a week and even then not thing I do each weekend. If I only had a wall mounted vacuum in the style of what I have in my garage I'm sure I would be doing my lungs some harm.
About Obsessed Garage - generally I've been satisfied with the stuff I've gotten from there. I really like the Swisstrack tiles, the Kranzle Pressure Washer and the Sonic tools - all of them have been purchased from Matt and all of them I would recommend. I actually can't think of anything from there that I have been unsatisfied with.
There is a price tag associated with all that of course. Was it worth the money - maybe yes and maybe no. There certainly are cheaper options out there. I guess I'm willing to indulge myself with some of these shop and garage purchases. I try to be fairly conservative in other ways. For example I don't hunt, or fish, or ski, or golf. I think its pretty easy to spend a lot more on these hobbies than I spend on Woodworking or Car detailing stuff. I think thats true even if I tend to spend that money on the stuff I want vs the stuff that is cheaper but likely good enough.
I think Matt Moreman himself is somewhat of an acquired taste. I can see why he might rub some people the wrong way. Sometimes he rubs me the wrong way. And some of the stuff he sells is ridiculous.
If you've looked at his site Obsessed Garage sells their own wall mounted vacuum. I looked at that before I bought the one I have. I bought what I have because it was cheaper. I think the vacuum hose reel did come from Obsessed Garage but the vacuum itself I bought off Amazon. Altogether what I have cost about half (or less) of what his stuff sells for. To be honest, at this point, I actually wish I would have bought the vacuum from him. I haven't seen his vacuum in person anywhere but my guess is that it works better together than the stuff I've got which was put together by me. Spending $1,500 with him is probably stupid - but my guess is that the $1,500 solution from Obsessed Garage is nicer to use.
None of this makes any sense. But it is fun.
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Thanks for the compliment and I'm glad you have enjoyed following along. I've said it before but I'll say again that doing this project has been very enjoyable for me and with the benefit of being able to share it here (and to get some positive feedback) only adds to that enjoyment.
I partially have the vacuum and the Festool dust extractor because, like you mentioned, they are in separate spaces. My lot is small enough that they are not far away but it would be a pain to carry the Festool back and forth between the garage and my woodshop - which is located in the basement of my house.
But also they seem to function fairly differently. The Festool is designed to take out the fine dust that comes with woodworking and that can really hurt your lungs. The wall mounted vacuum basically doesn't do that. It does move more air (at least it seems to to me, but I've certainly never measured it) and its good at picking up dirt, but not fine particles. I like the Festool partially because I don't like wearing a mask while woodworking and with the Festool (and also the Rikon air filter I also have) I feel like I can do woodworking without the mask and without hurting my lungs. Maybe the mask would still be a good idea - likely someone will suggest it here - but, for me, it seems fine. I also my woodworking is usually only a handful of hours over the course of a week and even then not thing I do each weekend. If I only had a wall mounted vacuum in the style of what I have in my garage I'm sure I would be doing my lungs some harm.
About Obsessed Garage - generally I've been satisfied with the stuff I've gotten from there. I really like the Swisstrack tiles, the Kranzle Pressure Washer and the Sonic tools - all of them have been purchased from Matt and all of them I would recommend. I actually can't think of anything from there that I have been unsatisfied with.
There is a price tag associated with all that of course. Was it worth the money - maybe yes and maybe no. There certainly are cheaper options out there. I guess I'm willing to indulge myself with some of these shop and garage purchases. I try to be fairly conservative in other ways. For example I don't hunt, or fish, or ski, or golf. I think its pretty easy to spend a lot more on these hobbies than I spend on Woodworking or Car detailing stuff. I think thats true even if I tend to spend that money on the stuff I want vs the stuff that is cheaper but likely good enough.
I think Matt Moreman himself is somewhat of an acquired taste. I can see why he might rub some people the wrong way. Sometimes he rubs me the wrong way. And some of the stuff he sells is ridiculous.
If you've looked at his site Obsessed Garage sells their own wall mounted vacuum. I looked at that before I bought the one I have. I bought what I have because it was cheaper. I think the vacuum hose reel did come from Obsessed Garage but the vacuum itself I bought off Amazon. Altogether what I have cost about half (or less) of what his stuff sells for. To be honest, at this point, I actually wish I would have bought the vacuum from him. I haven't seen his vacuum in person anywhere but my guess is that it works better together than the stuff I've got which was put together by me. Spending $1,500 with him is probably stupid - but my guess is that the $1,500 solution from Obsessed Garage is nicer to use.
None of this makes any sense. But it is fun.
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I appreciate you sharing it all, and taking the time to answer questions. Building garage/shop spaces especially in a limited footprint I've realized isn't as common as I think it is.
Makes total sense on the difference between the two units. Different applications at the end of the day.
Thanks for the feedback on the Obsessed Garage items. Their catalog seems interesting and very curated, but I think your space is one of the first I've seen utilizing it that hasn't been in one of their build videos. So nice to have some real world feedback.I find myself in a similar spot of wanting a space to work on a variety of different types of build projects and those are my hobbies and I don't mind investing in the items that support that kind of stuff even if others would say it is just a garage. With that said, I don't for see buying the entire catalog, but choosing to be selective about some items from them. Curating the curated in other words.
It seems like forever since I’ve updated this thread. In reality it’s a little more than two months. So while not forever it has been awhile. Partially thats because summer is always slow for me as far as getting projects done. That’s even more the case since we bought the boat. Chicago is a great place to boat but the season is short so it makes a lot more sense to spend a nice day boating than in the garage When it’s warm and the waves are down. The boat goes to storage in two weeks so hopefully I’ll start having updates again.
We had a couple of bathrooms remodeled this summer too. While I did none of that work, for almost two months my workshop was pretty much full of construction debris and the workman’s tools and therefore otherwise unusable.
Despite this I do have one update. I’ve added some garage security. Specifically some cameras. A couple of weeks ago I was at hombe and looked thru my garage window from our family room
to see that my garage door was open. I presumed that maybe I had fogotten to close it when I took out the garbage an hour or so earlier? That was my thought until I got a call a week ago from a neighbor to let me know that it was open once again. I KNOW that I had not left it open that day.
Thankfully neither time nothing was taken. But I decided that I needed to make some changes. I’ve disabled the garage door openers. I can only presume that someone nearby has an opener with the same code and that is why the garage was opened? I now use the App to open the door. It’s less Convenient but beats having my stuff stolen.
I still was having stress about having the garage door open so yesturday I also installed some cameras. So far I have three up and running.
I have one in the garage, one on my garage deck facing the alley and the third in my workshop. I’ve got five more cameras to install. Also the computer and monitor are just sitting on my workbench. I need to put together a proper place for them and will mount the monitor on my wall.
Im not very much of a technology guy so doing this type of computer stuff is unusually not something I like doing, but this was actually pretty easy and I wish I had done it years ago. And now I check just check my phone and see that the garage door is indeed closed.
We had a couple of bathrooms remodeled this summer too. While I did none of that work, for almost two months my workshop was pretty much full of construction debris and the workman’s tools and therefore otherwise unusable.
Despite this I do have one update. I’ve added some garage security. Specifically some cameras. A couple of weeks ago I was at hombe and looked thru my garage window from our family room
to see that my garage door was open. I presumed that maybe I had fogotten to close it when I took out the garbage an hour or so earlier? That was my thought until I got a call a week ago from a neighbor to let me know that it was open once again. I KNOW that I had not left it open that day.
Thankfully neither time nothing was taken. But I decided that I needed to make some changes. I’ve disabled the garage door openers. I can only presume that someone nearby has an opener with the same code and that is why the garage was opened? I now use the App to open the door. It’s less Convenient but beats having my stuff stolen.
I still was having stress about having the garage door open so yesturday I also installed some cameras. So far I have three up and running.
I have one in the garage, one on my garage deck facing the alley and the third in my workshop. I’ve got five more cameras to install. Also the computer and monitor are just sitting on my workbench. I need to put together a proper place for them and will mount the monitor on my wall.
Im not very much of a technology guy so doing this type of computer stuff is unusually not something I like doing, but this was actually pretty easy and I wish I had done it years ago. And now I check just check my phone and see that the garage door is indeed closed.
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I always seem to have at least two projects that I am working on at any one time. This makes no sense of course. Focusing on one at a time is almost always more efficient.
My other project is installing a garage mini split. I actually bought one last year with hope that I would be able to work in a nice warm garage last winter. It didn’t work out that way. I did get my garage ceiling insulated and also painted but cold came before I could get the mini split installed and I really didn’t feel like working on it outside in below freezing weather. Determined not to have that happen again I started working on the mini split last weekend.
I got the condenser mostly installed. The line set is only loosely hooked up and is not charged. I started drilling a hole thru my parapet wall. I spent twenty minutes with the SDS drill and am not even half as thru. I will work on it again and once I get it drilled thru I will rerout the lines thru the wall and into the garage and install the air handler.
I’m determined to have heat in the garage this winter.
My other project is installing a garage mini split. I actually bought one last year with hope that I would be able to work in a nice warm garage last winter. It didn’t work out that way. I did get my garage ceiling insulated and also painted but cold came before I could get the mini split installed and I really didn’t feel like working on it outside in below freezing weather. Determined not to have that happen again I started working on the mini split last weekend.
I got the condenser mostly installed. The line set is only loosely hooked up and is not charged. I started drilling a hole thru my parapet wall. I spent twenty minutes with the SDS drill and am not even half as thru. I will work on it again and once I get it drilled thru I will rerout the lines thru the wall and into the garage and install the air handler.
I’m determined to have heat in the garage this winter.Horror Business
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Wow. Scary. Especially, if I understand your configuration correctly, you can’t easily see your garage door.
Scary indeed. I can see into my garage when sitting on my family room couch. When I’d do that I’m looking thru the window on our back wall and then thru the garage window that is above the workbench. But if I am not right there there is no way to see in. And my garage is off an alley which makes it a little easier for someone to grab whatever they like if the door is open, especially at night.
Thirdyfivepickup
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I have an app on my phone that I can use to open the door... but more importantly I can check it to see if the door is closed or open.
I have it set to notify me (via phone) if the garage door opener is used (either keypad, remote, or cellular). It will also alert me if the door is left open for a certain amount of time.
Peace of mind...
I have it set to notify me (via phone) if the garage door opener is used (either keypad, remote, or cellular). It will also alert me if the door is left open for a certain amount of time.
Peace of mind...
Swanny1953
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Same here - its "my Q". The nice thing about it is that I was able to retrofit the existing Linear and Genie garage doors to work with it. I have used it to open the garage door from OR (we live in TX) to let a buddy drop off a wheelchair for us. As mentioned above, I get a notification whenever a door is opened or closed, and can also configure it to notify me if the door is open for awhile. One of the best additions to the garage I have made.
I’m more than a little bit embarrassed to see how long it’s been since I’ve had any real updates on this thread. I’d love to be able to say that I’ve been so busy with projects that I haven’t had time to post but that would be a lie. I have been busy this past summer doing summer stuff and I’ve been busy this fall going to my son’s cross country events, doing college tours with him and also helping with college applications.
I do have some projects for this winter however. I intend to build a new stereo cabinet for the family room. Before that I did net to get my basement wood shop cleaned up a a little better organized. I am happy to be able to say that I have at least made some progress on that front.
First I build a new top for my outfeed table.
The previous one was pretty beat up andglue splattered after a few years of use. I also wanted to raise the table up so that boards coming off the table would be able to go over the roubo workbench that is across from this table. The table saw itself was also raised up. This design also gives me some places to store smaller F style clamps.
I also built, or finished building, a couple of new storage cabinets. This one is located to the left of the main door into the workshop and stores my fasteners, tape and picture hanging stuff.
This cabinet stores all of my PPE and rags, paint brushes.
Lastly I built this cabinet to store all of my table saw stuff. Router bits also go here
in this photo you can also see the router lift table I finally bought. I really need to clean up the table for the saw. It’s a mess.
In a couple of the photos above you can also see the new flooring I put down. It’s interlocking rubber tiles. Very comfortable. It replaces the horse stall mats I used to have which were covered by almost 15 years of paint and glue splatter. This flooring is much nicer and makes the workshop seem like a more finished space.
The garage is a mess right now but I have a couple of updates there. I’ll post once I get the chance to clean it up. Cheers.
I do have some projects for this winter however. I intend to build a new stereo cabinet for the family room. Before that I did net to get my basement wood shop cleaned up a a little better organized. I am happy to be able to say that I have at least made some progress on that front.
First I build a new top for my outfeed table.
The previous one was pretty beat up andglue splattered after a few years of use. I also wanted to raise the table up so that boards coming off the table would be able to go over the roubo workbench that is across from this table. The table saw itself was also raised up. This design also gives me some places to store smaller F style clamps.I also built, or finished building, a couple of new storage cabinets. This one is located to the left of the main door into the workshop and stores my fasteners, tape and picture hanging stuff.
This cabinet stores all of my PPE and rags, paint brushes.
Lastly I built this cabinet to store all of my table saw stuff. Router bits also go here
in this photo you can also see the router lift table I finally bought. I really need to clean up the table for the saw. It’s a mess.In a couple of the photos above you can also see the new flooring I put down. It’s interlocking rubber tiles. Very comfortable. It replaces the horse stall mats I used to have which were covered by almost 15 years of paint and glue splatter. This flooring is much nicer and makes the workshop seem like a more finished space.
The garage is a mess right now but I have a couple of updates there. I’ll post once I get the chance to clean it up. Cheers.