The "pedestrian" garage

[tinbender 66]

Yesterday I drug that desk out into the garage, disassembled it, stripped it and gave it a repaint. I used a turquoise color by Valspar. While I was at it I redid the drawers in Hammerite gray. Much better. It came out pretty good considering it was about 35° in there. Now I can go ahead and finish the room.

 

[rickairmedic]

The desk looks great Paul "course yall know I like blue " .


Rick

 

[tinbender 66]

Thanks, but that's a Chevy blue not a "blue oval" blue.

 

[tinbender 66]

Still waiting on the guy with all the barn boards to give me the go ahead. Should be this weekend. So, in the meantime, I decided to use up a lot of the off cuts and box in the bottom cords of two of the trusses. Since I'm not going to have a ceiling I wanted to give them a "finished" look. I used an electric brad nailer to fasten all the little boards on the bottom. When that was done it didn't look quite right so I got a quart of Rustoleum flat black and painted the truss. I like it! When I insulate the roof with the Prodex it should brighten it up quite a bit. I've got wiring in for lots more lighting also. Whadaya think?

 

[Red Leader]

Looks killer Paul.

 

[rickairmedic]

Looking good Paul and " chevy blue " is ok with me its still blue . There are actually quite a few chebys I would own although none built since 1970 . Oh wait there is that 2002 1500 express van out in the driveway does that count .


Rick

 

[tinbender 66]

Looks killer Paul.

Looking good Paul and " chevy blue " is ok with me its still blue . There are actually quite a few chebys I would own although none built since 1970 . Oh wait there is that 2002 1500 express van out in the driveway does that count .


Rick

Thanks fellers!!

Yeah Rick, I'd take just about any from the cool car era. Right now we have an Impala, a Dodge pickup, A '78 Chevy pickup, '72 VW and of course my Chevy II. I should add a Ford and them I'd have 'em all

 

[oldtimehockey]

Hey tinbender66...Thank you for making me feel so welcome to this forum. I've read your thread from cover to cover and I'm inspired to get going on my little slice of heaven. You've given me some great ideas. Keep up the good work. I'll check back from time to time.

 

[Omphaloskeptic]

TB66, the desk looks great!

Now I know you are getting bored with all this sucky wet PNW weather so here's a suggestion for yet another project to combat the winter blahs. That barn wood that you are about to score might have some nice hardwood beams, that is if they are not spoken for. Use you nifty bandsaw to re-saw some nice hardwood flooring for your office. It'd be just the ticket to showcase your desk and keep the damp off your tootsies while you're using the laptop to surf the web; OR you could simply relent and start work on the copper shop urinal! lol

 

[Bob275]

I believe this is my first post and I've just spent the better part of 2 hours reading this entire thread. I must say I'm sad to be finished. You sir have built an amazing shop and your use of recycled materials and restoring vintage tools is simply incredible. Definitely subscribing to this one... some day I hope to have something half as nice as this.

 

[tinbender 66]

Hey tinbender66...Thank you for making me feel so welcome to this forum. I've read your thread from cover to cover and I'm inspired to get going on my little slice of heaven. You've given me some great ideas. Keep up the good work. I'll check back from time to time.

Thank you oldtimehockey! The more northwesterners the better Yeah, get going on that slice and throw some pictures up here.

TB66, the desk looks great!

Now I know you are getting bored with all this sucky wet PNW weather so here's a suggestion for yet another project to combat the winter blahs. That barn wood that you are about to score might have some nice hardwood beams, that is if they are not spoken for. Use you nifty bandsaw to re-saw some nice hardwood flooring for your office. It'd be just the ticket to showcase your desk and keep the damp off your tootsies while you're using the laptop to surf the web; OR you could simply relent and start work on the copper shop urinal! lol

Thanks O!! Boy the weather does ****. I'm really looking forward to seeing what's left of that barn. Hopefully this weekend. My boys were here for Thanksgiving and they both voted for a urinal albeit not necessarily a copper one. We'll see.

 

[tinbender 66]

I believe this is my first post and I've just spent the better part of 2 hours reading this entire thread. I must say I'm sad to be finished. You sir have built an amazing shop and your use of recycled materials and restoring vintage tools is simply incredible. Definitely subscribing to this one... some day I hope to have something half as nice as this.

Thanks a lot for spending a couple hours out here in podunk Bob!! I think I can see the finish line from here. I've spent seven years building this thing. Had enough money to get the roof on and the floor done and just been pickin' away at it ever since. Sometimes I have a few bucks and sometimes I don't.

 

[Omphaloskeptic]

Well TB66, if "both" your boys voted for a shop urinal, don't you think you'd better get on it? lol
Hey! Since Christmas is coming up real soon, wouldn't a COPPER urinal for each of your boys be THE best Christmas gift ever? Look at it this way, they would always think of 'dear old dad' when they used it, and it'd be easier to build the three of them in a 'production mode'. Just think, you have the chance to become the Henry Ford of copper urinals; what a legacy that would be! Didn't Henry coin the phrase "A chicken in every pot and a Ford in every garage"? Your quote could be something like "A (copper) pot in every garage so I can afFord a chicken in the kitchen". heh-heh

 

[shopnut]

Whadaya think?

I think that's perfect TB66! The black really does the job on the upper truss section and it fits in nicely with the other trimwork. And I bet it was a good feeling using up all those little scraps rather than pitching them.

A little bit of insulation up there and you are finished! (well, with the ceiling anyways ) Covering the big open sections of ceiling with sheet seems pretty straight forward, but have you given any thoughts to how you will insulate between the ~6" gap between the doubled up truss boards? Just more sheet stuffed in there?

Keep up the good work. I'm going to have to live my shop life vicariously through the rest of you guys for a while - not to put any pressure on you or anything !

 

[Red Leader]

Insulation would be great.

A word of caution though - to watch your moisture movement (you probably already know this).

My wife's old man was telling me that he initially did this with his garage, and after a time noticed actual dripping water coming from the insulation. Turned out that somehow it was trapping moisture and condensing.

I know very, very little about vapor barriers, moisture movement, etc, but it will be something to definitely think through with insulation against the underside of the roof.

Whatever you decide to do I'm sure it will work out just fine

 

[tinbender 66]

I think that's perfect TB66! The black really does the job on the upper truss section and it fits in nicely with the other trimwork. And I bet it was a good feeling using up all those little scraps rather than pitching them.

A little bit of insulation up there and you are finished! (well, with the ceiling anyways ) Covering the big open sections of ceiling with sheet seems pretty straight forward, but have you given any thoughts to how you will insulate between the ~6" gap between the doubled up truss boards? Just more sheet stuffed in there?

Keep up the good work. I'm going to have to live my shop life vicariously through the rest of you guys for a while - not to put any pressure on you or anything !

Insulation would be great.

A word of caution though - to watch your moisture movement (you probably already know this).

My wife's old man was telling me that he initially did this with his garage, and after a time noticed actual dripping water coming from the insulation. Turned out that somehow it was trapping moisture and condensing.

I know very, very little about vapor barriers, moisture movement, etc, but it will be something to definitely think through with insulation against the underside of the roof.

Whatever you decide to do I'm sure it will work out just fine

Hey shopnut, good to see you out and about. Thanks for the compliment.

Not sure what you mean about insulating the gap between the upper truss boards. If I use the Prodex stuff it isn't a rigid insulation, it comes in a roll. It's only 3/4" thick and has a R 15.67 rating with an integral vapor barrier. So......it can go between the purlins and over the top of the truss. Same thing if I use regular R 19 insulation.

Red Leader,

The Prodex has a built in vapor barrier. I would think that with a comp roof over plywood decking, condensation won't be a big concern but I'll be dang sure before I do anything. It's good you guys watch out for me.

 

[flybefree]

Looking good Tinbender, copper urinals aside you have to be approaching the finish line right?

Shaun

 

[tinbender 66]

Thanks Shaun. I'm getting there. I should be done with the walls pretty soon. Still gotta insulate the roof, finish the office, build upper storage, sort out the rat's nest in the south end, get heat etc. I'm thinking this time next year I'll be truly done? It's an enjoyable journey so no hurry but I do want to spend some quality time with the car.

 

[smschriefer]

Tinbender your shop is awesome. I'd have to say there are very few things I would change if it were my own. I really like the wood walls you are doing. It just adds so much warmth and character to the place. I also love the old arn. I have a few pieces of it myself. Mainly Craftsman, but also an Atlas jointer.

 

[smschriefer]

I forgot to say anything about your desk. It is awesome. Looking at the center drawer, you need to find an old beaten up 57 Bel Air tail trim and apply it to the drawer front with the Bel Air script. Or maybe even a nice Chevrolet fender script.

 

[blatterjr]

...a very inspiring thread. Excellent work.

 

[tinbender 66]

I forgot to say anything about your desk. It is awesome. Looking at the center drawer, you need to find an old beaten up 57 Bel Air tail trim and apply it to the drawer front with the Bel Air script. Or maybe even a nice Chevrolet fender script.

Tinbender your shop is awesome. I'd have to say there are very few things I would change if it were my own. I really like the wood walls you are doing. It just adds so much warmth and character to the place. I also love the old arn. I have a few pieces of it myself. Mainly Craftsman, but also an Atlas jointer.

Thanks a bunch sms......it'd probably be done by now if I hadn't found GJ but it also would have been boring

I like the trim idea for the desk. I have a couple of Chevy II quarter panel ones that are not right for my car. Hmmmmmmmm..........

...a very inspiring thread. Excellent work.

Thanks blatterjr!!

 

[Red Leader]

Thanks a bunch sms......it'd probably be done by now if I hadn't found GJ but it also would have been boring

Haha yep my garage would have been 'finished' eons ago

 

[tinbender 66]

Here's what happens when you take 7 years to build a garage! The framing is just too convenient to use for shelving. Now I need to get busy and build something to store all this stuff. Car parts will get catalogued and put in storage containers. Small stuff like the headlight buckets, bumper braces etc. I will start restoring now for motivation.

I'm still waiting on the guy with the barn boards. Hope he didn't have a change of heart.

 

[rickairmedic]

Paul I find that cleaning my garage is futile . I keep putting stuff away only to turn around and find the benches covered again and I am running out of hiding places .


Rick

 

[Wingnut65]

From what I hear, workbenches should be sized for however much stuff you care to store on them. Once the photo is taken, the clean workbench will never be clean again.

Keep up the great work TB.

 

[jeffmoss26]

WOW. I just read through this whole thread. I am truly amazed. What a great shop you have!

 

[tinbender 66]

Paul I find that cleaning my garage is futile . I keep putting stuff away only to turn around and find the benches covered again and I am running out of hiding places


Rick

I hear ya! I'm at the point where I'm gonna have to start building hiding places.

From what I hear, workbenches should be sized for however much stuff you care to store on them. Once the photo is taken, the clean workbench will never be clean again.

Keep up the great work TB.

Ain't that the truth!! thanks Wingnut!

WOW. I just read through this whole thread. I am truly amazed. What a great shop you have!

Thanks jeffmoss, it's comments like yours that keep me motivated.

 

[tinbender 66]

A small update. I finally got some upper cabinets off of CL. They weren't free but for $10 each ($40 total) I think they will do just fine. The four of them will span my work bench just right. One of them is an above the fridge cabinet. If I mount my smaller part bin thingy on the wall it will fit under that cab just about perfect.

Sooo....I cleaned 'em up, gave them a light sanding and shot some Ace paint. It's been in the mid 20's to mid 30's here lately but the paint came out pretty good.


As received:

Painted:

I can't put 'em up until I finish that wall. I did hear from the barn board guy. He's working ot so we just need to coordinate a time for me to pick them up. Can't pressure wash when it's freezing any way. Gives me time to make sure I have enough backing in and provide for some under-cabinet lighting. I have a bunch of garage sale track lighting that I might use. And so it goes.

 

[jeffmoss26]

I want to be your red and black paint supplier!

 

[tinbender 66]

I want to be your red and black paint supplier!

Hahaha............I wouldn't even want to know how many cans I've gone thru.............@$4 a can.

 

[psychobillycadillac]

Hey TB gotta say really nice job with the garage so far. I'll be using alot of your ideas as inspiration for my garage over the next few weeks. I've got some vacation to burn and ill be spending most of it in the garage. I havent been keeping up with the updates on my garage but maybe i can find some time to post up a few updates.

Mrs. TB might already know this but I found a great search engine for craigslist. Just google www.themccumbers.com/states.htm then punch in your state and the areas nearest you and you can search for all the fence boards your gonna need to finish.

Once again great job.

 

[Red Leader]

Yay! Glad to hear you're set up for more siding

btw those cabinets are looking good!

For better or for worse, I have also done plenty of painting in sub-optimal temperatures

 

[tinbender 66]

Hey TB gotta say really nice job with the garage so far. I'll be using alot of your ideas as inspiration for my garage over the next few weeks. I've got some vacation to burn and ill be spending most of it in the garage. I havent been keeping up with the updates on my garage but maybe i can find some time to post up a few updates.

Mrs. TB might already know this but I found a great search engine for craigslist. Just google www.themccumbers.com/states.htm then punch in your state and the areas nearest you and you can search for all the fence boards your gonna need to finish.

Once again great job.

Thanks psychobillycadillac (that's a mouthful, lol). Cool name tho. Steal all the ideas you want. I stole 'em in the first place.

Yeah, post some updates or a link or something.

I'll check out that CL link, thanks.

 

[cajunfirehawk]

Wow, I just read thru ALL 30 pages. I am in awe of your patience, determination, and creativeness.
And to add to that you live in the Ewok forest, too kewl!
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[tinbender 66]

Yay! Glad to hear you're set up for more siding

btw those cabinets are looking good!

For better or for worse, I have also done plenty of painting in sub-optimal temperatures

Thanks Dave.

I still haven't gotten a set day/time to go get the boards but he assured me it was still on. He works graveyard shift (machinist)7 days a week right now so I don't want to pester him too much.

 

[tinbender 66]

While I was sitting around waiting for boards and complaining about the weather I decided to get something done. Since the wall behind the cabinets won't be seen I just ran a 30" strip of OSB where they go. The 2x4's are for backing and furring since the framing is 2x6 and the posts are 6x8. They almost flush things out.

I still have one more to put up after I "adjust" the ones that are there. I seem to be running uphill about 3/4" in 10 ft. That's what I get for using a torpedo level instead of my good 4 footer! Kinda hard to do by yourself. Easy fix though.

 

[Wingnut65]

Nice find on the cabinets. Looks like they fit in perfectly after the TB treatment.

 

[mithrix]

Yup... definitely diggin' the desk and the cabinets. You know, speaking of that last bay, it just means you get to start going back north while filling in all the overlooked spaces!

I know you'll be glad to get started on the rolling metal...

Best Regards,
-C

 

[rickairmedic]

New cabinets are looking good and it also looks like that nut and bolt drawer unit taking up valuable bench space would fit perfect under the fridge cabinet .

Rick