The "pedestrian" garage

[bhclark]

Do you need storage for sheet goods?

 

[The J]

I think a simple ladder would look great under the attic opening.

Use a square design, natural wood like you've been using, with matching black hardware. Possibly at a slight angle. Permanently mounted to the wall so it's part of the garage. The treads can be the wall wood material.

Then let the corner evolve as your needs dictate. A sheet material storage cart as bhclark above suggests would be a great fit in the corner. Or shelving that matches the needs for part storage on the left and back walls, keeping the right wall dedicated to the ladder.

 

[mwbailey]

Hey Tinbender, For some reason, I thought of you as I was cleaning off some 3X6" pieces of lumber:


I recall that you've done a good bit of pressure washing to recover lumber. Well, this "lumber" was part of what was left over after my barn build. I was cutting it up to fabricate a workbench or two and noticed a number of pieces were covered with dirt. I pulled out the pressure washer and gave them a once-over. So, in the broadest sense, I recovered some "old barn" lumber!

I still enjoy your posts. Thanks.

 

[tinbender 66]

Do you need storage for sheet goods?

If I ever get any fab equipment or even get my welder going I might.

I think a simple ladder would look great under the attic opening.

Use a square design, natural wood like you've been using, with matching black hardware. Possibly at a slight angle. Permanently mounted to the wall so it's part of the garage. The treads can be the wall wood material.

Then let the corner evolve as your needs dictate. A sheet material storage cart as bhclark above suggests would be a great fit in the corner. Or shelving that matches the needs for part storage on the left and back walls, keeping the right wall dedicated to the ladder.

I still like that idea. Nice and simple. I'm taking a car apart right now so I may put some dedicated shelves on one wall. That stuff turns into mess in a hurry.

Hey Tinbender, For some reason, I thought of you as I was cleaning off some 3X6" pieces of lumber:


I recall that you've done a good bit of pressure washing to recover lumber. Well, this "lumber" was part of what was left over after my barn build. I was cutting it up to fabricate a workbench or two and noticed a number of pieces were covered with dirt. I pulled out the pressure washer and gave them a once-over. So, in the broadest sense, I recovered some "old barn" lumber!

I still enjoy your posts. Thanks.

Well, they were from a barn and they're not new so I guess that qualifies them! Works good huh?

Thanks for dropping by

 

[pitterpat]

Paul,

Just finished reading your thread, all 53 pages over about 3 days.....GREAT work! Sorry to hear about your wife's loss of job but you are right, it will work out.

I've already stole one of your idea's.....using shelf standards to hang the lights. I hate screwing those hooks in and it looks cheesy. THANKS.

I did stumble across your thread once b/4 and posted about the VW. I've had the same VW for 34 yrs and part of the reason I am working on one of my garages is to restore another Beetle. If you have any questions there is a great VW forum called "The Samba" , thesamba.com .

Have a great holiday and thanks for posting

 

[Crusher47]

Just read the whole thread also and all the pics show what an awesome garage you really have!

As for the open area where the shop desk was --> wetbar and/or fridge full of beers

Also waiting on status of *cough* copper urinal/toilet *cough*

 

[tinbender 66]

Just read the whole thread also and all the pics show what an awesome garage you really have!

As for the open area where the shop desk was --> wetbar and/or fridge full of beers

Also waiting on status of *cough* copper urinal/toilet *cough*

Wow, thanks Crusher47! You're makin' me want to go and get busy again. There's still a lot left to do to hit the finish line haha. Probably a few things I havent' even thought of yet too.

Don't hold yer breath on the copper thingie!

Paul,

Just finished reading your thread, all 53 pages over about 3 days.....GREAT work! Sorry to hear about your wife's loss of job but you are right, it will work out.

I've already stole one of your idea's.....using shelf standards to hang the lights. I hate screwing those hooks in and it looks cheesy. THANKS.

I did stumble across your thread once b/4 and posted about the VW. I've had the same VW for 34 yrs and part of the reason I am working on one of my garages is to restore another Beetle. If you have any questions there is a great VW forum called "The Samba" , thesamba.com .

Have a great holiday and thanks for posting

Boy, you are a glutton for punishment! Any ideas I have are free for the taking. That's what we're here for.

I solved the wife outta work thing by getting a part time job myself. That should get me back on my project list.

I haven't been on The Samba but the guy who restored our VW sells a lot of parts on there. He had a VW restoration/car lot business until he retired. I accidently ran into him while looking at a vise from CL. He's got a huge home shop and a zillion VW parts. He offered his expertise when I get around to working on the wife's car. Nice guy. His business was called Shafner Motors.

 

[magnumleigh]

What a great looking garage! I read the whole thing over the last few days and whilst not all the photos show up at the start it left a bit of suspense for the later photos Your house is lovely looking also, quite envious of the whole setup if I'm honest! Keep it up

 

[dougdlux]

Wow man. Your dedication to this garage has inspired me. Everything you have done is literally completely aw inspiring, My dad has an old 70 GMC Sierra Custom that I want to start sand blasting and getting the shell and frame repainted, and get the engine running etc. A basic FIRST full self restoration. And you me beautiful building friend, you just gave me what I needed. I will probably be starting tomorrow. I just wanted to say thank you for posted your progress here. I'm hoping it to be a great motivator for me!

 

[tinbender 66]

What a great looking garage! I read the whole thing over the last few days and whilst not all the photos show up at the start it left a bit of suspense for the later photos Your house is lovely looking also, quite envious of the whole setup if I'm honest! Keep it up

Thanks magnumleigh!! I went back and thought about replacing some pics but got overwhelmed in a hurry! That dang house is why I talked myself into buying a place without an existing garage. Oh well, it only took me 20 years to finally get one but it's been an enjoyable journey. My wife's got some Irish in her. Pure squarehead myself. One of these days we might get to go to your side of the pond.

Wow man. Your dedication to this garage has inspired me. Everything you have done is literally completely aw inspiring, My dad has an old 70 GMC Sierra Custom that I want to start sand blasting and getting the shell and frame repainted, and get the engine running etc. A basic FIRST full self restoration. And you me beautiful building friend, you just gave me what I needed. I will probably be starting tomorrow. I just wanted to say thank you for posted your progress here. I'm hoping it to be a great motivator for me!

Stop it!! My head is swelling! Thanks so much for the kind comments. That truck sounds like a fun project. Just a 'couple' more garage things to do and I can concentrate on things with wheels, my real passion.

I'm truly honored that my thread was your first post!

Stay tuned, I'm about to get back on my horse!

 

[Cobra4B]

Just scanned this entire thread... the wood interior walls turned out great. Is it a specific type of wood? Love the old drill press and table saw too.

 

[tinbender 66]

Just scanned this entire thread... the wood interior walls turned out great. Is it a specific type of wood? Love the old drill press and table saw too.

Thanks Cobra4B.......Most of the wood is cedar with a little fir thrown in. Best of all, it was free!

I have a friend who's wife just got him an '08 Z06 for an anniversary present. When we get a stretch of decent weather I get to go beat on it. Can't wait!
'

 

[Cobra4B]

Nice present... the C6 Z06s are a blast. Very fast with the 7.0 liter motor.

 

[y2kxair7]

only 12 pages in and liking every one nice work ..nice caulk job on the bench top i love attention to detail

 

[ODIS]

Thanks Cobra4B.......Most of the wood is cedar with a little fir thrown in. Best of all, it was free!

I have a friend who's wife just got him an '08 Z06 for an anniversary present. When we get a stretch of decent weather I get to go beat on it. Can't wait!
'

Hi tinbender 66,

A word of caution on the Z-06 drive: Be sure to warm up the tires prior to getting on it.

Have fun and have been enjoying your thread. Always a pleasure to read.

Ody.

 

[tinbender 66]

only 12 pages in and liking every one nice work ..nice caulk job on the bench top i love attention to detail

Thanks for stopping by y2kxair7! Masking tape is your friend when caulking. I'm about to replace that beat up benchtop so I'll get to do it again. Thinking about doing it in melamine this time...........

Hi tinbender 66,

A word of caution on the Z-06 drive: Be sure to warm up the tires prior to getting on it.

Have fun and have been enjoying your thread. Always a pleasure to read.

Ody.

That's a good bit of advice Ody. We'll be on public roads and it's not my car so I'll be ultra careful. He's thinking about hooking up with some people who rent track time at Pacific so that may be an option later. He's got quite a bit of seat time in the car also.

 

[tinbender 66]

How about a little progress? Not much but better than nuthin'! Picked up enough lights to finish that part of the never ending project. Nice to at least have something done!

Here are the switches which are right outside the office door so they fall easily to hand when I head out. The first, third, fourth and fifth are the four light circuits. Number two controls the fans that I have at the peak of the three bays (garage sale ceiling fans).

First one does this and also controls the light up in the storage which you can't see here:

Third switch is the two main bays:

Fourth one is the lights hung from the trusses. The ones by the garage doors I hung low enough to be useful with the doors open..

Last but not least, the end bay with the forlorn VW which is getting real close to the top of the 'to do' list. I want it outta here.

After last but not least are the lights I got from Nighttrain to whom I am forever grateful!

Everything on, door up, door down. I wanted a lot of light because of the light soaking fence board interior. I think it will be sufficient.

 

[tinbender 66]

I also put a halogen inside the welding exhaust hood. We'll see how that works out if I ever find a piece of plate for a table!

This pic is from yesterday morning. 18° here. Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

That's it for now, start on ceiling insulation next. Heat next winter come hell or high water!!

 

[shopnut]

Great work TB_66! All that bright light in there should help promote even more work getting done - on the shop, cars, or whatever.

Now close those doors, you're letting all the heat out!

(And good luck finding that slab of steel)

 

[Omphaloskeptic]

Looking good TB! Stay warm.

 

[SpeedinLemon]

Hey TB -- Been a while since I checked in...the place is still looking great. Glad to see you're getting to spend some time on the cars...I know you've been looking forward to that.

Chris

 

[ODIS]

Great progress on the shop!

If the temps only get down to 18, that will be great and as usual, should be warming up in the not too distant future. Like the cold for short periods....... Nice to kill off some of the pesky bugs around here. But still, we have it pretty good on most all fronts, weather wise, and most all other issues here in the beautiful Pacific Northwest.

Ody.

 

[tinbender 66]

Great work TB_66! All that bright light in there should help promote even more work getting done - on the shop, cars, or whatever.

Now close those doors, you're letting all the heat out!

(And good luck finding that slab of steel)

I hope so. I'm slowly gettin' back on that horse. I keep checking CL etc. for plate steel but no luck yet. I checked with a place I used to work and they want $130 for a 3X4 ft pc of 1/4". I'd like something heavier but I might just have to bite the bullet. Saw a piece of 1 1/2" on CL but it was huge and weighed 5100# haha. I think it was $1200.

Looking good TB! Stay warm.

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Thanks O. Right now staying warm means staying in the house. Lots of time for imagineering I guess. Next winter will be different!!

Hey TB -- Been a while since I checked in...the place is still looking great. Glad to see you're getting to spend some time on the cars...I know you've been looking forward to that.

Chris

Thanks for stopping in SIL! I had to start mixing in a little car work for sanity purposes.

Great progress on the shop!

If the temps only get down to 18, that will be great and as usual, should be warming up in the not too distant future. Like the cold for short periods....... Nice to kill off some of the pesky bugs around here. But still, we have it pretty good on most all fronts, weather wise, and most all other issues here in the beautiful Pacific Northwest.


Ody.

Thanks Ody! I've lived here my whole life so I guess I'm as 'used to it' as I'm gonna get lol. These cold, crystal clear days are gorgeous though. The crescent moon last night was a sight to behold!

 

[IGO2XS]

the shop looks awesome!!!! I hope you get some heat soon

 

[Omphaloskeptic]

tinbender 66, have you tried these guys for plate steel?

http://www.paciron.com/

It's a bit of a drive for you, but if you call ahead and tell them what you want, they may be able to call you when a piece comes in at a price that makes the trip to SODO worthwhile.

 

[tinbender 66]

the shop looks awesome!!!! I hope you get some heat soon

Thanks Mark!! Heat? Yeah, you and me both man. This ain't Florida!! It'll be toasty in there by next winter!

tinbender 66, have you tried these guys for plate steel?

http://www.paciron.com/

It's a bit of a drive for you, but if you call ahead and tell them what you want, they may be able to call you when a piece comes in at a price that makes the trip to SODO worthwhile.

Thanks for the link O. I'll give them a call. I've been wanting to get down to Second Use and browse around so I could kill both those birds!

 

[ariscus]

Sweet shop man, I just went threw all 54 pages, jealous for sure. The vintage craftsman stuff is killer, I wish I could find stuff like that around here, I scour Craigslist and never see anything that nice. Good work!

 

[tinbender 66]

Sweet shop man, I just went threw all 54 pages, jealous for sure. The vintage craftsman stuff is killer, I wish I could find stuff like that around here, I scour Craigslist and never see anything that nice. Good work!

Thanks for slogging through the whole thing ariscus! It's been a long journey. The old Craftsman stuff is kinda sporadic around here. It took me a long time to find the drill press and I had to pay a bit more than I wanted but water under the bridge now I guess. Table saws are a little more plentiful and therefore more reasonable. I'm still watching for a band saw with the variable speed. No luck yet.

 

[BSAschields]

Question for you Tinbender: I love your walls and thought of doing something similar on one wall in my basement.

I took 2 doors apart to use the boards . These were stored outside for several years. Some of it looks a little rough but mostly usable. I just dont want to bring any "nasties" like termites or anything else, into the house. Any suggestions or thoughts on this and or the project would be much appreciated Thanks

This is the worst looking board but some of it looks great on one side which is fine. Still dont want bugs though

 

[Jimbo..]

Great garage. Just read through the entire post (whew). Tons of great ideas. Love the old fence boards and how you reuse so much stuff. My compliments tinbender!

 

[tinbender 66]

Question for you Tinbender: I love your walls and thought of doing something similar on one wall in my basement.

I took 2 doors apart to use the boards . These were stored outside for several years. Some of it looks a little rough but mostly usable. I just dont want to bring any "nasties" like termites or anything else, into the house. Any suggestions or thoughts on this and or the project would be much appreciated Thanks

This is the worst looking board but some of it looks great on one side which is fine. Still dont want bugs though

Thanks BSA............On mine I just looked them over real close, checking for any evidence of bugs like holes etc. I didn't use any pieces with any rot of "punkiness". If I couldn't get a solid, useable piece out of a board I just put it on the burn pile. I haven't seen any evidence of wood-eating critters yet. Just lots of spiders but I've learned to live with those guys.

 

[tinbender 66]

Great garage. Just read through the entire post (whew). Tons of great ideas. Love the old fence boards and how you reuse so much stuff. My compliments tinbender!

Thanks Jimbo!! I hope you found something useful here. My "budget" necessitates a lot of repurposing. Plus it's fun. Maybe I'll "finish" it one day.

 

[notchy]

Awesome shop build "who needs a home when you have a shop like that" i'd never leave lol

 

[tinbender 66]

Thanks neighbor! I'm not spending a whole lot of time in there right now. Gotta finish the insulating and get some heat in there! Need a dose of motivation!! Comments like yours really help in that department.

 

[Jimbo..]

Hey tinbender, I love the garage.

Quick question: I'm curious what the life expectancy is on those posts that are sunk into the ground? I am far from an expert on this sort of construction style, or any sort of construction style frankly. My only similar experience is with fence posts buried in concrete. The redwood posts I've used for fencing seem to only last 10 or 15 years before they rot out. You must be expecting a longer life span that that given all the nice finish work you are doing...

 

[tinbender 66]

Hey tinbender, I love the garage.

Quick question: I'm curious what the life expectancy is on those posts that are sunk into the ground? I am far from an expert on this sort of construction style, or any sort of construction style frankly. My only similar experience is with fence posts buried in concrete. The redwood posts I've used for fencing seem to only last 10 or 15 years before they rot out. You must be expecting a longer life span that that given all the nice finish work you are doing...

I'm no expert either so I relied on the advice of friends who have been involved in the pole building business. The poles are 6X8, treated for ground contact. A local company supplies these, specifically for this purpose. I'm told they are good for 40-50 years. There are similar buildings around here that are at least that old. Mine have been in the ground for ten years so far.

That I built it this way was a matter of cost. In the end, with all the framing I did to be able to insulate and finish the inside, the cost factor was probably a push. But what it did do was allow me to get the poles up, the roof on and the slab poured before I ran out of money the first time. It has taken another 8 years to almost finish it.

At any rate the building will outlast me by far!!

 

[hpw]

google SmartPost by Advanced Solutions

http://www.advanced-sol.com/smartpost.html

never used it and that is but one of many different products available
I believe Morton builders makes one, but couldn't find it

 

[tinbender 66]

It's about time for a pic or two. Not a lot of progress but every little bit helps to get re-motivated.

I finally trimmed out the office windows and hung some blinds. I was looking at 'white wood' at HD and it seemed kinda pricey for what it was. Then I spied the two dollar fence boards and my thriftiness took over. I got enough to do both windows, 2 1x10 white wood boards, a quart of Valspar gray stain, a quart of Varathane poly and two blinds and was out the door for about $80.

Now I can close the blinds at night and it's not so creepy sitting in there after dark.

I also cleaned the windows for the first time. Don't tell my wife I know how to do that.

Ceiling next, then then the floor and then one small corner of this project can be called 'done'.

Test fitting.........

Done open and closed............

 

[IGO2XS]

Looks great as usual. Love the warm effect of all of the wood.

 

[ODIS]

Looking Good!