The Ultimate Mancave!

[T-rev]

That looks like it be fun to work in and party in. I dig it alot

 

[beerdog]

insane!

 

[snobnk]

Where did you get the corregated steel.....very,very nice,,,you are living every guys dream..

 

[highpockets]

See below

The micro corrugated is my name for it and it is very hard to find. I had to have it specially ordered. I looked high and low to find it, and while I found it on the internet the freight would eat you up. Luckily I found a roofing supply store locally that could get it. The proper name for it is
1 1/4 corrugated utility galvanized. I think that is means 1 1/4 inch between the corrugated hi and low.

 

[Viking1199]

Definitely an amazing Garage!
I'm currently in the process of buying a house with a lot large enough to have a nice detached Garage myself.

I actually joined this forum moments ago just so I could provide my Congratulations, highpocket! You're The Man!
And your Wife is one of the Greatest Women Ever!

 

[jktruck150]

Your place rocks! That is amazing man! Looks great!

 

[Dan in Pasadena]

You know how I know you NAILED it? I would never do garage the same way and I still LOVE this garage. Super congrats on an outstanding job. Of course, you know you can never move from this house, righ?!

I love the tire mirror - I'll be stealing that idea, thank you very much. I won't be doing the NOS light fixture, but I do have a few spare fire extinguishers I might use....hmmmm.

Do you store anything in that half round above your work bench? Unless I missed it, where is the majority of your storage? Only in the overhead cabinets? Again, love your place.

 

[highpockets]

No storage above the workbench. All storage is in the attic and the cabinets. Thanks

 

[impala_631]

Whoa, that's awesome!!

 

[highpockets]

Hey Thanks to everyone for all the positive comments.

 

[408GTS]

can i ask where you got the diamond plate flames, or did you do it your self?

 

[highpockets]

I took 4x8 sheets of diamond plate that I bought from a local metal supply company to another local machine shop with a water-jet machine and they cut it all out per my measurements.

 

[HOTFR8]

WOW. That looks fantastic. Where did you get that idea from ?

 

[sr71]

..a lot of great ideas in your garage - very clever and innovative - nice job !!

 

[BarnFab]

Sweet garage, out of interest what did you coat the alloy sheet s with in the bathroom to keep them shiny and clean ? They must be a biatch to keep clean

 

[Mr Mushman]

VERY VERY IMPRESSIVE ! ! ! Love the look, love the innovative ideas what a great place you made for yourself and your "baby" ... CONGRATS on your masterpiece ! ! !

 

[highpockets]

Thanks guys. I really appreciate all the compliments. Some ideas I gleaned from the internet and some I just brainstormed. The tire mirror and nos light was a brainstorm.

 

[highpockets]

All aluminum is raw and not coated. The bathroom shower does not get used so it stays clean and shiny.

 

[HOTFR8]

Thanks guys. I really appreciate all the compliments. Some ideas I gleaned from the internet and some I just brainstormed. The tire mirror and nos light was a brainstorm.

A fantastic brainstorm. A great use of oil filter covers and I have never seen such a small NOS bottle.

 

[ConcreteAce]

Amazing!

 

[SpookyEng]

Great Garage!! I am in Navarre and about to start the interior of my new 28x30. I love that corrugated metal trim, looks awesome! Where did you get the flames cut at? I may throw some business their way

 

[Kalstar]

Love the engine table. I need to make me one of those!!

 

[Notch1988]

Very nice! What did you use to attach the diamond plate to the walls?

 

[Hardware]

Very Cool. Great use of Parts!

 

[maxspeed96ct]

One word.

PIMP !

 

[highpockets]

Flames were cut at a business that is no longer in business. Aluminum is screwed to wall. Walls are osb.

 

[highpockets]

Guess who made the cover of Better Homes and Garden's Wood magazine's Annual Dream Garages? Thanks for all the great support.

 

[darrenk]

congrats on the cover, you truly have an amazing workspace there!

 

[Kevin54]

Congrats Highpockets!!!!! It's always great to see one of our members make it in to the magazine. Now I have to go out and get the magazine. I was just sitting here in the garage flipping through one of last years editions.

 

[Scuderia-F1]

Guess who made the cover of Better Homes and Garden's Wood magazine's Annual Dream Garages? Thanks for all the great support.

Congrats!

Great to see so many members here get it in the magazines.

 

[DelayedZ]

Congrats, and you're garage is now saved in my brainstorming folder, haha.

 

[Johnny chaos]

Did you design the flame pattern or did the water jet company?

 

[Pitbull711]

Congrats on the cover.....I got it the other day and was showing the wife and she took the magazine from me to look at it and read it before I did.... Awesome set up man.

 

[GBsnoopy]

As others have said amazing inside just so detailed.
I have one question.
The outside, how does it look sitting next to the original house and garage that was shown on page 1 the before picture? Would it be possible for you post an after photo of the new shop sitting next to the original garage and house similar to the before one.
I'm wanting to see how it looks as I have similar plans.
Thanks

 

[akdiesel]

Congratulations on the achievement with the magazine.
Very impressive to say the least.
I never saw this until now and what a place you have. So is the US waiting for the stock pile of diamond plate to fill back up since your projects?

 

[Beeney24]

Awesome, well done

 

[Kevin54]

Dammit Went to WallyWorld and they don't carry the WOOD magazines. I'll have to head to Lowes now.

 

[dubber]

That thing is unreal! No wonder your wife was a little jealous of your creation. Well done correcting that with her new revamp.

 

[highpockets]

Thanks again guys. I went to a local sign shop with the measurements for the areas I wanted to cover with flames and we looked through hundreds of flame styles. Once we found the one I liked he used his cad/graphics program to make them all fit into the designated areas. He had to do a lot of tweeking to make it all work. Then he converted the files into the format the waterjet machine used an I took the cd to the waterjet people. Took him about an hour or so on the graphics part.

 

[ShumanSS6.0]

Absolutely stunning metal work! I have trouble envisioning where I want to put lights and to see something like this is amazing. Great design and congrats on the cover on the magazine!