Between 265 & 485 SQ/FT Tuff Shed Garage Build

[longlv85]

Garage is nearing competition and wanted to share. I remember lurker on this forum a long time ago hoping one day I can share a cool garage of my own. So here we are.

Started in October 2022. Laid out a 16x30 area to give me an idea of the space.

Has area dug up for a monolith foundation as required by the town.


Few days later we had concrete forms installed and concrete poured. The excavators messed up and dug the center part to deep and the footing to wide. So I ended up with walls that were 24" wide and 12" deep. The middle slab was between 6-8" thick.

Tuffshed came out and installed garage in a day. There was some hiccups with anchors but that was resolved as well

Up next my father inlaw came out to hook up the 100A service and tuffshed came to install the Insulated Door.


Next up with install a people door in the rear


next I installed some plastic gutters

Then installed the garage Vac. We ended up running a new dedicated circuit for it

Quick trip to Napa to get some custom Hoses made for the Maxjax and Wall Mount the Power Unit

 

[longlv85]

Next up was insulation and sheet rock. R13 Walls and R30 Ceilings.


After the painful Insulation and sheetrock. We painted the garage. Went with Dead Flat Black ceiling and grey walls.Up next was the floor.I went Nitro Flex Diamond tiles


Next up was Heating\Cooling. Went with MrCool 18k BTU Advantage system.

 

[longlv85]

Next was stand putting together the cabinets. Yea I know the ceiling is a mess. Not sure why. Same Paint bought and mixed at same time. lol

Didnt have a good place to store the Lift Adapters so bought some peg boards and 3d model and printed some. Also Mounted the Ergo RS Creeper.



Picked up a Rockler Hose reel and accessory rack for the vac

mounted a Black Dry erase board

Replaced the Ready Assembly Cabinet with matching ones

 

[longlv85]

bring on the lighting. Installed 2 Set of Honey Comb Lights. Both wired to different 3 way switches.


Next up is the driveway. had the old one ripped up. They will be paving all around the garage.

 

[longlv85]

Had EV Chargers Installed. Went with ChargePoint CPH50 outside and Juicebox40 Inside

Installed Soffit Lighting on both sides

Installed Electronic box for networking equipment

 

[guss013]

Awesome Mate! Good on you, keep the pictures coming!

 

[xtremek]

You're braver than I am. I'd be afraid the dark walls and ceiling would soak up too much light. I have over 35 lights in our shop, with wood on 1 1/2 walls, white on the top 2/3s of the rest, tin ceiling, and I still wish I had more light.

 

[momobuttons]

Nice build. More photos of the s2000

 

[longlv85]

I went with dark color because The amount of lighting. I think if I went with white walls or ceiling I would be blinded. lol

 

[longlv85]

I worked with a supplier in China to come up with a configuration to fit my garage. Cost of Product plus express shipping was surprisingly cheap vs buying the same lights on amazon.

 

[longlv85]

Nice build. More photos of the s2000

She had a pretty rough life. Still in process of bringing her back to 100%. When I first got her few years back she had a ton of issues but fixed all of them since. It not the fastest car out there but man is it fun to drive.

 

[jskicet]

Awesome, looks great!

 

[Idle Serge]

Well done and great execution! Keep the updates coming.

 

[longlv85]

Paving company came out and knocked it out. They wheel barrel asphalt around the ground then compacted it down. Then use big machine for the rest. They had left over asphalt so the built me a curb for the grass and filled in my neighbors driveway to help patch up some of their large mud pits.

 

[metalhead140]

Great looking space! What are you looking to do (in terms of work) in it? I like the s2000 too!

 

[longlv85]

Great looking space! What are you looking to do (in terms of work) in it? I like the s2000 too!

Just maintenance on our cars and help out friends and family. I mainly wanted the space for a workshop for my 3D Printers, CNC Routers, and Laser machines. My wife is kicking my workshop out of basement. So far we Installed lift kit on ram 1500, full suspension on civic, 5 gallons worth of oil changes. Future plan is to turbo charge the s2000 so will need to drop the trans to upgrade the clutch so maxjax will be great.

 

[Flanman55]

Very Nice

 

[Dissent]

After getting some bonkers quotes back for Red Iron buildings, I'm looking at doing exactly what you did with a 20x30 Tuff Shed but I need 12 foot ceilings for my LandCruiser and a lift. Would you mind sharing what this project ended up costing for the building and what did your slab run you? Thank you.

 

[longlv85]

After getting some bonkers quotes back for Red Iron buildings, I'm looking at doing exactly what you did with a 20x30 Tuff Shed but I need 12 foot ceilings for my LandCruiser and a lift. Would you mind sharing what this project ended up costing for the building and what did your slab run you? Thank you.

Sorry for the Late Reply.
Building $13,626.90. This included Tuffshed pulling all the required Permits.
Monolithic Foundation $7,800

 

[jonshonda]

Very cool build, and a perfect setup for working on pretty much anything a fella would need. I'm jealous of the lift, but know that at 6'2" I would likely need 14' ceilings to pull off a lift in the garage.....hmmm.

I've always lusted after the S2K but the prices for nice used examples is a bit (ok a lot) outside of my budget. Then there is the whole "I'm 6'2" trying to squeeze into an S2K issue". I'm thinking of doing what you did and finding an S2K in need of some love, playing with it a bit to see if I can make myself fit and still feel comfortable driving it.

 

[longlv85]

Very cool build, and a perfect setup for working on pretty much anything a fella would need. I'm jealous of the lift, but know that at 6'2" I would likely need 14' ceilings to pull off a lift in the garage.....hmmm.

I've always lusted after the S2K but the prices for nice used examples is a bit (ok a lot) outside of my budget. Then there is the whole "I'm 6'2" trying to squeeze into an S2K issue". I'm thinking of doing what you did and finding an S2K in need of some love, playing with it a bit to see if I can make myself fit and still feel comfortable driving it.

Looking back, What I wish I would've done was push for higher ceilings but even with the 8' walls I can lift my truck up and still able to slide under it to do oil changes with the oil catch can.

 

[Skellyii]

Very cool build, and a perfect setup for working on pretty much anything a fella would need. I'm jealous of the lift, but know that at 6'2" I would likely need 14' ceilings to pull off a lift in the garage.....hmmm.

I've always lusted after the S2K but the prices for nice used examples is a bit (ok a lot) outside of my budget. Then there is the whole "I'm 6'2" trying to squeeze into an S2K issue". I'm thinking of doing what you did and finding an S2K in need of some love, playing with it a bit to see if I can make myself fit and still feel comfortable driving it.

Uh...

Is that a Mazda Miata in your profile?? And you're 6'2"?

How do you squeeze in to that? I'm 6' and I barely fit. My son is a little taller, and he'll only drive it when we have the top off.

Don't get me started on the S2K's...I want one as well.

 

[jonshonda]

Uh...

Is that a Mazda Miata in your profile?? And you're 6'2"?

How do you squeeze in to that? I'm 6' and I barely fit. My son is a little taller, and he'll only drive it when we have the top off.

Don't get me started on the S2K's...I want one as well.

Ultrashield racing seat bolted directly to the floor pan.