Stusmobile
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So we moved the last weekend of May, first weekend of June our little guy Jacob made an appearance. Needless to say the garage has been very low on the totem pole with a new house and a new kid.
I finally managed to get enough time to clean out 90% of the moving mess and see what really needs doing and where I am going to start. Garage is a basic 20' x 24' but it does have a 12' x 16' extension on the rear. 100 amp sub panel and service, no leaks and is structurally sound.
I know pictures are mandatory so here it is before I finished sweeping and tossing the **** into the trash. The fish tank will be going into the house once I've finished the dining room updates and laundry room renovation. Same deal with the dining room table (currently using the dining room as our office while the office/laundry room gets renovation).
Right Side
Left Side
Left Extension
Right Extension
The most immediate need is the wiring, right now there are 6 x 20 amp breakers being used in the panel, 4 of those breakers are wired to run either an individual outlet or security light. My plan over the coming weeks is to completely rewire the whole garage.
Each side of the main garage will get a 20 amp circuit with 10 outlets each. The ceiling will get a 15 amp circuit with another 10 outlets split into two sets of 5 outlets on switches, Costco or Sams club LED lighting, 10 for now and room for more if required. The extension portion of the garage will get it's own 20 amp circuit split into 8 outlets and 2 switched outlets in the ceiling for lighting. I'll also drop a pair of 240 volt circuits somewhere in the main portion, one for the welder/plasma cutter and one for heat. Not sure of the locations of these yet until I play with layouts a little more.
There will only be me working so running multiple tools at the same time is going to be limited and the biggest load will likely be lighting, welder and heat all at the same time.
The main garage will get insulated, probably next spring and then walls and ceiling finished and painted. The extension portion is currently holding the yard stuff and my fishing gear. The plan for that is to get a garden shed built to take all of the yard tools, move the fishing gear into the basement and turn the extension into a wood shop.
Flooring will probably end up being some form of epoxy, not that far into planning yet. The floor is in ok shape, one side far better than the other, I'll want a finish that I can redo as required as there will be welding and cutting done inside. The garage will be used as a workshop so normally no parking inside assuming I don't fall into a project car/truck.
I finally managed to get enough time to clean out 90% of the moving mess and see what really needs doing and where I am going to start. Garage is a basic 20' x 24' but it does have a 12' x 16' extension on the rear. 100 amp sub panel and service, no leaks and is structurally sound.
I know pictures are mandatory so here it is before I finished sweeping and tossing the **** into the trash. The fish tank will be going into the house once I've finished the dining room updates and laundry room renovation. Same deal with the dining room table (currently using the dining room as our office while the office/laundry room gets renovation).
Right Side
Left Side
Left Extension
Right Extension
The most immediate need is the wiring, right now there are 6 x 20 amp breakers being used in the panel, 4 of those breakers are wired to run either an individual outlet or security light. My plan over the coming weeks is to completely rewire the whole garage.
Each side of the main garage will get a 20 amp circuit with 10 outlets each. The ceiling will get a 15 amp circuit with another 10 outlets split into two sets of 5 outlets on switches, Costco or Sams club LED lighting, 10 for now and room for more if required. The extension portion of the garage will get it's own 20 amp circuit split into 8 outlets and 2 switched outlets in the ceiling for lighting. I'll also drop a pair of 240 volt circuits somewhere in the main portion, one for the welder/plasma cutter and one for heat. Not sure of the locations of these yet until I play with layouts a little more.
There will only be me working so running multiple tools at the same time is going to be limited and the biggest load will likely be lighting, welder and heat all at the same time.
The main garage will get insulated, probably next spring and then walls and ceiling finished and painted. The extension portion is currently holding the yard stuff and my fishing gear. The plan for that is to get a garden shed built to take all of the yard tools, move the fishing gear into the basement and turn the extension into a wood shop.
Flooring will probably end up being some form of epoxy, not that far into planning yet. The floor is in ok shape, one side far better than the other, I'll want a finish that I can redo as required as there will be welding and cutting done inside. The garage will be used as a workshop so normally no parking inside assuming I don't fall into a project car/truck.
