What Would You Guys Do For This Garage???

[mact3333]

I just moved here recently and the 3 car garage was in pretty good shape already...I already placed the plastic garage tiles from old house and swapped out lights for fluorescents.

1. What would you do to the unsightly slab cement looking foundation?. Paint it?. Worth sheet rocking and painting?. Just leave it alone?. As you can see, some parts of garage has higher slab of cement and side of garage has shorter slab.

2. Anything else you guys see that should be done to this garage space.??

 

[Jim_No_Garage]

Nice garage - and welcome!

With regard to the exposed concrete walls. I'd seal/paint them and put some trim to clean up the transition from the sheetrock to the concrete.

A few pic's of it empty would help too - but it looks good already.

Who drives the black SUV looking thingie? If it's a DD I'd personally want a more open path into the house - that looks a little tight with the silver wire shelves there. I'm chunky - so I'd need more room to fit past.

Jim

 

[bgarrett]

What would I do for that garage? murder?

 

[rogsmart]

I'd do some high storage shelves on your back wall. Looks like you've got a run of 25 to 30 feet of clear wall space up near the ceiling. You could build your own or go with something like http://www.monkeybarstorage.com/shelf-rack-kit They're somewhat expensive but well made and well thought out.

The other thing I'd think about is claiming the short garage bay as shop or hobby space and having one of the cars live in the driveway. But hey, that's just me.

 

[440-6 Shaker]

I agree... I'd paint the concrete then make a trim piece to transition between it and the drywall.
Oh, and knock out the side wall and add on about 2400 sq ft, but that just me spitballin ideas...

 

[coljar]

Myself, I'd paint it a medium to darker gray and put wide trim on the part that's 2 to 3 feet high and a narrower trim on the other. You could even extend the checker up the wall if you wanted to.

 

[Hammell]

How about some girly posters?

 

[justanengineer]

+1 on paint it a dark gray. I would take it a step further and make the trim a 1" tall polished aluminum strip or 6" tall piece of diamond plate.

 

[joshuaz223]

get those cars out of there. I assure you they are waterproof. why waste garage space on them? My last house had a 40' deep 5 stall garage and a car was never parked in it. you can ask my wife. I have heard all about it.

 

[softailgarage]

^^^^^^^^THIS

Park in the driveway and turn it into a workshop. Paint the walls, get rid of the tiles and put down a real floor. If your not much of a handyman, turn it into a bar/theater. just my .2 cents

 

[woodersen]

u must be a very picky person. that concrete wouldnt bother me a bit lol.

 

[jmlcolorado]

Concrete would bother me with the rest of the garage lookin so nice. I'd nail 1x4 flat to the concrete then hang new rock off that with bullnose corners. Then floor the other posters suggestion and paint it all grey all the way around the whole garage.
Don't know where you live, but I'd install heat in the garage to keep all those cars at 40* year round, though you must be in a warmer climate with the hot water heater and house furnace out there already. Do not use the house furnace for garage heat!

I also agree with string rid of the cars and learn fun stuff to make in the garage. A good size mill and lathe would fit nicely in there.

PS, how do you like those garage door openers? I hear nothing but good things about them and I'm leaning on replacing mine with those.

 

[dumper]

put the cars and trash cans outside, then consider yourself lucky you have all that real estate for a work shop.

 

[NUTTSGT]

Dont drywall the exposed concrete foundation. When (not if) it gets wet, it'll beruined and you will be cussing yourself for doing it. You could put something else on the wall, cover it up and hide is behind some wainscoting. . . . 3' of metal siding ?

 

[jmlcolorado]

Dont drywall the exposed concrete foundation. When (not if) it gets wet, it'll beruined and you will be cussing yourself for doing it. You could put something else on the wall, cover it up and hide is behind some wainscoting. . . . 3' of metal siding ?

Why wold the foundation get wet?! I have a 4' foundation wall all the way around my basement with framing and drywall over it.
If its getting wet, you have other issues.
This is the exact same system that is done in houses all around the country with zero issues.

 

[bran1har]

get rid of the vw

 

[Satesh]

If the height permits, i would definitely add a lift. Then I would line the walls with my tools. Possible add a fridge and a TV.

Great looking. What town are you in? or did you custom your house?

 

[akdiesel]

For starters remove all storage from the side walls. Getting into and out of cars with them there is difficult and easy to damage car doors or rub up agains to get to the cabinets.
Then try and get one style of containers for storage. Using the same style containers makes a cleaner garage and easier to work with then the multiple height skyscraper look with mix matched ones.

 

[mact3333]

get rid of the vw

Haha I just sold the Jetta TDI yesterday!...seriously.

I am kinda in between cars right now.

Just doing the daily driver thing for awhile ...no garage queen sports car until I get abit more settled.

 

[mact3333]

For starters remove all storage from the side walls. Getting into and out of cars with them there is difficult and easy to damage car doors or rub up agains to get to the cabinets.
Then try and get one style of containers for storage. Using the same style containers makes a cleaner garage and easier to work with then the multiple height skyscraper look with mix matched ones.

Normally I would agree with you but I cant get myself to do it...those cabinets were recently pulled from our great room inside the house, as we had new cabinets built inside the house...those are really expensive cabinets(from what I am told) and I couldnt get myself to just dump them, which I was close to doing...already felt guilty pulling those nice cabinets from inside cause we didnt like them...

But I agree with you, those brown wooden cabinets dont go with the garage motif at all, as all my other cabinets and work bench on back wall is black and made for garage space.

Space between the SUV and that wall/cabinets shouldnt be an issue soon, as I sold one the cars yesterday.

 

[mact3333]

Thx for all the replies guys.

1. I think I will just seal and paint the slab of cement...that would be the most simple solution...not willing to park outside(for one its too cold here), cause I really dont need any more garage space...garage is decent size.

Hard for me to imagine what you guys are talking about with respect to a "transition" from painted slab to wall using some form of trim....need pics!!!

2. I already have a fridge and freezer on back wall.

3. Yeah getting same type of storage containers would give a cleaner look for sure.

4. Agree with you guys a gray color for walls would be better...see pic below, this was my old house which had gray walls and checkered floor which I liked.

 

[santagary]

replace those cars with Porsches

 

[sberry]

Its up to you, some shelves as suggested would be ok, this doesnt look like a ram jam work garage but more parking, if you dont care who does?

 

[ddawg16]

Well now.....since everyone is talking gray........it just so happens...that is what I did....I only had an 8" stem wall....but I still painted mine...

The one thing that sticks out to me is all that available space above the garage doors. Put some wire shelves up there...then you can toss most if not all of your plastic tubs up there. Especially your seasonal items....

Otherwise....your off to a great start.....

And welcome to GJ.....we are going to be glad to eat up a bunch of your spare time.....

And...one last thing...please put your aprox location in your profile....helps to give you better answers.