Garage PICS

[cajunfirehawk]

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[VehicleDetail]

excellent pictures!

[Tri-Shield LC2]

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Originally Posted by Ern

I bought my new house back in december of 06. Its my first house and I love it! It sat for about a year becuase the guy that had it built passed away during construction. Anyways, I started finishing it up last winter in feb maybe. Ill post some pics of some of the work. You guys will have to wait for the finished pics until I get home from work. The garage itself is almost done. I just need to get a wall mounted vac put in, a toolbox, and I need some flourescent lighting and a cabinet put up on the wall and for the most part be finished.\r\n\r\nOn to the pics!\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nAnd a pic of the living room before paint just for *****!\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nMore to come!

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[rebelde33]

First of all, it looks very nice.

Ern, my garage is exactly the same as yours in the first pic. I'm looking to cover the additional walls like you but I have a few questions:

1) Around how much money did you spend on the whole project?

2) If you did everything yourself, what material did you use?

I hope you can answer these questions and I look forward to some answers.

[Strip Poker 388]

Heres mine,Sure wish I had a bigger garage,it gets tight sometimes,maybe one day

[Ern]

Originally Posted by rebelde33

First of all, it looks very nice.

Ern, my garage is exactly the same as yours in the first pic. I'm looking to cover the additional walls like you but I have a few questions:

1) Around how much money did you spend on the whole project?

2) If you did everything yourself, what material did you use?

I hope you can answer these questions and I look forward to some answers.

Let me get back to you on it. Sorry I havent responded sooner. It wasnt much if I remember but lemme check into what It cost me and ill let you know.

[Ern]

My dad and I did it. We used 5 8x4 sheets of drywall, 2 boxes of drywall screws, drywall tape (1 roll), couple gallons of mud, sand screens and 2 sandscreen holders. Prepare for massive amounts of dust lol. Wear a face mask. We cut all the lengths with a square, straight level and a utility knife. The bottoms of the walls had a gap so I think we used 1x2s? 8 feet long? Doesnt matter, it was something to make a baseboard. I used left over drywall screws for that.

I didnt spend much. I dont remember the total but it was less than $100.

[rebelde33]

Originally Posted by Ern

My dad and I did it. We used 5 8x4 sheets of drywall, 2 boxes of drywall screws, drywall tape (1 roll), couple gallons of mud, sand screens and 2 sandscreen holders. Prepare for massive amounts of dust lol. Wear a face mask. We cut all the lengths with a square, straight level and a utility knife. The bottoms of the walls had a gap so I think we used 1x2s? 8 feet long? Doesnt matter, it was something to make a baseboard. I used left over drywall screws for that.

I didnt spend much. I dont remember the total but it was less than $100.

Wow I thought it would've been more! What's the mud for? And can you paint over the drywall once it's finished?

[Ern]

Mud, spackel or whatever you want to call it. Use it to fill in the joints and over the screws to make the wall nice and smooth. Ya it was pretty friggin cheap to do. I was surprised. Yes you can paint it but you need to wait until the Mud, spackel or whatever you want to call it has dried and been sanded down and the walls have been whiped down.

[mrfjsw294]

Originally Posted by Ern

Mud, spackel or whatever you want to call it. Use it to fill in the joints and over the screws to make the wall nice and smooth. Ya it was pretty friggin cheap to do. I was surprised. Yes you can paint it but you need to wait until the Mud, spackel or whatever you want to call it has dried and been sanded down and the walls have been whiped down.

To add, when painting fresh drywall, it must be primed first. Then, if you are wanting a smooth finish, id suggest a light sanding after the primer has cured. Then apply finish coat. Preferably 2 light coats opposed to 1 thick heavy coat. Do all that and use a decent paint and you'll have a nice finish.

[Ern]

Originally Posted by mrfjsw294

To add, when painting fresh drywall, it must be primed first. Then, if you are wanting a smooth finish, id suggest a light sanding after the primer has cured. Then apply finish coat. Preferably 2 light coats opposed to 1 thick heavy coat. Do all that and use a decent paint and you'll have a nice finish.

Ya, what he said. I used kilz

[stigg]

Originally Posted by Ern

Ok here is what my garage looks like now, its almost done. Like I said up above I have couple more items to add in the garage. So when those get done ill post another round of pics.

Enjoy!

What brand of cabinets are those?