My Man Cave - Work in Progress

rjstaaf · 01-31-09, 04:56

Hey all,

Spent the better part of last weekend and nights over the past week clearing out my garage. We have been here 6 years and the garage has been used primarily for storage. I managed to carve out a spot for the Mustang of course

There is still a long way to go such as lighting, paint, cabinets and a floor coating but this is a start. I was finally able to bring my bike up from the basement and will be building a diy motorcycle table this weekend to begin the work on getting it back together.

Before

After

ramtough · 01-31-09, 06:16

Nice job now you got some room.

blkZ28Conv · 01-31-09, 09:17

Definitely headed in the right direction. Keep up the good work!
There is nothing better than an automotive "Man Cave".

D Tailor · 01-31-09, 10:28

Wow! Great Job! That's gotta feel awesome to go in there in see how much work you've done and breathe in all of that free-space air! Congrats!!

cougar2588 · 02-02-09, 01:28

wow great job so far. defiantely a big difference, and u'll love the fact that you can actually walk around your car when its parked in the garage now!!! a little bit more work in there and u'll have urself a nice room to escape to. haha

i plan on doing some work in my garage as soon as the weather turns here in michigan. unfortunately im only 20 and still live with my parents, but they agreed to let me do whatever i want with it haha. i don't have anything crazy planned for it, just a few cabinets and shelves to store stuff on, as well as sifting through all of the other junk that my mom has piled up in the corners over the last few years.

Polished&Waxed · 02-02-09, 04:13

nice clean up, is that acid stain on the concrete or just the way the pic looks?

bufferbarry · 02-02-09, 04:19

what did you do? it looks the same? j/k man im jealous i need to do some shop cleaning and stuff like that and update it. i wish i had time! good job nice hard work there

DavidB · 02-02-09, 04:29

Oh, man... that reminds me that I need to do the same to mine.

Well, nice job on the cleanup

rjstaaf · 02-02-09, 05:46

Thanks for all the positive comments and encouragement guys. As much as I have gone through it is amazing I am still finding stuff to get rid off. I must have thrown out an entire lawn garbage bag of stuff tonight.

My next step is to work on is better organizing what needs to stay in the garage. I have been looking at cabinets over the past week or so. I would appreciate any suggestions on sturdy but reasonably priced garage cabinetry.

Bob

scaswell27 · 02-02-09, 06:33

looking good

Moedizzle · 02-04-09, 11:27

Cleaned up really nice.

D Tailor · 02-04-09, 01:15

Quote:

Originally Posted by rjstaaf

I would appreciate any suggestions on sturdy but reasonably priced garage cabinetry.

I used Husky from Home Depot online. I like the finished product but getting there was a big headache!! Broken parts, damaged faces, etc. I do recommend Home Depot Online however because they have a terrific exchange/replacement program.

They had a nice set of Coleman cabinets on there that would look nice. However, if you look around locally, you might be able to buy some for the same price or even have some built wall units for about the same. Just a couple of thoughts for you to consider.