Garage Ideas---->

DETAILKING · 12-27-04, 03:17

I recently moved into a new townhouse. I'm trying to decide what to do with the garage and am open to ideas. Its a very large garage - 34' long and 19.5' wide. The garage door is not a true 2 car wide garage door it's actually about 1.5 cars wide but once the cars are in the garage I can fit 2 side by side "tightly" or for more room, tandem, or staggered. For now, there will only be one car in the garage. The garage has unfinished cinderblock walls, concrete floor, and a 7' high finished sheetrock ceiling.

For now I am probably just going to paint the block walls and keep the concrete floor. I definately need more light and am going to install 4 dual 4' florescent fixtures very soon. Right now I only have three 60 watt fixtures.

I can't decide what to do for a workbench, and tool / supply storage. I have a lot of options, a bench with pegboard, shelving, cabinets, or a combination of all of that. I was wondering if you all could post pics so I could get some more ideas....thanks!!!

JDookie · 12-27-04, 03:26

No matter how many times I see your car, I just keep thinking how perfect it is. DETAILKING is the right name for you because that thing is NEVER dirty.

BTW, my fiance and I went looking at some 3's for her (remember my PM to you) and thanks to your pics we now know what we are going to buy. 325i Sport, Auto, Premium, Orient Blue w/ Black Leather.

Good luck with your garage!

DavidB · 12-27-04, 03:27

2005 is my year to do my garage, too, Bill. I'm limiting myself to a budget of about $3,000, which has to include a new garage door. I'd like to hear about what others have done for less expensive storeage, workbench, flooring and entertainment.

detailbarn · 12-27-04, 03:47

I'm in the middle of redoing my garage too , here is the layout I finally choose to go with. I purchased the two base cabinets from www.baldheadcabinets.com cost me about $2000. For the rest of the system I'm using two unfinished cabinets from Lowes and I'm building the two tall units from 2x2's and plywood. I'm finishing the wood cabinets with Hammerite paint which leaves an orange peel type finish that is really strong. By only purcashing the two base units I'm saving close to $3000.

mirrorfinishman · 12-27-04, 03:48

Actually, 2005 is going to be the year that I finish re-doing my garage. Having done all of the painting of the insulated walls and flooring. I also had both a new entrance door and new overhead door installed. So it's time to finish the final details. I recently made a vertical rail type license plate holder that displays my old plates from years gone by. I am planning on mounting it so that it can be seen in the rearview mirror as I pull into the garage. Sort of like a view into the past. I'll have to take a few pictures and get back to this thread when things begin to finally get done.

detailbarn · 12-27-04, 03:49

Here's a picture of the actual cabinets in my garage.

DETAILKING · 12-27-04, 04:03

Doug--> nice setup thx for the pics.

Jason---> I try to keep it as clean as possible....can u believe I have 60K miles on it already!

David--> That sounds like a decent budget if you are going to do most of the work yourself. One of the things that confuses me the most is FLOORING. Yeah epoxy and floor covering looks nice but I am worried about standing water. When pull the car into the garage after it rains or in a snow storm adn the water dripps on the floor, the cement absorbs it quickly. Sealing the floor will result in standing puddles. Has anyone else considered this or experienced this?

detailbarn · 12-27-04, 04:19

DETAILKING , I had a problem with puddles in my garage actually I still do for that matter. My slab wasn't poured right so there are low spots that after I put the epoxy down it just held the water. So I'm ripping the concrete out this year and having it repoured with the proper slope towards the door. I'm not sure if'll I epoxy it again , I was thinking about doing www.motormat.com I have a sample and it's really nice stuff it's got little holes through it where water can flow right through but the holes aren't big enough to see the floor below. I think it'll be nice to be off the concrete while I'm working on cars.

detailbarn · 12-27-04, 04:41

Here's a close up of the motor mat title it's priced at $48 for a box of 20 so that $2.40 a title which is pretty cheap comapred to the other tiles available.

DETAILKING · 12-27-04, 04:51

Nice tiles.....

but what worries me is that grime, dust, sand, dirt, etc, will fall into those holes and over time accumulate on the floor below with no way of removing......

Jimmy Buffit · 12-27-04, 04:58

Doug, I've used that tile in a bar setup, with with very negative results. It is a 25 year old design, FWIW.

Quite difficult to clean under the tile, without removing and replacing each piece. Quite time consuming in an F&B operation

Jim

detailbarn · 12-27-04, 04:58

yeah that could be a problem. I'm not sure but if there is room under the title it could go with the flow of the water when you rinse the floor. That or a good once over with the shop vac would get most of the dirt up. If I use it I'll probally atleast seal the concrete before I put the title down.