Finished garage project pics

**ka1srs** · 12-04-2006, 08:51 AM

Freqent lurker/reader, but I deemed this project post-worthy. Hopefully the pics will work.

I finally got the time, materials, talent, money, etc all together to get my garage the way I`ve always wanted it.

Sorry, no "before" pics, but think standard 2-car garage. 2 common walls finished, otherwise bare studs, 1 light bulb, 1 electrical outlet...a generally unfun place for an enthusiast and his cars.

Today`s garage: Insulated walls, 10 outlets, 6-48" lamps, epoxy`ed floor, painted masonry, slick clean walls, tons of storage space, open floor space, a big work bench...etc.

On to the pics!

The whole thing:

Closeup of the work/storage area. All Coleman brand cabinetry. Reasonably priced at Lowes.

Gotta have a lot of light!

Epoxy floor from Rustoleum. Standard Lowes/Home Depot kit. Working quite well. If you`ve done one, 90% of success is in the prep.

Painted masonry and rubber cove molding to protect against water.

Storing, jacks, ramps, polisher+supplies, bits/drivers, electrical cables, floodlamp, helmets, air tank...

Detailing gear anyone?

Wheel storage (ahh, blessed floorspace returned!) posts from Griot`s Garage

Also note wall-mounted Shop-Vac, tool storage, and cheap radio picking up Sirius from the indoor device, so plenty of music

Water, cold and hot pumping through anchored reel unit. Ridiculously over-engineered ball-bearing stainless German quick connects on hoses too!

Also note heater. We have season in Ohio, but it`s always 80 in here.

Any enthusiast garage has to have some checkered flag action

Art

R-content

Cheers!

**imported_topnotch** · 12-04-2006, 09:19 AM

That is awesome. That is a hot garage. Now you just need a tv lol

**Joshua312** · 12-04-2006, 09:27 AM

Absolutely amazing! I second the TV idea

It makes detailing that much more enjoyable :dance

**audicoupej** · 12-04-2006, 09:45 AM

Looks great! :goodjob I love the R with the RC`s. I have them on my GTI.

Can you explain what you`re using for the wheels on the wall.

**SamIam** · 12-04-2006, 11:19 AM

I love the Audi Poster. I have a 4 of them in my basement, but not that one. I may need to go find one of those. Where did you get it?

Great garage.

Sam

**Sergei** · 12-04-2006, 11:42 AM

I have been keeping mental notes about how to transform my garage - w/ special emphasis on neatness, but low cost. I think I found my solution - Coleman at Lowes. Thanks JMan5000!

**imported_KevinA** · 12-04-2006, 11:45 AM

VERY NICE! I hope I can get somewhere close after I move into my new house in the spring.

**ka1srs** · 12-04-2006, 11:47 AM

Thanks for the comments all.

audicoupej, the wheel storage posts are from Griot`s, hence:

Wheel storage posts from Griot`s Garage

:grinno:

I`m contemplating some new furniture, which means putting a LCD TV in the bedroom. Which means the tube TV would get wall mounted in the corner.

As for the Audi Poster, I picked it up last fall from the source...the Audi museum in Ingolstadt, the place where the trip computer was able to read 600 miles covered in 6 hours.

**BobD** · 12-04-2006, 11:59 AM

Very nicely done and organized!

**audicoupej** · 12-04-2006, 12:13 PM

Originally Posted by Jman5000

Thanks for the comments all.

audicoupej, the wheel storage posts are from Griot`s

:grinno:

When I read this fast: "Wheel storage (ahh, blessed floorspace returned!) posts from Griot`s Garage" I thought you meant you posted about it, lol. When you typed: "Wheel storage posts from Griot`s Garage." I understood how dumb I was. Thanks for pointing that out.

**davekt** · 12-04-2006, 07:37 PM

Awesome garage i would kill to have a garage that clean and organised.

Well done.

:woohoo: :heelclick

Dave

**Sergei** · 12-04-2006, 08:17 PM

The only thing I would add is install a new Fire Hose Spray Nozzle and a cigar humidor. :-)

**erik7** · 12-04-2006, 10:37 PM

JMAN,

Man love the Coleman stuff. Don`t know why I never looked at Lowe`s but those cabinets look great, and the price is good.

I won`t have the cash to make my garage look as nice as yours, but thanks for some ideas. Great job.

**Juztang** · 12-04-2006, 10:39 PM

Garage looks great Erik!

**BlackElantraGT** · 12-04-2006, 11:07 PM

I still don`t get how those wheels are held up???

The wheels/tires must weight at the very least 25 lbs each, so that`s 100 lbs minimum it`s holding up. That is pretty amazing.

I`m so envious of you. I wouldn`t mind having just a bare empty garage. Heck, I`ll even settle for only shade, but I still can`t even get that!