Gladiator cabinets for the "new" garage

**gmblack3** · 07-07-2011, 10:05 PM

I posted the following a while back with a car writeup:

The house is 20 years old and of course the garage has taken a beating:

A few weeks later:

The floor was done with 100% solids epoxy and blue stone quartz sand.

Ceiling had the "popcorn" effect removed and walls where painted.

Air hose reel is now mounted in the attic near the existing compressor.

Today I installed a few gladiator cabinets

I have 2 more 30s that will go on a different wall.

I`m actually thinking of moving these 2 30s to the other wall and going with another 48" wide. I still have some other detailing items (extractor hoses, vac/hoses, fans, ect) that will fill the other 48" wide cabinet.

**Leadfootluke** · 07-07-2011, 10:23 PM

Looks great Bryan.

Everything you`ve done makes the garage look much much better.

How solid does that large cabinet feel being mounted to the wall?

**Street5927** · 07-08-2011, 02:40 AM

They are actually very nice cabinets! You did a great job of sprucing up your garage. When I was remodeling my garage, I was tossed between the Gladiator and the Black and Decker cabinets in Lowes. I went with the Black and Decker because they fit my color scheme better and were cheaper than the Gladiator.

**Dan** · 07-08-2011, 06:40 AM

Nice turnaround!

**imported_sal329** · 07-08-2011, 06:54 AM

Looks great, I hope one day I can spend time fixing my garage

**gmblack3** · 07-08-2011, 09:17 AM

Thanks everyone!

Luke, I used the Gladiator 48" long tracks to mount everything to the walls. They are screwed into the the studs with #8x2" square head screws. From what I read the Gladiator screws are garbage.

**davekt** · 07-21-2011, 09:52 PM

Nice job on the garage seeing results like this has me thinking thats is time to get off my butt and finish my own garage off.

**Brad B** · 08-03-2011, 09:26 PM

Wow, nice space! I really like the air hose from above. How does it route through? Did it come with that grommet on the cieling? Also, does the compressor overheat in the attic?

Awesome!

**gmblack3** · 08-04-2011, 12:29 AM

Originally Posted by Brad B.

Wow, nice space! I really like the air hose from above. How does it route through? Did it come with that grommet on the cieling? Also, does the compressor overheat in the attic?

Awesome!

Brad, That is a shower drain fitting that has a screw on large nut to hold it in place. Works perfect for under $10 at HD. My hose reel is mounted very

close to the drywall, so its a straight shot down.

Two years ago I had foam sprayed in the rafters in the attic, so my attic temp is 93 max in the worst heat of the summer. I have had the compressor for 8 yrs or more and never had a issue with overheating.

I changed it up a little with the cabinets:

**RaskyR1** · 08-04-2011, 08:55 AM

Looks good Bryan!

**Bill D** · 08-04-2011, 09:02 AM

Originally Posted by gmblack3

Two years ago I had foam sprayed in the rafters in the attic, so my attic temp is 93 max in the worst heat of the summer.

That`s gotta be nice. The company that built my house was so boastful about my house having that kind of insulation but they wouldn`t put diddily in the most important attic-the garage`s.

I guess I`ll eventually do what you did or maybe just do the old school pink stuff.

**Deep Gloss Auto Salon** · 08-04-2011, 09:15 AM

Looks really nice and efficient Bryan!

**gmblack3** · 08-04-2011, 05:06 PM

Thanks guys! I still need to do a few things. Sooner or later it will get done.

Originally Posted by Bill D

That`s gotta be nice. The company that built my house was so boastful about my house having that kind of insulation but they wouldn`t put diddily in the most important attic-the garage`s.

I guess I`ll eventually do what you did or maybe just do the old school pink stuff.

Do the foam. We now keep our house at 74 in the summer and my electric bill has been $180 and $200 for the last 2 months. 2400 sq ft ranch. I`m guess I`d be in the $300-325 range without the foam.

**Bill D** · 08-04-2011, 05:09 PM

I believe it about the foam allowing the lower electric bills, I enjoy them too. 74 is a little cool for me but I`m acclimated to the Florida climate. I save to be able to run the wall AC I have in the garage to keep it cool for now.

**gmblack3** · 08-04-2011, 05:12 PM

Wife has to put a long sleeve shirt on at times, as you know with the foam the temp is just about constant from the floor to the ceiling. Its not cheap, figure about 4 or 5 years max to pay off. Wish I would of done it 5 years ago.