How to make dream garage??
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How to make dream garage??
Hey guys...looking for some advice here. I'll be making-over my garage soon with a contractor gentleman, just the two of us...and I had some questions to anyone who might have any advice or suggestions.
2 Car Garage...basically just kinda thrown together. I don't want to spend too much on shelving and stuff from sears...so we'll be making it all custom from 2X4's and plywood. I have 2 roadshop type tool chests, about 4 feet tall...the red ones with shelves...that's pretty much all we'll keep, the rest of the drawers, shelves, etc...will be custom made.
I haven't talked over with the guy much except for the fact that he wants to help...he doesn't work, but is very handy, so he loves helping around the house...(he's a family friend).
I assume we need to stain/protect the wood...the flooring will be that black/white square tile stuff...little pricey, but looks good.
Big question is, how do I make the garage heated for cheap...do we need to insulate the walls, which are pretty thin looks like, so build a wall next to the existing walls with insulation in it? Then can we attach heaters around the garage wired to a switch...probably won't be attaching it to the existing house heat for $ reasons.
Any suggestions on what I should add to the garage? We'll be making it very nice!! You should see the walk in closet this guy did for my mom....amazing!!
2 Car Garage...basically just kinda thrown together. I don't want to spend too much on shelving and stuff from sears...so we'll be making it all custom from 2X4's and plywood. I have 2 roadshop type tool chests, about 4 feet tall...the red ones with shelves...that's pretty much all we'll keep, the rest of the drawers, shelves, etc...will be custom made.
I haven't talked over with the guy much except for the fact that he wants to help...he doesn't work, but is very handy, so he loves helping around the house...(he's a family friend).
I assume we need to stain/protect the wood...the flooring will be that black/white square tile stuff...little pricey, but looks good.
Big question is, how do I make the garage heated for cheap...do we need to insulate the walls, which are pretty thin looks like, so build a wall next to the existing walls with insulation in it? Then can we attach heaters around the garage wired to a switch...probably won't be attaching it to the existing house heat for $ reasons.
Any suggestions on what I should add to the garage? We'll be making it very nice!! You should see the walk in closet this guy did for my mom....amazing!!
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If your only going to be out there for short periods of time, I would recommend getting a torpedo heater. I have a small one that I wired a thermostat on, then I plug it in while I'm in there and it stays whatever temp I choose. Once it reaches the temperature I choose, it shuts off. All you have to do is unplug once you leave. That is, unless you already have a plan for heat. (not sure if what you said about attaching heaters is already done or being planned)
As for your garage, my advice is to add all of your electric now, and plan for expansion. Make sure you have enough lighting, a lot of garages look too dim to me (but maybe that's just me) How much are you going to drywall?
As for your garage, my advice is to add all of your electric now, and plan for expansion. Make sure you have enough lighting, a lot of garages look too dim to me (but maybe that's just me) How much are you going to drywall?
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Thanks for the input...lots of lighting is already in the plan!! The garage is already drywalled, but very cold...it's a standard garage. 10yr old house. Looks normal, I'd just like to make it nice and useful for my bikes and cars.
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Custom shelving, eh?
You know, most of the PVC based shelving you can buy from Sears, HD, etc, is cheaper then what you can make yourself with the cost of lumber these days? Plus it will probably look better.
You know, most of the PVC based shelving you can buy from Sears, HD, etc, is cheaper then what you can make yourself with the cost of lumber these days? Plus it will probably look better.
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Custom shelving, eh?
You know, most of the PVC based shelving you can buy from Sears, HD, etc, is cheaper then what you can make yourself with the cost of lumber these days? Plus it will probably look better.
You know, most of the PVC based shelving you can buy from Sears, HD, etc, is cheaper then what you can make yourself with the cost of lumber these days? Plus it will probably look better.
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We got heavy duty brackets which are white. We will be going out and buying plywood and painting the underneath white. Once installed it will look custom b/c all of the trim in our garage is white... so everything will match and it will look like it was a lot more expensive then it was
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My suggestion for shelving is to buy the tracks with the adjustable brackets, similar to the ones below.
![](http://www.homedepot.com/cmc_upload/HDUS/EN_US/asset/images/eplus/071691230298_3.jpg)
I did this in my garage and it's great since you have an inlimited number of adjustments to deal with all the stuff you might want to store.
I used mdf shelving (very cheap and takes paint well) and spaced the brackets every 16". The garage will fall down before these do.
![](http://www.homedepot.com/cmc_upload/HDUS/EN_US/asset/images/eplus/071691230298_3.jpg)
I did this in my garage and it's great since you have an inlimited number of adjustments to deal with all the stuff you might want to store.
I used mdf shelving (very cheap and takes paint well) and spaced the brackets every 16". The garage will fall down before these do.
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^ Those shelves look cool, NSX...
Good to hear your planning it out first, Pete. Are you putting some kind of work bench in? And it sounds like insulation is a must. Is it a basement garage or on the side of the house?
Post some pics and help us out
Originally Posted by PolishPete
Thanks for the input...lots of lighting is already in the plan!! The garage is already drywalled, but very cold...it's a standard garage. 10yr old house. Looks normal, I'd just like to make it nice and useful for my bikes and cars.
Post some pics and help us out
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Originally Posted by NSXNEXT
My suggestion for shelving is to buy the tracks with the adjustable brackets, similar to the ones below.
![](http://www.homedepot.com/cmc_upload/HDUS/EN_US/asset/images/eplus/071691230298_3.jpg)
I did this in my garage and it's great since you have an inlimited number of adjustments to deal with all the stuff you might want to store.
I used mdf shelving (very cheap and takes paint well) and spaced the brackets every 16". The garage will fall down before these do.
![](http://www.homedepot.com/cmc_upload/HDUS/EN_US/asset/images/eplus/071691230298_3.jpg)
I did this in my garage and it's great since you have an inlimited number of adjustments to deal with all the stuff you might want to store.
I used mdf shelving (very cheap and takes paint well) and spaced the brackets every 16". The garage will fall down before these do.
Good lookin out
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http://www.garagetek.com/ <--saw this on the news this morning, a bit expensive with one wall costing $2,000, but it is all relative.
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Originally Posted by anothercls
http://www.garagetek.com/ <--saw this on the news this morning, a bit expensive with one wall costing $2,000, but it is all relative.
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Originally Posted by juniorbean
Wow, talk about overkill!!
Definately is, they had one woman who paid $12,000 for a 3 car garage to be done, floor installed and everything. The cabinets on the wall can hold from 200-300lbs, which seems to be a good amount. They "justified" the cost by saying you could get the money back when selling the house due to all the storage space in the garage.
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Originally Posted by anothercls
Definately is, they had one woman who paid $12,000 for a 3 car garage to be done, floor installed and everything. The cabinets on the wall can hold from 200-300lbs, which seems to be a good amount. They "justified" the cost by saying you could get the money back when selling the house due to all the storage space in the garage.
If a there were two houses side-by-side identical except one had a shitty garage like mine, and another had some tricked out shit like that... I'd mortgage another 12k
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Let's see some pics of your garage. I did the plywood ax4 deal for shelves in my garage. Worked out great saved a ton of money. Note most of the materials I used were left over from redoing other parts of the house.
Carpet, If I am correct I think Rondog carpeted a portion of his garage floor. I would like that, because I have goten used to throwing a large piece of carpet under the car instead of using my creeper.
Electrical is kind of annoying, relocating outlets for heavy tool usage.
Carpet, If I am correct I think Rondog carpeted a portion of his garage floor. I would like that, because I have goten used to throwing a large piece of carpet under the car instead of using my creeper.
Electrical is kind of annoying, relocating outlets for heavy tool usage.
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Originally Posted by juniorbean
BTW, are those the Rubbermaid shelving brackets??
Yeah they are. I can't remember if that's what I got. I got them at Home Depot (where else).
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