garages

[Jim]

does anybody have pics of their garage or shop setup? what about dream garages?

[jasonv]

i am getting ready to build a 30x40x14 shop here shortly concrete floor and a lift.

[FlareSide]

i am getting ready to build a 30x40x14 shop here shortly concrete floor and a lift.

Dang it...you lucky......

[Jokeman]

I got my garage done in Visio. 150x100, its nice to dream.

[blazenlo95]

x14.
That right there is sweet!

[hescop]

I just moved in to a house that has a 35 X 30 garage separate from the house. The house has a 24 X 30 attached. I insulated it and had it drywalled. Just now getting it set up. I'll get a pic, but it's mostly just stuff in boxes right now.

[CKTA]

Once I do my floor and paint I'll post some pics of mine.....not my dream garage, but it works.

[Jokeman]

Once I do my floor and paint I'll post some pics of mine.....not my dream garage, but it works.

You still planning on doing the u-coat?

[CKTA]

You still planning on doing the u-coat?

Yep.:D

[BobMs89shorty]

We had our house built, I made sure I could get a suburban in there one day. 36x24 attatched and insulated. 16' door and an 8' door on the end. Since the old toy is gone, now that extra "bay" has both lawnmowers and the motorcycle in it.

But, even with 3 cars, I have my 2 benches, motorcycle and lawnmower in there with room to walk around. :D

[BEN IV]

finally moving into my house, I bought the Quikcrete brand paint system, ill let you guys know how it turns out, and ill try to snap some pics.

[1badgmc]

1-car garage that my truck barely fits in. Not even worth the megabytes for a pic. :LOL:

[blazenlo95]

1-car garage that my truck barely fits in. Not even worth the megabytes for a pic. :LOL:
Better than my garage!:LOL:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v226/blazenlo/DSC01087.jpg

[Jokeman]

My folks have a 2 car that is full of crap that I slowly throw away each week without them knowing. Unfortunately, the crap seems to find its way back in.

[1badgmc]

Better than my garage!:LOL:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v226/blazenlo/DSC01087.jpg

I'll give you that one! :LOL:

[blazenlo95]

I'll give you that one! :LOL:
:lol:

[RAYJAY]

ok here's mine 44 x 36 deep
http://www.speedfreaksgarage.com/jeff/garage%20redone/GARAGE%20FLOOR%20REDONE%20014.jpg

http://www.speedfreaksgarage.com/jeff/garage%20redone/GARAGE%20FLOOR%20REDONE%20015.jpg

http://www.speedfreaksgarage.com/jeff/garage%20redone/GARAGE%20FLOOR%20REDONE%20013.jpg

http://www.speedfreaksgarage.com/jeff/garage%20redone/GARAGE%20FLOOR%20REDONE%20022.jpg

http://www.speedfreaksgarage.com/jeff/garage%20redone/GARAGE%20FLOOR%20REDONE%20017.jpg

http://www.speedfreaksgarage.com/jeff/garage%20redone/GARAGE%20FLOOR%20REDONE%20027.jpg
http://www.speedfreaksgarage.com/jeff/garage%20redone/GARAGE%20FLOOR%20REDONE%20020.jpg

http://www.speedfreaksgarage.com/jeff/garage%20redone/GARAGE%20FLOOR%20REDONE%20021.jpg
http://www.speedfreaksgarage.com/jeff/garage%20redone/GARAGE%20FLOOR%20REDONE%20023.jpg

[blazenlo95]

ok here's mine 44 x 36 deep
Holly CHIT!! That garage is in my dreams.:worship:

[Jokeman]

RayJay, nice garage ya got there:cool:

[RAYJAY]

RayJay, nice garage ya got there:cool:
in a Elvis voice( thank you thank you very much)


a really good site for looking and drooling is the garage journal site,

http://www.garagejournal.com/

[blazenlo95]

a really good site for looking and drooling is the garage journal site,

http://www.garagejournal.com/
:word: That's a great forum!:cool:
It will have you jealous in 3 minutes!:LOL:

[RAYJAY]

:word: That's a great forum!:cool:
It will have you jealous in 3 minutes!:LOL:


its also a great place if you need info on bulding you man cave.

the people on there are awsome, however the site is g rated :eek:


Jeff

[hescop]

ok here's mine 44 x 36 deep

http://www.speedfreaksgarage.com/jeff/garage%20redone/GARAGE%20FLOOR%20REDONE%20027.jpg



What wall system is this??

[Dubbsy]

My folks (where I'm living until summer is over) have more square footage in garage than main floor living space. :run:

there's a deep 2 stall garage attached on the end of the house (deep enough I think I could get a car sideways in the front even with a pickup in there). Off the back of that is a 28x40x10 shop. Both are insulated real well.

[1badgmc]

There was a house for sale nearby a couple years ago that I wanted so badly. It was a modest 1,200 square foot house with a 2 car garage, but out in the backyard was a nice 2,000 square foot shop. :rocking:

[CKTA]

:worship: RAYJAY :worship:

[Jokeman]

in a Elvis voice( thank you thank you very much)


a really good site for looking and drooling is the garage journal site,

http://www.garagejournal.com/

Yup, I lurk over there all the time. Its kinda slow though, not as active as FSC.

[RAYJAY]

What wall system is this??



its everyday slatwall that you see in a storefront.


http://www.spacewall.com/images/slatwall_images/low_pressure_laminate.jpg


we ran a bird and salt water store for years and I bought a sh*t load of at a really good price (about 35 4x8 sheets ) what i like about it is you can use regular peg hooks on it. so all of the tool holders work :smokin:


Jeff

[AnniesSS]

:worship: RAYJAY :worship:


He!!s yea!!!! :D

We've got a 2-car garage.... not sure of the dimensions, but I know the truck and Cutlass will fit in with no problem. I've got some shelving already from the original owner, but we need to redo the work bench (pressboard on the work surface :crazy: ) and add more shelving.

We definately are going to do some sort of floor covering, but have yet to research which product is best. If you've got any ideas/experience with a product - good or bad - lemme know please :D

[Kid_Rock_GTX]

Here are some pics of my garage, not much but I redid all the electricty. I just mointed it on the walls for now, when i get a chance to insulate and drywall ill put it on the inside of the walls. I got some plans for it to make it a Ideal garage.

http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i106/kid_rock_gxt/07-28-06_2221.jpg

http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i106/kid_rock_gxt/07-28-06_2222.jpg

http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i106/kid_rock_gxt/07-28-06_2225.jpg

http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i106/kid_rock_gxt/07-28-06_2224.jpg

Pictures are from when me and some friends unloaded a friends ta to work on so dont mind the car, but you can see the garage

[heavychevy454ss]

we need to redo the work bench (pressboard on the work surface :crazy: )

Annie, the press board should be ok if it is in good shape. Just make sure to cover it with some thick sheetmetal. The pressboard is actually very good at absorbing vibration when hammering on parts.

[wilbilt]

I don't have a garage. I have enough stuff to fill one 3 times over, though.

I built a 24x32 shop for my inlaws across the road two years ago. They bought the maerials, I supplied the labor. I dug the footings by hand, in red clay, in the summer. I framed it, I sided it, and I roofed it. I did all of this on the promise I could move my tools in and use it any time I wanted.

As soon as it got finaled, they sold the place (at a nice profit) and moved.

Like I told oldred, it's not the dead friends and relatives you have to worry about, it's the living ones...:mad:

[Drisco Z71]

well i got no pics but i have a 28x48 shop with a huge 2 car door in it, just got done with the 2nd floor office/lounge a couple weeks ago. plenty of room for both my fsc, my dads fsg, 4wheeler, sandrail, seed trailer, and my 350 im rebuilding. have, space will fill:bowtie:

[Jokeman]

Doug, did you ever buy the U-Coat at Carlisle to do the drive?

[AnniesSS]

Annie, the press board should be ok if it is in good shape. Just make sure to cover it with some thick sheetmetal. The pressboard is actually very good at absorbing vibration when hammering on parts.

Thanks - yea, he's keeping it, but I think he wants to put a laminate over it. :D We still have yet to even look for something for it - we need to extend the counter across... but need to get rid of the stuff from the garage and actually put it in the house. Forunately, my hubby is working on putting his diecast into the office as I type :happy: That's about 15 boxes OUT of the garage :D

[AnniesSS]

Ok, here's our garage... the left and right side
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b38/AnniesSS/100_8612sm.jpg

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b38/AnniesSS/100_8613sm.jpg

And here it is the day we moved in... it's about 3/4 empty now
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b38/AnniesSS/movinginjuly200614sm.jpg

[toto]

I've always loved this guys garage.

www.ultimategarage.com/ (http://www.ultimategarage.com/)

[RAYJAY]

I've always loved this guys garage.

www.ultimategarage.com/ (http://www.ultimategarage.com/)



you really want to see a garage build follow this thread...someday........lol


http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=4372

Jeff

[Jokeman]

you really want to see a garage build follow this thread...someday........lol


http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=4372

Jeff

Thats a nice garage, but this one will be sick when its finished.
http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=2539

[wilbilt]

I always thought I'd like one of those gleaming "NASA Clean Room" type garages....but there is a big part of me that likes this one...a lot!:

http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3740

[dapolice1]

Here are a few of mine 50x60 interior deminsions and there is a 12x20 room attached to the back left. The smaller room will house electrical, compressor, and general storage. The main walls will be 16ft gabled and there will be (2) 14x16 overhead doors on the front, and a 16x16 on the right side wall. There will be an enclosed area around the toilet and will extend along the rear wall toward the storage room. Above the enclosed "detail working area" will be a loft for additional parts storage.

I made the beams 20"wide and a minimum of 2 feet deep. I added an extra 3 inches all the way around so that the metal has a ledge to sit in. The concrete is a minumum of 6" thick and is 5000PSI concrete. The rebar is 3/4" in the beams and 1/2" across the top. So exterior diminsions are larger than the above numbers.

Here are some pics of the slab. I am still saving for the steel, as I am paying CASH for the entire project.

Picture from the left front prior to concrete (note all the floor drains):

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v387/dapolice1/Fromfrontleftoverall.jpg

Floor Drain and Electrical Conduit:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v387/dapolice1/Storageroomelectricalanddrainpipes.jpg

I ran the floor drains and sewage drain systems seperately. The left 2 1/2" is sink drain, the larger is the toilet drain flange:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v387/dapolice1/Toiletandsinkdrains.jpg

The day it was poured (note the men in on the slab in relation to the overall size, would not be any problem getting that pump truck in there if I wanted to):

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v387/dapolice1/PumpTruck.jpg

Almost finished with the pour:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v387/dapolice1/Whirlyjigonfirstpart.jpg


I will try to shoot some of the finished slab tommorrow.

[dapolice1]

Ok, here's our garage... the left and right side
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b38/AnniesSS/100_8612sm.jpg

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b38/AnniesSS/100_8613sm.jpg

And here it is the day we moved in... it's about 3/4 empty now
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b38/AnniesSS/movinginjuly200614sm.jpg

I hope you do not need that walker for MANY years. :colby04:

[wilbilt]

Here are some pics of the slab. I am still saving for the steel, as I am paying CASH for the entire project.



Wow...that's quite a project!

How many yards of concrete for the slab....?

:eek:

[AnniesSS]

I hope you do not need that walker for MANY years. :colby04:

Thanks! Neither do I! lol It was my mom's when she had her knee replaced.... she HATED using it, but it made it easier for her to get around. :D

[dapolice1]

Wow...that's quite a project!

How many yards of concrete for the slab....?

:eek:

100
And I got it at the contractor price of $55/yard. Due to the demand around here concrete is at $85/ yard... THAT IS JUST CRAZY.

[wilbilt]

It's about $100/yard here.

I only need about 10 yards for my slab, but that's still a heavy chunk of cash for me.

I got my lift first, because I figure that will be the motivation to build a place to put it. I pay cash for everything, one dollar at a time...;)

[dapolice1]

I pay cash for everything, one dollar at a time...;)
That is the only way to go. When it is finished it will be mine free and clear.
Lots of overtime and extra employment, but well worth it..:mexsmoke:

Which lift did you get?
I am going to have atleast 2 just not sure brand and style yet.

[phatchevy06]

Garage?….I don’t need no stinkin’ garage! :LOL: I use 2 massive farm building shops my dad use to use to house his equipment and well rigs. He was a well driller. He passed away in 2004 so now me and the family use them for mostly storage. I know you could fit AT LEAST 10 vehicles in the first one...and you could fit 4 vehicles in the second one...and work on them comfortably. The first one is mostly filled with junk my mom and grandma are going to sell. There’s a little closed area shop built into the first one as well...that’s where I keep most of my stuff...tools, old parts, new parts, etc. I don’t work on as many vehicles in these as I would like to b/c most the time I ride down to “Da Tank”’s place and use all his chit :LOL: In the future whenever I can find a place I’d like to settle down, I have plans on building AT LEAST a 4 car garage with heat and air...but for now...here’s what I use.

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e340/phatchevy06/DSC_0118-5.jpg

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e340/phatchevy06/DSC_0119-3.jpg

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e340/phatchevy06/DSC_0122-5.jpg

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e340/phatchevy06/DSC_0124-2.jpg

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e340/phatchevy06/DSC_0127-1.jpg

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e340/phatchevy06/DSC_0128-2.jpg

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e340/phatchevy06/DSC_0129-2.jpg

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e340/phatchevy06/DSC_0130-3.jpg

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e340/phatchevy06/DSC_0132-2.jpg

[wilbilt]

That is the only way to go. When it is finished it will be mine free and clear.
Lots of overtime and extra employment, but well worth it..:mexsmoke:

Which lift did you get?
I am going to have atleast 2 just not sure brand and style yet.

It is a 12,000 lb. Bend-Pak 4 post style. It is a few years old, and is heavier-duty than their current 12K models. It has the overhead cylinder, and chains instead of cables. The closest model they currently list is the 18,000 lb BP-18 (which looks identical to the one I have).

http://www.bendpak.com/product_info.isg?products_id=730

Both the two-post and four-post have their advantages. I was undecided, but this lift basically fell into my lap.

I traded an '83 GMC S-15 for it. The truck was worth about $1000, so I figure I did OK. With the four-post, I'll be able to add turnplates and set it up for alignments. Opportunity for weekend cash...;)

A two-post would be nice for brake jobs, though...

[dapolice1]

Ya I favor the 2 posts but am considering one movabale 4 post. Think I have decided on the BEND Pak as well.

[wilbilt]

Ya I favor the 2 posts but am considering one movabale 4 post. Think I have decided on the BEND Pak as well.

Bend Pak has been around a long time and is probably a good choice. I read on another forum that some of their lower-end lifts are now made in China, though.

I have done plenty of brake/suspension work on 4-posts using sliding jacks, but it is a PITA working around the runways.

Another consideration is that it can be difficult getting lowered vehicles on and off a four-post unless it is set up flush with the floor or long ramps are set up in front of it. A clear-floor 2 post would be the way to go.

My vehicles are not lowered. I would have to grade and pave 500 feet of driveway if I was going to go that route. My wife has torn the exhaust off her vehicle twice bouncing through the holes. The phrase "slow down" is not in her vocabulary....