My Finished Garage Pics

[ironchef10]

Hi everyone...kind of new here. I got some very nice comments from my pics in the Show Off section, so I thought I'd post the full set of pics here.

I was always crammed into a 2-car garage. When we moved into our new home, I was determined to make the garage something I'd enjoy working in. Everything you see in here I did myself. The floor was laid on a day when the temp reached 105 degrees and my 15-year-old daughter helped me with it. Hope you enjoy.

These are a few "before" pics. When we moved...EVERYTHING was tossed in the garage!







Here are the "after" shots...Nice and roomy!:





Including the radial saw, I have 16 feet of bench space with outlets every 18 inches.



Room for the radial saw, router, vacuum and compressor:



The fridge is filled with beer, soft drinks, water, Snapple tea, etc.



Yes, Virginia...that IS internet hookup on the bench along with a remote controlled stereo above!

[JG_Detailing]

That is a nice garage. I can't wait to get mine going. The owner still has to put the wall's up inside of it. This is the outside of it.

[amg/md]

ironchef10

Nice job on the garage! I envy your three car space. I used to have one with a full workbench and all. But now I live in a townhouse with a one car garage, no window. Not much space. And yet I want to get a wall mount vac, compressor, pull down elec. cords, more lighting, a hose bib with hot and cold option and maybe some form of heat.
Oh well.

[CivicEM205]

oh wow!!!

I would kill for a garage like yours, great job!

[sneek]

wow thats a sweet set up!!!

[Teak]

Nice looking and organized garage.


Eric

[Lydia]

That garage is awesome!!

[Bell]

thats stunning! its better than the valet bay at my work!

[Godiva]

You have a WINDOW in your garage?

Wow.

BTW I love the floor.

[ironchef10]

Thanks everyone for all the nice comments.

It wasn't really very expensive. I did the floor for less than $500, and that includes renting an industrial buffer to put on 5 coats of wax. Built the benches myself and got the cabinets from Home Depot (Mills Pride). I also coated the rise along the back and side with Rust-Oleum floor coating. I'd heard that it has lifting problems, but this area gets zero traffic, so I wasn't worried. It's just a lot of elbow grease.

Worth it in the long run because it's a pleasure to work in there.

Godiva - yes, it has a window. On hot Texas evenings I open the window and put a box fan in. Really helps with the cooling!

[PhantomR/T]

[SprintKing]

i love your garage well done!
i found a site ages ago called http://www.garagejunkies.net
if u want to feel ultra poor goto the garage pics section and sort by views and work your way down the list lol

congratulations on your new work area it looks fab

[sneek]

where did you get the tile from?

[ironchef10]

Originally posted by sneek
where did you get the tile from?

It's Armstrong Commercial Grade Linoleum (sometimes called VCT). You can get it at either Home Depot or Lowe's. I believe the tiles are $.69 each.