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    Hi guys,

    As some of you may know, I bought a house a couple of months ago and after nearly repainting everything I am now ready to give the garage some much needed tlc. The old home owners took very poor care of the garage so much patching, sanding and painting will be needed.

    The good:

    - wired for internet and phone
    - many many power outlets
    - has a 220 volt plug and a heater hose already
    - very high ceilings

    The bad:
    - lighting sucks so working on the car with the garage door closed is not an option
    - all walls will need much patching
    - will need to be fully repainted
    - I have to be able to fit my 2006 accord and 1991 civic
    - staircase takes up a lot of room
    - does not have enough storage for everything I have right now(stereo, cleaning products, power tools)


    So I am hoping beyond can provide me with some advise and ideas to make this a true car enthusiats garage.

    So what should I do for lighting? flooring? entertainment? paint? posters/banners/stickers? shelving?

    Here are some pics of it right now:

    brand new workbench

    nice patching job by the previous owner...



    bikes, tires



    golf bags way up there

    floor

    little half wall

    high ceiling with crappy lights

    stuff i don't have room to store right now


    Any comments/advise welcome

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    paint all the walls semi gloss white reflects lights and makes
    it way brighter
    get 4 floresant dual bulb fixtures
    take out the drywall covering the bottem of the staircase
    so you can put shit under it

    build shelves stickin out 2 ft on one side bottom of the shelf
    6'5" high so you can walk under and the car fits under

    then find a spot for your tool boxs
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    Wash,etch and epoxy the floor. Best thing you will ever do.
    Also, don't put the pebbles for grip, they are a huge PITA later.
    Way easier clean-up without.

    Another idea is to paint a section with chalkboard paint, or put up a whiteboard. Always great to have a spot to put a list for maintenance items, tools, car parts,etc.

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    Maybe build another level in the upper area of the garage to use for storage? That way, you can re-route the wiring for the lights on the bottom of the new level so that light will reach the floor better also.


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    great ideas guys

    get 4 floresant dual bulb fixtures

    where can I get some, how hard is it to install and what would be the cost?

    take out the drywall covering the bottem of the staircase

    I will probably take all the drywall off or put a door there and use it as storage.


    So Chris can I get a kit to do the floor the way ou talk about?

    Home Depot has one but it does have the pebbles with it. Would I just leave that part out or is there a cheaper way then paying 95$ for that kit.

    Chalkboard paint sounds like a great idea and my daughter could dra on it too

    build shelves stickin out 2 ft on one side bottom of the shelf
    6'5" high so you can walk under and the car fits under

    Would you mind showing me a pic of what you mean for this^^
    not sure I understand.

    thx guys!

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    Originally posted by Mr_ET
    build shelves stickin out 2 ft on one side bottom of the shelf
    6'5" high so you can walk under and the car fits under

    Would you mind showing me a pic of what you mean for this^^
    not sure I understand.

    thx guys!
    I'm thinking what you have here is pretty much what he was referring to:



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    home depot carries the florescent bulbs. did you take a look at Martins ceiling when we were over there last? thats what he did.

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    wtf? stuco ceiling in a garage? When you grab the flourescant fixtures get the ones with the reflectors, they scavenge much of the indirect light that would otherwise be lost.

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    how about a small shed in the yard to get lots of the smaller misc stuff out of there.

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    Originally posted by mo_money2supe

    I need one of those shelf to fit my tires up there!!!
    Would I need some special brackets to hold up the weight of eight tires? And I see it is attached to a set of chain, which I worry about at how it is gonna without tearing a piece off the wall.

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    Originally posted by HiSpec


    I need one of those shelf to fit my tires up there!!!
    Would I need some special brackets to hold up the weight of eight tires? And I see it is attached to a set of chain, which I worry about at how it is gonna without tearing a piece off the wall.
    I am assuming and hoping that those chains are bolted on to the wood beams. The amount of weights will depend on the anchors you buy and with a combination of decent wall brackets it shouldn't be any problem holding up 8 tires

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    I bought those hanging shelving units from Can Tire and put up all my winter/summer tires, I think there are good for 200 lbs.

    Another thing you may want to consider if you have enough room is to change the stairs to come down straight out of the door. I did this and shortened the staircase and it gave me enough room on the side to store my bike or put in your case more bench/shelves.

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    don't think I could get straight stairs to come down and take less room then the way it is right now.

    Stucko on the roof is from the showroom office as is the internet and phone jacks. Also have way too many power outlets but that's pretty convenient.

    the shed in the backyard might be a good idea later on.
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    Bumping my old thread. I have almost finished repairing and repainting all the walls in there and will be ready to buy the floor coating products in the next few weeks.

    Do you guys know any local businesses specializing in garage stuff including flooring?

    I'd like to look at a few different options, materials and see what I can get.

    Does a $300 budget to recoat the floor sound fair?

    I will try and get some updated pics up in the next couple weeks as soon as I clear all the engines sitting in my garage right now..

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    gonna go grab these soon for the tires...http://www.canadiantire.ca/browse/pr...romSearch=true

    as for the rest, cabinets

    try DSOC Coatings for the flooring

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    heloc that shit

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    Any pics of progress???

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    Soon man I just have to finish painting the last wall and clean it up a bit.

    any other places for floor coating products, I think I`d rather have that then snap on tiles.

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    I have only heard good things about the snap on tiles, and they look really good. Make sure you post some after pictures, I am very interested!
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    I know the tiles are probably very easy to install but I'm not liking the idea of having space between the floor and the tile where various engine chemicals can stay trapped and never get cleaned that's why I'm thinking about just getting the floor recoated.

    Garage gadgets does not seem to carry recoating products so still looking for a few places for those.

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