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    I'd love a garage that size and that tidy. Btw, what's your car lowered on?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Euro_Trash View Post
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    So jealous how tidy your garage is - can I assume no kids?
    We have a 10 month old... so the baby hasn't taken over the garage yet haha.

    That was also pre-moving everything back into the garage since the floors were done. Its actually a total disaster right now but I'll get it back to fully tidy shortly here once I'm done-done.


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    I'd love a garage that size and that tidy. Btw, what's your car lowered on?
    HKS Hyper Max coilovers, with only a subtle drop.

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    i got my 2nd high lift garage door installed, makes the whole garage look much bigger, just need another lift installed now

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    Hypothetical for people who are more in tune with electrical code.

    My electrical service enters my garage from the laneway then underground to the house. Hypothetically, would it make sense to put in a new 200A “main” panel in the garage then convert my existing 100A main panel in the house to a sub panel.

    Goal being, bump up my service for future potential EV charging, maybe a hot tub which would be proximal to the garage. Bonus points being it should mean no new wiring required to the house and much shorter rough in runs for EV Charge points?

    Just spitballing at this point.
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    Quote Originally Posted by killramos View Post
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    Hypothetical for people who are more in tune with electrical code.

    My electrical service enters my garage from the laneway then underground to the house. Hypothetically, would it make sense to put in a new 200A “main” panel in the garage then convert my existing 100A main panel in the house to a sub panel.

    Goal being, bump up my service for future potential EV charging, maybe a hot tub which would be proximal to the garage. Bonus points being it should mean no new wiring required to the house and much shorter rough in runs for EV Charge points?

    Just spitballing at this point.
    If you don’t need any additional power in the house then that’s the most economical / common way to do it. It would only be if your house is near capacity that you’d want to upgrade the house feed. Example being adding another dryer or air conditioner, changing hot water heater to electric or a crypto farm or something.

    And you can always do a 200A main in the garage now and down the road update between the garage and house if you run out of capacity for some reason.

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    The only thing I could think of that doing the main panel in garage would be problematic for is future solar, but let’s be real if you are doing that you will run whatever cable is needed to do it right.
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    Agree.

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    I have same setup as Killy and yeah I think the way to do it is just as he described. New "main" 200A panel in garage for EV charging, welder, hot tub, grow up etc, then feed house as a sub-panel. Should open up one slot on house panel as it would no longer have to feed back to garage lights/plugs circuit.
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    Quote Originally Posted by killramos View Post
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    Hypothetical for people who are more in tune with electrical code.

    My electrical service enters my garage from the laneway then underground to the house. Hypothetically, would it make sense to put in a new 200A “main” panel in the garage then convert my existing 100A main panel in the house to a sub panel.

    Goal being, bump up my service for future potential EV charging, maybe a hot tub which would be proximal to the garage. Bonus points being it should mean no new wiring required to the house and much shorter rough in runs for EV Charge points?

    Just spitballing at this point.
    Do it.

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    Thought it might be time for me to show some progress of my garage 26x24 front attached, took possession end of Nov, pretty much complete besides 4 post and the hardwood on the lower ceiling. I am a bit torn if I want go through with the hardwood or if I just scrape the texture and paint the ceiling.

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    I removed the bottom 8-10" of drywall to add 9 plugs, 14 pot lights added, 60 amp sub panel, 50k gas heater. 7 layer quartz epoxy installed on floor and to stairs and landing.

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    being a old show home it has a breezeway connecting it to the house next door and a landing with stairs added to the front entry so lots of drywall work needed, took about 3-4 days and 16L of drywall mud before I could paint. 3 full coats due the terrible original colors.

    Lighting added/ 55" TV, shelving, bar fridge, Tire rack, stereo installed, landing sides and railings painted, retractable hose and extension cords installed ,hot hose bib added 6000k pot lights, parameter of garage done in LED bars, and 2 LED Hexagon Grids installed on lower roof.
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    a few more odds and ends to go, like tidying up the cords and getting a 4 post. I acquired a 2 post but it looks like it won't work with my layout, so if anybody wants one I am going to sell it on the cheaper side of things

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    second post but just wanted to show a few more photos

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    Quote Originally Posted by gyromonkey View Post
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    Thought it might be time for me to show some progress of my garage 26x24 front attached, took possession end of Nov, pretty much complete besides 4 post and the hardwood on the lower ceiling. I am a bit torn if I want go through with the hardwood or if I just scrape the texture and paint the ceiling.

    morning after possession. full of 2005 show home goodness.
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    I removed the bottom 8-10" of drywall to add 9 plugs, 14 pot lights added, 60 amp sub panel, 50k gas heater. 7 layer quartz epoxy installed on floor and to stairs and landing.

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    being a old show home it has a breezeway connecting it to the house next door and a landing with stairs added to the front entry so lots of drywall work needed, took about 3-4 days and 16L of drywall mud before I could paint. 3 full coats due the terrible original colors.

    Lighting added/ 55" TV, shelving, bar fridge, Tire rack, stereo installed, landing sides and railings painted, retractable hose and extension cords installed ,hot hose bib added 6000k pot lights, parameter of garage done in LED bars, and 2 LED Hexagon Grids installed on lower roof.
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    a few more odds and ends to go, like tidying up the cords and getting a 4 post. I acquired a 2 post but it looks like it won't work with my layout, so if anybody wants one I am going to sell it on the cheaper side of things
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    They are pretty neat but honestly for the price I am not sure they are worth it, if I was to do it again I would skip them and do a square grid. would be the same effect and about 1/2 the cost.
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    Quote Originally Posted by gyromonkey View Post
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    They are pretty neat but honestly for the price I am not sure they are worth it, if I was to do it again I would skip them and do a square grid. would be the same price and about 1/2 the cost.
    sounds like some reasonable marth.

    Garage looks good though, i'm jealous of all you guys with these new home big garages.. But you gotta slide way out to the burbs for those right?

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    damn, totally missed that one lol, fixed. This place is down south, its more of a temp house till we build the next place. We are sort of downgrading after kids and her choosing not to go back to work. Our place we are listing is inner city and has a 42x25 triple attached but she has it so cluttered with stuff I think in seven years I have parked in it maybe for a month combined time lol.
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    Love the garage updates.

    I'd been trying to find some used pallet racking to make a 30ft wide x 10ft tall x 30" deep wall of shelving, but I've had little luck mainly due to the shallow depth goal.
    So I ordered this from Uncle Weiners. 27ft wide, 6.5ft tall, 30" deep. It should be coming in a week or so.
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    Got the lift installed too.

    Added a 56" fan and put it on a wireless remote to turn it on/off. It's 7000cfm, and was only $100. I hope the fan, plus the dehumidifier I'm adding will help remove any moisture from melted snow, etc.


    I had installed 8ft LEDs, 6000k, rated at 125 watts each. However, I tested them and they're only pulling 70 watts.


    So I took them off, and put up some 5000k 8ft LEDs. The color is much nicer, they appear as bright, and they pull 66 watts (rated at 72 watts). I have somewhere between 16ft to 32ft more of the 5000k LEDs to put up still, from the pic below. As a back up, I got 2x 150watt UFO style lights, 5000k. I'll position them after I made some progress getting things tidied up, and decide on where I want extra light for working on stuff.

    My electrician is finishing some stuff, then the rest of the white wall panels will go up to finish the walls.
    As you can see, there's still too much crap in the garage. I have old furniture taking up space to give away, then get the rest up off the ground on to the shelving once it arrives.



    I'm considering making doors for the 27ft wide shelving to hide the contents. To do this, I'd get some more white wall paneling, make a frame from 1x1 wood, and use some hinges to mount them to the shelving. The goal would be to make a clean look.


    Also got this garage sink for $260 on wayfair. I love it. Includes a hose adapter to put a garden hose on the tip of the faucet.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Ekliptix View Post
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    Love the garage updates.

    I'd been trying to find some used pallet racking to make a 30ft wide x 10ft tall x 30" deep wall of shelving, but I've had little luck mainly due to the shallow depth goal.
    So I ordered this from Uncle Weiners. 27ft wide, 6.5ft tall, 30" deep. It should be coming in a week or so.
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    Got the lift installed too.

    Added a 56" fan and put it on a wireless remote to turn it on/off. It's 7000cfm, and was only $100. I hope the fan, plus the dehumidifier I'm adding will help remove any moisture from melted snow, etc.


    I had installed 8ft LEDs, 6000k, rated at 125 watts each. However, I tested them and they're only pulling 70 watts.


    So I took them off, and put up some 5000k 8ft LEDs. The color is much nicer, they appear as bright, and they pull 66 watts (rated at 72 watts). I have somewhere between 16ft to 32ft more of the 5000k LEDs to put up still, from the pic below. As a back up, I got 2x 150watt UFO style lights, 5000k. I'll position them after I made some progress getting things tidied up, and decide on where I want extra light for working on stuff.

    My electrician is finishing some stuff, then the rest of the white wall panels will go up to finish the walls.
    As you can see, there's still too much crap in the garage. I have old furniture taking up space to give away, then get the rest up off the ground on to the shelving once it arrives.



    I'm considering making doors for the 27ft wide shelving to hide the contents. To do this, I'd get some more white wall paneling, make a frame from 1x1 wood, and use some hinges to mount them to the shelving. The goal would be to make a clean look.


    Also got this garage sink for $260 on wayfair. I love it. Includes a hose adapter to put a garden hose on the tip of the faucet.
    Awesome!

    Can you post links to some of the products?

    Lights, dehumidifier, fan

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    Sure.

    3 unit wireless outlet remote: https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B09...?ie=UTF8&psc=1
    8ft LED strips, 5,000k, 10 pack: https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B07...1?ie=UTF8&th=1
    150w UFO lights: https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B07...?ie=UTF8&psc=1
    Fan: https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B01...?ie=UTF8&psc=1
    Dehumidifier, got it on sale for $250. I'll plumb it to the sink for auto draining: https://www.canadiantire.ca/en/pdp/n...-0430754p.html
    4 post lift, got it lightly used on Kijiji. 6.5ft of room under the ramps: https://www.atlasautoequipment.ca/at...0lbs-capacity/
    Metal shelving from China: https://unclewiener.com/product/wide...-width-idr500/. They have a 24" deep option too.

    For the sink area:
    Red sink: https://www.wayfair.ca/home-improvem...-uili1033.html
    Paper towel dispenser: https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B09...?ie=UTF8&psc=1
    Paper towel sheets: https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B00...?ie=UTF8&psc=1
    Soap dispenser: https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B08...?ie=UTF8&psc=1
    Fast Orange Soap: https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B01...?ie=UTF8&psc=1
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    Quote Originally Posted by Ekliptix View Post
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    Also got this garage sink for $260 on wayfair. I love it. Includes a hose adapter to put a garden hose on the tip of the faucet.
    Seems very expensive for a laundry sink. The cheapest shittiest faucets at home depot have the screw on for the hose as well. All black sink for $80.00 and then buy yourself a good faucet. https://www.lowes.ca/product/laundry...ry-sink-119012

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    It looks like there are some better options out there, for the price. I'm still ok with the purchase, since the shelves/bench beside the sink will be red+black too.

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