In this case he will still be able to see the studs since the screws are only 1 coat.This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
In this case he will still be able to see the studs since the screws are only 1 coat.This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Cereal Killer.
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No pictures of when I did the walls. But heres when we did the floor you can see how much brighter the entire garage went.
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Am I the only Neanderthal with an unfinished garage?
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Mine isn't finished. It's way easier to see the studs if you don't cover them with anything.This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
2007 GMC 2500 Duramax
1981 GMC C1500 454
24x28 shop with 20ish high ceilings 90% unfinished.This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Finishing a garage completely sucks!
Finished garages are terrible, unless you like nice things.
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I'm onboard with finished being nicer. Just never did it in the ~12 years I've been here. Maybe next house.This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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Buys truck. Won't buy building materials.This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
It’s not particularly cheap and a lot of work. It was on my “next year” list for 5 years at my old place.This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
My current garage is probably not practically finishable. Maybe plywood but that’s it’s.
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Bro, I've owned a truck for 20 years.This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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@ThePenIsMightier it's $1,500 for someone to come in to refinish it then paint it?
That's cheap to me.
My garage is in the same shape as yours.
Haven't gone around to it the last 5 years but I plan to just level the surface it and then re-mud certain areas then re-sand.
Primer then paint.
Been meaning to paint my walls so that the drywall doesn't get water damage when I'm washing my cars in the garage.
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I painted my garage last year for this very reason. To make it brighter.
Garage came mudded and taped and I didn't do any other prep work.
Just a layer of white primer and a second layer of of white eggshell finish (Because I picked up both for cheap on Kijiji choosing a specific color wasn't an option).
Although I wish I left it as primer because the white was brighter the eggshell finish does make it easer to wipe off any dirt spray from cleaning the garage floor. Also as someone mentioned it hides marks better.
I can upload a couple pics later.
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We decided to do another 2 coats of mud and sand our garage before paint (because I wanted it to look more finished). Also wanted to do the ceiling white (in ultra-matte finish) to hide the shitty mudding/sanding we did on the garage ceiling which was also a ton more work to cut in that high up. Was a ton of work (12' ceiling suck huge ass!) but glad we did it, looks bad ass now.
Walls look great 9/10, ceiling looks meh 7/10. I will never mud/sand again LOL
Just waiting for non-recession times to epoxy the floors/foundation walls and to get some NewAge cabinets.
We've also since painted the stair, door and door trim. Also have outdoor carpet to put down the stair treads.
you got some white paint on your tires
Going through this now. 1 more wall to paint.
Our house must have been a show home back in the day. Stipple vaulted ceiling with 2 sky lights, drywall all around and a strange glass block window.
Painted 3 coats of white semi gloss. Didn't bother sanding or filling the existing holes/marks.
Nice and bright now. Debating on painting the floor next. Just cant justify $2K for someone to do it. Might try and knock it off on a weekend in the spring.
Wow, this has been really great and I'm appreciating the advice. Thanks, everyone!
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I've got some pretty scabby areas in multiple locations, so I think a vacuum sand might be tolerable and worth the improved results. See pics.
To be honest, I hadn't even really thought of primer, but I guess a quick drying one is a step that's not wasted, at all.
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Plus that machine looks like it could be fun for at least 2-3 minutes lol
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The problem with a shitty finished garage, when you sell, I look at that terrible job and think what else did this MF amature hour hack up inside the house and is hiding behind sheet rock??