Well, it's time to redo the garage. I have no idea what I am actually doing, but I have a good idea of what I want, kind of... I only know what my budget is -> shooting for 15K, but would venture to 20K if needed.
We have an odd garage -- more of a garage in a garage. The original garage was under the house. A much larger garage was added later on. I have lots of space, but no real vision of what to do. The outer garage was built to house an RV. I need tool storage & organization. I would like air lines to be ran in both garages in multiple points. A small closet of some sort to house the air compressor (and keep it quiet) would be nice. I need 220 ran in multiple locations.
The inner garage is climate controlled. I would like to make it a small shop and rec room/mancave area. One wall of the inner garage can go if possible. There is a useless hallway that would add some considerable room if I can yank that wall out. I plan on keeping the garage door for now as I plan on storing my Shelby in there this year. I would also like to be able to pull cars in there to work on them during the summer months. I need a decent sink/bar built into the back area. Finally, adding a window in here is a possibility. Pending some more thought, adding in some sort of safe room for the family is in my mind -- maybe even an underground or hidden room. I imagine cost will keep this from happening.
Our house is somewhat odd design. An elevator was in the house before we bought it, so the hallways are kind of weird (esp in the basement). It has been removed, but you can tell where it used to be.
Things I currently like -- very tall ceilings. Excellent lighting throughout. Heavy duty floor to ceiling shelves in multiple areas. The outer garage is half underground, so it stays cool. The inner garage more so than that. It stayed cool enough in the inner garage that we did not use the standalone AC system in there at all this summer.
I plan on buying some Kobalt cabinets and shelves.
Things were kind of a mess when I started. From the main doors looking in.
And looking out.
Cleaned up some last weekend.
Looking into inner garage. The door to the right is the hallway I mentioned above. I would like that wall removed and the whole inner garage opening in a different way into the basement -- just not sure much would need done to do that.
Pics of the inner garage looking out.
We have an odd garage -- more of a garage in a garage. The original garage was under the house. A much larger garage was added later on. I have lots of space, but no real vision of what to do. The outer garage was built to house an RV. I need tool storage & organization. I would like air lines to be ran in both garages in multiple points. A small closet of some sort to house the air compressor (and keep it quiet) would be nice. I need 220 ran in multiple locations.
The inner garage is climate controlled. I would like to make it a small shop and rec room/mancave area. One wall of the inner garage can go if possible. There is a useless hallway that would add some considerable room if I can yank that wall out. I plan on keeping the garage door for now as I plan on storing my Shelby in there this year. I would also like to be able to pull cars in there to work on them during the summer months. I need a decent sink/bar built into the back area. Finally, adding a window in here is a possibility. Pending some more thought, adding in some sort of safe room for the family is in my mind -- maybe even an underground or hidden room. I imagine cost will keep this from happening.
Our house is somewhat odd design. An elevator was in the house before we bought it, so the hallways are kind of weird (esp in the basement). It has been removed, but you can tell where it used to be.
Things I currently like -- very tall ceilings. Excellent lighting throughout. Heavy duty floor to ceiling shelves in multiple areas. The outer garage is half underground, so it stays cool. The inner garage more so than that. It stayed cool enough in the inner garage that we did not use the standalone AC system in there at all this summer.
I plan on buying some Kobalt cabinets and shelves.
Things were kind of a mess when I started. From the main doors looking in.
And looking out.
Cleaned up some last weekend.
Looking into inner garage. The door to the right is the hallway I mentioned above. I would like that wall removed and the whole inner garage opening in a different way into the basement -- just not sure much would need done to do that.
Pics of the inner garage looking out.
