I know, this thread is worthless without pictures...but they are coming. The problem is that right now a picture would not do much good because the shop looks like a disaster area. However, we are making steady progress.
The Goal:
To have a dedicated well thought out workshop customized to function as a project center for my hobbies.
The raw materials:
A 25x35 detached two car garage workshop with full bath plumbing, cable, phone, a/c.
The Plan:
Keeping it on the cheap, using pre-made counter tops (formica tops), 2x4 lumber, and dry wall to create space that is organized and simple for dedicated tool box, storage, equipment, and workspace. This includes a bump out from the bathroom wall that forms a 4' wide desk top surface for a clean "paper work" work space. At a later date a computer will go there tied to the net.
Progress to date:
* Bathroom completed
* raw stud wall framing and workbench building completed
* Drywall hung
To do:
Re-route some wiring
Finish the drywall
install shop side deep sink
install shelving units
paint
Things it won't have due to space/construction:
Can't have a lift due to ceiling height issues.
Can't have a dedicated spray booth area due to sq ft issues
Later Plans when I have $$$ to spend:
Largest screen possible tv
Custom shop flooring
MORE TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT!
Timeline:
I am taking the week off after Christmas to wrap up as much as possible. I hope to be fully functional by mid January.
Stay tuned, because once all these details are sorted out I am going to roll up my sleeves and put my 69 Vette under the knife for a while..........
All the rough drywall pieces are up. I started putting the drywall mud on last night. That process is going to go through the weekend. I have no fewer than 14 different corner edges to bead in, mud, sand, and slick smooth. This does not count the inside edges as well and where the drywall meets the ceiling.
But...progress is progress............
The cool thing is my dad taught me a really cool drywall trick years ago. Instead of sanding the mud all the time and making a HUGE mess, he showed me how to wet sponge it smooth. Believe it or not once you knock down the excessive high spots, ridges, etc. you can dip a course sponge in water, wring it out, then gently slide it up and down on the surface until it melts the drywall compound smooth and re-flows it into the low spots. You have to be very careful not to get the paper part of the drywall too wet.
My wife returns from Ohio on 1/3. I have just two days left to wrap it up.
As of now the walls and ceiling are painted, cabinet doors finished, and ALL of the boxes have now been opened and stored. The attic is a wreck, but I can deal with that later.
I am down to hooking up a couple of new electric lines, re-routing the cable and phone, and sorting my tool boxes out including hanging up the most common used wrenches, etc.
On a down note, I shattered the back window out of my 04 Silverado today while loading scrape wood in it to be hauled to the dump. Now there is a pound of broken glass on the driveway!
The good news is the Corvette is finally back in the shop!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
On a down note, I shattered the back window out of my 04 Silverado today while loading scrape wood in it to be hauled to the dump. Now there is a pound of broken glass on the driveway!
Sounds like the perfect excuse to get a power slider for the rear window. Gotta make something good outta the bad, dude!!!
These first five pictures show what the detached garage looks like from the back porch and front of the house and when you first step inside. As you continue through to the right you enter the bathroom. You can see the custom dropped deep sink. The shop is connected to the slab with the in ground pool that backs up to the house. The shop also makes up one wall side of the screen enclosure.
These photos are in the main shop area. You can see the secondary deep sink on the garage side. The closet with the C5 wheel on it is housing my upright compressor. I have to get a swivel to run through the rim so the wheel will roll in an out for the house. It is mounted on a C5 wheel bearing and bolted to the stud wall.
The bi-fold door closets are housing my general purpose shelving units. The 3/4 tall closet between the two tool boxes is housing the water heater and a power tool rack storage.
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