Pics of your shop or garage

[jy211]

Originally Posted by GregWeld

A little water or oil or antifreeze on mine and you have to watch your step --- I'm telling ya -- I prefer a floor with just a bit of bite. Concrete is H A R D and not something you want to land on suddenly.

I'm not talking brushed or that much -- but just a bit more than "polished" -- unless you're just trying to make a showroom out of it.

hmmm showroom? well back to the drawing boards!

[jarhead]

mine looks like a DUMP right now due to the house remodel. Everything from the house going into the garage.

Best part is the more my wife spends on the house, the more car parts I get

[Panteracer]

Our shop was a body shop,machine shop
Etc since the 60's so the floor was really shot
We power washed,ground it, filled it and epoxy
coated it with a little texture. Problem is we had the matrix
Paint chips installed. Everyone thinks it is clean all the time
because it hides everything including nuts or bolts I drop
I have crawled on the floor with a flashlight looking for things
way too many times

Panteracer NorCal Bob

[Bryce]

here is my small garage.

I have wanted to insulate and drywall the garage since I moved in. I finally got around to it.

I stripped the walls down to studs.


Moved some outlets and added insulation.


Drywall up, time for mud and tape.


Two coats of primer


one side done, painted with super high gloss white paint with a glass like finish.


time for the second side.


added some outlets and a switch to turn off a few of my overhead lights when not needed. that counts as being green right?


drywall and tape and mud done


done, now to put the mess away.


almost there, time for some garage art and foldup workbenches, and I need to get everything hung up on the walls and off the floor.


its like being at a drive-in....

[waynieZ]

it looks good Bryce Nice job! I still need to do something with mine.

[SSLance]

That looks good Bryce, nice upgrade.

I'm curious how much you think painting the walls gloss white helps with light? The lighting in my shop sucks and I've wondered if it would help if I painted the walls white.

[GregWeld]

First off --- Nice job Bryce!! That's a good feeling to have something like this accomplished and will make a much nicer feeling for you every time you're out there.


Lance --- Some of my shop has FLAT Black walls --- and the rest is an off white --- the difference between the two areas is night and day. The black just knocks the light into nothing but I like the background for the neon and 'stuff' (a nice word for crap) on the walls.


Paint 'em white and you'll be happy with the result.

[Panteracer]

I second the painting of the walls white or a light color
My last house had a makeshift 1 car garage added
I painted the walls gloss white and it was the best
working area I had

Great job on getting things cleaned up
I am trying to get my shop organized but
the weather has been too nice lately so
I just take the car out for a spin

Panteracer Norcal Bob

[Bryce]

The white is awesome. It is at least twice as bright in the garage now. My next project is to insulate the roof and add a plywood ceiling for storage. I will paint the ceiling white too. This should also increase the brightness.

The insulation works so well that it was 70 degrees in the garage last night at 9pm without the space heater on.

[Panteracer]

I finally installed a few old lab cabinets that we
removed from one of our projects... counters are
from an old Stage we replaced at Stanford

Time to fill the cabinets and get some posters up
as this corner looks awfully naked

Panteracer Norcal Bob