Moving soon and need garage ideas...

ChopsZ · 02-25-2019, 08:47 PM

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Originally Posted by old guy

If the landlord will let ya, paint the inside white to help reflect some of that new light

I think he just might let me. I know he's given us free rein as far as different paint colors for in the house itself which is cool.

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Originally Posted by SouthArk370Z

I bought some used, heavy-duty shelves (not warehouse duty, more like you would find in a stock room) for tools and heavy parts, then got some smaller, medium-duty shelves at Home Depot for the lighter stuff. I set some of the shelving up so the bottom shelf is high enough off the ground to roll my floor jacks and creepers under.

Good ideas. Thanks!

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Originally Posted by Chuck33079

If the owner is cool with it, insulating the hell out of it and putting up drywall will make it a lot more pleasant to work out there in the winter. A portable AC unit will help in the summer, or see if he's ok with framing in a window air conditioner.

Working in the garage in the cold isn't an issue. With the heat on the other hand, I plan on installing some of that garage door insulation and either a portable air conditioner or a Hessaire swamp cooler.

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Originally Posted by Chuck33079

Also, make sure that the roll up door and any pedestrian doors have secure locks before you start storing thousands of dollars of tools in there.

You didn't mention the beer fridge, but we're all in agreement that it's an absolute necessity, right?

The entire house is already pretty secure with an included alarm system. I plan on installing a camera system just for good measure, even though it's a small, quiet neighborhood and I already know 6 or 7 different people that live a stone's throw away... Literally.

No beer here, but plenty of ice cold water, coffee and the occasional Mountain Dew.

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