"Remodeling" the Garage - What to add

**section525** · 03-15-2006, 09:35 PM

Got it all painted... the floor cleaned up.. and the first row of lights in.

I'm undecided if 6 lights will be enough..

Glacier991 · 03-15-2006, 10:01 PM

Two things you cannot have too much of... money or light in a garage. Err on the side of too much light. So what are your plans for the floor ?

410Fortune · 03-15-2006, 10:05 PM

what you lack in overhead lighting you make up for with spot lighting, ie work lights. Ones that drop fromthe ceiling are VERY handy.

**BrooklynBay** · 03-15-2006, 11:09 PM

It might be too late for this, but recessed fluorescent lights are flush with the ceiling if you need a lot of overhead room. You wouldn't have to worry about knocking into them with pipes, or anything else that you would be moving around in there. A sprinkler system is also a good idea to prevent fires, and a carbon monoxide/smoke alarm combo is required by law in the city that I live in on every floor. I just have it on the first floor, but should really have more than one. With all of the expensive equipment you are going to have in there, you might want to install an alarm system too.

**rookieshooter** · 03-16-2006, 03:49 AM

If you have, and I'm sure you will have a disignated work table that you could spend hours at standing on your feet. You might want to get one of those soft rubbder mats to stand on. When I was a sheet metal fabricator I stood for hours at one spot. And the end of the work day, not only did my feet thank me, so did the rest of my body. Tractor Supply had them on sale for $30 something. Also at that table a stool that is high enough so you don't have to hunch over your work is very nice.

**section525** · 03-16-2006, 10:43 PM

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Originally Posted by rookieshooter

If you have, and I'm sure you will have a disignated work table that you could spend hours at standing on your feet. You might want to get one of those soft rubbder mats to stand on. When I was a sheet metal fabricator I stood for hours at one spot. And the end of the work day, not only did my feet thank me, so did the rest of my body. Tractor Supply had them on sale for $30 something. Also at that table a stool that is high enough so you don't have to hunch over your work is very nice.

I saw those at Tractor Supply and was actually thinking about picking some up. I'll have a stool (with backrest I hope :p ) for the front of my work bench, but one of these would work well under it.

I spent most of the day wiring up all the outlets. What a long, boring process. I also got the other two sets of lights up, the attic light in, and garage door opener hooked back up. Tomorrow is hook the new outlets to the breaker box and attach all the fittings onto the air lines.

**section525** · 03-19-2006, 11:28 PM

Got both the new doors put in. The air line fittings are all in and pimp. And I got a new night light. :p

**FROADER** · 03-20-2006, 01:26 AM

Air fittings look good.

410Fortune · 03-20-2006, 10:54 AM

Thats awesome, just hope you dont ever have any leaks or issues with the air lines......yikes!

Top notch work so far, be proud it looks great.

**section525** · 03-21-2006, 07:32 PM

Couple new things in the mail today.

The garage heater came. Tested it out. Hell yes. Now it will probably be 90 degrees here on out.

Got some nylon outlet plates in from Grainger. They're super tough and over-sized which helps when you suck at the drywall. Check out the before and after.

*EMG7895* · 03-21-2006, 08:50 PM

The nylon plates are great, I get them at home depot its about $3.50 for a box of ten, which is only about a $1.50 more than the regular crap ones so its worth it. Next time you do dry wall cut a template the size of the box out of wood and use it to trace the box on the wall, the just use a good drywall saw and cut 1 side at a time, by tapping it through, the last side just score it and knock it out.

**FROADER** · 03-21-2006, 09:49 PM

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Originally Posted by section525

The garage heater came. Tested it out. Hell yes. Now it will probably be 90 degrees here on out.

I'm not sure about up there, but down here it's supposed to be friggen awesome starting tomorrow.

**section525** · 03-21-2006, 10:11 PM

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Originally Posted by FROADER

I'm not sure about up there, but down here it's supposed to be friggen awesome starting tomorrow.

Not so much up here. Maybe I'll hang out in the garage late at night just to use this thing. :p

Glacier991 · 03-22-2006, 12:09 AM

I like what you did with the air fittings... nice looking.... Once I did a garage for air and never thought of doing something nice looking like that. Do you have individual shut off valves for each line? And did you put a drain in? Be curious how you ran it. Looks really nice !

**section525** · 03-23-2006, 08:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Glacier991

I like what you did with the air fittings... nice looking.... Once I did a garage for air and never thought of doing something nice looking like that. Do you have individual shut off valves for each line? And did you put a drain in? Be curious how you ran it. Looks really nice !

I do not have individual shut-off valves on each line. What I did was basically made a big C shape in the attic with the copper. The begining (above the compressor) is the heighest spot while the end of the C is the lowest... where the drain is. Each of the lines pulls air from the top of the copper to limit moisture in them. It should work out pretty good.

Might have to draw a diagram as it's sorta confusing.

Also, I was at Costco today picking up some flooring for the kitchen when I saw these. For about $15 you can't go wrong. This will come in very handy.

**BrooklynBay** · 03-23-2006, 10:45 PM

They make a similar thing like that for air hose.

**section525** · 03-23-2006, 10:46 PM

Yeah. I'll be getting at least one of those too. They had them at Costco.. but I think the air hose was pretty cheap. I'll wait to get a decent quality one.

**section525** · 04-05-2006, 04:08 PM

I am officially calling this project basically done.

First I'll go into some before and after pics.

Before

After

Before

After

Plans of now are to probably get rid of that dusty weight set dealio. Absoutley no one uses it and that call space will nicely house a welding table and a nice stand for the blast cabinet. Or maybe even a bigger blast cabinet.

Also, I still need to figure out some cabinets for storage and possibly some shelving. I want to replace the large black shelving unit with a nice floor to ceiling cabinet, not quite as long as it is now though.

I'm going to install a small sheet of diamond plate right behind the grinder. There was a lot of dusty embedded into the wall, but luckily it scrubbed off. As well as I still need at least one hose reel. Oh yeah, and a tube bender.

I'm going to say this entire project only set me back about $3k. Free labor is nice. :p

erikchase · 04-05-2006, 04:17 PM

You can get this great floor tile that is great when your working on the ground and it cleans up really nice, Non slip for the safty freaks too.

410Fortune · 04-05-2006, 04:25 PM

cabinets = watch craigslist, cant beat free.....

$15 at Costco for that overhead extension cord.....(puff of smoke as I leave for Costco)

03-15-2006, 09:35 PM	#121
section525 sextion525 Red Bluff, Ca 1975 Ford Bronco 4x4 Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 14,909 Vehicle Specs (Original Poster)	Got it all painted... the floor cleaned up.. and the first row of lights in. I'm undecided if 6 lights will be enough.. Attached Images __________________ Support the Forum '13 3.5 Explorer '08 2.0 Focus '75 5.0 Bronco '04 6.0 Super Duty

03-15-2006, 10:05 PM	#123
410Fortune ELITE BRONCO2ERER Crawlorado B2 Mod Join Date: Aug 2000 Posts: 22,099 Vehicle Specs	what you lack in overhead lighting you make up for with spot lighting, ie work lights. Ones that drop fromthe ceiling are VERY handy. __________________ 96 Explorer daily driver build-1996 XLT 5.0L AWD to 4x4 conversion complete on 33's 88 BII 5.0L conversion - BII 5.0l drivetrain thread My Bronco II - 1988 Bronco II 4x4 V8 on 35's - registry and updates Wifes 07 FJ build - 2007 FJ cruiser locked and lifted

03-16-2006, 03:49 AM	#125
rookieshooter Martinsburg WV 84 BII "Li'l Samson" Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 7,181 Vehicle Specs	If you have, and I'm sure you will have a disignated work table that you could spend hours at standing on your feet. You might want to get one of those soft rubbder mats to stand on. When I was a sheet metal fabricator I stood for hours at one spot. And the end of the work day, not only did my feet thank me, so did the rest of my body. Tractor Supply had them on sale for $30 something. Also at that table a stool that is high enough so you don't have to hunch over your work is very nice. __________________ "2012 & 2011Truck Nationals" At Carlisle Extreme 4x4" First Place winner. "2012 &2011 All Ford Nationals" At Carlisle First place winner Bronco Trail Truck Featured in 2012 Bronco Driver Mag. Petersen's 4Wheel mag ROTM. Voted 2008 Bronco II of Year

03-19-2006, 11:28 PM	#127
section525 sextion525 Red Bluff, Ca 1975 Ford Bronco 4x4 Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 14,909 Vehicle Specs (Original Poster)	Got both the new doors put in. The air line fittings are all in and pimp. And I got a new night light. :p Attached Images __________________ Support the Forum '13 3.5 Explorer '08 2.0 Focus '75 5.0 Bronco '04 6.0 Super Duty

03-20-2006, 01:26 AM	#128
FROADER Moderator Huntington Beach, CA Join Date: Jan 2000 Posts: 20,044 Vehicle Specs	Air fittings look good. __________________ COLIN IGNACIO FORUM RULES My 2010 Explorer - Explorer #1 (sold) - Explorer #2 (sold) - My F-150 (sold) - My Ranger (sold) - My Videos

03-15-2006, 10:01 PM	#122
Glacier991 EF Tranny Guru Sacramento, CA 95827 1992 XLT Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 9,830 Vehicle Specs	Two things you cannot have too much of... money or light in a garage. Err on the side of too much light. So what are your plans for the floor ?

03-15-2006, 11:09 PM	#124
BrooklynBay Aerostar Forum Moderator Brooklyn, NY 88 89 93 95 96 Aerostars Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 45,685 Vehicle Specs	It might be too late for this, but recessed fluorescent lights are flush with the ceiling if you need a lot of overhead room. You wouldn't have to worry about knocking into them with pipes, or anything else that you would be moving around in there. A sprinkler system is also a good idea to prevent fires, and a carbon monoxide/smoke alarm combo is required by law in the city that I live in on every floor. I just have it on the first floor, but should really have more than one. With all of the expensive equipment you are going to have in there, you might want to install an alarm system too.

03-20-2006, 10:54 AM	#129
410Fortune ELITE BRONCO2ERER Crawlorado B2 Mod Join Date: Aug 2000 Posts: 22,099 Vehicle Specs	Thats awesome, just hope you dont ever have any leaks or issues with the air lines......yikes! Top notch work so far, be proud it looks great. __________________ 96 Explorer daily driver build-1996 XLT 5.0L AWD to 4x4 conversion complete on 33's 88 BII 5.0L conversion - BII 5.0l drivetrain thread My Bronco II - 1988 Bronco II 4x4 V8 on 35's - registry and updates Wifes 07 FJ build - 2007 FJ cruiser locked and lifted

03-21-2006, 07:32 PM	#130
section525 sextion525 Red Bluff, Ca 1975 Ford Bronco 4x4 Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 14,909 Vehicle Specs (Original Poster)	Couple new things in the mail today. The garage heater came. Tested it out. Hell yes. Now it will probably be 90 degrees here on out. Got some nylon outlet plates in from Grainger. They're super tough and over-sized which helps when you suck at the drywall. Check out the before and after. Attached Images __________________ Support the Forum '13 3.5 Explorer '08 2.0 Focus '75 5.0 Bronco '04 6.0 Super Duty

03-21-2006, 08:50 PM	#131
EMG7895 Elite Explorer '91 xlt, 93 Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 1,715 Vehicle Specs	The nylon plates are great, I get them at home depot its about $3.50 for a box of ten, which is only about a $1.50 more than the regular crap ones so its worth it. Next time you do dry wall cut a template the size of the box out of wood and use it to trace the box on the wall, the just use a good drywall saw and cut 1 side at a time, by tapping it through, the last side just score it and knock it out.

03-22-2006, 12:09 AM	#134
Glacier991 EF Tranny Guru Sacramento, CA 95827 1992 XLT Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 9,830 Vehicle Specs	I like what you did with the air fittings... nice looking.... Once I did a garage for air and never thought of doing something nice looking like that. Do you have individual shut off valves for each line? And did you put a drain in? Be curious how you ran it. Looks really nice !

03-23-2006, 10:45 PM	#136
BrooklynBay Aerostar Forum Moderator Brooklyn, NY 88 89 93 95 96 Aerostars Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 45,685 Vehicle Specs	They make a similar thing like that for air hose.

03-23-2006, 10:46 PM	#137
section525 sextion525 Red Bluff, Ca 1975 Ford Bronco 4x4 Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 14,909 Vehicle Specs (Original Poster)	Yeah. I'll be getting at least one of those too. They had them at Costco.. but I think the air hose was pretty cheap. I'll wait to get a decent quality one. __________________ Support the Forum '13 3.5 Explorer '08 2.0 Focus '75 5.0 Bronco '04 6.0 Super Duty

04-05-2006, 04:08 PM	#138
section525 sextion525 Red Bluff, Ca 1975 Ford Bronco 4x4 Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 14,909 Vehicle Specs (Original Poster)	I am officially calling this project basically done. First I'll go into some before and after pics. Before After Before After Plans of now are to probably get rid of that dusty weight set dealio. Absoutley no one uses it and that call space will nicely house a welding table and a nice stand for the blast cabinet. Or maybe even a bigger blast cabinet. Also, I still need to figure out some cabinets for storage and possibly some shelving. I want to replace the large black shelving unit with a nice floor to ceiling cabinet, not quite as long as it is now though. I'm going to install a small sheet of diamond plate right behind the grinder. There was a lot of dusty embedded into the wall, but luckily it scrubbed off. As well as I still need at least one hose reel. Oh yeah, and a tube bender. I'm going to say this entire project only set me back about $3k. Free labor is nice. :p __________________ Support the Forum '13 3.5 Explorer '08 2.0 Focus '75 5.0 Bronco '04 6.0 Super Duty

04-05-2006, 04:17 PM	#139
erikchase Wannabe Elite Explorer San Diego, Ca '01 xlt Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 1 Vehicle Specs	You can get this great floor tile that is great when your working on the ground and it cleans up really nice, Non slip for the safty freaks too.

04-05-2006, 04:25 PM	#140
410Fortune ELITE BRONCO2ERER Crawlorado B2 Mod Join Date: Aug 2000 Posts: 22,099 Vehicle Specs	cabinets = watch craigslist, cant beat free..... $15 at Costco for that overhead extension cord.....(puff of smoke as I leave for Costco) __________________ 96 Explorer daily driver build-1996 XLT 5.0L AWD to 4x4 conversion complete on 33's 88 BII 5.0L conversion - BII 5.0l drivetrain thread My Bronco II - 1988 Bronco II 4x4 V8 on 35's - registry and updates Wifes 07 FJ build - 2007 FJ cruiser locked and lifted