Looking for (realistic) ideas and suggestions to make a garage great. Floor coatings, wall colors, tool chests, equipment etc.

Maybe post some pictures of personal garages or favorites.

Thanks bros!

8/19/2010 1:44:43 PM

get a lift for $3k from harbor freight.
everything else is superfluous.

[Edited on August 19, 2010 at 2:14 PM. Reason : http://www.harborfreight.com/10000-lb-two-post-lift-94780.html]

8/19/2010 1:53:36 PM

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"wall colors"

8/19/2010 3:45:28 PM

my personal garage plan involves mostly piling as much shit, tools, and parts as you can possibly fit into the given space. I find this creates a nice ambiance. bonus points if you have to change to small tires just to fit your car in your piece of shit garage.

8/19/2010 4:09:35 PM

i just filled my pants with warm brown sauce laughing so hard at this^

8/19/2010 4:29:06 PM

^^^^I'd kill for one of those. Well that and AC. Everything else is optional.

8/19/2010 4:32:51 PM

Leave the wall un painted and put up race car sheet metal beer signs and anything else automotively related

8/19/2010 6:26:29 PM

[Edited on August 19, 2010 at 6:28 PM. Reason : ]

8/19/2010 6:28:03 PM

oh damn that lift comes with its own motor??? I thought you'd need an industrial grade air compressor to push it

interesting...

8/19/2010 6:51:01 PM

You can get a 2-post lift for half that price.

...and someday, I plan to have one. right now, i move around WAY too much.

8/19/2010 6:55:53 PM

8/19/2010 6:56:38 PM

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"my personal garage plan involves mostly piling as much shit, tools, and parts as you can possibly fit into the given space. I find this creates a nice ambiance. bonus points if you have to change to small tires just to fit your car in your piece of shit garage."

i win

8/19/2010 11:13:28 PM

does anyone have a grey or black epoxy floor or experience with it? it seems like it could be hard to find things you drop on it but maybe i'm wrong.

8/20/2010 10:09:35 AM

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/2008-Suzuki-DL650-Vstrom-/330467270140?pt=US_motorcycles&hash=item4cf1625dfc#v4-37

Simple and right on the money.

8/31/2010 4:28:55 PM

^^^^Fuck that mirrored white floor clean-room nonsense. Flat concrete, plenty of storage space and climate control are a dream come true.

I've always wanted dedicated work bays with plastic sheeting around them to keep dust from your project covering all the tools. Bigass sinks and parts cleaners are a must as well. Lots of work bench square footage, with clean soft and metal work surfaces cleared off and ready to go. Ah, one day.

8/31/2010 4:49:24 PM

yeah if you're gonna have a garage like that you, you definitely won't be doing any work in there. It's like a living room for high-end cars...which I have some appreciation for, but only if I had a shop out back with what you're talking about, plus a lift and a huge air compressor with lines routed all the way around the shop.

8/31/2010 4:52:55 PM

the picture tchenku posted is hot but not really feasible. i really like the idea of doing the floor blue...

8/31/2010 6:57:38 PM

it's totally feasible...it's just not practical if you want to be able to use it as, well, a normal garage. you either have to give that up, or have a detached workshop.

8/31/2010 7:20:37 PM

shit, I'd just build a sweet 4-car garage/workshop (or 2-3 car, with a carport attached), with a lofted apartment up top to live in. The only thing holding me back is that I'd have a tough time reselling it, and my involvement with women would pretty much be limited to bar sluts.

8/31/2010 7:24:06 PM

is that folding chair for the nagging wife

8/31/2010 9:21:07 PM

This reminds me of

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cuJD1-1e-i4

and

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fnguL3DwPaM

8/31/2010 9:33:10 PM

9/1/2010 10:15:23 AM

almost done:

9/3/2010 9:32:55 AM

Very nice.

9/3/2010 9:33:53 AM

is that a loft up top?

9/3/2010 9:49:21 AM

^^^ Nice.

9/3/2010 10:50:51 AM

Done, except for epoxy on floor and lift. Just got the air compressor mounted and running, just have a few leaks to sort out at the regulator/water separator.

Not a loft, just lots and lots of storage.









[Edited on September 9, 2010 at 11:40 PM. Reason : add photos]

9/9/2010 11:39:36 PM

Mio dio, so much space. Love those walk-through trusses. You'll regret not having indoor stairs though..

9/9/2010 11:45:53 PM

LOL there was a big debate about that.... no way to effectively do full indoor stairs without ruining a garage bay, and 13 foot pull down stairs were not really an option.

The outdoor stairs dont look bad, and hopefully we wolnt be having to go up and down often. It will be mostly long term storage for restoration parts and other junk we shouldnt keep but do..

9/10/2010 12:16:35 AM

Air, how big is your garage? It looks like you might have mine beat.


but, i can haz indoor stairs!





excuse the mess. we are in the process of redoing the floors and painting the house before I move in.

[Edited on September 10, 2010 at 12:54 PM. Reason : ]

9/10/2010 12:53:52 PM