Interesting ideas and recommendations for my garage...
Discussion
Good afternoon,
I'm taking a month or so off working on the house as to be honest I'm shattered. Have turned my attention to the garage now I've finally managed get it (mostly) clear of moving junk. It's a decent single (20' long x 10' wide) but I have a lot of stuff to store!
My last garage was a barn, and to be honest I'd like something completely different this time around - I'm thinking white walls, nice floor, spotlights etc. Ideally with just a roll cab, workbench and the Pembleton. Maybe some nice pictures on the walls etc.
However it still needs to be usable as a workshop - I've got the rest of the house to renovate, plus planning to change the engine and wheels on the pemb before summer. I need access to saws etc, yet ideally keep them out the way.
Had a successful day today and cleaned it out, and added a couple of sockets etc. currently looks like this:
The radiogram will go, and I think I can move the lawnmower when I create some log storage in the rear courtyard. The drawers are full of drill bits, saws, clamps etc, so somewhere needed for that lot. The smaller drawers have car parts in. The large cupboard is full of paints, fillers and just general DIY stuff. On top of the dark drawers are boxes of fixings which also need a place.
The roof area is high but full of timber, but I was thinking about boarding (something cheap? ply?) and making a little ladder for access to the right of the workbench.
Idea for size with the car in. I only need enough room to work round the 3 wheeler - I can't ever see a full size car going in there (although I do have a hankering for a Caterham 160 at the moment...).
The key point though is that whatever I do needs to be cheap - all my money is going on the house refurb - this is just a project to keep me away from the house for a bit!
All ideas welcome,
Phil
Evening,
Sorry for the lack of updates - I've been working on the house and the garage has taken a back seat really.
I'll do an abridged version of the last few months:
1) Bought and fitted chipboard flooring which makes a useful roof storage area (about 1/2 garage width at the moment).
2) Got three bays of this cheap from ebay:
3) Had a good result from Gumtree. Ikea P.S locker and sideboard cabinet for £40. The only snag = a trip to the depths of Hull. Could be worse though. Maybe.
4) Read about a million PH threads about painting blockwork and invested in a £18.99 HPLV electric sprayer from Amazon. It worked okay, especially for a mist coat as it had to be thinned by about 50% to get through the gun. For the next coat I just got on with a roller. After 1 spray coat and 1 roll:
After another coat with the roller and spraying the mortar again:
To be honest it still needs another coat, but I'm pretty fed up of painting so will just leave it and spend tomorrow getting the rest done. 5L of paint down, another 5 to go!
Next jobs:
Finish painting
Finish boarding the roof
Decent flooring
Racking up
Finally use it to get my new 19" bike wheels on the 3 wheeler...
Phil
Evening,
Little update for the sabbath: few bits and bobs to do but it's looking okay really...
Finally managed to do some work in there too:
Still a few jobs to to - finishing boarding the roof, fit a ladder for access, lights do something with the floor to name a few. I'm pretty happy with the transformation considering it's been a budget job. I think only about £150 spent so far which I'm pretty happy with.
Phil
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