My Garage - Page 2
Step 3: The Floor and Walls.
I did a decent amount of research on flooring. I considered epoxy, paint and tiles. Epoxy is nice but yields
a single color finish. There are home kits available or these can be professionally installed.
Paint is not that durable so I ruled that out.
Griot's Garage has amazing black and white tiles but the cost is insane. Almost $40 per 2' x 2' tile!
I heard through the NSXprime forum about using industrial tile form Home Depot.
A 1' x 1' Armstong industrial tile costs only 59 cents!! So a 2' x 2' set up is $2.36! BIG DIFFERENCE!
If you go to Home Depot or a similar store, you can get everything you need plus instructions on laying the floor.
Basically you need to clean the floor, spread adhesive and then lay the tile. My garage took 11 hours.
The entire floor cost me about $350.
Most of my garage was already painted white when I moved into the house.
I just painted the concrete walls white.
The next steps are not in any particular order.
Step 4: Tool Chests
Dura makes some amazing cabinets. Griot's Garage has some beauties also.
Above: Sample from the Griot's Garage catalog.
This type of tool storage can be extremely expensive. I wanted to create a setup
just like the above with reduced costs.
Sears had my solution. I got a few ball bearing cabinets and attached wood where the wheels would go.
Above: Two Sears Craftsman Ball bearing tool cabinets. The top is a door from Home Depot!
Try pricing a setup like this at Griots Garage or Dura!
The main tool chest is also a Craftsman.
Above: Craftsman Ball Bearing tool chests (note cart and wheel balancer).
Step 5: Storage Cabinets
Forget plastic systems unless they are reinforced with metal. Otherwise the shelves will bend when loaded.
I got four Mills Pride C1 cabinets from Home Depot.
Above: Great storage!
Step 6: Water Supply
I wanted a hose that was easy and fast to put away. Griot's Garage had what I wanted.
I advise having a cold and hot water line to the hose for winter (if needed).
Above: Hook for wet towels from Ikea (left), Retracta hose system, dry erase board for maintenance notes.
Step 7: Air Supply
You can get an air compressor almost anywhere. You can get them at Home Depot, Sears, Harbor Freight.
Choose one that is a good size for you. Larger units will run less often then smaller units. Also
consider power requirement. Generally a 20 AMP circuit is needed.
Above: Red Retracta reel is the air hose. Also on the wall is a creeper, lift pump, Craftsman heavy duty cart,
central vacuum hose, wheel balancer. If you look just left of the outlet for the lift, you can see the
central vacuum receptacle. The compressor is in the closet on the left as is the central vac.
Step 8: Decorate
Add a personal touch. Also get a radio with a remote.
Above: The wall above the workbench.
Above: Don't forget the mat!
If you look through Griot's Garage you will find a lot of the items you see in my garage.
Below are some general pictures.
