Jump to content
Sign in to follow this  
bell

Bell's garage re-do...

Recommended Posts

bell

Just to show what I started with...

springremodel_007.jpg

Here's what I've been up to for the past several weeks...
garage_001.jpg

garage_002.jpg

garage_004.jpg

garage_010.jpg

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites
 
bell

Today, I started moving stuff around to prepare for the MAJOR re-vamp inside...

I'm going to totally empty the main part of the garage... insulate, new ceiling, shelving, gas furnace, central air and a fresh coat of paint...

This is going to work GREAT for storage...

garage_007.jpg

garage_008.jpg

Needed a doorway...

garage_005.jpg

garage_009.jpg

That's all for now... I'm off to bed.

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites
 
DMK855

Looks great Bell!! :thumbs:

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites
 
Gene_S

That looks really good Jon! Sure like them front tires on the 1045... :thumbs:

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites
 
VinsRJ

Nothing like a little re-model! :thumbs:

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites
 
Indy w h

Dam Jon !!! You've sure been busy !! It looked nothing like that when I was down there about 3 weeks ago!! Looks good!!

I'll come back down and check it out when I pick up some more parts !!

Oh yeah ... I sent ya a PM

Indy

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites
 
Gerry w

Looks great! When I stuff insulation I get a broom stick, cut a tennis ball and put it on the end of the stick, then take two 16 penny nails and tape them onto the ball like two rabbit ears sticking up, then secure the ball onto the stick.

In this manner you do not even have to touch the insulation, just stick and stuff!

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites
 
Roger from southern Iowa

WOW, quite a transformation!! Looks great.

That old mopar is SO KOOL!!!! :thumbs:

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites
 
DoctorHfuhruhurr

Where did you put your "Big A" sign? I remember that place before the management over expanded the company and put themselves out of business with too much debt.

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites
 
bell

Thanks fellas!

Gene, I took a little inventory and... I have 5 1045 front tires. One of them is SHOT, 2 of them still have the **** and the other 2 are definately useable. Might be able to get the 2 decent ones dismounted sometime in the next couple months... lol

Marshall, sounds good... I don't have a lot of parts left, but I do have a couple cases of "sodas" that we need to drink... :D

Gerry, that sounds interesting... I can't handle insulation. I'll be hacking and coughing for DAYS after I put it in. Guess I should probably quit smoking sometime... :thumbs:

Roger, thanks! I love it. The Dodge is the reason for the remodel. I started working on it and couldn't even think with all the clutter... Will be nice to have a clean, climate controlled environment to do some rodding... and all the clutter will be out in the storage area. :D

Anonymous, I gave it to a good friend of mine. He'll get much more enjoyment out of it than me.

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites
 
Indy w h

Did I hear "sodas" ???? I'm sure we can find some kind of parts to throw in the truck !!

I'll give ya a call in the near future :thumbs:

Indy

is there something missing on the pegboard wall?????

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites
 
Butch

Luv the garage!! :thumbs: Women love heir purses and I love garages!! :D

Butch

S. Jersey

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites
 
JimD

John, when you're done with yours.... :thumbs: Great job. :D

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites
 
truckin88

looks great, are you leaving the one floor gravel? Just wodnering, because I know gravel is a PITA to lay and work on.

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites
 
stevasaurus

Very nice job Jon...looks clean and well done. :thumbs:

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites
 
bell

Thanks guys! The floor in the "barn" will stay gravel. That side will be for storage only. I will be building a mechanical room in the very back of it (where the shelf is) for the furnace and air compressor...

I've moved to the inside now...

Here's the BEFORE...

garage1.jpg

garage2.jpg

garage3.jpg

garage4.jpg

I'll have some "during" pics in a couple days... Got the new breaker panel and 90% of the new wiring in, more work benches, moved some cabinets around and started the new wall sheeting and insulation.

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites
 
Gerry w

Man I'm green! Nice looking work area, are you going to have a dip tank and will that be inside or out if you do?

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites
 
bustedglass

Great lookin transformation. Keep the pictures coming. Those of us without a grage, just love to look at em ......

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites
 
bell

Thanks guys!

Gerry, I hauled the e-tank over to my dad's shop... Along with the blast cabinet. He's starting restorations on two Bolens Ridemasters and will need them more than I do. Plus, I can use them and not make a mess in my shop... lol

Just a little update...

I've been sick for the past couple weeks... (sinus infection/cold), so I've been SLOWLY making progress. The walls, shelves and cabinets are DONE! I'm just now getting over this sickness and start vacation at 6:00 am!!!! The garage WILL be 99% done by the end of the week. I'll post up some more pics towards the end of the week.

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites
 
Greg Parnell

Keep at it, looking good!

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites
 
bell

Time to play "catch-up"...

Here's the mess I started with.

garage012.jpg

Some random pics along the way...

garage015.jpg

garage014.jpg

garage017.jpg

garage018.jpg

garage021.jpg

garage022.jpg

garage013.jpg

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites
 
bell

Ceiling...

garage025.jpg

garage026.jpg

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites
 
bell

All I have left to do is put all of my tools where they go, organize the shelves and the storage barn, build a mechanical room in the storage barn and hook up the furnace and air compressor...

Here's the "finished" product.

garage030.jpg

garage029.jpg

garage027.jpg

garage028.jpg

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites
 
bell

And, a couple pics if the rod in it's "new" home...

garage031.jpg

garage032.jpg

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites
 
stevasaurus

WOW Jon!!!! You have been busy...looks absolutely fantastic. :USA::wh:

Is it time to hit the rod??? :)

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites
 

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
Sign in to follow this  

  • Similar Content

    • mmmmmdonuts
      By mmmmmdonuts
      I have approximately an 10x12 lean to shed attached to my house on the side of my side loading garage. I currently have a double door that is 6' wide by 6x10" high. The problem I am having is the door starting to fall apart. It is also framed very heavily with 2x6s. So I am currently looking to either do another double door or a garage door. Part of the reason the door is getting damaged in the first place is because water pools at the bottom of the door in the winter and freezes and I have to basically heat and or chisel the ice away. It is where I store my snowblower. 
       
      My wife ruled out a sliding barn door and a roll up door mainly for appearance purposes.
       
      I was starting to lean to a 8w x7h regular garage door but see a few cons. 
       
      1) It would block the light when up. 
      2) I would lose quite of bit overhead storage and about 2 feet of wall space.
      3) There would be much more work reframing parts of the wall to fit the door.
       
      Pros.
      1) I could fit my wheel horse plow and snowblower side by side. 
      2) Shouldn't freeze to the concrete as easily with a rubber seal. 
      3) Don't have to shovel out the doors to get the snowblower out. 
       
      I was wondering what thoughts you guys had on and if I am missing something.
       
      Thanks. 
       
    • CasualObserver
      By CasualObserver
      I've been dreaming of a new shop space to work on tractors and generally store things at my house. We already had a three car garage on the house and could only fit one vehicle in it due to the large space that kids toys, bikes, zero turn mower, shelving and a workbench already occupied. Well.. that stuff and a few or so little garden tractors... but they don't take up that much space, right?   Anyway...  we'd been talking about building my dream shop for several years. We live on a large in-town parcel, so there's plenty of room, but as with most things, it comes down to when it can fit in the budget. I drew it up several times on the building designer at Menards dreaming of when we could go forward. Well, in the early 2017 we decided to go ahead with it, and I came up with my final layout plan.

      We proceeded under the option of build the shell, and finish what we can later. We went over and over the list of things to do now and later. Things I wanted that had to be done now for sure were the rough in for the in-floor heat and the attic trusses. I had a contractor friend who would GC and frame it for me if I bought all the materials and he could do it on his own schedule. Yep, done. I figure I could have built it myself, but it would have taken most of the summer of every night and weekend, as well as the headaches of arranging the subs for the stuff I couldn't do, but if he could do it, and he has all the contacts/subs already... I'm money and time ahead to work some extra overtime and avoid the headaches.
       
      The previous owners of our place had a gravel RV parking next to the house. The old poorly done timber walls were deteriorating and leaning with age.It was convenient for parking the trailer, and nice when the kids were little that we could park off the driveway so they could play, but every year inevitably it was always a weedy mess by mid-summer.


       
       
      Step one, remove ugly timber wall.  Lucky for me my neighbor had an chainsaw with a garbage blade on it. He came over and we were able to cut the wall into 12 ft sections that we loaded on the trailer for the dump.


       
       
      Next, met with our contractor friend to stake and mark it out. Since part of the goal was to reduce the amount of gravel, the equivalence of one car parking space was being removed and returned to grass on the left edge.


       
       
      Then just before the excavator was to start work, the kids and I did a little groundbreaking for the big project.

       

      Some gravel removed and sand base laid down and compacted.



       
       
      Concrete guys laid the forms for me on a Friday night so I could lay the insulation and pex for the in-floor heat.


       
       
       Like any kids, the call of the sand pile was irresistible.


       
       
      Next day I had help to lay the insulation boards and pex. Might seem silly to see two people carrying these boards that weigh all of 2 lbs each... but notice all the pavers? I'd been hoping for good weather to do the insulation and pex..... what I got was great temperature, bright, sunny......and 25 mph sustained winds with 40-50 mph gusts. So.... two guys to carry each flippin' board and weight it down. Ugh.... made the process much longer.


       
       
      Got the pex down, which went very smoothly. Three zones, stapled to the foam board.


       
       
      Monday morning I get a call.... inspector won't pass it because there's no pressure test on the pex. Ugh. Nothing about that in our building code, but what am I going to do? Project can't go on without his initials. So... I build a pressure manifold, tie all three zones into one long line and charge it up.  Tues morning, concrete guys are onsite... inspector shows up and says ok.

       
       
      By the time I get home from work, I have a new slab.  


       
       
      Lumber pack shows up the day before the family and I are leaving for a week at the cabin. When I pulled out of driveway, construction was underway. We got a few progress pics through the weeks from various friends.


       
       
      And I returned a week later to this.  Totally the best way to build a shop!  I was out of his way, he was out of mine... worked out perfectly.


       
       
      I installed the overhead doors, had the electrician come and trench the electric over. Got the gas line roughed in for the boiler as well while the trench was open.





       
       
      After that, the excavator came back with the final top dress for final grading.  



       
       
      We bit the bullet and decided to go with sod right away. Even got the kids to help for a little while. Couple of neighbors (one of whom happens to be a professional landscaper) came over the chip in too, and three pallets later....



       
       
      Now we're at slow progress time. I bought all the construction materials on a Menards 11% rebate, so once I got the rebate check I started to finish the interior. Got the vapor barrier up, and ceiling rocked with 12 foot 5/8" type x. 105 lbs each. Ugh. Thank God for drywall lifts, right!?


       
       
      More rebate checks allowed for the insulation and rock for the walls.



       
       
      Then we came to a complete standstill..... got enough stuff moved out of the house garage to get both the car and truck in for the winter, but with no heat and no ceiling insulation the shop was just a big storage box for winter.

       
       
      Spring this year rolled around and prioritizing shop work made it to the list. I realized it's going to be much easier to get the interior done before I move in. So... started back at it. I got the floors masked off and got tape and mud done... then the girls helped me paint.





       
       
      Did the floor with Rock Solid polycuramine kits from Menards... grey with flakes and a textured topcoat to make it less slippery if wet. This is a long and multi-stage process. First it required renting a diamond grinder and grinding off the curing sealer. Then powerwashing three times to remove all dust and debris.  The base coat went on, cured for a few days, and topcoated three days later. Then I let that cure for a week before moving in. It's supposed to be cured in 24 hours, but why rush it if not necessary?




       
       
      Finally ready to move in.


       
       
      Got some used kitchen cabinet take outs and installed them for the workshop area.




       
       
      Really looking forward to getting stuff organized and cleaned up now.  It's totally a dream come true. Still have to buy and install the boiler and get the ceiling insulated... but those are things that can be worked around. Up until this point it's been much easier to have minimal stuff in the way.
       
      If you made it all the way to the bottom, thanks for taking the time to read it.  Get more done, have more fun!!   
       
       
       
    • Pullstart
      By Pullstart
      Pretty soon, the tractors will have a place for everything and everything in it’s place!
       
      We put up another section of racking and it will allow for some custom pallets at 66” long and 44” wide to store tractors 3-wide in the racking.  The closest green upright is 9’ tall, it’ll be a shell for the buggy to rest on top of 


    • Jim Demery
      By Jim Demery
      I have a small problem with my garage being a little too full of tractors every fall. This year my plan is to build a rack big enough to store 4 tractors on the floor with room for 4 more overhead. 

      If anyone on Redsquare has anything like that already in service, pictures would be greatly appreciated. 
×
×
  • Create New...