First, a reminder of the garage as it looked when we first moved in. This is looking toward the front; here you can see the side door and part of the garage door
with the new garage door, light fixtures and wired for sound (why a garage needs 4 speakers and a sub I do not know but this one has it)
looking toward the back as it had been since moving in
and now with new electrical service, wiring, lighting, insulation, drywall, attic ladder, epoxy floor, Behr 'rain storm' (aka Seahawk blue) racing stripe, ceiling mounted extension cord reel, custom designed and built work bench and one very happy man
I like organizing so at this point in the project I was reenergized (being done with the mud and tape portion of drywalling helped too). To design the workbench, I first took inventory of the larger items it would need to house. The right side was designed specifically to fit the table saw, the shelf underneath was positioned so the massive wet/dry vacuum would fit and the top shelf so that the speakers could sit on top. We installed simple plug-in undermount cabinet lights for some task lighting and a ladder hook under the table top that holds the extra air hose. The width of the workbench was determined by simply taking up the entire width of the garage that was not taken up by the air compressor and tool chest shown in the photo above.
The attic ladder was one of the first things we did in order to get some stuff out of the way when starting the project. It was a huge pain to install but was definitely worth while. Before the drywall was installed on the ceiling, we took the opportunity of having the rafters open to slide 4'x8' sheets of plywood into the attic which now serves as a flooring for the storage above. The best part, somehow we ended up installing the ladder in a position that allows it to be open even when a car is in the garage, completely by chance.
The rest of our stuff was stored in the aptly named storage room, which is off to the side of the garage and runs about half of its length. I don't know why there are really no before photos but this room was covered in shoddily built shelving. We gutted it and treated it to all the upgrades as the garage. It is now one of the most utilized areas of the house as they weren't built with much storage capacity in 1908. Here you can see into it from the garage
and upon closer inspection
looking toward the left; this door leads to an outside covered storage area toward the front of the garage
Like I said I'm a huge fan of organization and this was a tough one to tackle. The clear bins were an easy choice but expensive when added up and I wanted to limit how much money was spent on just a storage room. We did reuse one item left by the previous owners; a storage cabinet with a latch, perfect for all those toxic items we didn't want easily accessible to the cats or knocking over.
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We bought some mop and broom type holder racks for the garage area which also worked well in the storage room for the skis...all five pairs of them. This is what happens when you marry a skier.
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And lastly, a memento left in the floor 'L.R.T 1957'
and a little word of encouragement, signed by our friend Big Air Matt Gillis
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