Let's see where the magic happens *garage photos*

[Jdesign]

KaiserRolls said:

we put this stuff down in our old house in the basement

http://www.diy.rhinolinings.com/

worked really well, where there was a lot of foot traffic sort of "faded" and when we had to slide our fridge it would leave small marks.

but for 85-170 bucks, it was decent and covered up some nasty looking spots

But as for a garage, I could see it getting beat up after a few years from all the traffic, chemicals and such.

Yea, I have seen that stuff before, similar to the stuff they sell at the hardware store.

Jeff F said:

My garage floor was done by a company called Premier Garage.  It cost a lot more than any DIY method but every DIY garage floor I looked at pretty much looked like crap and had to be re-done every year or two.  Mine has been in place for 6 years and still looks perfect.

To do my 696 square foot floor plus the short stem walls along the sides cost exactly $3,000 in 2007.

That's alot IMO. But I am only renting my space so I try and build everything from dumpsters and other really cheap resources. So im kind of a cheap ass lol!

[YoungCR]

Finally I have a garage to call my own!! It's nothing special but I'm surprised by how much stuff I've been able to put in here and still have room to work. I'll be tearing into the car starting next week as I finish settling into the apartment.

Car pulled 1/2 out so I have room to work up front

My E28 parts collection

Work bench

Overall View with car pulled in

Its tight but I can't complain. Will be nice to work on the car slowly with no rush to get things done.

[Brian.]

Yay, E28 has a roof over her head again!

[jc43089]

Looks good, I like the shelves, gotta have high storage in a small garage.  I'll try to get some pics on here of my garage shortly.  I have alot of storage up high to keep stuff out of the way.

[B C]

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[Jdesign]

Looks awesome CYoung and clubbinseals!

[milwaukeeandy]

Just a couple of my cars parked at my mobile garage

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[REKIII]

very cool.

[Earl]

milwaukeeandy said:

Just a couple of my cars parked at my mobile garage Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 2

 

[RamRod E28]

I would kill to have a place to store my cars/toys/projects all I have is a one car and that's where my 944 lives until she sells and my Beemer has to stay outside and the rest is over an hour away from me anyone willing to go in for a shop in Madison?

[Jdesign]

Ramze46 said:

I would kill to have a place to store my cars/toys/projects all I have is a one car and that's where my 944 lives until she sells and my Beemer has to stay outside and the rest is over an hour away from me anyone willing to go in for a shop in Madison?

Maybe you could join in at my shop? There's only two of us currently and plenty of room..... PM me for details

[ClassE]

I'll play:

Version 2 of this pic with the E30 coming soon...

[RamRod E28]

Thanks for the offer man but I traded off the 944 for something more reliable and moved to where I'm only about 5 mins from my shop

[jmo69]

I've got 2 garages both 24 x 28 but one, the one without a partition wall is full of everyone else's stuff. Boats, a DSM and all the yard stuff. The one I get to wrench in has a 24 x 20 area for cars and an 8 x 24 shop for tools, work benches and storage. Unfortunately it's packed full of $hit I should probably throw away and straighten up.

[patsbimmer1]

This last weekend we got the keys to our first house!  I couldn't be more excited!  The garage is 24x30 with a wall heater and insulated ceiling with great lighting and storage up top.  It's wired for 100 amp and the floors are finished already.

After this weekend we will be completely moved in so I will get some better pics.

My plans are as follows:

Clean up walls

Build more shelves and storage

Add air compressor

Replace one opener

New Doors

[YoungCR]

Moved into the new shop over the weekend in Sun Prairie. Very happy and excited as I'm finally in a space that fits my needs! Moved both cars over and the random parts I had in storage at the old place. At the end of the month I'll be moving all my parts over from the garage when I move into my condo also. 

New space is ~1350 sq/ft with office and bathroom. Entire unit has heating and A/C which is gonna be awesome  All my parts will be stored above the office as there is about 7ft between the ceiling and roof. Hoping to have a lift in before winter which will most likely go to the left of the bathroom. Below is a pic with the cars in. my shop mate has a Neon bandit race car which is a stock, unmodified, front wheel drive only 4 cylinder class run at the circle tracks around here. 

[patsbimmer1]

Looks great!  I will have to visit when you are settled in!  I'm jealous that you have height for a real lift lol

[YoungCR]

patsbimmer1 said:

Looks great!  I will have to visit when you are settled in!  I'm jealous that you have height for a real lift lol

Look forward to seeing your garage too! Jealous that you can walk right out your back door and wrench.

[jc43089]

patsbimmer1 said:

This last weekend we got the keys to our first house!  I couldn't be more excited!  The garage is 24x30 with a wall heater and insulated ceiling with great lighting and storage up top.  It's wired for 100 amp and the floors are finished already.

After this weekend we will be completely moved in so I will get some better pics.

My plans are as follows:

Clean up walls

Build more shelves and storage

Add air compressor

Replace one opener

New Doors

Looks good Pat, I have seen people use polystyrene foam insulation over a concrete wall with furring strips to attach a finished surface to.  You can do that on the inside or outside, if you do it on the inside you can hang drywall, on the outside you can cover it with vinyl siding.  I added 1.5" foam (r7.5)to the outside wall, which faces south, of my attached garage when I replaced the wood siding with vinyl and it made a nice difference.  You may end up with condensation issues and everything always being damp with just the concrete.  It would also be easier/cheaper to heat.

[patsbimmer1]

jc43089 said:

Looks good Pat, I have seen people use polystyrene foam insulation over a concrete wall with furring strips to attach a finished surface to.  You can do that on the inside or outside, if you do it on the inside you can hang drywall, on the outside you can cover it with vinyl siding.  I added 1.5" foam (r7.5)to the outside wall, which faces south, of my attached garage when I replaced the wood siding with vinyl and it made a nice difference.  You may end up with condensation issues and everything always being damp with just the concrete.  It would also be easier/cheaper to heat.

That's a good idea.  I will have to consider that for sure!