Garage Pics

[Leegamer]

I'm closing on a new house tomorrow with a pretty big garage. 2 bays, each deep enough to fit 2 cars. It's my first house with a garage and I am psyched.

I want to see you guys' garages so I can get some ideas for how I want to set mine up.

[justanotherdrunk]

grats on the 4 car garage! heres 2 ideas my 1st house before/ after and our current house



https://photos.smugmug.com/Other/Garage-renovation-4562006/i-N88Cqp7/0/a581a6c2/O/2171461700043761485.jpg


https://photos.smugmug.com/Other/Garage-renovation-4562006/i-T8JgN7J/0/9f3e66b3/O/2544336250043761485.jpg


https://photos.smugmug.com/Other/I3-22015/i-BHmtKB3/0/12ead530/XL/100_7168-XL.jpg

[Leegamer]

Wow, nice! What's the floor in the first pic?

[justanotherdrunk]

https://racedeck.com/

highly recommend

[Leegamer]

https://racedeck.com/

highly recommend

Man, that looks cool. Thanks!

[justanotherdrunk]

easy to install and not too expensive

[Kaotic Lazagna]

I suppose you can kinda see the garage in this pic:

https://scontent.fsac1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t31.0-8/30073564_10216696953682565_1294184411874538481_o.j pg?_nc_cat=104&_nc_ht=scontent.fsac1-1.fna&oh=59ac3a8432d0978e64ba558cb744c217&oe=5D018D21

lol

[justanotherdrunk]

nice clean non cluttered love it!

[Leegamer]

Looking good Kaotic Lazagna!

[Kaotic Lazagna]

nice clean non cluttered love it!

Looking good Kaotic Lazagna!

Thanks! JAD, I like the flooring you had in your first house. I thought about doing that, but since this isn't my house (it's my bro's), I didn't want to spend too much money on house mods. lol. Painting the garage walls and ceiling already cost me $200, and I keep buying LED bulbs for the house. LOL. I'm on set number two. First set was bright white to match the built in recessed LEDs downstairs. The second set I bought were daylight color, but I only replaced the bulbs upstairs since there are no built in LEDs up there.

I'm also toying with the idea of changing the lights in the garage to these:

https://www.lagute.com/collections/ledgo-diy-led-lighting-system/products/lagute-ledgo-diy-linear-modular-led-light-system-y-tube-15w-daylight-5000k-cool-white

https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0117/1885/2665/products/5_b775e22d-b2f7-4619-8fde-d5c26bfae9b3_1024x1024@2x.JPG?v=1544697788


But that's going to be ridiculously expensive to create a few honeycombs. Would rather just spend that money on flooring. haha

[Leegamer]

That looks very ikea, lol. I dig it, though not really my style.

[Kaotic Lazagna]

That looks very ikea, lol. I dig it, though not really my style.

lol, I guess I just like unique things that I don't see too many people having. That's why I got giant C9 Christmas lights for our decoration instead of what everyone else has. lol.

https://scontent.fsac1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/46523783_10218404541331189_3178680170210918400_o.j pg?_nc_cat=106&_nc_ht=scontent.fsac1-1.fna&oh=45079e8e22b7c2d539148603b5e871c6&oe=5CC3E3C7

[Hamster]

A garage where you can fit four cars? I'm so insanely jealous! I would love to get a fun car, like a BMW or Lexus, but the garage space is an issue. Technically, I own a two car detached garage. But my "house" isn't actually a house. It's a duplex, where I live in one side and rent out the other. My tenant has the other garage space. While I could, technically, take over the garage, it's bad for business. I live in cold, snowy Ohio, and you can get higher rent if you offer covered parking.

[Leegamer]

A garage where you can fit four cars? I'm so insanely jealous! I would love to get a fun car, like a BMW or Lexus, but the garage space is an issue. Technically, I own a two car detached garage. But my "house" isn't actually a house. It's a duplex, where I live in one side and rent out the other. My tenant has the other garage space. While I could, technically, take over the garage, it's bad for business. I live in cold, snowy Ohio, and you can get higher rent if you offer covered parking.

That sucks, but hey...gotta make that money.

I won't be putting 4 cars in the garage, though. It will likely be my Z31 and whatever new car we get for my wife later this year. The other cars will probably just stay outside and I'll be using half of the garage for a combination of storage, workout equipment, and music equipment.

[Hamster]

+Leegamer Yep, I depend on the rent money to pay my property taxes. So, I need to squeeze out every extra penny I can. Although, if I can pull a permit, I may be able to build a carport space off to the side of the garage. Then I could make the tenant park in the carport and I can get the other garage space. This is an older picture. The shed you see is now gone, and that's the potential carport spot. However, that potential carport spot may or may not be on a utility easement. I would need to check with the city. Anyway, I wouldn't do any of this until my duplex is paid off in a couple of years. I prefer to pay off my mortgage debt before I even begin to consider buying any toys.

Anyway, I feel you on needing storage! A lot of my seasonal stuff, like gardening tools, wind up in my basement. That shed came with the property, but I had to have my contractor tear it down because it kept attracting thieves. And I live in a very good area. But because it's a nice area, we get a lot of opioid addicts coming in looking for stuff to steal and pawn. Oh well.

https://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t174/hamsterama/IMG_0496.jpg

[justanotherdrunk]

I prefer to pay off my mortgage debt before I even begin to consider buying any toys.



one of the most correct statements ever posted on the internet! :clap:

[Hamster]

+justanotherdrunk Thank you! :biggrin: Full disclosure: My real-life job is an accountant. Though I work in the public sector (government job), not for a tax firm or anything like that. Of course, I learned about how money works through the accounting and finance classes I had to take in college. Every dollar I spend now is a dollar that I can't invest, or a dollar that I'll have to pay interest on because I didn't use it to make extra principal payments on my mortgage. I bought my property in 2014, and I expect to have it paid off next year. That required a lot of sacrifice, but it was totally worth it. It's too bad there's so little financial literacy in this country. People spend so much of their hard-earned money on interest payments, and that's a real shame.

[eTiMaGo]

would be nice to have an enclosed garage, for those super hot days...

[justanotherdrunk]

nice paver stones flooring

[ern-diz]

would be nice to have an enclosed garage, for those super hot days...

I followed a couple red Yaris' on Instagram recently. Been following a lot of Yaris owners in Indonesia, PR and other countries (they represent to the fullest!). At first glance of this pic, I thought I might be following your bro-in-law lol. Turns out I'm not, but that would have been some funny, small world stuff.

[Leegamer]

one of the most correct statements ever posted on the internet! :clap:

Agreed. I payed quite a bit extra every year towards my previous one and paid down about 30k in principle extra over 2.5 years. It really make a big difference.

[Hamster]

Leegamer - I estimate that I paid about $40,000 extra in principal payments in the last maybe 1.5 years alone. That took a lot of sacrifice. I agree, making big extra payments makes a huge difference! Just a couple years ago, I was paying maybe $400-ish of interest monthly. Now, I'm down to about $100 interest a month. As my salary went up, I didn't go out buying stuff, or go on vacation. Instead, I made extra principal payments. Once my duplex is paid off, freedom! And the rent from the other side of my duplex will pay for my high property taxes.

The fact that I still have my Yaris, and plan to keep it forever, is a symptom of my thriftiness. This year will mark the 10 year milestone of me owning this car. Most people don't keep a car for that long. I'm never going to trade in my Yaris or sell it. It's super cheap to insure and maintain.

[Leegamer]

Leegamer - I estimate that I paid about $40,000 extra in principal payments in the last maybe 1.5 years alone. That took a lot of sacrifice. I agree, making big extra payments makes a huge difference! Just a couple years ago, I was paying maybe $400-ish of interest monthly. Now, I'm down to about $100 interest a month. As my salary went up, I didn't go out buying stuff, or go on vacation. Instead, I made extra principal payments. Once my duplex is paid off, freedom! And the rent from the other side of my duplex will pay for my high property taxes.

The fact that I still have my Yaris, and plan to keep it forever, is a symptom of my thriftiness. This year will mark the 10 year milestone of me owning this car. Most people don't keep a car for that long. I'm never going to trade in my Yaris or sell it. It's super cheap to insure and maintain.

Agreed on keeping the yaris. It's not like I could sell mine for much. I bought mine brand new in 2008 and it only has around 160k but the interior is rough from me carrying tools and music equipment in it for several years and the pain is faded terribly. It's easy and cheap to maintain and comfortable enough for me (I'm easy to please). I'll probably end up giving it to one of my kids when they get to be driving age.

[myfirstyota]

Ive found on the super hot days, youd rather be out in the breeze. The garage at my last place easily felt 10°c warmer in the garage than in the sun. I don't imagine the almost black asphalt shingles help that cause.

[Leegamer]

Ive found on the super hot days, youd rather be out in the breeze. The garage at my last place easily felt 10°c warmer in the garage than in the sun. I don't imagine the almost black asphalt shingles help that cause.

I'm planning on insulating the walls and putting in at least 1 window AC unit for the summer. For the winter I have a huge wood stove that should do the trick.

I'll get some pics uploaded today. It's dirty and currently full of building materials, but I think it will clean up rather nicely.

[Hamster]

Agreed on keeping the yaris. It's not like I could sell mine for much. I bought mine brand new in 2008 and it only has around 160k but the interior is rough from me carrying tools and music equipment in it for several years and the pain is faded terribly. It's easy and cheap to maintain and comfortable enough for me (I'm easy to please). I'll probably end up giving it to one of my kids when they get to be driving age.

My car is the complete opposite of yours! It's absolutely pristine inside and out. Still looks like brand new. I gave up on detailing years ago. Since 2012, I've been having it professionally detailed (washed, waxed, interior vacuumed, engine bay cleaned) twice a year, for about $100 each time. I view it as just another maintenance cost. At the time of this writing, I've put just under 28,000 miles on the car. I admit that this is insanely low miles. About 10,000 of that was put on in the first two years of ownership. After that, I moved to an area within walking distance of a bus line. My job pays for my bus passes. I work in downtown Columbus, so taking public transportation allows me to avoid paying for parking. And I'm getting my passes for free, so why not. Anyway, when you drive only on the weekends, and you don't go on road trips, it's tough to put a lot of miles on a car!

[ern-diz]

Agreed on keeping the yaris. It's not like I could sell mine for much. I bought mine brand new in 2008 and it only has around 160k but the interior is rough from me carrying tools and music equipment in it for several years and the pain is faded terribly. It's easy and cheap to maintain and comfortable enough for me (I'm easy to please). I'll probably end up giving it to one of my kids when they get to be driving age.

This. You could swap the engine for a more powerful one for around $2k. Nothing on the car is too hard to fix. Would never get in trade or private sale what the car is worth as a second, reliable vehicle. Whenever I get around to buying a new car, which prob won't be for a while, I'll keep the Yaris. It's not leaving me unless it gets totaled out, Odin forbid.

My car is the complete opposite of yours! It's absolutely pristine inside and out. Still looks like brand new. I gave up on detailing years ago. Since 2012, I've been having it professionally detailed (washed, waxed, interior vacuumed, engine bay cleaned) twice a year, for about $100 each time. I view it as just another maintenance cost. At the time of this writing, I've put just under 28,000 miles on the car. I admit that this is insanely low miles. About 10,000 of that was put on in the first two years of ownership. After that, I moved to an area within walking distance of a bus line. My job pays for my bus passes. I work in downtown Columbus, so taking public transportation allows me to avoid paying for parking. And I'm getting my passes for free, so why not. Anyway, when you drive only on the weekends, and you don't go on road trips, it's tough to put a lot of miles on a car!

Mine regularly gets comments on how clean it is and working from home has helped me keep the miles down but your mileage? :eek:

[Leegamer]

I wouldn't mind doing the 2NR-FE swap on it eventually. Once I get an engine hoist and build up my tools stuff like that won't be hard. Especially since it's so well documented here.

[Leegamer]

https://imgur.com/gallery/71b7czE

Link to some pics. The last pic is of a steel shed that's next to the garage that has a garage door and could easily fit a car.

[Kaotic Lazagna]

My car is the complete opposite of yours! It's absolutely pristine inside and out. Still looks like brand new. I gave up on detailing years ago. Since 2012, I've been having it professionally detailed (washed, waxed, interior vacuumed, engine bay cleaned) twice a year, for about $100 each time. I view it as just another maintenance cost. At the time of this writing, I've put just under 28,000 miles on the car. I admit that this is insanely low miles. About 10,000 of that was put on in the first two years of ownership. After that, I moved to an area within walking distance of a bus line. My job pays for my bus passes. I work in downtown Columbus, so taking public transportation allows me to avoid paying for parking. And I'm getting my passes for free, so why not. Anyway, when you drive only on the weekends, and you don't go on road trips, it's tough to put a lot of miles on a car!

Jeez, I'll easily put 28k on mine every year!

[Kaotic Lazagna]

would be nice to have an enclosed garage, for those super hot days...

...is...that...a...racing seat for an outdoor dining table? :laugh:

[justanotherdrunk]

https://imgur.com/gallery/71b7czE

Link to some pics. The last pic is of a steel shed that's next to the garage that has a garage door and could easily fit a car.


yea youve got lots of room and huge potential there

[Hamster]

ern-diz - Yeah, even I'm amazed at how few miles I put on my car. I can't figure out how I drove so few miles in an entire decade, but the odometer doesn't lie. But even if I drove to work, I don't think it would make a difference. I live just six miles from my job. And those would be all city miles, which would put a lot of wear and tear on the car. So, it's probably better that I take the bus. Also, I work from home two days a week. I don't go on roadtrips, either. Last time I drove out of state in the Yaris was probably in 2011. Otherwise, I fly to where I need to go.

Kaotic Lazagna - Do you live far from work, or do go on roadtrips? Or does your job involve a lot of driving? I did some math, and 28,000 divided by 365 days (presuming you drive everyday) works out to an average of about 77 miles per day. That's a lot of miles! I couldn't drive that much, even if I tried.

Leegamer - That potbelly stove is really cool! I wonder how old it is.

[Leegamer]

Leegamer - That potbelly stove is really cool! I wonder how old it is.

I'm planning on trying to look it up if I can find a serial number.

[ern-diz]

ern-diz - Yeah, even I'm amazed at how few miles I put on my car. I can't figure out how I drove so few miles in an entire decade, but the odometer doesn't lie. But even if I drove to work, I don't think it would make a difference. I live just six miles from my job. And those would be all city miles, which would put a lot of wear and tear on the car. So, it's probably better that I take the bus. Also, I work from home two days a week. I don't go on roadtrips, either. Last time I drove out of state in the Yaris was probably in 2011. Otherwise, I fly to where I need to go.

:thumbsup:

[Hamster]

Leegamer - Cool, let us know what if you can figure out the year of that stove!

[Kaotic Lazagna]

Kaotic Lazagna - Do you live far from work, or do go on roadtrips? Or does your job involve a lot of driving? I did some math, and 28,000 divided by 365 days (presuming you drive everyday) works out to an average of about 77 miles per day. That's a lot of miles! I couldn't drive that much, even if I tried.




My work commute now is 50 miles each way, 5 days a week (sometimes 6 days). On the weekends, I'll put 20 miles minimum for errands only.

[Hamster]

Kaotic Lazagna - Whoa, that's a long commute! That definitely adds up - (100 x 5) + 20 = 520 x 52 weeks = 27,040 (and that's not including an additional 100 miles for the weeks you work six days). Yep, I can definitely see how you can easily put on 28,000 miles or more a year! I actually wouldn't mind living far from work, because the property taxes in Columbus and the surrounding suburbs are extremely high. Once you get outside the city, property taxes are much, much lower. However, we get a lot of snow and ice here in the winter. Driving in the dark, with snow or freezing rain is not something I'd be brave enough to deal with.

[Kaotic Lazagna]

Kaotic Lazagna - Whoa, that's a long commute! That definitely adds up - (100 x 5) + 20 = 520 x 52 weeks = 27,040 (and that's not including an additional 100 miles for the weeks you work six days). Yep, I can definitely see how you can easily put on 28,000 miles or more a year! I actually wouldn't mind living far from work, because the property taxes in Columbus and the surrounding suburbs are extremely high. Once you get outside the city, property taxes are much, much lower. However, we get a lot of snow and ice here in the winter. Driving in the dark, with snow or freezing rain is not something I'd be brave enough to deal with.

Yeah, housing is just way more affordable outside of the Bay Area here in Cali. If I had to deal with snow though, I probably wouldn't drive that far as the risks outweighs the cost of living.

[Hamster]

Kaotic Lazagna - Housing in the bay area is famous for being insanely high. I don't know how even the rich can afford to live there!

[Kaotic Lazagna]

Kaotic Lazagna - Housing in the bay area is famous for being insanely high. I don't know how even the rich can afford to live there!

Beats me, that's why I moved out. I think you have to make $30/hour to just be able to RENT a 2-bedroom apartment.

[eTiMaGo]

...is...that...a...racing seat for an outdoor dining table? :laugh:

Yeah, you don't want to fall out during those outdoor drinking sessions ;)

Actually it's my old driver's side seat, it's all tattered and stained, swapped it with the passenger seat, and leaving it out in anticipation of taking it to be reupholstered... or maybe simply replaced with a proper Recaro item :drool:

[MaryWenzelp]

I don't have the opportunity to show my garage right now because there are photos only outside. After buying a house, I photographed it from the outside and didn't take photos from the inside. When we bought the house, we had only one car, but later we borrowed a car for my wife. There is only room for one in our tiny garage, so we ordered a canopy on the driveway. The company https://carportaustralia.com.au/ made us a wide canopy so that there was enough space to park the car on the side and drive another car out of the garage. The canopy fits well with the facade of the building and looks stylish, in my opinion.

["A"]

My garage.. without cars.
https://i.imgur.com/HK1y5uc.jpg

["A"]

Cars stay out of the garage:
https://i.imgur.com/FiWDiJr.jpg

[JustineFerguson]

Wow, a very nice garage, and a roomy one too, great choice. And my garage can barely fit my pickup truck. I'm planning to expand it, but getting permission from the city council is almost impossible. And besides, I recently decided to install a new garage door, and something went wrong. The new door jammed, and I had to call professionals from https://advantagegd.com/ to help me fix the problem. They came quickly, did a tedious job, and gave me a discount as a new customer. But still, all these delays cost me a pretty penny. Therefore, I will have to wait with the garage extension.

[sh0rtlife]

not sure how much the last one qualifys as a "garage", as its basicly a MASSIVE shelving unit using oversized commercial shelving, both front and rear with each shelf rated at a 8000lbs per pair IE each double shelf a car is on is capable of 16000..yup overkill, its skinned in shop steel on 3 sides and a single angle roofline, 60ft long 16ft deep 15-18ft tall holding 10 cars total and storage above all the top ones

my lil 20x20 i built a LONG time ago from mostly used materials for less than 1k will be getting a side blown out seen turning it into 28x20

https://i.imgur.com/08VVxh3l.jpg
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[WeeYari]

^ WTF!
What kind of obsession are we looking at here?
No wonder you're apparently undaunted by any task. It does however appear that maybe you're afraid to actually complete something.

[sh0rtlife]

^ WTF!
What kind of obsession are we looking at here?
No wonder you're apparently undaunted by any task. It does however appear that maybe you're afraid to actually complete something.

LOL well when life throws you epic earth shattering curve balls some things get mothballed for long periods

"most" of the bikes are good to go and or are finished..or ever evolving projects like my 83 xl600r, last 2 big steps on it will be a full dissasembly and re-paint and to lace me up a new 18inch rear

the shelf is old pics, the audis are gone, the celica and alfa alfetta next to it are both in perfect working order, and TBH theres nothing i want to do to the alfetta, so it is done, the celica will eventualy get new seat skins and paint but its low priotity

as far as my lloyd in the shop goes..well...thats a project thats snowballed and evolved over the years..and is smaller than the yaris and lighter
1800lbs and can park on a 4x8 sheet of plywood..the "new" alfa 3.7 mill going in is around 400hp..the "body" is heavily hand modified sitting on whats left of an 87 alfa milano platinum chassis that was shortened 28 inches and then cut down...WAY DOWN. after some life changes and storage time i found some chassis flex i didnt like so im slowly caging it....she gets all my "extra" time when i can afford to spare it...

i do have ALOT of projects, but..most of em run and drive so i can enjoy em "if" i have time...times been epicly thin

since mom passed last year things have been completely changed after taking care of her for 33 years......


in all fairness the "lloyd" could fill a forum with pages of pics..its an undertaking of epic levels the initial project got scrapped back down to just the body shell when an alfa fell in my lap as a doner, and being a car that well..almost doesnt exist i have to find or make things fit..so...hood from a 54 chevy cut n butchered to fit, headlight buckets from a xj6, tail light lenses from a 60s tbird inner panel, milano chassis alfa race engine, alfa transaxle, jdm van seats, 54 ford speedo, hand fabbed console, 58 ford dash chunks, 8 inches of hand fabbed wide body, hand fabbed rolled pans, 58 ford grill, neon shifter, howe and afco pedal assy, tilton masters, yaris heater/ac, ferarri 358? exhaust tips and muffler box, bear claw latches, 70s caddy power door locks, 74 xj6 inner door handles...and miles of welding and hand fab work

[sh0rtlife]

words best to describe it

..20lbs of shit in a 5lb bag

and yeah its a managery or parts, skimming a few key pics from the 5000pic pile...smaller than an original mini cooper
1800lbs with a mocked up 12gal fuel, 2 gal water, dead battery IE current wet weight minus glass and insulation

height 52 inches
length 129inches
wheelbase 78 inch
width at widest point 61.5inches
had it on my race scales and it holds a 51/59 weight balance

1958 lloyd alexander TS kombi..originaly 1200lbs 2cyl 4 stroke air cooled FWD, company folded in 61...and not many made it state side...and not many exist around the world in general

fitting it to the 87 alfa milano chassis was a challange to say the least..28 inches of length had to go away from the milano..but this also left seating issues, cooling issues and well body mating issues...i have had ONLY my hands in this

my current hang up with the 400hp stroker alfa buso v6 is the want to paint match some key pieces of it to the final paint for the body at that point the engine will go back in and continue on other stuff..problem is sorting out the exact metal flake to put on a silver base under a magenta candy is an ART of trial and error

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[antiquantum]

Checking out other people's garages is a fantastic way to get ideas and see what works for different layouts and needs.

[lordcaliente6]

I realize this thread is old, but I just wanted to congratulate you on your new home and awesome garage! Having a new space to work with and make your own is always exciting. Checking out other people's garages is a fantastic way to get ideas and see what works for different layouts and needs. I only recently consulted with Mortgage Broker in Wolverhampton (https://birminghammoneyman.com/mortgage-broker-wolverhampton/) to take a new home with a garage, so I have nothing to show you. However, thanks to your thread, I can take a few ideas to fix up my garage. Good luck with your garage setup, and enjoy your new space!