My garage needs HELP! (My garage make-over)

[RoninLB]

[Z-man]

Mason sealed the floor with a commercial grade cement curer/sealer. Lookin' good!

Some questions regarding cabinets for the garage:

My dilemma: Due to lack of closet space in my house (or due to the number of clothing and shoes Mrs. Z-man has! ) Mrs. Z-man stores her 'off-season' clothing in cedar closets that were in my garage. I'd like to replace them with metal cabinets that would match my planned workshop bench and storage components.

Thus far, I have only found two companies that make a metal cabinet with a clothing closet rod available: Coleman and Edsal. Coleman only does that on their premier line (18 guage cabinets) that cost nearly $1000 per cabinet. The Edsal unit is significantly cheaper.

Edsal:


Coleman:


So -- anyone have experinece with Coleman or Edsal garage cabinets & storage solutions?

Any other cabinet companys that I should be looking into that have the option/feature that I need for Mrs. Z-man's clothes? I don't want to get wood cabinets in garage since I am looking for durability - after all, I will be storing my cars in the garage!

My plan it so have a workbench, a couple of tall cabinets, a rolling tool cabinet, and a lot of wall-mounted cabinets on multiple walls. I'm not a big fan of the peg-board look, but may put some of that up, as well as some open shelving.

For the cabinet budget, I'm looking to spend around $3k to $5k.

Thanks,
-Z-man.

[RoninLB]

why not get a regular metal cabinet and line the complete inside with cedar ?

[Racerbvd]

Originally Posted by RoninLB

why not get a regular metal cabinet and line the complete inside with cedar ?

Yea, it isn't rocker science to add a bar & cedar to almost any cabinet..

[Z-man]

Quick update:

Found some decent wardrobe closets @ Lowes:

These are adjustable -- I can either have shelves inside or a clothes bar. It's $229 - significantly cheaper than the metals ones I found before...

Front stoop is done:


Rear patio is done:



Started some priming, and I called on my friend to help with the spackling -- he did a fantastic job so far (Thanks Joey!):
After two coats:





This week, it's painting and ordering the cabinets, workbench & other storage stuff.

-Z-man.

[rattlsnak]

looking good so far!

[daepp]

Originally Posted by Z-man

Rear patio is done:

Mr. Z Man - the project looks great.

IIRC you live in the north east? In the above photos it shows the wood 4X4's extending into the concrete slab. Is that important for the region you live in? The reason I ask is that in CA we would dig piers (footings) below the posts, then pour the slab, and place a piece of galvanized hardware (below) in the wet concrete. It is set up to hold the post structurally and hold it about a 1/2 inch above the slab and out of any moisture. This makes the post last significantly longer, and also provides a means for replace the post with doing any more work. If you concrete contractor is still out there it might not be too late to make this (important in CA) change.



Milt/Zeke can probably speak to this better than I.

Great project BTW!

[Z-man]

David - the beams do have a metal flange underneath (and footers underneath that) -- since the deck was there for years, I don't think the mason wanted to re-engineer the foundation of the deck. Hopefully, if the columns need to be replaced, the metal flanges now buried in the new patio slab will still work...

-Z

[azasadny]

Nice work there!!!

[Z-man]

Question for the floor experts:

The floor was sealed with a concrete sealer/curer. I know that the epoxy fits require that a concrete floor be etched before applying. Since the sealer was just put on -- can I cover that with an addiitonal epoxy coat? (IE it would be a third coat)

Thanks,
-Z

[RoninLB]

tough question

the concrete sealer is the kind that either allows the slab to breathe or it doesn't

the breathe kind should penetrate at least 1/16"


I'd call sealer manufacturer and ask them


I'm not an expert

[lgb240]

I know it's a little too late now ....

There's a local outfit nearby that specializes in raising sunken slabs, driveways, walkways, ect.

Simply speaking, they drill a hole and pressurize the area under the slab to raise it up, then pump concrete / sub straight materials back into the void to prevent future settling. All this is designed to have minimum disruption and less mess / cost than breaking up old and pouring new slabs.

I know your reno's went beyond this scope of work .... looks great so far, can't wait to see it when it's done.

[Z-man]

Ok - some updates from last week, this weekend, and earlier this week:

Everything got a coat of primer first:



Painting:



And more painting:


Finally, walls are all done!




Floors are also finished with a 2-part Epoxy coating:



Next up: cabinets and wall systems to store all the stuff out of sight.

-Z-man.

[Burnin' oil]

What an improvement. The floor looks great.

[jorian]

Z-Man, are you wearing a dress in this picture?

Just kidding. Nice work! A clean bright garage is a joy to work in and your 944 gets a new pad


Front stoop is done:

[Z-man]

Originally Posted by jorian

Z-Man, are you wearing a dress in this picture?

No - they are my "house shorts." And they are quite comfortable, thank you very much.

[Z-man]

Not much progress - but I picked up the cabinets and workbench from Sears last week.

Had a chance to put two of the floor cabinets together so far:




They're like a giant erector set for adults! Mrs. Z-man even helped put these together!

-Z-man.

[RoninLB]

nice package you put together

The epoxy grey will allow the floor to look better as it's broken in. A satin grey will help the slab looker flatter, imho, besides its other qualities.

I also like the way the cabinets add some muscle to the place.
Did I miss info on the cabinets above?

I think some real nice electrics can trick the place out. It would be like icing on the cake.

There are formulas on program where you plug in the room info and model of florescent tubes or other styles and it spits out a diagram of the room and placement of the fixtures within it. After you pick a bulb and brand you call or email the tech dept and they give you the results. It seems they provide enough light to simulate the floor looking like a useful kitchen counter where work is performed, but I may not be exactly right on that. The light readings are in the diagram notes.
Most guys just wing it which will make yours look nicer

[azasadny]

Very nice "man cave" there!!

[Z-man]

Some more updates -- slow progress, due to other things that occupy my time (like work, family, school...) but hopefully, I'll have everything complete in a couple of weeks.

Wall cabinets and a model car display case:


It wasn't too difficult to create a wardrobe out of a floor cabinet: two holes, two screws, a dowel, and brackets on either side (brackets not shown in the picture):


3 Floor cabinets (one more to go):


Workbench:


That's it for now...

-Z