07-09-2008, 12:25 AM
.RJ Wrote:See if you can score some old countertop or metal sheet to cover the workbench with - plywood is ok but it gets gross. I wouldnt bother with the ceiling fans, just get some big ass floor fans, like you already have - they're awesome. Get as much lighting as you can get in there - it really helps - especially when you prep the floor. Looks like you could insulate in and sheetrock the sides of the garage - this will help keep it warmer in the winter, and will help the lighting too. Compressor and a press will be very helpful - get a quiet compressor if you can swing it, I cant hear myself think with the one I have running. May want to think about a 220V outlet at some point too for a welder
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The plywood is temporary, im gonna find some scrap sheetmetal more than likely, my dad has a shit ton laying around, and/or some old countertop like you said. I plan on insulating it and having an a/c window unit as well as a space heater. But screw sheet rock, im goin with just laminate paneling thats like 10 bucks a sheet. I have been contemplating on building a concrete slab behind my garage and building a shelter for a compressor. but if all else fails ill put it in a corner and build a box around it with some soundproofing. I have planned on a 220 outlet for the welder thing, just gotta figure out how to weld. And im planning on picking up a shit ton more lights from home depot, at 15 bucks for the "shoplights", as well as repositioning the existing lights, they are all kinda in one area, and one is out in no mans land...
ScottyB Wrote:bawlin!
kind of a weird question but what kind of locks does the garage have? being seperate from the house i think i'd get paranoid someone would break in and take my stuff. nothin against your neighborhood or anything, just saying.
Checked the crime reports in the neighborhood, nothing within the last 5 years i believe. But garage doors have locks and the door has a lock and a deadbolt. funny thing is around Richmond there have been instances of burglary in peoples cars who leave them parked in their driveway about 2 miles from where I live. No signs of forced entry, because every car that was broken into was unlocked........DUMBASSES!!!!
I lock my car in my locked garage.....