The Garage, Shop, Toy Area Mega Thread
#4
There is so much I want to do to make my space better organized and more usable, but I keep taking on projects and don't leave myself time to actually work on the garage. I'm hoping in the spring I'll get a chance to renovate the inside to make it more efficient. I've been putting a lot of thought on how to get a lift in there without spending too much money, but 8' ceilings suck and I'd probably need to reinforce the floor too. I think my first focus is going to be a better welding area and maybe a tire mounter and balancer set up so I don't have to bring wheels and tires to have friends mount them anymore.
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Moved into this house last year largely based on the garage space. Known as mine and ours garage. The garage on the right is a standard new home garage. Basically just big enough for a mid to large size cross over in depth where the IS300 is parked. Stairs into the house take away room on the left, but the IS300 could still fit there. Currently a beer fridge and deep freeze reside in front. The garage on the left is an addition that is deep enough to fit my F150 in when I need to on the left side. The right is perfect for a Miata because there is a bathroom along the back wall.
#12
No pics at the moment, but my current garage is a freakishly tall, slightly narrow two-car. Stairs take up a good chunk of the with, but if it were possible to stack cars three tall I could fit six of them as long as they weren't too long.
We will be buying and moving to my parent's place this summer which has a proper three car garage, deep enough to actually fit our minivan. It also has a gravel RV pad that I have thought about building a shop/detached garage on, but that looks like it would be more than I want to spend at the moment.
We will be buying and moving to my parent's place this summer which has a proper three car garage, deep enough to actually fit our minivan. It also has a gravel RV pad that I have thought about building a shop/detached garage on, but that looks like it would be more than I want to spend at the moment.
#13
Out here in AZ, it seems like the modern, suburban garage is 20x20. Fits two Miatas great... unless you have tools. And a motorcycle. And a couple more Miatas....
I've got a lot of stuff on wheels (welders, workbench, bender, etc.) so I can move them around, but it's still pretty cramped. I'm getting ready to build a new bench that will double as a welding cart/toolbox/table to consolidate some stuff.
I also need to get off my *** and build a(nother) storage shed in the back yard.
I've got a lot of stuff on wheels (welders, workbench, bender, etc.) so I can move them around, but it's still pretty cramped. I'm getting ready to build a new bench that will double as a welding cart/toolbox/table to consolidate some stuff.
I also need to get off my *** and build a(nother) storage shed in the back yard.
#14
I had a QuickJack and sold it. By the time I got the QuickJack out, slid it under the car, and hooked up the lines it was just as fast to jack the car up on stands. Additionally, being limited to only being able to get to the underside of the car from the front and rear was extremely limiting with four cars in the garage. Long term projects made more sense to just use jack stands for and short term projects weren't worth the hassle of getting it out...so it sat and collected dust. The QuickJack is a great set of luxurious jack stands, but is no means even remotely comparable to a lift IMO. I personally found the money from selling it was much better spent elsewhere. The only positive the QuickJack gave me was that I was able to sell it for a profit because I got it for a killer deal from a hidden stash of the older models.
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I had a QuickJack and sold it. By the time I got the QuickJack out, slid it under the car, and hooked up the lines it was just as fast to jack the car up on stands. Additionally, being limited to only being able to get to the underside of the car from the front and rear was extremely limiting with four cars in the garage. Long term projects made more sense to just use jack stands for and short term projects weren't worth the hassle of getting it out...so it sat and collected dust. The QuickJack is a great set of luxurious jack stands, but is no means even remotely comparable to a lift IMO. I personally found the money from selling it was much better spent elsewhere. The only positive the QuickJack gave me was that I was able to sell it for a profit because I got it for a killer deal from a hidden stash of the older models.
Apparently Porsche Cayman's can't be put on jack stands in the front so he's trying to figure out which route to take.