Val_C
Well-known member
5x5 meters garage
Hi all, I am a member on the board since 2009 and I found a lot of great ideas and inspiration here.
I have 5x5 meters (16.5x16.5 feet garage) where my BMW e24 barely fits in, and if I don't forward it all way to the wall, door will land on the rear bumper.
Obviously it's not easy to work on the car when you can not walk over with the closed door so when weather permits, bigger jobs done on the fresh air:
Anyway, this garage is much better than my previous 1-car garage, so no complains here.
That's how the place looks now:
It's still work in progress of course. As many of us, I am buying cabinets and equipment used, when I can.
First was the big cabinet on the left, it was only $25 but was painted rose. I had a can of blue Tremclad paint around, so garage theme was determined by accident.
All other stuff I bought that was rusty or has weird colors, I repainted with the same color, like this $50 (about $900 new) Kennedy WB318548 workbench:
One of the last things was $25 Beach 2260 bottom roller::
And beaten-up Beach 2289 12-drawer is waiting its turn:
I still have to figure out final layout, which is not easy, since I have a door in the far left corner (which leads nowhere and I use niche behind it as a storage).
In the future, I'll probably will get rid from the big cabinet to get more floor space, but first I'll have to find some enclosed cabinets for the walls to store the stuff which is in big cabinet now.
I'll post some updates when I'll have them.
Hi all, I am a member on the board since 2009 and I found a lot of great ideas and inspiration here.
I have 5x5 meters (16.5x16.5 feet garage) where my BMW e24 barely fits in, and if I don't forward it all way to the wall, door will land on the rear bumper.
Obviously it's not easy to work on the car when you can not walk over with the closed door so when weather permits, bigger jobs done on the fresh air:
Anyway, this garage is much better than my previous 1-car garage, so no complains here.
That's how the place looks now:
It's still work in progress of course. As many of us, I am buying cabinets and equipment used, when I can.
First was the big cabinet on the left, it was only $25 but was painted rose. I had a can of blue Tremclad paint around, so garage theme was determined by accident.
All other stuff I bought that was rusty or has weird colors, I repainted with the same color, like this $50 (about $900 new) Kennedy WB318548 workbench:
One of the last things was $25 Beach 2260 bottom roller::
And beaten-up Beach 2289 12-drawer is waiting its turn:
I still have to figure out final layout, which is not easy, since I have a door in the far left corner (which leads nowhere and I use niche behind it as a storage).
In the future, I'll probably will get rid from the big cabinet to get more floor space, but first I'll have to find some enclosed cabinets for the walls to store the stuff which is in big cabinet now.
I'll post some updates when I'll have them.
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