Getting Garage Organized

[LEBCAndrew]

Well, I finally made some real progress on getting my garage organized. At least one bay is completely cleaned up and ready to go. I definitely need to add more lights and outlets. In the pictures, you can see that the entire left wall has absolutely no outlets. The only outlet on the right wall is 220v. I have my air and extension cord reels hanging in the center of the garage which works pretty well for now. Hopefully after a couple more weekends of organizing I will be able to get back to working on the Broncos!

And for the geeks in the crowd, I included a picture of the new garage door floor mat.

 

[Broncobowsher]

I like that storage bumpout they put by the garage door. I almost did a house like that. Got mine as a 3-car tandom instead. The right side is double deep and that is the workshop part of it. Your garage floor coating looks nice. I just have sealer on concrete on mine.

But I do have to ask, is that the ultra rare PTO driven lawnmower attachment I see under the Bronco?;D ;D

 

[LEBCAndrew]

I do tend to store my mower deck under the Bronco, but I haven't tried to hook it up yet...

I actually have a third garage bay that runs perpendicular to the 2 car bay. That is where the pieces of my 71 Bronco are sitting right now. I am attaching pictures of the garages from the front, the mess in the 1 car bay, and how the garage sections are attached to each other. Once I get the 71 Bronco moved next to my 76 Bronco, then I will put my boat in the single bay to keep it out of the way.

 

[ransil]

The floor mat should read
72.232.201.155

 

[Socal Tom]

And for the geeks in the crowd, I included a picture of the new garage door floor mat.

The floor mat should read 72.232.201.155.

So much for wondering who the geek was.%)

 

[72_EB]

Wow. Looks great. Pretty slick garage setup with the little 1 car next to the 2 car. It would be nice to have space for the wife's car and all the lawn and bicycles, yada yada. Got my wheels turning this morning.

 

[LEBCAndrew]

That's where I got lucky in the wife department. She agreed that our cars would stay outside all the time so the Broncos and the boat could be in the garage. In the last picture, you can see her Volvo and my Expedition in their parking spots next to the single car garage.

My old garage had a 4" step across the entire front section, which prevented me from moving thing around. It sure was nice to be able to roll my toolbox and the Freezerator out of the way so there was absolutely nothing on the floor to clean around.

I think the next thing I really need to address is the lighting and outlet issues...

 

[Pflyboy]

If you're like us, it won't stay clean for long! haha A messy garage is a well-used garage.

 

[Slwrd]

I thought a clean garage is the sighn of a sick mind ......

 

[sprdv1]

Looks good man..

 

[RV77]

Andrew - Nice floor ! What kit did you use ? Are those BFG Muds Noisey ? Thanks

 

[LEBCAndrew]

Andrew - Nice floor ! What kit did you use ? Are those BFG Muds Noisey ? Thanks

The BFG MTs really are not that noisy for how great they work off-road. I've seen and heard a lot of tires that are much worse. I have been running MTs on my Broncos for 10 years without complaint.

The floor is not a kit, but something that is professionally applied. My builder screwed up my garage floor by putting a 3" step all along the front of the garage and into the side storage area. To fix it, they had to raise the rest of the floor, which left seams. To hide the seams, the builder was going to have The Garage Floor Store put on their basic coating. I opted to upgrade to their industrial strength coating which is covered by a 15 year manufacturers warranty. My garage is about 900 square feet, and the price difference was $3.75 instead of $2.50 per sq. ft., so I only had to pay $1125 for the entire job (instead of the $3375 total). It is a bit pricey, but I haven't screwed it up with fluids or welding yet. Instead of using an acid etch process before applying the sealer, they used machines to grind the top lay of concrete. I couldn't be happier with it.

 

[sprdv1]

Well you can't beat that price man.. Coulda been worst

 

[LEBCAndrew]

Well, I finally got the pieces of my 71 moved to my double garage, which meant I could finally get my boat into my single garage and out of storage. I can also get my transmission, t-case, engine blocks, and other piles of Bronco parts out of storage now that the boat is out of the way. Of course, I am already starting to run out of space...