Doug’s Garage Shop

Shop Tour - Submitted by Doug
Added on July 21, 2010

My wife and I bought our house in Nov 2008, it is such a huge step up from our old, very small house. I love my new garage but still have to share it with the family. We park cars in it over winter and bikes, skate boards and lawn equipment share space in the summer.

I have some lower end power tools that get the job done and everything moves around pretty easily when I need to work on my car or something. I do have a nice out building with wood floors that I am hoping to move the wood shop into but I have to clean it out and find other places to store all of our junk, you know, the totes full stuff that you have not laid eyes on in over 3 years but still feel you might need it someday.

I hope you enjoy the pics, I just recently built a new work bench with a shelf, I have wall installed shelving around the perimeter and I also just got done mounting a PC at my work bench that connects to my internet via wireless.

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Matt July 21, 2010 8:23 am

Cornhole soon!!!!!

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- Rick W July 21, 2010 10:27 am
  
  awww Matt you beat me to it.
  
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Nick A July 21, 2010 10:58 am

Nice shop. gotta love the cornhole.

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Spencer Bates July 21, 2010 11:02 am

Looks like youve got a functional space!

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Sharon July 21, 2010 11:59 am

looks like a great space to work in.

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Rob July 21, 2010 12:21 pm

You know there is a whole community of garge makeover fanatics over at http://www.garagejournal.com looks like you’d fit right in.

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Frank Kovach July 21, 2010 2:27 pm

You know, I think I have some of your totes in my garage. :) I was wondering who all that stuff belonged to. I like the simple shelves you made and the fact that it is still organized even though you are not the only using it. I haven’t perfected that yet. My wife wanted me to ask you if you had enough laundry detergent. Looks good. Cornhole? I don’t get it.

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- Doug July 28, 2010 12:39 pm
  
  Thanks all,
  
  The laundry soap containers are all empty, I just can’t see throwing them away. I use them for used oil and stuff like that.
  
  the corn hole boards turned out pretty good, I will post a picture of them.
  
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Josh July 21, 2010 3:01 pm

Ford Racing! Love it!

What’s a cornhole?? :)

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- Todd July 21, 2010 5:09 pm
  
  Corn hole is a game that where you toss small bags filled with corn into a sloped wooden platform that has a hole it. Its a great bear drinking game while tailgating. You see the platforms on a table in Doug’s garage. (second photo).
  
  Nice space Doug!
  
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Doug July 28, 2010 12:44 pm

Thanks for everyones comments, it may not be the best overall workshop and I do have to share the space with my kids and wife but hey….. I am blessed to have such an awesome family.

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nateswoodworks July 31, 2010 8:12 pm

Doug, you said “it may not be the best overall workshop” if it makes you happy, as it sure seems to, it is the best overall workshop!! Look forward to seeing what you create in there.
Nate

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- Doug August 10, 2010 6:36 am
  
  Thanks Nate, you are right. the setup is working really well for me. I hope to get out there and use it more in the coming months. I have been pulled away from the garage a lot lately because of all the summer activities, (softball, soccer, camping, mowing, etc.) I will post pics of my projects as they come together.
  
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shane hibberts August 5, 2010 1:11 pm

Good pics of your shop man.

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mike from Pittsburgh August 9, 2010 7:48 pm

I’m like the idea of the PC in the shop more and more. Sketchup plans, Pandora, a way for my wife to IM me and tell me to get my butt up the stairs. On second thought…

Looks great.

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Jim October 29, 2010 9:02 pm

Good pics Doug. Nice setup. Cars in a garage!! OMG. Who ever heard of such a thing. :-o

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Dan April 12, 2011 1:41 pm

Nice shop. You might consider putting a makeshift screen over the vents on the Computer. Maybe a nylon stretched across the openings to keep dust from building up and causing heat damage. The fan on those boxes is always pulling air through there to cool it.

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Steve K November 10, 2011 4:04 pm

You’ve got a nice start on building your shop.

A great advantage to a garage workshop is the ability to open the garage door on warm sunny days. My table saw and router are on wheels so I can roll them out onto the driveway and enjoy the fresh air while working.

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