My garage project

[Catfish]

It is the destiny of each garage to become a store room with no place for motorcycles or cars.
Temporary makeshift arrangements hold out forever and are resistent to any change.
One of the big truths i learned

Seriously, this looks nice! Can never have enough space for storing or a workshop. We have no cellar and no real garage, only an open twin carport with an additionally attached room that serves as a workshop and to store tools, size of a smaller garage (6x3 meters).
Currently working on equipping it with a second foldable workbench and shelves.. i think i posted some photos of it in some similar thread.
Will make some new ones and post here, had no time at all in the last weeks.

[Onkel Neal]

I hear you, but like Sisyphus, I plan to fight till the end and have room and use the room to park my car and bikes IN the garage.

Yes, please post some pics, I am very interested in the layout and design of spaces, thanks!

[Onkel Neal]

Progress so far: The Right side of the garage goes first, so all the lumber, tools, & junk not in the shed gets shoved to the left side, may have to store my bikes in the house short term.

I want to utilize overhead space, and being a cheap basterd, I think I can reuse the cabinet built by the previous owner... So I can make two fairly large overhead shelves with that.


I think I can use the shed for heavy items, the floor and bottom two shelves are supported by the floor and can take the weight.


So I will make one of the garage overhead shelves supported by the floor, as long as my car will fit, and the other overhead shelf will manage bulky but not heavy items, like empty water cans, ice chests, and boxes with light items. That shelf I can rely on wall strength to support the load.

I also think I need a good amount of wall space from large items to hang like cords, leaf blowers, work lights...





I guess I can use the space under the shelf for a work space with areas to hang frequently used tools, blades, etc. And I can fit my genny and tank under it. Of course, I will need to back my car out of the garage to use this workspace... no way around that but a bigger garage

[Catfish]

Neal, you once posted a generator to keep up electricity in case of a power outage, what kind or type was that? I guess i even asked this before and got an answer
We are thinking about buying a generator; until february i thought this is probably nonsense in Germany. Now ...

[Onkel Neal]

Kai, after Harvey I bought as Champion 3400 watt duel fuel invertor generator, I've used it a few times, last time was the Great Freeze in 2021. Was without power for 3 days, it kept my phones charged, refrigerators cold, computer and TV on, gas furnace to heat the house, and as needed, coffeemaker, microwave, etc. Not all at the same time, it will not run my central A/C system or the whole house. But it wasn't that expensive and I don't need backup power that often.

It's Chinese made, but it has not given me any issues, I run it once a month to keep it routine.

I went with the invertor type for fuel economy and the "clean" sin wave output for my electronics, plus they are able to "idle" when the power demand is low so they manage fuel better. And it runs off propane and gasoline, so I can easily store propane for long periods of time, if I can't get gasoline.

[Catfish]

Originally Posted by Onkel Neal

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I went with the invertor type for fuel economy and the "clean" sin wave output for my electronics, plus they are able to "idle" when the power demand is low so they manage fuel better. And it runs off propane and gasoline, so I can easily store propane for long periods of time, if I can't get gasoline.

Thanks Neal, i am also looking for a dual fuel model, also an inverter type seems like a good idea.

[Rockstar]

Another plus for inverter generators is they're nowhere near as noisy as conventional generators. And don't forget, depending how close the machine is to any windows or doors a Carbon Monoxide detector might be a good investment too.