# Garage Resto **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [November 21, 2010, 2:05pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/garage-resto/206325 "2010-11-21T14:05:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![n20junkie](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/n20junkie/32/7396_2.png) [@n20junkie](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/n20junkie)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2010, 2:05pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/garage-resto/206325/1 "2010-11-21T14:05:19Z")
Some Pictures of the garage redo. It is a 20x20, all block, attached garage with a stucco interior. The ceiling had water damage, and had to remove the drywall from the entire ceiling. The ceiling joist were on 20 inch centers, so I added fabbed beams and sistered them to the exising joist to allow for full 48 inch panels to be installed. I needed alot of light, so semigloss paint was used on the entire interior to reflect the 8, 8ft 4 tube fixtures. Old garage ![http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y186/n20junkie/DSC02207.jpg](http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y186/n20junkie/DSC02207.jpg) ![http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y186/n20junkie/0529001635.jpg](http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y186/n20junkie/0529001635.jpg) Half the removed ceiling ![http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y186/n20junkie/0621001739.jpg](http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y186/n20junkie/0621001739.jpg) I tapped into the houses boiler, and added a 43,000btu heater. The center beam was jacked, and 2x10’s added to make it clean (from all the nails and mesh from the previous stucco) and level. ![http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y186/n20junkie/1113001015.jpg](http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y186/n20junkie/1113001015.jpg) All cleaned up, cracks filled, and painted ![http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y186/n20junkie/1121001539b.jpg](http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y186/n20junkie/1121001539b.jpg) Above the garage doors was water damage as well. The stucco was on there so good that it was easier to adhere drywall over the damaged area, and replace the center support for the openers. ![http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y186/n20junkie/1121001539.jpg](http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y186/n20junkie/1121001539.jpg) ![http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y186/n20junkie/1121001538.jpg](http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y186/n20junkie/1121001538.jpg) The lights are on 2 switches, for low and high beams, so that I can keep power bills down a bit, and not blind people. The older openers were gone through, and had wireless modules installed on them. ![http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y186/n20junkie/1121001540.jpg](http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y186/n20junkie/1121001540.jpg) The door rail brackets were screwed into 2x6’s that I put behind the drywall before installing it, and the holes were drilled with a hole saw so I can hang stuff easily. You never know when you have hang stuff. ![http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y186/n20junkie/1121001539c.jpg](http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y186/n20junkie/1121001539c.jpg) I did 100 percent of the work, to include drywall, heater/plumbing and electrical. Thanks to ieatpaint for all the help getting the product I want, and the spot on color blue (mixed from a cap to the spray paint) that matches my Miller machines and the spray painted brackets and opener covers. ---
**Author:** ![Willybeen](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/willybeen/32/7351_2.png) [@Willybeen](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Willybeen)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2010, 2:20pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/garage-resto/206325/2 "2010-11-21T14:20:23Z")
Love the blue… is that benny moore paint??? EDIT: i didnt read… :tup: looks great ---
**Author:** ![OneFastMonkey](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/onefastmonkey/32/7241_2.png) [@OneFastMonkey](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/OneFastMonkey)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2010, 2:22pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/garage-resto/206325/3 "2010-11-21T14:22:32Z")
Nice job :tup: ---
**Author:** ![ieatpaint](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ieatpaint/32/7311_2.png) [@ieatpaint](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ieatpaint)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2010, 3:47pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/garage-resto/206325/4 "2010-11-21T15:47:12Z")
Hot stuff. That blue is perfect. You need to get your boy Ramiro over there to paint some clouds and shit on your ceiling haha. ---
**Author:** ![focusinprogress](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/focusinprogress/32/7227_2.png) [@focusinprogress](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/focusinprogress)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2010, 4:03pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/garage-resto/206325/5 "2010-11-21T16:03:22Z")
you have a damn nice garage ---
**Author:** ![JDMSIR](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jdmsir/32/7376_2.png) [@JDMSIR](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JDMSIR)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2010, 4:21pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/garage-resto/206325/6 "2010-11-21T16:21:37Z")
Looks great, you should paint floor blue to top it off. ---
**Author:** ![walter](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/walter/32/7202_2.png) [@walter](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/walter)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2010, 5:04pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/garage-resto/206325/7 "2010-11-21T17:04:28Z")
Nice, thinking about doing anything with the floor? ---
**Author:** ![n20junkie](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/n20junkie/32/7396_2.png) [@n20junkie](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/n20junkie)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2010, 7:53pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/garage-resto/206325/8 "2010-11-21T19:53:32Z")
Yea, replacing it. The floor is far from level, this spring I am adding 40ft to the back of the building, and when the foundation is getting poured, I am having them replace the floating slab in the garage and raising it 2 inches to be above the driveway grade. Then maybe some epoxy 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Xander](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/xander/32/7597_2.png) [@Xander](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Xander)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2010, 8:40pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/garage-resto/206325/9 "2010-11-21T20:40:26Z")
Looks clean, I am jealous. X… ---
**Author:** ![Onyx\_Z32](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/onyx_z32/32/7581_2.png) [@Onyx\_Z32](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Onyx_Z32)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2010, 9:33pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/garage-resto/206325/10 "2010-11-21T21:33:37Z")
Nice! ---
**Author:** ![LUKE\_L](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/luke_l/32/7462_2.png) [@LUKE\_L](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LUKE_L)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2010, 6:32am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/garage-resto/206325/11 "2010-11-22T06:32:32Z")
Wow. Looks great. More info on adding heater? I have a boiler system but never really dug into adding another zone. ---
**Author:** ![TrueBlue](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/trueblue/32/7245_2.png) [@TrueBlue](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TrueBlue)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2010, 6:48am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/garage-resto/206325/12 "2010-11-22T06:48:45Z")
Looks great man, nice job. Oughta shoot your tool cabinets and / or job boxes that blue and get some Miller vinyl made up. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/2X/b/b7170c8eddc0b95ece6b88172b2f416a08489a45.png) [@system](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/system)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2010, 6:56am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/garage-resto/206325/13 "2010-11-22T06:56:14Z")
Awesome garage. Super jealous over here. ---
**Author:** ![n20junkie](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/n20junkie/32/7396_2.png) [@n20junkie](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/n20junkie)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2010, 7:10am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/garage-resto/206325/14 "2010-11-22T07:10:01Z")
> [@LUKE\_L](#): > > Wow. Looks great. > > More info on adding heater? I have a boiler system but never really dug into adding another zone. The boiler in my house was way over sized, 80,000+ btu. Boiler in a 1,200 sqft house. I added another zone valve, 80 ft of 3/4 tubing through the attic and super insulated it. Then hung a Modine HSB63 unit that is a 43,000btu with 200 degree water and plumbed it up. The thermostat is a standard one, that controls the zone valve, heat call and i added a line voltage contractor to control the fan with the same thermostat. The thing can crank out some serious heat, and move a lot of air. It’s like forced air, but i kept only one heating source, and there is no combuster or external vent piping to deal with. In the end it was a 1,000 dollar cost for everything, and i did all the work myself. Having a heated garage is a dream. ---
**Author:** ![Carnut](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/carnut/32/7590_2.png) [@Carnut](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Carnut)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2010, 7:59am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/garage-resto/206325/15 "2010-11-22T07:59:11Z")
nice ---
**Author:** ![LUKE\_L](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/luke_l/32/7462_2.png) [@LUKE\_L](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LUKE_L)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2010, 8:55am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/garage-resto/206325/16 "2010-11-22T08:55:50Z")
> [@n20junkie](#): > > The boiler in my house was way over sized, 80,000+ btu. Boiler in a 1,200 sqft house. I added another zone valve, 80 ft of 3/4 tubing through the attic and super insulated it. Then hung a Modine HSB63 unit that is a 43,000btu with 200 degree water and plumbed it up. The thermostat is a standard one, that controls the zone valve, heat call and i added a line voltage contractor to control the fan with the same thermostat. > > The thing can crank out some serious heat, and move a lot of air. > > It’s like forced air, but i kept only one heating source, and there is no combuster or external vent piping to deal with. In the end it was a 1,000 dollar cost for everything, and i did all the work myself. > > Having a heated garage is a dream. Awesome. I have 3 zone heating on ~2,000 sq-ft right now. I may be able to add a 4th zone or a 2nd unit. I have a stand-up propane heater right now but it is in the way when I am working. Thanks for the info. ---
**Author:** ![Spam16v](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/spam16v/32/5287_2.png) [@Spam16v](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Spam16v)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2010, 5:26pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/garage-resto/206325/17 "2010-11-22T17:26:27Z")
screw epoxy on the floor… 99% chance it’ll peel no matter how much prep time you invest. look into Armstrong VCT tiles, $0.73 a sq foot retail, and come in plenty of colors like a blue that would be awesome in your garage. Seal it with a clear coat so you don’t have to wax it constantly. ---
**Author:** ![ieatpaint](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ieatpaint/32/7311_2.png) [@ieatpaint](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ieatpaint)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2010, 5:33pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/garage-resto/206325/18 "2010-11-22T17:33:16Z")
Or better yet have them add color to the concrete when they pour it, then you only need to roll a coat of waterbased clear on it every year/couple years to maintain it. ---
**Author:** ![LAFENGAS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/lafengas/32/7573_2.png) [@LAFENGAS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LAFENGAS)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2010, 5:32am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/garage-resto/206325/19 "2010-11-23T05:32:49Z")
looks good. I envy your welding table. ---
**Author:** ![drvnkd](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/drvnkd/32/109615_2.png) [@drvnkd](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/drvnkd)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2010, 6:01am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/garage-resto/206325/20 "2010-11-23T06:01:55Z")
Looks good… At 1st glance I thought you went crazy with painters tape, then I realized it was already painted. [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/garage-resto/206325.md?page=2)