Let's see your Man Castle

[JimVonBaden]

Originally Posted by beemerphile

It works great. Biggest benefit is NO DUST! Works best if you do a decent job with the trowel so that you are not trying to take off a lot of thickness.

I took down a bunch of lumpy stuff from the contractor.

A little more progress, drywall work is slow!!!

Plus I am pretty new at this. I have done patches and small walls, but never a whole room.

The wet sponge worked and it worked pretty well, but I learned fast that it can make it worse if it gets too wet.

Anyhow, this side is ready for primer tomorrow night.

A few phone pics!





The walls are still a bit wet, and it is smoother than it looks. Plenty nice enough for a garage, not nearly nice enough for a house!

I'm going to spend a little time on the other half documenting the process.

To be honest I am learning fast and I expect the second side to go faster and look better!

Jim

I'll get a few high quality photos of the before, from the other side, and after the smoothing, tomorrow night.

[Night_Wolf]

Originally Posted by JimVonBaden

Thanks!

Spent a few hours smoothing the drywall mud on one side, then adding a second skim coat. I do not plan on much sanding. Hey, its a garage!

I also rewired my ceiling lights to plugs and added two LOA lights. Makes a HUGE difference over two 75 watt bulbs, and leaves room for at least two more ceiling lights. I might later add up to 4 more!




Crappy cell phone in the dark photos.

Screwed them directly to the ceiling beams.

Tomorrow I clean up the new mud and put on the first coat of primer!

Jim

I did that in my garage & have 3 lights on 1 switch. I have another one that is switched on with an 8' unit

[AZ-Twin]

That looks good. I hate finishing drywall.

[STANIMAL]

I am surprised you didnt have the contractor white box the garage or even paint it .

[JimVonBaden]

Originally Posted by STANIMAL

I am surprised you didnt have the contractor white box the garage or even paint it .

Since the garage was a toss-in on the house to make the sale, I didn't have any say on the level of finish. I was actually surprised they did ANY drywall since that was not in the contract.

That said, the quality of the work as minimal, and I am working to make it look decent.

Still, I am pretty happy with it overall since it will be a working garage!

Jim

[lightfighter]

Originally Posted by AZ-Twin

That looks good. I hate finishing drywall.

I'd trade an acre of raw drywall for the wallpaper I have left to contend with. On the bright side, my garage is fully finished. I'm thinking about painting it a nice color and painting the floor though.

[ducnut]

Originally Posted by Night_Wolf

I did that in my garage & have 3 lights on 1 switch. I have another one that is switched on with an 8' unit

That's a good idea.

We did my buddy's shop that way. You don't need much light to just walk in and get something, so we did one fixture on each end of his shop on a single switch and then split the rest in halves (rest of the lights on one end to a switch and the rest on the other end to a switch).

[MotrSklz]

Well, here are a few shots of the garage. Not huge, but it fits everything I need it to (for now).

[Puchy]

What is that red thing with an old outboard on top of it?

[ducnut]

Originally Posted by MotrSklz

I've never thought of a partition wall like you have there. It adds valuable wall space and privacy, while the door is open. I like it.

[MotrSklz]

Originally Posted by Puchy

What is that red thing with an old outboard on top of it?

That red thing keeps my dogs well fed.... (click on pic to watch video)



It's called a meat chopper (obviously ) and is used in the food industry to make sausage filling. This one is from 1956. i use it to blend all sorts of meat and bones and then I freeze the stuff in portion size containers to be thawed out for each meal. I have 2 Great Danes that weigh 150lbs each, so they eat a lot every month...

[GP640]

Wow, a buffalo chopper in your garage?

Do I want to know what's in the freezers?

All sorts of meat you say?

[JimVonBaden]

Originally Posted by MotrSklz

Well, here are a few shots of the garage. Not huge, but it fits everything I need it to (for now).

I like this shot!

Seriously, great looking space. Are those cabinets from Home Deport or Lowes? How do you like them?

Jim

[P B G]

I have the metal menards garage cabinets in my man-kitchen.

All of these products I would summarize as having a bit thin on the steel, and lots and lots of hardware used for assembly.

But if you do the assembly correctly, square everything up nicely, and perhaps throw in a tube of locktite, they should stick together.

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[MotrSklz]

Originally Posted by JimVonBaden

I like this shot!

Seriously, great looking space. Are those cabinets from Home Deport or Lowes? How do you like them?

Jim

Thanks Jim. All the cabinets are part of the Gladiator series that is sold at Lowes. I like the cabinets alot... they do require some time to assemble, but once put together, they are quite solid.