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GARAGE sa CARPORT sa DRIVEWAY sa GARAGE DOOR xx BUILDINGS & STRUCTURES xx CARPORT xx HOUSE xx STORAGE Sketches show six styles of basement and garage storage racks. How to swap your garage for living space. Steps involved in garage conversion detailed. Four pages of photos show how to decorate and remodel with tile. Article shows how an empty garage attic was covered completely with tile (walls, ceiling and floor) to create a recreation room divided into two areas, one for adults and a play area for kids. Photos show three ways a garage can be converted into living area: a garden room, a study, and a family room. Step-by-step to building your own garage with help from friends. Photos show how 12 friends "raised" a garage in two weekends. Includes sketches of some construction details. Tip shows how to tack carpet bumpers on the walls of a garage to prevent car door edges from getting nicked. Garage wall workshop. How to add storage and workbenches to your garage and still have room for the cars. Features roll-out drawers, pull-down steps, bin storage, a wall system, phone and intercom. Tip: Piece of garden hose serves as a bumper on a garage wall. Garages plus. An organizing system to build in a two-car garage that adds two work areas and abundant storage space. The organized garage. Projects to help organize clutter. (1) Workbench. (2) Utility shelves in simple cabinet. (3) Shelves on store-bought shelf brackets. Tips on converting a 12x20-ft. garage into a workshop. Laying a floor, covering walls, insulation, ventilating and heating are discussed. Garage building. Part 1 (of 5 parts). Know the local regulations before beginning your construction project. Garage building. Part 2. Anchoring your garage to the ground. Garage building. Part 3. Wall framing. Garage building. Part 4. Putting up the roof. Installing trusses and roof sheathing. Garage building. Part 5. Shingle the roof and install an overhead garage door. Coming up square. Straightening an old free-standing garage. Tip on adding exterior doors to facilitate storing long objects in the attic of a garage. Shelves in a clip. Cutting diagram and construction for garage storage wall. Garage storage galore with five pegboard and wood cabinets. Garage storage units incorporate old ready-made cabinets into fully-enclosed, floor-to-ceiling storage enclosures. Easy-to-make cabinets are designed to fit between cars in a two-car garage. Cabinets are mounted on casters and have open shelves and pegboard backs. Ends are notched to fit around a square column in the center of a garage. Three built-in storage units that make use of space that is usually wasted. (1) Built-up closet floor with a hinged lid. (2) Brackets mounted overhead in a garage for storage of lumber, ladders, etc. (3) A tilt-out bin for spices in the space in front of a kitchen sink. How to build your own garage using a pre-cut package of lumber or pre-assembled componants. How to build a garage storage platform (6x8-ft.) with a ladder and 2-ft. wide ramp for loading and unloading large items. How a derelict garage was transformed into an elegant structure for $500. The convertible garage. How to convert your garage to a recreation room or other living space. Some design ideas. How to repair a concrete garage floor. Periodic maintenance preserves concrete slabs. An attic-full of storage in a standard garage. 2-ft. wide plywood shelves yield 400 cubic feet of storage space. Overhead racks hold long items such as lumber, ladders, etc. Est. cost: $150 for a 2-car garage. Turn a garage into living space. Part 1. Includes instructions on how to raise a garage floor. Also looks at costs of this major house renovation. Turn a garage into living space. Part 2. Includes instructions for installing a bay window. Basic framing techniques are illustrated in these technical drawings for a standard garage with a gable roof or hip roof. Utility storage projects for attic, basement or garage. Shelving ideas include adjustable wall shelves, stacking cases, under-eave shelving, overhead bins, etc. How to channel snow and ice melting off a car in the garage. Garage shelving system is built into existing wall studs with shelves cantilevered out in 12" and 16" depths. Plans show an 8-ft. long system extending the full height of the wall. Tip shows how to build sturdy shelves and brackets for open-stud garage walls. New garage. Build a free-standing 22x26-ft. garage with a 16-ft. wide double door to accommodate two cars. Part 1. New garage. Part 2. Solutions for a comfortable garage workshop. Ideas for heating, insulation, dust removal, etc. Storage bump-out. Small storage shed to build off the back of a garage. Basic design can be altered to create a workshop, greenhouse or car extension. Tip shows a storage rack that can fit between the opened garage door and the garage ceiling. Super shelving for a garage. Combination shelf storage and workbench unit fills a wall from floor to ceiling. Vinyl-coated particleboard is used for the shelves. Workbench made of plywood. Triangular supports attached to the wall studs support the shelves and bench.. Est. cost: $100. Tip on installing a motion-detector style of light inside a garage to automatically turn on whenever the door opens, car pulls in, someone enters garage from house, etc. Rock-bottom remodel. How an architect turned an old 30x30-ft. garage into his house and office. Tips on constructing a garage with a flat roof which could double as a brick-covered patio. Tips on installing bracing posts to straighten and reinforce a light-framed garage which has racked. Tip on moving and re-using an existing end wall when lengthening (or widening) a garage. Growing up in Minnesota. Jacking up a garage roof to make a second floor room addition. Jacking up a garage. How to fabricate flying buttress lifting jigs so that a garage can be lifted off its foundation using several hydraulic bottle jacks. How to extend the studs to meet the foundation. How to install a thin (2") radiant-heat concrete slab over an existing concrete garage floor. Tip on creating a garage attic or storage loft by adding an additional joist to reinforce each current joist, and then flooring with plywood. Garage parking aid circuit. Wall-mounted photocells detect your automobile headlights and tell you when your car is centered in the available space. How to clean a garage floor, including tips on removing oil, paint and rust stains. How to convert a garage into living space. Special tips on dealing with the floor. Improve the ramp or apron into a garage. Involves hammering nails into an old concrete ramp and applying a portland cement mixture. Workshops that work. (1) Transportable workshop that shares a two-car garage. (2) All-purpose shop to handle typical home and car maintenance shares a two-car garage. (3) Garden workshop in the basement includes a potting bench, grow lights, etc. (4) Garage workshop for automobile repairs. Tip: How to prevent damage to garage walls from occasional water on a garage floor. Tip on installing a drain in a garage and a dry well to collect the water. Storage strategies. Clear out garage clutter and get organized with these 5 super-simple work centers for woodworking, auto repair, laundry, potting, and bicycle repair. Adding a garage. Advice from a professional garage builder. Shelf sufficiency. Affordable and easy-to-build storage ideas for the basement and garage. (1) Stairway storage for canned food. (2) Lumber storage uses brackets attached to exposed studs. (3) Wall-hung plywood cabinet. (4) Overhead garage storage. (5) Cubbyhole cabinet. Tip: How a garage was raised and moved 150 feet across a yard using only planks and compressed sawdust "logs" for the rollers. Tip: Build a wooden curb in a garage to prevent bumping the wall with the car. Cleaning garage floors. Some tips. Better lighting for garages. Tips on both permanent and movable lighting. Tips on adding storage cabinets and shelves to garages. Ideas for heating garages. Garage conversions. Design ideas for converting parking space into living space. How to construct a wall-mounted storage unit and fold-up work table in the garage that fits in the area over the hood of a car. Has a detachable sliding ladder to reach the top shelves. Unit is 74" high, 144" long and 16" deep. Remodeling to get the room you need. Three ways to get additional space by using the garage. Step-by-step photos show how to build a garage from pre-cut kits. How to add 3 feet to the width of a garage so that it will accommodate two cars. An over-the-hood garage storage platform. Tip: Build a pegboard storage rack between the lally columns in a 2-car garage. Converting a garage to (1) living space or (2) multi-purpose guest room. How to frame for wooden floors, frame doors and windows, apply siding, insulate, panel, install radiant heat panels, and finish walls and floors when adding a room addition or converting a garage. How to build a detached garage. Tip: Convert your garage into a summertime family room by installing a temporary screen wall in the garage door opening. Plans for a 1-1/2 car garage to include a workshop. Has a 16x25-ft. floor area, two doors and three windows. Plans for a 4x14-ft. bathroom, laundry room and shower stall installed at the back of an oversized garage, still leaving room for a car. How to add a garage to your house. How to gain more storage by flooring an attic or garage loft and installing disappearing stairs. How to build a jumbo garage that will hold a recreation vehicle. It has a basement beneath and a floor of precast slabs of Spancrete covered with Bituthene. Build a no-doors garage that is 20x20ft. with a salt-box roof and design lines of an early American carriage shed. How to build a basic 2-car garage. How to convert a single car garage into a workshop and still have room for a compact car. Includes ideas for a sturdy workbench, lumber storage, tool storage, etc. Workshop add-on for a garage. A 10x12-ft. addition with a sloping shed-style roof. Est. cost: $1000. Converting a garage to living space. How to convert a corner of a two-car garage into a 6.5x10-ft. home office. Tip: Use a colorful bicycle flag with a thin, flexible plastic shaft as a warning flag when parking a long automobile in a short garage. How to insulate your garage for comfort and economy. How to build a "Hobbit Garage" from cordwood. More space for less. Tips on converting attics, basements, and garages into living space. New design for more storage. Building a garage/patio combination with built-in kitchen and storage. Part 1. Foundation and patio slab. Building a garage/patio combination with built-in kitchen and storage. Part 2. Building a garage/patio combination with built-in kitchen and storage. Part 3. Building a garage/patio combination with built-in kitchen and storage. Part 4. Louvered cupola serves to vent attic of a garage. Add on a storage bay to a garage. Includes built-in shelves, drawers and a storage closet with sliding doors. Converting an attached garage into a usable room addition. Basic ceiling, floor, and wall construction illustrated. How to convert an attached garage into an attractive family room with a cathedral ceiling. Adding a second story and an attached family room to an existing attached garage can greatly increase living space in a house. Photos show how a three-car garage was remodeled into a comfortable guest house. How to use a one-car garage as a workshop, gardening center, and outdoor tool storage center and still get the car into the garage. Use of fold-down tables, shallow and between-the-studs shelving, and overhead storage makes this double use possible. Build a large overhead storage shelf in your garage in the area over the hood of your car which is normally wasted. How to set up a dream garage in which to do your own automobile maintenance. How to design and equip your own dream garage for doing your own automobile work. Includes instructions for insulating and finishing a garage to house your tool collection. How to increase your garage's storage space. Build a 10x20-ft. backyard shelter for use as a boat cover, garage, greenhouse, storage shed, etc. Unit is built from thin-wall electrical conduit, held together with special clamps and covered with plastic fabric. Est. cost: $485. Build a two-car "Country barn" garage from plans you buy and the carpentry framing methods shown here. Build a multipurpose utility shed (12x16-ft.) which can be expanded to store a compact car. Basic construction concept shown, but plans must be ordered to get all details. Tip on repairing a garage with rotting wall bottoms by cutting away the lower 11" and replacing with concrete block. Multipurpose garage. Seven ways to gain living space in your home. Includes converting a garage. Split your home shop into two parts. Place the main shop in the basement, but do sawing of large lumber and dusty sanding in a garage shop. Plans for garage shop furnished. Slanted board fitted with spacers tells you when to stop your car when parking in a short garage. Tips for between-the-studs storage in an unfinished garage. How to hang a piece of flexible clothes dryer vent hose in a garage between the spaces for the two cars to stop paint being chipped by opening doors. The garage that grew. How to remodel a one-car garage into a two-car garage. Vinyl divider for a combination garage and workshop. Rolls up when not needed. Serves to keep dust off of car and contain heat in the workshop section during the winter. A storage divider that can be hung between garage or basement support posts, features swing-out partition shelves. Built from plywood and perforated hardboard. Organize your garage with waferboard. Build storage cabinets, shelves and a workbench from waferboard. You can even panel your garage walls with this inexpensive material. SPECIAL SECTION on house renovation and home improvement. Features the best from public TV's "This Old House" series. Projects covered include (1) leveling a floor, (2) raising a stud wall, (3) converting a garage, and (4) building a deck. Storage and workbench ideas for your garage. Garage doubles as a recreation room, family room and laundry. Hints on building a pipe and tarp garage shelter for an automobile. Two tips to help avoid nicks in the garage. A hanging tennis ball bumps the windshield when car is in correct position. A blanket draped over a rod that is hung from the ceiling between cars in a two-car garage protects doors from nicks. How a Mill Valley, Califonia family turned the unsued attic space over an attached garage into a hobby room with a small outside deck cut through one side of the roof. Est. cost: $3,400. Tip shows how a two-car garage was converted into a master bedroom with a hobby area. Garage storage wall is a shelf system with "ladders" every 32" for supporting 1x12 shelves. Est. cost: $50 for an 8-ft. long unit. Tip: Hang a large cardboard tube between two cars in a garage to keep their doors from banging into the other car. Side-wall storage unit for a narrow garage tapers from narrow at the floor to deep at the ceiling. Lightweight doors slide up beneath the shelves above them. Triple play. Three triple-bay garages described. Convert your garage into a covered patio and recreation room featuring glass panels in the garage door. Convert an attached garage to a year-round room. Tips on sealing up garage door opening, laying floor, finishing walls and ceiling. Using foam plastic and tongue-and-groove plywood decking to convert cement slab in garage to warm, dry, resilient floor and converted living area. How to create a recreation room in a two-car garage in a manner that allows use of the garage for the car in the winter. How to build a garage workshop that fits on one wall and includes a cabinet for a table saw. Garage storage ideas. Four storage units and an overhead rack to hold garage clutter. Other suggestions included for hanging items. Garage parking guide retracts when not needed. Ping-pong ball used to gauge distance when parking car in garage, is suspended on string from a short length of window-shade roller. Retract when not in use. Tip on using wheel chocks to help park a big car in a small garage. Basic framing and materials list for a detached two-car garage and workshop combination. Build a U-shaped storage and workshop area in your garage which still allows room for the car. Organize your garage. Custom-built closets with large sliding doors keep garage clutter easily accessible, but out of sight. The ultimate garage. Building a multipurpose post-framed building that has space for two cars, a shop area, studio, storage space and recreation space in a loft. Tip on making movable wheel chocks for automobiles which share a garage with other items that need to be protected. | |||||||||
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