I have found that wall space is usually more valuable in the future than
your current plans. I bought an inexpensive gardening tool cart that is
fairly compact and can be wheeled out of the way when you need the space. I
did this to keep the tools off the wall or leaned up in a corner.
How much room do you have above the garage doors? I have about 20". I made
a shelf that went along the full length of the garage above the doors. I
made the shelf 32" wide (1/3 of a 4x8 plywood sheet). If I had more height
I would have oriented the plywood to have the shelf 4' wide. I made a
wooden 2x4 frame tied together with metal deck hangers with 32" x 48"
squares. I got a few lengths of used light / medium duty metal shelf corner
angle and laid them across the roof trusses above the outside edge of the
shelf. I used 3/8" threaded rod and double nuts to tie the shelf frame to
the shelf corner angles. This was a clean way of going through the drywall
ceiling. I installed a 2x4 sill against the wall of the garage to support
the back of the shelf.
It works great & didn't cost too much money.
Doug Armstrong
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From: shop-talk-bounces@autox.team.net
[mailto:shop-talk-bounces@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Jorge Garcia
Sent: Monday, July 12, 2010 5:13 PM
To: Shop-talk@autox.team.net
Subject: [Shop-talk] Organizing garage/shop
I've been thinking of how best to organize my garage/shop and thought you
guys probably had lots of experince in this area. I have a 3 car garage
33x23 and I will soon have have 3 cars in it. There is a raised area on one
side and the back that is @ 3 ft wide. In this raised area I have my
compressor, tool boxes, storage cabinets and lots of other junk. I have been
thinking of having carts dedicated to a/c work, detailing/car wash,
electrical...etc. Another idea is to use peg board to hold some of the
gardening tools (not too much), towing straps, come-alongs, and other large
hand tools that won't fit into the tool chests.
What do you guys think let me know how you've organized your shop/garage.
Thanks
Jorge
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