My New House & Workshop

[Jim Oaks]

Ceiling and trim is done. Finished the wall I added to separate the newer section from the older section and repurposed an old storm door.

You could see the sill plate for the roof between the ceiling and the block, so I went around with some 2x3 for trim and painted it black. It also helped push the drywall back up in the corners. I had to add drywall screws to some areas after pushing the ceiling back up in a couple of places.

Still have to hang a breaker box and finish the electrical.

Before:

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Note the opening with the upright heater in it and the old double man doors to the right.

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After:

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That heater is gone, the opening has been framed and paneled with faux brick paneling that I whitewashed, and I added an old storm door that I repainted. The old double man door was removed; I opened the wall up and made my own barn doors so I can pull my Ranger inside. You can see the wires coming down the wall to where they'll go into a Breaker box. That area isn't finished so there's no ceiling trim. You can also see where the ceiling was raised in the area in front of the barn doors.

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Still need to install an air conditioner in the opening in the wall and trim around it, and finish organizing the shop.

 

[Curious Hound]

Looks great. I never would have thought to paint the trim black. I'm severely "decorator challenged".

 

[rumblecloud]

What a great improvement!
Try not to get the floor dirty and remember to lay down tarps when you're changing fluids.

 

[Uncle Gump]

Where's the stripper pole?

 

[rumblecloud]

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[Jim Oaks]

The stripper pole is actually going in the front room along with a leather couch for lap dances. Just need to make sure it's properly secured.

 

[bobbywalter]

Looks great. I never would have thought to paint the trim black. I'm severely "decorator challenged".

me too. Jim is not. his house is awesome. looks the the barn is going to be as well.

 

[bobbywalter]

aint no way my ol lady is getting near a stripper pole....but i can see me getting a swing set.

 

[Rick W]

…with a leather couch for lap dances. Just need to make sure it's properly secured.

Wow, must be some wild lap dances!

 

[Jim Oaks]

So, I had been working pretty hard on the middle section of the shop and finally got to a point where I felt content stopping so I could work on the website this week and then start tackling some truck projects.

Here Some Before:

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The bathroom was so nasty that I didn't even want to go inside.

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For some reason, the back side of this wall was never finished. There was one sheet of wood paneling on the end, and the whole other side of the wall had matching paneling. I kept the sheet I took down to use later in the front room (Other side of this wall).

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I ditched that propane heater. This section needs a door.

Here's Some After Photos:

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I repurposed and repainted an old storm door and put a closet where that propane heater was. I'll probably keep some snacks and some dishware in the closet. It's hard to see but there's a small wine fridge to the left of the closet that I bought at a thrift store a few years ago. I'll stock it with beer and soda.

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As you can see, I added a vanity and sink on the outside of the bathroom wall. I was going to put a wider sink there, but the vanity was about an inch to narrow. So, I settled on a bar sink. It's fine. It gives me a little counter space. I put the sink on the right side so if anything is sitting on the counter it's less likely to get knocked off from going in and out of the bathroom.

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If you look hard enough you can see that the back wall in the bathroom also had the brick paneling covering the cinder block, but I decided to paint it white to brighten up the bathroom. I thought about whitewashing it like I did on the wall on the outside of the storm door (see previous posts), but it's a lot of work painting and then scrubbing the tacky paint back off.

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Please excuse the wire hanging out of the ceiling. There used to be a fluorescent light here and whoever put it there didn't believe in junction boxes. I plan to add a junction box where that wire is.

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There used to be a fire hazard of a breaker box on the right end of that white wall. I remove it, filled the hole, and will be mounting a new panel in another area of the shop (not in this room).

I made this big L-shaped cabinet big enough to store seven large totes with a shelf above them for smaller containers. It's all made out of 2X with some 1X trimming. The reason the top looks so shiny is because it got a couple coats of an oil base semi-gloss polyurethane. The rest of it is just painted black. I wanted it to be rustic, but I've had issues with painted bench tops before, so I stained and poly'd this one and the one I made for the vanity above.

Next, I need to do something about the floor and finish the electrical. I'm leaning towards a peel and stick wood plank tile. I put them on the concrete floor in my daughter bathroom, and they turned out great. I didn't even prime the floor; I just cleaned it and laid the tile.

I plan to add two rows of black shelving along the 'brick' wall even with the end of the counter. In case you're wondering, I didn't run the cabinet to the end of the wall because just to the left of the picture frame is the corner of the bathroom wall and I wanted to leave room to move through that corner without running into the corner of the counter.

This project has taken me a lot longer than it should have. But looking back at old photos reminds me of how much work I've done and how far it's came.

 

[Rick W]

So, I had been working pretty hard on the middle section of the shop and finally got to a point where I felt content stopping so I could work on the website this week and then start tackling some truck projects.

Here Some Before:

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The bathroom was so nasty that I didn't even want to go inside.

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For some reason, the back side of this wall was never finished. There was one sheet of wood paneling on the end, and the whole other side of the wall had matching paneling. I kept the sheet I took down to use later in the front room (Other side of this wall).

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I ditched that propane heater. This section needs a door.

Here's Some After Photos:

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I repurposed and repainted an old storm door and put a closet where that propane heater was. I'll probably keep some snacks and some dishware in the closet. It's hard to see but there's a small wine fridge to the left of the closet that I bought at a thrift store a few years ago. I'll stock it with beer and soda.

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As you can see, I added a vanity and sink on the outside of the bathroom wall. I was going to put a wider sink there, but the vanity was about an inch to narrow. So, I settled on a bar sink. It's fine. It gives me a little counter space. I put the sink on the right side so if anything is sitting on the counter it's less likely to get knocked off from going in and out of the bathroom.

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If you look hard enough you can see that the back wall in the bathroom also had the brick paneling covering the cinder block, but I decided to paint it white to brighten up the bathroom. I thought about whitewashing it like I did on the wall on the outside of the storm door (see previous posts), but it's a lot of work painting and then scrubbing the tacky paint back off.

​

Please excuse the wire hanging out of the ceiling. There used to be a fluorescent light here and whoever put it there didn't believe in junction boxes. I plan to add a junction box where that wire is.

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There used to be a fire hazard of a breaker box on the right end of that white wall. I remove it, filled the hole, and will be mounting a new panel in another area of the shop (not in this room).

I made this big L-shaped cabinet big enough to store seven large totes with a shelf above them for smaller containers. It's all made out of 2X with some 1X trimming. The reason the top looks so shiny is because it got a couple coats of an oil base semi-gloss polyurethane. The rest of it is just painted black. I wanted it to be rustic, but I've had issues with painted bench tops before, so I stained and poly'd this one and the one I made for the vanity above.

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Next, I need to do something about the floor and finish the electrical. I'm leaning towards a peel and stick wood plank tile. I put them on the concrete floor in my daughter bathroom, and they turned out great. I didn't even prime the floor; I just cleaned it and laid the tile.

I plan to add two rows of black shelving along the 'brick' wall even with the end of the counter. In case you're wondering, I didn't run the cabinet to the end of the wall because just to the left of the picture frame is the corner of the bathroom wall and I wanted to leave room to move through that corner without running into the corner of the counter.

This project has taken me a lot longer than it should have. But looking back at old photos reminds me of how much work I've done and how far it's came.

I think I’ve been involved with TRS long enough that I can speak for everyone on this one. We forgive you on the wire hanging down from the old fluorescent light. It was a tough call, but we’re with you on that one. But please get it fixed up quickly.

Other than that, it looks absolutely fantastic, really.

Finally, what on earth are you thinking painting everything white? Look in the men’s handbook about cleanliness in workshops. White may not be the best decision.

Good luck with it

 

[Jim Oaks]

This room will be more of a hobby room. There won't be any 'shop work' in here.

 

[Curious Hound]

This room will be more of a hobby room. There won't be any 'shop work' in here.

I bow to any man who can pull that off. I've done shop work in the kitchen before.

 

[rumblecloud]

This room will be more of a hobby room. There won't be any 'shop work' in here.

Yeah...right