mustanggarage
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I am going to do some work on my wifes garage. this garage is our "attached" 2 car garage, where my wife parks her car and my daughter parks the jeep.
this garage was essentially added on to the side of the house. it was not designed into the structure but it is attached now.
when we bought the place the prior owner had stuck some osb up all around the inside, nailed right over the 5/8 drywall. He did not bother to pull the switch boxes out or the plug ins either, so no switch plate covers could be installed. all the switches were recessed at least 1/2 an inch. Three old 4 foot fluorescent light fixtures were hanging on the ceiling but were not wired up, the ceiling was old drywall, textured but not taped, held up with nails and it was falling down. storage was an odd shaped shelf, and when I was working on the 67 recently before the efi installation the battery went dead and it would not start. I jump started it, and either I or my wife left it in gear and it started and rolled back into the garage door. a low speed crash, did not scratch the car, but bent the door and the track.
so anyway for a lot of reasons this garage is not an area we like people to see. so I decided to do some work on it. now this is not going to be a grand project like the kitchen. just as the title of the thread says a quick de-uglification. just trying to make it look a bit less ugly.
so in order to get some motivation I am starting this thread. so here is what I am starting with.
I initially had talked to a contractor about pulling all the osb down and putting up new insulation and new drywall. that was going to cost way too much and so I decided to "lower my expectations" lol.
my new goals
1. paint the osb. I saw a garage on another forum where they used the osb and painted it, and it looked surprisingly good. I decided to make it a strength. the osb is less likely to be damaged by errant garden tools or careless car doors so it will stay and I will just try to make it look better.
2. fix the switches and plugs. that has bothered me more than anything else. it looks so tacky.
3. replace the ceiling with some laminated board that will not fall down as easily. there is 5/8 drywall between the attic or the garage and the house so I don't need to put up drywall on the ceiling. I just need something to hold up the insulation and not fall down.
4. check the insulation if it is not too damaged I will keep it to reduce cost, but put up some vapor barrier.
5. I am looking into getting some type of slat wall for some adjustable hanging options and some cabinetry to provide some storage.
so lets see how things go from here.
this garage was essentially added on to the side of the house. it was not designed into the structure but it is attached now.
when we bought the place the prior owner had stuck some osb up all around the inside, nailed right over the 5/8 drywall. He did not bother to pull the switch boxes out or the plug ins either, so no switch plate covers could be installed. all the switches were recessed at least 1/2 an inch. Three old 4 foot fluorescent light fixtures were hanging on the ceiling but were not wired up, the ceiling was old drywall, textured but not taped, held up with nails and it was falling down. storage was an odd shaped shelf, and when I was working on the 67 recently before the efi installation the battery went dead and it would not start. I jump started it, and either I or my wife left it in gear and it started and rolled back into the garage door. a low speed crash, did not scratch the car, but bent the door and the track.
so anyway for a lot of reasons this garage is not an area we like people to see. so I decided to do some work on it. now this is not going to be a grand project like the kitchen. just as the title of the thread says a quick de-uglification. just trying to make it look a bit less ugly.
so in order to get some motivation I am starting this thread. so here is what I am starting with.
I initially had talked to a contractor about pulling all the osb down and putting up new insulation and new drywall. that was going to cost way too much and so I decided to "lower my expectations" lol.
my new goals
1. paint the osb. I saw a garage on another forum where they used the osb and painted it, and it looked surprisingly good. I decided to make it a strength. the osb is less likely to be damaged by errant garden tools or careless car doors so it will stay and I will just try to make it look better.
2. fix the switches and plugs. that has bothered me more than anything else. it looks so tacky.
3. replace the ceiling with some laminated board that will not fall down as easily. there is 5/8 drywall between the attic or the garage and the house so I don't need to put up drywall on the ceiling. I just need something to hold up the insulation and not fall down.
4. check the insulation if it is not too damaged I will keep it to reduce cost, but put up some vapor barrier.
5. I am looking into getting some type of slat wall for some adjustable hanging options and some cabinetry to provide some storage.
so lets see how things go from here.