Garage Cabinets

[svtrichie]

I was just wondering what you guys are using for cabinets in your garage. I just finished moving into my new house and am looking to get some cabinets installed along one of the walls from floor to ceiling. Not looking to spend tons of money but want something nice. If you guys have any pics and know of anyone that does them that would be great. Still have lots to do to get the garage where I want it. So far I just epoxied the floor.

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[El Jefe]

Same here gotta do the floor and get some cabinetry going. Thinking about going with an acid stain on the concrete. Would match the house nicely

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[svtrichie]

How many cars can you fit it your garage? Looks pretty big.

[HIKER]

You see a lot of flyers in the mail advertising cabinets for $699 or $799. These is a basic 6' high, 8' long and 24" deep unit. Once you add on from there the price just goes up. Also keep in mind 24" deep cabinets will eat a lot of room if you have them attached to the sides of your garage. 24" deep cabinets work well on 24' deep garages but take away a lot of room on 20' deep garage. Also stay away from cabinets that have backing. Why pay for extra wood you don't need. Let the walls of your garage be the backing of your cabinets. Hidden hinges are extra and not needed. Handles are extra and you can install them yourself for $1 ea like I did. The pic below shows all the cabinets I have and I paid $1400 for everything except the pegboard. I installed that myself. Steve's Storage Solutions in Mesa did it 5 years ago and they still operate like new. You can't see all the cabinets to the right of the pic but there is one more complete section. Also, there are three cabinets behind the Stang and a full benchtop. I wired everything with numerous outlets, switches, and lighting.

As for flooring. There are basically three ways of going...meaning paint. Cheap $20 gallon garage floor paint that will peel in one year. An epoxy paint that might lift a little after 3-5 years and high end epoxy coating which run about $2.50 a square foot(400sqft/2car garage) and it really looks nice. I went for the Rustoleum epoxy from Lowes. Total cost was $200 for a three car garage and it still hold up well after five years.

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[AZSonicSnake]

wow! nice gargae hiker! makes mine really look like a s%$t hole. guess i spend too much time tinkering, and not enough time doing anything else...lol...

[svtrichie]

Thanks for the input. My garage is deep enough to install them on the back wall but I was thinking or putting them on the side between the mustang and wall. I still would have room, just have to move the car to access them which wouldn't be a problem.

[HIKER]

Just get 20's on the side, that's what i did, or just get upper cabinets

[IMSHAKN]

Same here gotta do the floor and get some cabinetry going. Thinking about going with an acid stain on the concrete. Would match the house nicely



Acid staining the garage is the way to go if you really want a killer garage setup. It puts epoxy coated garages to shame. Only bad thing is that most of the sealers for the acid stained concretes are available here in Maricopa County due to VOC restrictions.

[IMSHAKN]

Just get 20's on the side, that's what i did, or just get upper cabinets

Good suggestions. I'd do 20's with floor to walls surrounding a built in workbench with storage above.

[HIKER]

I've seen both and even stained floors need some kind of coating. Plus stained floors, at least the ones I've seen just have an uneven color to them. If I had the $$ I would get a epoxy coating like below but it runs about $1200 for a three car garage.. Ouch

http://www.amazing-garages.com/images/garage_floor_photo_after4_m0nl.jpg

[IMSHAKN]

I've seen both and even stained floors need some kind of coating. Plus stained floors, at least the ones I've seen just have an uneven color to them. If I had the $$ I would get a epoxy coating like below but it runs about $1200 for a three car garage.. Ouch


Yes, after using an etching stain, you MUST use an etching stain sealer that is suitable for garage use. The stain is not supposed to be eve, however most of the staining you see here in AZ is nothing more than an acrylic waterborne stain and sealer, not an etching stain. The only real etching stain on the market that you can buy at a big box retail store is from Valspar's Quikrete line of products carried by Lowe's. It's unfortunate that Lowe's cannot bring this to the market here in AZ.

You can do things like these with an acid etching stain:
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http://www.texasetchandscore.com/images/cust06.jpg

This star was created using etching stains
http://www.concretedecor.net/images/Feature_Photos/CD703/products/Etching-Stain-Exterior.jpg

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[El Jefe]

How many cars can you fit it your garage? Looks pretty big.
Only had 5 in there so far. If we squeezed I bet we could get at least 7-8

IMSHAKN - I will definitely get in touch with you once were closed to doing the staining. We also need to put a 4 post lift in. So many things not enough money or time!

[chewbaccajones]

I've seen both and even stained floors need some kind of coating. Plus stained floors, at least the ones I've seen just have an uneven color to them. If I had the $$ I would get a epoxy coating like below but it runs about $1200 for a three car garage.. Ouch

http://www.amazing-garages.com/images/garage_floor_photo_after4_m0nl.jpg

I did mine myself and it turned out like that. $1200 is for the primo stuff which I put down but the kit was $500. It is a PITA but if I did it for someone, I would charge a hell of a lot more than $700 for labor.

[chewbaccajones]

I had Cabinets Etc (I think) do them in the garage and the master closet. Having them in the closet is great.

The cabinet on the right side in the pic has no shelves but when you open the door, there is pegboard with tools on the hooks. I wanted that one to hide the ugly pegboard.

1921

[wickedcobra]

I had Cabinets Etc (I think) do them in the garage and the master closet. Having them in the closet is great.

The cabinet on the right side in the pic has no shelves but when you open the door, there is pegboard with tools on the hooks. I wanted that one to hide the ugly pegboard.

1921


How in the world do you fit on that mower to cut the grass....:Bucktooth:

[chewbaccajones]

I make my 4 year old mow.

[angie1313]

you could just do what my father does in his garage...just having everything laying about the place. Then when you need something you can spend a hlaf hour cursing that you can't find it. :icon_cool:

[HIKER]

you could just do what my father does in his garage...just having everything laying about the place. Then when you need something you can spend a hlaf hour cursing that you can't find it. :icon_cool:

I see that all the time..

I was at a house last fall...nice 4 car garage. There was so much crap in that garage you couldn't even park one car in there... what a waste..