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Odie
Odie's Carspace
PS - I will go out tomorrow and snap a picture of the sign to put on my carspace.
Odie
Odie's Carspace
Odie
Odie's Carspace
Oh, as for the critters in my garage, so far I've caught one vole and three mice.
Odie
Odie's Carspace
Rocky
Taken Jan 7th.
Taken Jan 11th.
After we get into the house and the temp is right I will be doing the epoxy on the floor. I will do a before and after picture of the project.
Odie
Odie's Carspace
Odie
Odie's Carspace
as a home for any of my vehicles anymore! I couldn't decide whether to leave it up or take it down, but Mother Nature made that decision for me! :surprise:
2021 Kia Soul LX 6-speed stick
You certainly got a nice dumping of snow!
2021 Kia Soul LX 6-speed stick
I do have one question. Which do you prefer... Belt Drive or Screw Drive for the garage door openers. We have our choice, but not sure what the difference is. I told my wife I think the belt drive is quieter, but the screw drive will hold up longer over time.
Only downside is because of the outside ground and air temps, they cannot put the blacktop down for the driveway. So we are going to have stones for the time being.
Odie
Odie's Carspace
I'm putting my pool table under the carport and we're gonna place white lattice around the front of the carport. The laundry room is outside the main part of the house. You have to walk outside the kitchen door to get to the laundry room.
We are going to tear out the old carpeting and paint the walls. We're also going to put in new flooring, window coverings and an entire white vinyl fencing package. Gonna be a lot of work but it'll be worth it in the end.
2021 Kia Soul LX 6-speed stick
Odie
Odie's Carspace
I haven't done it in a while because I am not in charge of used cars sales anymore but I am trying to get back into it.
Odie
Odie's Carspace
Odie
Odie's Carspace
I always assumed you had a heated Jay Leno, like Museum/Garage for your cars ? :P
Rocky
Odie
Odie's Carspace
I decided to hold off on taking pictures. We have boxes up the wazzu on one side of the garage because of moving, and I'm putting the work bench system together on the other side, so I'm going to hold off until all is done.
As for the workbench. I decided to go with the Coleman Tuff Duty System (Click here for link). So far I have purchased (2) wall cabinets, (1) two-door base cabinet, (1) three-drawer base cabinet, and (1) storage cabinet. Once those are assembled and up I will purchase the pegboard hutch and 60" worktop to finish everything off.
The epoxy floor coating got it's first true test on April 3rd. I backed into the garage to drop off the Coleman stuff. After unloading I went inside and had lunch, after that, I went out and got the mail. As I was coming back into the garage I noticed a small oil puddle under the front of the '06 Pilot. Turns out the oil filter was not fully tightned and had a small drip. I had my oil changed just 2 days before, so I did not lose to much oil (about 1/2 qt). The dealer replace oil and tightend the filter after checking to make sure it wasn't a cracked plug or pan. Anyway, the oil just wiped right up off the floor without leaving a mark.
Odie
Odie's Carspace
How many people are getting ready for their spring garage cleaning (a.k.a - YARD SALE). My wife no wants to go through the boxes before we bring them into the house (leave them in garage) and make a section for yard sale items.
Oh yeah, we finally got the blacktop down, just need to wait set-up.
Odie
Odie's Carspace
I put some boards across the trusses up in the attic, providing a space to pack stuff away. Which is probably not a good thing, because I tend to be a packrat. I need to learn better how to get rid of stuff!
It's coming together inside and out...next is some bathroom plumbing and probably some electrical work done...a new Roper dryer has mysteriously quit working after working for a 1/2 hour, a Roper repair guy is coming out here Thursday.
Inside I've got some wall repair to do and some tile to lay still, but it's lookin' better every day. We've only been in here for a couple weeks. It is one of those "to get a good price on the house you're gonna have to put some work in to it" kind of houses, as you probably could all gather.
Oh, I almost forgot. In front of the house I am having the fence go around my carport so I can have a 12' gate put in. That way I can park inside my carport if I want, or not. There will be a walk-through sized gate coming away from the house and the carport gate coming away from that post area. I'll have to take a picture of it and post it so you know what I'm talking about. That is an important feature so I can get my '08 Lancer GTS out of the elements(here in Arizona that's mostly wind and sand, but even so)and give us privacy in the carport for barbecuing and for working on all of those what-not projects for around the house.
2021 Kia Soul LX 6-speed stick
Odie
Odie's Carspace
I'll be monitoring the paint job closely and washing and waxing regularly, too.
Sounds like your abode is coming along nicely, too, odie!
2021 Kia Soul LX 6-speed stick
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Odie
Odie's Carspace
Back out to finish trying to get my grass to grow.
Odie
Odie's Carspace
See-Through Window Decal
Or maybe you're married, lol, in which case peel 'em off and stick on your truck window.
Odie
Odie's Carspace
Clutter replacing cars in garages (Detroit News)
Are you one of the 75 percent? The snow isn't flying yet - you still have time. :shades:
I replaced them with the dreaded vinyl roller shades, which have worked fine for the past several years. They have a tendency to blow around in the wind, but no casualties so far.
I know a lot of people who have their attic, basement, and garage filled with junk. My house has no basement, the attic has trusses and can't be used for storage, and I have two cars in my two car garage, so there's not much temptation to fill the garage with more consumer crap (other than the cars).
After a month I peeled them off and like having the extra light, and being able to see out while I'm messing around in it.
Never heard of a "one and a half" garage until recently but I guess the term has been around a long time. The new garage is like a two and a half one - lots of junk room in the end, even after getting both cars in.
Odie
2021 Kia Soul LX 6-speed stick
Odie
2021 Kia Soul LX 6-speed stick
A reporter is looking for any drivers out there who can discuss the creative ways they've tried to keep their car clutter-free. There are so many gadgets, toys for kids, stuff for pets and other goods carried along in vehicles today, and he'd like to know how you manage or organize all these things inside your car. If you think you have helpful tips or ideas, please let us know at pr@edmunds.com by Monday December 24th.
Odie