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      08-31-2018, 10:09 AM   #45
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There were a few mentions of wall organization, I highly recommend fast-trak or something similar, it's been awesome. There's a few members here with similar systems shown.
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      08-31-2018, 10:19 AM   #46
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I second some of the other comments about addressing the floors. I got mine done, it's an epoxy (about 1/8") thick. This company is commercial, but does residential. They have done Mile High Stadium, and Coors Field here in Denver for instance. Wet clean-ups are sooo much easier, and there's no stains (my wife's car had a pinched oil filter gasket). When the floors are dry, believe it or not I vacuum it!

Following pictures were to showcase parts of the car, but you get a great sense of the flooring.





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      08-31-2018, 10:22 AM   #47
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relocated the yard tools. Made sense to put them on the right side. I park on the right so I don't open my door into it. Now we don't have to worry about tools falling.
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      08-31-2018, 10:33 AM   #48
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relocated the yard tools. Made sense to put them on the right side. I park on the right so I don't open my door into it. Now we don't have to worry about tools falling.
BUT, if you back in on the right side (like you're SUPPOSED TO - smh), you open to the tools
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      08-31-2018, 10:35 AM   #49
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BUT, if you back in on the right side (like you're SUPPOSED TO - smh), you open to the tools
Planned for that too, the tools at the point where I would open my door are out of the way. I hardly back into the garage these days.
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      08-31-2018, 01:20 PM   #50
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BUT, if you back in on the right side (like you're SUPPOSED TO - smh), you open to the tools
People back into their garages
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      08-31-2018, 02:44 PM   #51
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People back into their garages
During a <insert your favorite catastrophic event> you want to get out FAST, and going forward.

From a driving safety standpoint, do you want to be in full view of the street, THEN back into your relatively controlled space of a driveway. OR, would you rather back out of driveway into the uncontrolled space of the road?

I back in everywhere I reasonably can for the second issue. Not AS worried about zombies
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      08-31-2018, 02:48 PM   #52
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During a <insert your favorite catastrophic event> you want to get out FAST, and going forward.

From a driving safety standpoint, do you want to be in full view of the street, THEN back into your relatively controlled space of a driveway. OR, would you rather back out of driveway into the uncontrolled space of the road?

I back in everywhere I reasonably can for the second issue. Not AS worried about zombies
You're logic is sound about the zombies, but rest assured I can put the top down and see everything if it's not raining.

From a safety standpoint I try to face forward when parking...I just look at it as parking tactically.

Maybe I'll change the way I park...won't have to worry about opening the door into the Mazda everytime.
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      08-31-2018, 02:57 PM   #53
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You're logic is sound about the zombies, but rest assured I can put the top down and see everything if it's not raining.
No trees/bushes along the path, no pedestrians or creatures on the driveway. GRANTED, when you back in you can't see them necessarily either, but you had the opportunity to get a clear view of the area before beginning the backing manuver.

From a safety standpoint I try to face forward when parking...I just look at it as parking tactically.
THIS! I didn't have a term for it, but maybe because I never enlisted. TY
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      08-31-2018, 09:50 PM   #54
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Looks like it takes up 2 spots
It does. My garage is a 2 car, but I was more than willing to make it 1 car just to have a lift
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      08-31-2018, 10:39 PM   #55
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relocated the yard tools. Made sense to put them on the right side. I park on the right so I don't open my door into it. Now we don't have to worry about tools falling.
Which yard tool hanging solution is that?
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      09-01-2018, 12:28 AM   #56
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It does. My garage is a 2 car, but I was more than willing to make it 1 car just to have a lift
Well worth it in my mind. Do you like the BP800? I keep looking and am tending towards a Stratus 10,000 mostly because I need to lift farm equipment but don't want to spend more than $2000. In the past I had access to one and don't now. I don't know how I ever lived with out one.
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      09-01-2018, 12:55 AM   #57
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It does. My garage is a 2 car, but I was more than willing to make it 1 car just to have a lift
Mines 3 and wasn't willing just got an ezcarlift I can lean against the wall and not lose any spaces.
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Well worth it in my mind. Do you like the BP800? I keep looking and am tending towards a Stratus 10,000 mostly because I need to lift farm equipment but don't want to spend more than $2000. In the past I had access to one and don't now. I don't know how I ever lived with out one.
love the damn thing. Makes every maintenance item so much easier. I went with the BP8000 because I know the x5m is the heaviest I'll be lifting. It was also on sale at a local gregs smith equipment which was a also a bonus. Picked it up for $1400 and installed by a pro for another 600. A little under 2K all said and done.
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      09-01-2018, 07:53 PM   #59
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My garage is very disorganized right now. It has the potential to look great but, now, it doesn't. I'll post pics when I get it in shape, again.

I bought the Gladiator cabinets, shelving and the hook system. They're owned by Whirlpool. Through my company, I get a discount on Whirlpool. They were decent and the discount was decent enough to make them very reasonable.

But... They... and the shelving all showed up at trucking distribution center BEAT TO CRAP. I went to pick them up... nope. I cancelled the order. Figured I'd figure out another plan.

Several days later... saw the same cabinets and shelves for far less on sears.com. Before I could put my order in, sold out. I watched for a couple of months; they popped up several times. Each time... missed again.


Finally... after the 2nd or 3rd try... I managed to snag them. It's the cabinets, for example, that are $250 or so... Sears had them for like... $80. The shelves were a similar discount and, shipped to the house. They arrived perfectly fine. I'm not sure if Sears, being in the shape they're in are still doing the same deal but... Probably worth watching.
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My garage is very disorganized right now. It has the potential to look great but, now, it doesn't. I'll post pics when I get it in shape, again.

I bought the Gladiator cabinets, shelving and the hook system. They're owned by Whirlpool. Through my company, I get a discount on Whirlpool. They were decent and the discount was decent enough to make them very reasonable.

But... They... and the shelving all showed up at trucking distribution center BEAT TO CRAP. I went to pick them up... nope. I cancelled the order. Figured I'd figure out another plan.

Several days later... saw the same cabinets and shelves for far less on sears.com. Before I could put my order in, sold out. I watched for a couple of months; they popped up several times. Each time... missed again.


Finally... after the 2nd or 3rd try... I managed to snag them. It's the cabinets, for example, that are $250 or so... Sears had them for like... $80. The shelves were a similar discount and, shipped to the house. They arrived perfectly fine. I'm not sure if Sears, being in the shape they're in are still doing the same deal but... Probably worth watching.
You can order some Gladiator stuff thru Home Depot and Lowe's. Home Depot had cabinets on sale for a pretty good price a couple of months back. I missed out, though, since they didn't carry what I wanted in the white cabinets. Whirlpool discontinued most of the white cabinets.
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      09-03-2018, 09:43 AM   #61
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You can order some Gladiator stuff thru Home Depot and Lowe's. Home Depot had cabinets on sale for a pretty good price a couple of months back. I missed out, though, since they didn't carry what I wanted in the white cabinets. Whirlpool discontinued most of the white cabinets.
Yeah.... my discount was a better deal than the best sale prices I saw a Lowes and HD. But... the Sears deals were even less. They were just hard to catch though, seemingly always went "out of stock" before I could snag them.
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      09-03-2018, 02:18 PM   #62
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I bought the New Age stuff from Home Depot on a sale, and have been very pleased with it. I got a set like this in red for around $1050 (on sale).


https://www.homedepot.com/p/NewAge-P...0408/304275933
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      09-03-2018, 02:57 PM   #63
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I second the Nee Age cabinets! Very well designed and built. Practically bulletproof.
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