Popular Post Square Wheels Posted January 15, 2023 Popular Post Share #1 Posted January 15, 2023 Didn't get as far as I hoped, but I am happy to have this much done. 7 2 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Square Wheels Posted January 15, 2023 Author Popular Post Share #2 Posted January 15, 2023 Putting in the under the cabinet lights. 4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Square Wheels Posted January 15, 2023 Author Popular Post Share #3 Posted January 15, 2023 Got most of the base cabinets in. 1 more base, 1 more tall one. Those tall ones are super heavy. 6 4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bikeguy Posted January 15, 2023 Share #4 Posted January 15, 2023 For a sick guy you did a LOT of work. It looks great. Now you need to rest. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bikeman564™ Posted January 15, 2023 Share #5 Posted January 15, 2023 looks like high quality stuff, nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Square Wheels Posted January 15, 2023 Author Popular Post Share #6 Posted January 15, 2023 Just now, Bikeguy said: For a sick guy you did a LOT of work. It looks great. Now you need to rest. I'm dying now. I have had a fever all day, coughing so that it's hard to talk. Heart still racing, I suspect still dehydrated but I've had a lot to drink. I will drink even more. 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Square Wheels Posted January 15, 2023 Author Share #7 Posted January 15, 2023 1 minute ago, bikeman564™ said: looks like high quality stuff, nice. It's super nice. I am very happy we bought it. It's a bear to install as each piece weighs a ton. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bikeguy Posted January 15, 2023 Share #8 Posted January 15, 2023 Just now, Square Wheels said: I'm dying now. I have had a fever all day, coughing so that it's hard to talk. Heart still racing, I suspect still dehydrated but I've had a lot to drink. I will drink even more. You need to REST. You can finish the garage cabinets next week. 1 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kzoo Posted January 15, 2023 Share #9 Posted January 15, 2023 And you used a licensed electrician for that electrical work, eh. rest up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bikeguy Posted January 15, 2023 Share #10 Posted January 15, 2023 2 minutes ago, Kzoo said: And you used a licensed electrician for that electrical work, eh. It's only 2 or 3 wires.... what could go wrong. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaddeus Kosciuszko Posted January 16, 2023 Share #11 Posted January 16, 2023 14 minutes ago, Bikeguy said: It's only 2 or 3 wires.... what could go wrong. Especially if Speed Demon is there to help after SW says "Here, hold my beer!" (Actually, the wiring would be the only part I probably would get right. All that measuring and leveling and carpentry stuff? It would never look as nice as it does in those pictures. That's some fine work there!) 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bikeman564™ Posted January 16, 2023 Share #12 Posted January 16, 2023 34 minutes ago, Square Wheels said: It's super nice. I am very happy we bought it. It's a bear to install as each piece weighs a ton. I believe it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bikeguy Posted January 16, 2023 Share #13 Posted January 16, 2023 6 minutes ago, Thaddeus Kosciuszko said: Actually, the wiring would be the only part I probably would get right. All that measuring and leveling and carpentry stuff? If the garage is like my garage... the floor slopes to the doors. (when the snow and ice melt it eventually makes it back outside) Having a sloping floor, when I was hanging some stuff on the side walls, I needed to measure from from the ceiling and use my level to be sure. 36 minutes ago, Square Wheels said: t's a bear to install as each piece weighs a ton. So... if you did this yourself. How did you hold the cabinets in place and mount it into the wall and keep it level all at the same time? Wall cleats hold them up at the top? And you mount the cleat first? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petitepedal ★ Posted January 16, 2023 Share #14 Posted January 16, 2023 You better rest now or I will come down there and make you rest...I have a fried who is 60..maybe...and she got Covid Dec 22...she is still up and down with her recovery... So rest NOW DAMN IT 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Square Wheels Posted January 16, 2023 Author Share #15 Posted January 16, 2023 51 minutes ago, Bikeguy said: If the garage is like my garage... the floor slopes to the doors. (when the snow and ice melt it eventually makes it back outside) Having a sloping floor, when I was hanging some stuff on the side walls, I needed to measure from from the ceiling and use my level to be sure. So... if you did this yourself. How did you hold the cabinets in place and mount it into the wall and keep it level all at the same time? Wall cleats hold them up at the top? And you mount the cleat first? Yup. You can see them in this pic on the left. The tall cabinets are still hard to get on. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Square Wheels Posted January 16, 2023 Author Share #16 Posted January 16, 2023 As for the electrical, happy to hear your opinions. That outlet breaker is currently off. I capped it off and ran two wires up to that hole in the middle. I will put in a switch for the lights and two outlets - so one wire for each. I tied four wires together in the capped off box and secured them very tightly with red wire nuts. Everything here is 20 amp and 12/2, so I got some 12/2 to wire those up. Sound reasonable? We do have an electrician coming on Saturday to put in two more outlets on either side of the cabinet and put them on their own breaker, that way there will be plenty of power in the garage. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaddeus Kosciuszko Posted January 16, 2023 Share #17 Posted January 16, 2023 34 minutes ago, Square Wheels said: I tied four wires together I would suggest that you do not tie the wires all together under a single wire nut (as I understood the above). I would suggest a separate wire nut each for the white, black, and red wire, assuming that's what you have in the box. The green or bare ground doesn't need a wire nut or tape. Even if the breaker is off, it's better not to tempt Murphy by wire nutting all the ground and/or the white to a black and/or a red. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirby Posted January 16, 2023 Share #18 Posted January 16, 2023 Rest! The cabinets look great, but they can wait. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Square Wheels Posted January 16, 2023 Author Share #19 Posted January 16, 2023 39 minutes ago, Thaddeus Kosciuszko said: I would suggest that you do not tie the wires all together under a single wire nut (as I understood the above). I would suggest a separate wire nut each for the white, black, and red wire, assuming that's what you have in the box. The green or bare ground doesn't need a wire nut or tape. Even if the breaker is off, it's better not to tempt Murphy by wire nutting all the ground and/or the white to a black and/or a red. I assume you're pulling my leg. I tied all 4 black wire with a single red wire nut, then using a separate wire nut all four white, then continuing that theme I did the ground, no red wire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaddeus Kosciuszko Posted January 16, 2023 Share #20 Posted January 16, 2023 1 hour ago, Square Wheels said: I assume you're pulling my leg. I tied all 4 black wire with a single red wire nut, then using a separate wire nut all four white, then continuing that theme I did the ground, no red wire. No, I wasn't, but I'd misunderstood what you wrote. They way you've described it above I better understand, and it sounds to me like you've got it right. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bikeguy Posted January 16, 2023 Share #21 Posted January 16, 2023 @Square Wheels Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bikeguy Posted January 16, 2023 Share #22 Posted January 16, 2023 @Square Wheels I hope you took the day off and are resting. No work that pays you either. Take a few days off... I got 10 sick days per year when I worked. I seldom took any sick days. You can use a few that I never used. Feeling better?? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Parr8hed Posted January 16, 2023 Popular Post Share #23 Posted January 16, 2023 I am just going to walk into my garage now and hang my head in shame. 1 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donkpow Posted January 16, 2023 Share #24 Posted January 16, 2023 Wait a minute. I didn't see a laser level on this job. You'll have to go back and do it again. It's the only way, really. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddmaxx ★ Posted January 16, 2023 Share #25 Posted January 16, 2023 I don't have a garage. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Square Wheels Posted January 16, 2023 Author Share #26 Posted January 16, 2023 1 hour ago, donkpow said: Wait a minute. I didn't see a laser level on this job. You'll have to go back and do it again. It's the only way, really. Yeah, I was going to go that way, but then thought better of it. They are level, maybe not laser level level, but level none the less. I figure if they are off even a 1/4 inch over the 20+ feet they take up, so be it. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BR46 Posted January 16, 2023 Share #27 Posted January 16, 2023 Are you planning on a epoxy coat the floor? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Square Wheels Posted January 16, 2023 Author Share #28 Posted January 16, 2023 1 hour ago, Bikeguy said: @Square Wheels I hope you took the day off and are resting. No work that pays you either. Take a few days off... I keep telling myself, just go out there and hang the small one, maybe put the counters on, but I've resisted. 1 hour ago, Bikeguy said: I got 10 sick days per year when I worked. I seldom took any sick days. You can use a few that I never used. At my prior place it was silly how much time I got off. I think it was 6.4 or so hours a week. Here is a lot different. Waaaaaay less. Plus I'm new so I've barely accrued anything. If I feel like crap for the week, part of it will be unpaid. 1 hour ago, Bikeguy said: Feeling better?? Nope, actually worse. Just got up from my second nap. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Square Wheels Posted January 16, 2023 Author Share #29 Posted January 16, 2023 2 minutes ago, BR46 said: Are you planning on a epoxy coat the floor? Probably not. We had an odd situation at our last house. When we moved into the prior house, the garage floor was crumbling. After 10 or so years there, we had the money to replace it. The guy doing the concrete work left shortly after it was poured for a family emergency. He assured me he'd be back before it needed to be troweled. He wasn't, the floor was a mess. He decided he'd try to put an epoxy coat on it to smooth it out, that came out even worse and started to peel. The company he worked for fired him (I felt bad) and ripped it out and replaced it. Oddly that floor started to fail as it got easily dusty and wore under the cars. All I wanted was a nice smooth floor that I could sweep. This floor is super smooth. I'm afraid of having anything done to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Further Posted January 16, 2023 Share #30 Posted January 16, 2023 37 minutes ago, Square Wheels said: All I wanted was a nice smooth floor that I could sweep. This floor is super smooth. I'm afraid of having anything done to it. Tile 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Square Wheels Posted January 16, 2023 Author Share #31 Posted January 16, 2023 1 minute ago, Further said: Tile I thought about that, but I'm not sure what I would get from it? For the foreseeable future, my road will be covered in mud, which constantly makes its way into my garage. I like the simplicity of just sweeping it. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Further Posted January 16, 2023 Share #32 Posted January 16, 2023 1 minute ago, Square Wheels said: I thought about that, but I'm not sure what I would get from it? For the foreseeable future, my road will be covered in mud, which constantly makes its way into my garage. I like the simplicity of just sweeping it. I think quality garage rated tile would clean up about the same as bare concrete. Nothing wrong with nice concrete, but the tile would look cool and might be a little easier on your feet 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Square Wheels Posted January 16, 2023 Author Share #33 Posted January 16, 2023 5 minutes ago, Further said: I think quality garage rated tile would clean up about the same as bare concrete. Nothing wrong with nice concrete, but the tile would look cool and might be a little easier on your feet It would likely cost 5 - 10 grand too. I'm rarely in the garage. It would like nice though. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddmaxx ★ Posted January 16, 2023 Share #34 Posted January 16, 2023 We had bare concrete with a clear epoxyish coat at the service station I moonlighted at in VA Beach. Before closing time at night I would wet the floor with a hose and then sprinkle on some powdered Tide detergent and broom it around with a shop broom before washing it out the garage door with the hose. Probably not legal today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donkpow Posted January 16, 2023 Share #35 Posted January 16, 2023 3 minutes ago, maddmaxx said: We had bare concrete with a clear epoxyish coat at the service station I moonlighted at in VA Beach. Before closing time at night I would wet the floor with a hose and then sprinkle on some powdered Tide detergent and broom it around with a shop broom before washing it out the garage door with the hose. Probably not legal today. I used to do the same thing with a TSP product. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BR46 Posted January 16, 2023 Share #36 Posted January 16, 2023 54 minutes ago, Square Wheels said: Probably not. We had an odd situation at our last house. When we moved into the prior house, the garage floor was crumbling. After 10 or so years there, we had the money to replace it. The guy doing the concrete work left shortly after it was poured for a family emergency. He assured me he'd be back before it needed to be troweled. He wasn't, the floor was a mess. He decided he'd try to put an epoxy coat on it to smooth it out, that came out even worse and started to peel. The company he worked for fired him (I felt bad) and ripped it out and replaced it. Oddly that floor started to fail as it got easily dusty and wore under the cars. All I wanted was a nice smooth floor that I could sweep. This floor is super smooth. I'm afraid of having anything done to it. I epoxy coated my garage floor 20+ years ago and it's been holding up good and I'm working in the garage almost everyday. It makes cleanups easy. 1 hour ago, Square Wheels said: He decided he'd try to put an epoxy coat on it to smooth it out, that came out even worse and started to peel The concrete needs to be cleaned with Muriatic acid before applying the epoxy. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted January 16, 2023 Share #37 Posted January 16, 2023 I was admiring the smoothness of the concrete floors in BJs today. That would be nice to have in a garage. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Road Runner Posted January 17, 2023 Share #38 Posted January 17, 2023 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airehead Posted January 17, 2023 Share #39 Posted January 17, 2023 5 hours ago, BR46 said: Are you planning on an epoxy coat the floor? We really like ours. Mud and salt clean up easily. I might feel differently if I had a bad experience. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaddeus Kosciuszko Posted January 17, 2023 Share #40 Posted January 17, 2023 1 hour ago, Road Runner said: Boy, talk about an ad for "I've fallen and can't get up"! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheep_herder ★ Posted January 17, 2023 Share #41 Posted January 17, 2023 5 hours ago, maddmaxx said: We had bare concrete with a clear epoxyish coat at the service station I moonlighted at in VA Beach. Before closing time at night I would wet the floor with a hose and then sprinkle on some powdered Tide detergent and broom it around with a shop broom before washing it out the garage door with the hose. Probably not legal today. Been there done that in the 60s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted January 17, 2023 Share #42 Posted January 17, 2023 On 1/15/2023 at 7:24 PM, Square Wheels said: As for the electrical, happy to hear your opinions. That outlet breaker is currently off. I capped it off and ran two wires up to that hole in the middle. I will put in a switch for the lights and two outlets - so one wire for each. I tied four wires together in the capped off box and secured them very tightly with red wire nuts. Everything here is 20 amp and 12/2, so I got some 12/2 to wire those up. Sound reasonable? We do have an electrician coming on Saturday to put in two more outlets on either side of the cabinet and put them on their own breaker, that way there will be plenty of power in the garage. Did you remember to say “that will never come loose” after you tightened up the wire nuts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Square Wheels Posted January 17, 2023 Author Share #43 Posted January 17, 2023 10 hours ago, Road Runner said: They were supposed to unpack all the cabinets, but the drivers said they didn't do that, I got the delivery fee refunded. The first one I tried to move was on a pallet, and that was on a pallet. I thought I could simply walk the cabinet (500+ pounds) off the pallet. It started tipping toward my car and I just assumed it was going back in the shop and our insurance company would drop us after that. I narrowly avoided that mess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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