Workshop upgrade

[otherwise]

Not finished the workshop yet and will post up when done, I just came inside for lunch and I figured I'd show you all how dumb I am. After doing the new bench and shelving I figured I'd tidy up the floor, what colour is good for a workshop?



I was motivated to go with white after looking at a professional workshop on the net a couple of nights ago. It's either going to be great and motivate me to keep it clean or going to be a great failure.

 

[DaveM]

White, oh dear that is going to be a high maintenance floor for sure but it sure will look great I suppose

 

[Sketchy Snr]

Nice job, looking good. Wish my garage looked that smart.

 

[DaveM]

Wish I just had a garage

 

[otherwise]

Early afternoon I'd finished the first coat and it was drying fast so late in the day I decided to roll the final coat for a fast job after I'd brushed and stippled the first coat into the raw concrete. Problem was it'd started to rain and I had to have the garage empty. Easy solution, both bikes were pushed into the downstairs games room, hey my wife was out so all's good. When I'd finished and forgotten that the bikes were in the house I said to my returned wife, "Come and check out the garage floor". We went downstairs and she found a bike either side of the pool table, without missing a beat she said "I thought we weren't doing that anymore", and that was it. She's a keeper.

 

[DaveM]

Well it sure does look very nice good job done, remember this is the cleanest it will ever look so appreciate it while you can

 

[otherwise]

When I finally get my tools and stuff sorted out and put away I may have to build a pre-wash garage to pass through before entry is permitted.

I'll be honest with my comments in a week or two about the colour choice, I like it but I may have created too much work. Our house is mainly white on the inside but that's easier to keep clean than a place that the bikes come and go from.

 

[DaveM]

I think it may turn out to be heavy work in the end just running the bike in will create marks on that even when the bike is clean. A bit of a bugger if you must paint it again that will mean taking it all out again. I would have gone with something a bit darker that would be more practical for that type of area

 

[otherwise]

As time allows I've been going through my stuff, cleaning, putting away and even tossing out.

Today I opened an old tool box that goes back to my trade days, wow what a mix of large spanners and in with them the extreme, vernier micrometers that measure down to 0.0001".



I found a half ton chainblock, about a year ago I went out and bought a new one, oh well I've got two now.



I even found some trophies that my Norton Atlas won at bike shows, put them on a shelf.



And all the time my helper was watching the goings on.



To be continued.

 

[DaveM]

Its always cool when you open up old boxes to find long forgotten treasures like this. Glad to see you have a good seat for your helper

 

[otherwise]

Its always cool when you open up old boxes to find long forgotten treasures like this. Glad to see you have a good seat for your helper

That's my garage chair, a lot of thinking done in it, also the occasional beer consumed from within.

 

[DaveM]

I wish I had a garage to put a chair in

 

[devo]

I wish I had a garage to put a chair in

You have
but you stored your mother in law in it.

 

[DaveM]

 

[DaveB]

otherwise, stay with me on this one because you are on the edge of greatness .

Once you have installed a-

Big screen TV,
Audio-visual system,
Bar,
Fridge,
Drinks cabinet,
Selection of BlueRay music videos (Rihanna, Pussycat Dolls, Girls Aloud),
Picture boards,
Trophy cabinet,
Cigar humidifier,
Carpet,
Sofa,
Heater,
Air conditioner,
Coffee table,
Wall posters,
Motorcycle magazines,
Pool table,
& Dart board,

you will have created your very own MAN CAVE- the greatest material asset and lifestyle that any man can ever aspire to !

 

[Silli]

Nice job, looking good. Wish my garage looked that smart.

+1

Nice job.

 

[otherwise]

otherwise, stay with me on this one because you are on the edge of greatness .

Once you have installed a-

Big screen TV,
Audio-visual system,
Bar,
Fridge,
Drinks cabinet,
Selection of BlueRay music videos (Rihanna, Pussycat Dolls, Girls Aloud),
Picture boards,
Trophy cabinet,
Cigar humidifier,
Carpet,
Sofa,
Heater,
Air conditioner,
Coffee table,
Wall posters,
Motorcycle magazines,
Pool table,
& Dart board,

you will have created your very own MAN CAVE- the greatest material asset and lifestyle that any man can ever aspire to !

"Cigar humidifier" will be at the bottom of the list, I'll work on the rest.

I have a mate who had most on your list but his wife chucked him out because he almost never came into the house to talk to her. I say why didn't she come to the Man Cave to talk to him?

 

[otherwise]

You have
but you stored your mother in law in it.

That comment went through my mind in the past but we Australians are gentlemen so I held back.
Give the knife another twist Harry.

 

[DaveB]

Because wives are not allowed in Man Caves. Other women (quite possibly ), but not wives! No rug rats either, of course.

 

[otherwise]

+1

Nice job.

Cheers, I'll keep the thread live for a while, naturally you don't have to view.
I'm getting a lot of satisfaction with this job, not to mention the advantages of consolidating and sorting years of collected stuff.