The garage/shop is starting to come together. When I started the garage it was 29 degrees in the garage. Last night, it was in the teens outside and 60 inside :-)
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Before and almost after...
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I started by putting up some ceiling joists ( since there were none)
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Added some baffels...
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Removed a door, and added lots of outlets ( 120 and 240 )...
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Took the previous owner's fridge to the dump ;-)
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Created an ugly R6, or so, garage door for 25 bucks.
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Added some padding...
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bought a gun and rented a drywall lift...
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And voila, well almost. A couple more eveneings of rockin and muddin and I should be in good shape.
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Once again, I can't really get a good wide angle shot, but it's bigger than it looks (18' x 22'), now that it is getting organized.