Making the Most of a Small Garage - It's Shop Tour Time!
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- čas přidán 2. 07. 2024
- Let's finally take a tour of SomeGuy's Garage! Check out where I keep all my tools and equipment, this serves as both my shop and vehicle parking.
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00:00 - Intro
00:29 - Dimensions
01:35 - Insulation and Heating
03:46 - Electrical
05:39 - Compressed Air
06:40 - Workbenches
08:24 - Storage
13:05 - Equipment
14:44 - Other Tools
15:21 - Outro - Věda a technologie
Can we just appreciate the fact that you answer every single comment on this video?
Yes, you can lol
People take time to watch my video and ask me something, the least I can do is answer them or thank them! :)
Can we just stop the "can we just" stuff
@@Michaelsmercedesthe one that bothers me these days is "you know" as a filler...I'm guilty of it sometimes, but damn do a lot of people do it.
@@SomeGuysGaragejust wait till it's thousands commenting
@@brandongibson4612I hope that day comes :) will do my best to still reply as much as possible!
This is a great video.
My "shop" is 24x24 with a 10x16' side room-motorcycle area.
I get tired of these videos of 30x50 1 car garage all spotless-yours looks like it's actually used.
I've been trying for years to organise mine without spending $100,000 on storage stuff and you gave me a few ideas, thank you.
Happy to hear it was helpful! Yeah, I don't have any high dollar storage solutions, mostly things I've built myself and the few tool boxes. I like doing fabrication and auto repair and a bunch of other stuff in there, so it's a working shop not a show room :)
Good luck with your space!
Very inspiring setup for smaller spaces thanks for sharing! Looks great!
Thanks for watching! Appreciate the compliment :)
I'm impressed, looks great! Excellent tour as well! It all looks so organized and efficient. Well done. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks, really appreciate it! If there's anything else you'd like to see, let me know :)
Your shop tour was great! I've been watching your videos and didn't realize how well set up and thought out your shop is.
Hey! Thanks, it has been out of necessity to cram all the things I want to do in the space I have, I only wish my garage was as big as yours (it's a 3 bay right? based on your latest vid thumbnail), would make a huge difference.
Well planned shop, love it. Keep it up 👍🏽
Appreciate it :)
Thank you for sharing useful information about the workspace. I thought I would not be able to work at home
Where there's a will, there's a way :)
Great setup, thank you for the overview
Thanks for watching! :)
Man that's a good set-up . It's so clean too.
Thanks!
Sick garage setup man, well done.
Thanks, appreciate it :)
OMG I love this! 💯👏🏾
I can tell :) lol
Awesome looking shop .🔥
Thanks!
Great looking shop you've done a great job .
Appreciate it :)
I like it, well organized
Thank you! :)
Excellent. Watching from Ontario Canada 😅
Cheers :) Thanks for watching!
Excellent organization of a limited space shop. Your custom built storage units are of high quality and look professional. Anyone would be proud to have and work in a well organized shop like yours. Keep safe in your endeavors. Have A Good Day! 🛻🚚🚛
Thanks! Appreciate the kind words :)
Very nice use of the space. I really like it. Subscribed!
Thanks! :)
absolutely amazing
Thanks! :)
Shit HOT Garage and extremely well thought out. Loved the metal peg board and compressor in the basement!
Thanks man, really appreciate the kind words!
Metal pegboard is Wall Control brand, it's a bit pricey but way cleaner and holds up really well. Not having to listen to the compressor is soooo much nicer.
Beautiful setup... man's dream
Thanks! It didn't happen overnight, I have just slowly continued to add/improve as I go...so as cliché as it sounds, dreams can become reality with a bit of time/work :)
FYI I had problems with my concrete in my garage too. I went with a four post lift . I am able to get the wheels off the ground using the rolling bridge jack that came with the lift . You said in your video that with a four post lift you can’t get the wheel off the ground and do work. But that’s not true . So down the road if you are interested in a 4 post lift they do allow wheel removal and suspension work .
True enough, bridge jacks do solve some of that...though underside access isn't quite as good with that setup (nor is mine compared to a 2 post).
I also didn't have the height for a 4 post, didn't mention it in the video but I only have 9 feet of clear height (10 feet for most of it, but a beam drops down around a foot across the middle).
Nice clean workshop, I should take notes :)
Thank you!
Very nice setup for the limited space you have, it doesn’t seem small at all and makes perfect sense! Thanks for sharing!
Thanks for watching! It wouldn't be so small if I wasn't always trying to park two vehicles in there :(
Just subbed. I need more🤤🤣
I literally shared the link with my 'Sinister Six' chat (3 sibs and 3 closest friends), "Spirit animal-level energy right here with this dude's garage. ❤️ I could do ANYTHING! MWAHAHAHA!"
IJS, my initial smile grew into a perma-grin as soon as the video started. Well done. On everything. (Fully including the content creation on that.)
That's awesome, thanks for sharing it with everyone!
Awesome vid dude. Goals
Thanks, took over a decade to get to this point (learnt a lot in my last garage that I applied here)...so believe me, this stuff doesn't happen overnight!
Wow dude. this is a nice set up.
Thanks! :)
great set up
Thank you :)
Your garage is dope as hell hope too have a garage like yours one day
Just happens little by little :) do a thing or two per year and you'll get there!
Looks great. You are keeping everything neat and arranged.
I'm not a mechanic but I'd love to have these tools. I have only the essentials that need for the house.
Subscribed to your channel and going to check your other videos.
Thank you so much! :)
I'm not a mechanic either, just a crazy DIY all the things guy. What you see is collecting tools for a couple decades (literally since I was a kid).
@@SomeGuysGarage oh wow, I was thinking you are a professional Mechanic. Great work and keep it up.
My garage is 18x20.. Im going to have to do something similar so I can also fit 2 cars. Thanks for posting this!
It's definitely a tight squeeze, but entirely doable! Would love to see the end result in yours :)
love it nice work shop 👌
Thank you :)
New sub. Great videos and previous ones too
Much appreciated :) thanks for subbing! Let me know if there's any other videos I could make that would interest you
Thats crazy that you can squeeze 2 vehicles in 16 feet! I had a 20x20 and it was asses to elbows once i had 2 cars in there. Admittedly one of the vehicles is a 68 cadillac so a boat. But the other one was a 78 buick skyhawk. That thing is smaller than most sub compacts of todays cars. But love the video! Gives me some good ideas!
Glad you got some ideas from it! It's a tight squeeze to get both in, but better than leaving them outside these days.
You’re garage is way to clean. We also need more info on the scissor lift. I’ve been eyeballing both the 2 and 4 post lofts but you’re flush mounted scissor lift has me intrigued.
Yeah, I just like clean/bright/organized workspaces lol honestly though, the white paint on the walls and the lights is what makes it look like that.
Check the description, I left a link to my video with all the details on the lift. I absolutely love the form factor, never in the way like a 2/4 post.
A good start! Give us a follow up once you have put that ceiling to use. 😁
I also do too much with too little space.👍
The thought of a little unistrut bridge crane has been in the back of my mind for a while now.... :)
awesome use of space
Thanks! Hope it was inspiring :)
My shop is about three times the size. You made better use of the space than I did. Nice job.
I'm constantly adapting/improving, I'm sure you could do the same with your space!
You mentioned you lived in Canada so I was wondering where you lived and then you mentioned fluid film so I'm guessing out east haha. Looks like a solid setup that I'll probably copy when I build my garage
Good luck with your garage build :)
Nice shop Bud
Thank you!
Nice 👍
Thanks! :)
I'm out of my depth ... but i find it very intriguing
Anything I can do to help you get into your depth? :)
@@SomeGuysGarage i thought/know my comment went to another youtuber but ended up here. however, I'm glad you answered ...i need a bud i can try to work on my car (89 240sx and 280z)with sucks you are in the "Great White North" lol thanks cool shop
@@user-fb6ol9tl7s oh, weird! Yeah, if I weren't in the great white north, always like opening my shop up to friends to work on their stuff (though require the vehicle out at the end of the day, so no months long rebuilds lol)
Nice setup! I'll be watching this more than once! I'm curious about the workbench you have for your lathe. I checked out the HD website, but I don't see it on their website (maybe no longer available). Do you happen to have the info on it?
I built the workbench myself (all the steel frame and top and everything), just using two Husky Intermediate chests inside of it:
www.homedepot.ca/product/husky-standard-duty-27-inch-w-3-drawer-intermediate-tool-storage-chest-in-gloss-black/1000831248
I have an early video on the channel showing some more of it (how to move a lathe easily video).
hell yeah
Yeaaaa, thanks!
The stair (steps) into the house could be made as storage.
On the lowest step you could mount a flat LED light facing towards the carlift.
Nice to have extra light when working on a car.
Some kind of wheel system on the pillar drill for easy access to the hardware shelves.
I do keep a floor jack under the steps that I don't use often (my long reach low profile) so it's not entirely wasted...but I didn't ever think about doing some sort of pull out storage from there.
What do you mean wheel system on the pillar drill? Not sure I follow?
@@SomeGuysGarage
A wide frame or base plate bolted on the pillar drill with 4 low profile wheels that can be lowered when not moving around the drill.
The idea is to be able with a easy grip to safely move the pillar drill for easy acess to the corner where your hardware is located.
I saw such an arrangement many years ago, but i have no photo of it.
I must say you have a real nice garage where you have maximized the space well.
@@kajman911 ahh okay, I see what you mean. I am finishing my basement right now, but I'm planning that some of that hardware in the corner will go down into storage there...possibly including that entire bin, since it's not the most used thing in the garage.
@@kajman911 oh and thanks for the kind words!
Nice.
Thanks! :)
Very nice garage... Curious on the floor temperature? My heater is similar and warms the space but the floor is still very cold
Thanks! The floor definitely isn't as warm as everything else, but gets up to around 15c when air is heated to 20c...no in floor heat or anything, but it has never iced over or anything with moisture. No insulation below the slab, but it is 6 inches of 4500psi concrete.
I pretty much never sit/lie on the floor though and my work boots keep my feet warm :) so no biggy.
Very nice set-up! Where is your snow blower?
I don't own one...I still shovel manually :) or with a snow float.
With the winter we've had this year, I wouldn't have even used one once.
Reminds me of my garage. Space is at a premium.
Any tips you've got on making the most of it? Always like hearing about ways to optimize space!
@@SomeGuysGarage Not really, will watch again n see. Perhaps making a 2 tier shelf high up on the right side if you needed to store smaller stuff high. How do you like the Miller folding welding table, I got two? I’m making a shed to keep my garage clutter free.
@@unfilteredjamaican3478 yeah, there's still some space up high around the perimeter that I haven't touched....considering a mini-split someday for AC above the tool box.
The miller folding welding table is awesome, I have a couple of the clamps for it too, works well and stores up really compact. It's no fab table, but great for welding on.
I do have a 6x12 shed out back, wheelbarrow, mower, tires, ladders, etc. stay out there :) definitely helps keep space free in the garage.
Thanks though, appreciate the ideas :)
I would Love Having A Garage Like This. I dont Have Anything LOL.
Just keep working towards your goals/dreams! It's achievable if you try!
Xmaxx !
Hahaha ya! Couple vids on my channel about it too :)
Looking at your blow molded cases under the main work bench, I'm surprised you didn't organize them by height, width or color
Hahah that would be something I'd do...they're a bit of a hodge podge right now, but at one point I had them organized by use (like threading, sockets/ratchets, car specialty, wood, concrete, etc.).
Dealing with a small space myself, so I came here for ideas.
Never gave this a thought, but does the "exhaust" fan not have to be ignition-protected?
I use three of those cheap-o twin window fans myself (got all of them out of the garbage), but I never thought before about a potential disaster.
I guess it depends what you're doing in there...for welding fumes or car exhaust (not that you should ever run a vehicle while the door is closed) or just general humidity removal it's fine. If you're making a lot of saw dust or using fuel-gas (like oxy-acetylene or even just pouring gasoline) then you'd probably not want to run an exhaust fan in those situations as they're potentially flammable.
That's massive. Most garages in the UK are 11ftx11ft. Nowhere near big enough for a car and stuff.
And yet I envy those with the 30x40 or bigger separate shops :) There will always be somewhere with a more massive...garage.
killer
Thanks!
Where's the ladder to reach high stuff? Maybe I missed it.
I keep my ladders in the shed and basement. Though I used to store my little 5 foot step ladder on the wall with the vinyl hooks (the hooks are stil there), but got annoyed having to pull vehicles out to get to it...so it stays inside now too.
The only thing I can't get to without a ladder is the top shelf of bins (which I strategically made things I don't use often), I can reach the first row of bins and anything in the cabinets or above I just climb onto the workbench. So isn't too often I need a ladder.
This is super impressive planning/design! About How long did it take you to get to this point in the set-up?
I did most of the main setup over one summer from empty to painting, benches/cabinets, lift, air system, lights, etc. but then have been refining it and adding on for another 7-8 years making little tweaks and additions.
@@SomeGuysGarageThanks for the response - the content here is inspiring me. Im curious - How did you pick up all these different skills?
@@RectanerTreadway Pretty much I just prefer DIY for everything, so no matter what it is I'll give it a try and I figure I can learn it. I'm not going to be pro-level day 1 but have to start somewhere. So if I could give any piece of advice it would be: just go for it!
I haven't had any formal education on any of this either, I will do a bit of research online to get the jist of it, and then just figure it out as I go. Things won't always go right, but you learn/adapt faster that way.
Also, this isn't something that happens over night...15 years ago I couldn't even install an intake on a car - now I can pretty much fix nay part on a vehicle. Just takes time!
Hope that helps :)
@@SomeGuysGarage Excellent advice, thank you for your input. I have the same attitude towards these things. I love to try my hand at everything but I am inexperienced in certain areas that are holding me back. It helps to know your perspective and the kinds of resources you use to help you “find your system”.
Thanks again, some of the best DIYing I’ve seen 👍
@@RectanerTreadway you'll pick them up, maching or welding can be really complicated but you don't have to do clickspring levels of machining day 1...just make a bushing or something simple :)
Welcome either way, appreciate the kind words!
I am not sure if it’s been asked but how tall is your garage from floor to ceiling? I am going to start looking at a lift like that
Basically 9 feet almost dead on to the bottom of the beam that runs across the ceiling, and around 10 feet to the highest portions (doesn't help with lift). I can lift a normal compact SUV (my Macan or NX) to full lift height even with the door open with a good foot and a bit of clearance.
Oh nice I appreciate the feedback back
@@masonroy6831welcome! If you didn't see it, I have another video on the channel entirely about the lift if you want even more details.
Is there enough room to open the car door when two cars are parked in the garage?
Only the one closer to the shelving can open...have to pull the first one out to get the second one out.
How did you get the compressor in the basement?
Walk out basement, so wheeled it around the house...down the stairs would have been tricky.
With the 16 feet left for parking is it super tight? Like can you open the doors on the first car once the 2nd one is pulled in ?
Extremely tight...definitely can't open the door on the first car once the second is in, can barely even get to the door, there's less than a foot between the vehicles.
@@SomeGuysGarage thanks im building a 2nd garage in my backyard and am on the fence between 18 wide and 16 wide mostly just to park one car but in saskatwan winters would like to store 2 cars but was unsure if 2 could fit
@@vintagemagiccollector2245 got it, 16 feet you're literally 6 inches off the first wall, vehicle, less than 1 foot, vehicle, and then about 2 feet left for door/walking. It is extremely tight and not fun to use, good luck storing anything against either wall. I'd definitely go 18 feet if you have the ability, but really 20 feet would be more ideal for parking two vehicles and having them accessible.
Also, I'm just storing two compact SUVs, if you have Miata's it wouldn't be so bad, if you have F-150's it wouldn't be possible to fit two at all.
@@SomeGuysGarage ok thanks alot ya its mostly just for parking 1 sports car but in a pinch or for winter storage i wanted to know if i could squeeze 2 in there for the winter i have a 24x26 attached to the house this is my bonus garage im building ...still deciding on the size and setup your video was super helpfull thank you
@@vintagemagiccollector2245 Glad to be of some help! Always an option to go up instead of wider, a 16 wide with a lift and 12+ foot ceilings (do a 1 foot stem wall with the foundation with 12' framed on top, so you end up 13ish finished height, keeping that bottom plate a foot up is nice for us here in Canada) is a great option for tucking away two vehicles AND having room to work around one.
where about in canada??? i am thinking building a garage like yours one day
Hope you can do it someday!
Hey SomeGuy. I'm a hobbyist woodworker who needs some brass pieces machined. Do you do? Or what's the best direction?? (Dave in Guelph)
Send an email to my contact info (about page on the channel) with some details.
Kinda jealous of your high ceilings -- but nice storage tricks all over the place
I wouldn't call them high ceilings lol I'd love another couple feet!
Thanks though :)
Are your lathe and mill single phase? Would you buy them again?
Yup, they are 120v single phase on regular 15a circuits.
I bought both of them used in Canada, which limited my options. I'd probably go Precision Matthews if I were in the US and buying new.
@@SomeGuysGarage I’m actually in Europe so looking at options for a home setup. Have a garage of similar size maybe slightly narrower but would never have any cars parked in there even though there’s room for one. You have a great setup
@@bull7618Thanks! Size wise, these are just about right. I might bump up to a 12x36 if I had more room for the lathe, the bed gets used up pretty fast when drilling with the tailstock. The mill seems about right, though a variable speed with gear head with a bit more torque down low would be nice for larger drilling operations.
Had to work with the space and budget I had though (like anyone else).
what type of mats are those?
It's just rubber roll mats you can get by the foot at places like princess auto up here...nothing special.
Ok but what exactly do you fix?
I work on my own vehicles and do hobby machining and fab work and just random other projects :)
ha! small, come to England and you'll see that space is huge, my garage is so small i can't even park my family hatchback in it, never mind work on a car in it.
That's a fair point, around here this is small...if I never wanted to park in it, I could do so much more (e.g. CNC plasma or waterjet, larger mills/lathes, proper fab table, etc.)
Twice the size of my garage, but I am in the uk.
For the UK that still must be pretty big :)
@@SomeGuysGarage 2.5 x 6.0 metres
18 feet wide is a damn mansion compared to my garage.
How wide is yours?
Your panel is not legal at all. Exposed wire under 7 feet is not legal. The MC cable is OK.
Thank the shitty electrician that wired the house for that. I did all the MC, the rest was the builder's electrician....it passed (somehow, I even talked to the ESA about it but they said it was "to code" at the time) but there's a lot of other stuff I don't like that he did. Watch part 1 of my basement finishing video, I'm sure you can spot a few more terrible electrical things from the builder.
Thank you for not showing your face. Don't get me wrong, I don't like videos that show the face of the content creator very much
Some of them film their faces more than 90% of the video time
My face isn't going to help you see what I'm showing you in the garage :) completely agree.