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'72 K5 - Greg's @MightAsWellK5 Build
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This is the build description. I will improve this later. (GB)
You will have no problem filling all that space.
12 bins relocated up top last night. Still plenty of room left, but to be fair I still can’t see the floor of the garage yet either.
-G
Yep. 2260SF building that I can not see the floor at any of the walls and the walls 1/2 way up.
2019.04.04 - UPDATE! - 67% AWESOME UPDATE....!!
So close.
It only took a little over a week for the order of the cabinetry to arrive. Knowing that 14 large boxes would be arriving (with no place to actually PUT them) was a huge kick in the rear to do as much cleaning as possible in the garage space.
When the call came yesterday from the delivery driver that they would be dropping off the pallets, I was ready!!
Unfortunately, when it came time to compare the manifest to the actual delivery it was obvious that 3 pallets had been prepared up in their Dallas warehouse, but only 2 actually made it onto the truck! Not a huge deal... I called NewAge and let them know and I should get the final pallet in the next day or two. In some ways it was probably a Godsend... since it allowed me a bit of extra working space to start unpacking and setting up the stuff that arrived.
For review, here is the wall that was fully "blue-taped" and analyzed to find the maximum amount of cabinetry that could be installed.
Unboxing videos / photos are always fun. For some reason, seeing fresh new tools or equipment springing from their packaging is deeply satisfying to see!!
First impressions of these cabinets are really good. The tool base cabinets are close to 200Lbs each, which gives them a nice solid feel. The drawers seem well made and there was good styrofoam to protect them in transit. It took quite a while to get each one out of the box and wrestle them into position, but it was a fun way to spend a couple of hours last night.
Obviously, I've got a water softener to relocate before I can get the final tool drawer into position, and then the lower false wall needs to be constructed. There wasn't much point in unboxing all of the upper cabinets yet, since there is no place to hang them (yet) but one was opened up just for fun to see how they looked.
So that's the update for now. I know it's frustrating to NOT see truck progress.... (it certainly is for me as well) but these are the necessary final steps of the process to get the workshop assembled and functional. And THAT will allow that build process to start up again.
-G
So close.
It only took a little over a week for the order of the cabinetry to arrive. Knowing that 14 large boxes would be arriving (with no place to actually PUT them) was a huge kick in the rear to do as much cleaning as possible in the garage space.
When the call came yesterday from the delivery driver that they would be dropping off the pallets, I was ready!!
Unfortunately, when it came time to compare the manifest to the actual delivery it was obvious that 3 pallets had been prepared up in their Dallas warehouse, but only 2 actually made it onto the truck! Not a huge deal... I called NewAge and let them know and I should get the final pallet in the next day or two. In some ways it was probably a Godsend... since it allowed me a bit of extra working space to start unpacking and setting up the stuff that arrived.
For review, here is the wall that was fully "blue-taped" and analyzed to find the maximum amount of cabinetry that could be installed.
Unboxing videos / photos are always fun. For some reason, seeing fresh new tools or equipment springing from their packaging is deeply satisfying to see!!
First impressions of these cabinets are really good. The tool base cabinets are close to 200Lbs each, which gives them a nice solid feel. The drawers seem well made and there was good styrofoam to protect them in transit. It took quite a while to get each one out of the box and wrestle them into position, but it was a fun way to spend a couple of hours last night.
Obviously, I've got a water softener to relocate before I can get the final tool drawer into position, and then the lower false wall needs to be constructed. There wasn't much point in unboxing all of the upper cabinets yet, since there is no place to hang them (yet) but one was opened up just for fun to see how they looked.
So that's the update for now. I know it's frustrating to NOT see truck progress.... (it certainly is for me as well) but these are the necessary final steps of the process to get the workshop assembled and functional. And THAT will allow that build process to start up again.
-G
Wow... Can't say much else.
Are you going to put a layer of wood frame between the metal and the concrete? I would think directly on the concrete would cause rust over time, then again it is pretty dry where you live now.
The cabinets have a fully-plated and powerdercoated bottom panel. Pretty impressive, seems like a place where NewAge could have tried to pull out some cost / weight where most people wouldn't notice or care. I'm definitely being careful not to drag them around and scrape that finish on the bottom but would still like to come up with some way to get them off the concrete... even if only 1/8". Ultimately, if there's a gap it's going to invite bugs and spiders and dust. So I'd like to come up with a solution that keeps that area "sealed" around the perimeter of each base cabinet, but still creates a moisture-break between the concrete and metal cabinet.
It's a bummer, but that stupid ledge is a code-thing and I can't do anything to remove it so I have to work around it. On the flip-side, the white/platinum color combination I chose does not have a "tall" upper cabinet option (like their other color options do) so my only recourse was to buy 2-door base cabinets (as seen in the far left of the installation photo) and mount them on the wall as upper cabinets. This gives me 22" deep upper cabinets (instead of the typical 14" deep version) which would normally be a nightmare due to the way they would hang WAY over the base cabinets and block-off the openness of the workbench areas.
However, with a false wall down below (to bump out the base cabinets) the upper wall ends up pushed further BACK than normal and it does a nice job of giving those super-deep upper cabinets a normal "setback" over the workbench areas.
The false wall is going to be a bit challenging to construct but the overall effect at the end should be really nice and will give me a nice 11-foot long workbench area and loads of storage cabinetry to hide everything.More pics to follow in the coming days.
-G
So is the false wall basically a void or is there anything in it? Can you access one or both sides of it?
Perhaps if so then build it to be some hidden storage for longer materials so they slide in from the side and sit behind the bench along the length of it?
Perhaps if so then build it to be some hidden storage for longer materials so they slide in from the side and sit behind the bench along the length of it?
Well at least in this update we have the truck in the picture so we know you didn't get rid of it.2019.04.04 - UPDATE! - 67% AWESOME UPDATE....!!
So close.
It only took a little over a week for the order of the cabinetry to arrive. Knowing that 14 large boxes would be arriving (with no place to actually PUT them) was a huge kick in the rear to do as much cleaning as possible in the garage space.
When the call came yesterday from the delivery driver that they would be dropping off the pallets, I was ready!!
Unfortunately, when it came time to compare the manifest to the actual delivery it was obvious that 3 pallets had been prepared up in their Dallas warehouse, but only 2 actually made it onto the truck! Not a huge deal... I called NewAge and let them know and I should get the final pallet in the next day or two. In some ways it was probably a Godsend... since it allowed me a bit of extra working space to start unpacking and setting up the stuff that arrived.
For review, here is the wall that was fully "blue-taped" and analyzed to find the maximum amount of cabinetry that could be installed.
Unboxing videos / photos are always fun. For some reason, seeing fresh new tools or equipment springing from their packaging is deeply satisfying to see!!
First impressions of these cabinets are really good. The tool base cabinets are close to 200Lbs each, which gives them a nice solid feel. The drawers seem well made and there was good styrofoam to protect them in transit. It took quite a while to get each one out of the box and wrestle them into position, but it was a fun way to spend a couple of hours last night.
Obviously, I've got a water softener to relocate before I can get the final tool drawer into position, and then the lower false wall needs to be constructed. There wasn't much point in unboxing all of the upper cabinets yet, since there is no place to hang them (yet) but one was opened up just for fun to see how they looked.
So that's the update for now. I know it's frustrating to NOT see truck progress.... (it certainly is for me as well) but these are the necessary final steps of the process to get the workshop assembled and functional. And THAT will allow that build process to start up again.
-G
Pretty insightful question going off a simple description and a few pics.... and yes. That’s the plan.
I’d love it if I could store 20’sticks of DOM in those voids but there isn’t enough room along the back wall to get a straight enough shot to load or unload them afterwards.
Will definitely find a way to utilize those pockets somehow. Still mulling it over....
-G
good place for sheet material if nothing else
You're quick Greg, I deleted my second post because you already have a plan and my post didn't seem to add anything to the conversation and seemed a bit harsh so I deleted it only a minute after I posted it, and you had already quoted it, ha ha.
Since the cabinets are out that far I would leave the bench full depth and put lights under the cabinets for more direct bench lighting and a deeper bench.
Since the cabinets are out that far I would leave the bench full depth and put lights under the cabinets for more direct bench lighting and a deeper bench.
I'm fast... except when building the actual Blazer.
It was a salient point that you made, and I really struggled with the frustration of "wasting" space to make this whole cabinet setup work properly. While this IS a 3-car garage space, it was a bit of a disappointment that the overall depth was only 22 feet (not 24') and the width was only 32' (and not a full 36'). Not going to whine about it, since I feel very fortunate to have this much workspace available in the first place. But it does force me to still fight for every square inch of useable space to insure that my new large space actually FEELS larger than the previous 24' x 24' shop that I'd been using in NH.
"1st World Problems", I know.... feels uncomfortable to even point out minor things like this at all.
-G
Definitely put lights under the cabinet.
Those look nice. I'm jealous!
Course I'm getting cabinets this week too. Just none of em match lol, at least I can paint em the same
Those look nice. I'm jealous!
Course I'm getting cabinets this week too. Just none of em match lol, at least I can paint em the same
So good to see this. So good to be alive to see this progress. Dare I say, I’m Slowely starting to “touch things”on my K5 as well. Both of ours have been down a Long time! But we still are not giving in, regardless of whatever all these years have thrown at us. Cheers brother! Brought my spirit up a bit, awesome!
Awesome Rob!
Keep fighting the good fight....there is a lot of great stuff coming up here that you don’t want to miss!!
-G
2019.05.15 - UPDATE! - THE OX IS SLOW, BUT THE EARTH IS PATIENT...
The old proverb is true enough for me lately... I'm still burning 3 candles (as usual) these days (work hours, home improvements & garage time) which spreads my time out pretty thin.
I'm still getting out into the shop pretty regularly, putting in a few hours a few times a week. Not sure that the progress in these pics really does justice to the effort, but let's just leave that for you to decide...
As weather permitted, sections of beadboard would get painted with a carbon grey paint for the underside of the lower ceiling areas. It's a nice color. Picks up some of the weathered look of the beams way up top in the garage, and is a nice color compliment to the new cabinetry too
Partially installed. Cutouts around all the can lights was time consuming. Prewired for a total of 4 in-ceiling speakers as well... and also put a few more Romex drops for any future items that might need a ceiling mounted outlet (cord reels, neon beer lights, or other "critical" items like that)
Finally got a plumber scheduled to relocate the water softener. This was on the "to do" list since the very first day I moved into this house (October 2017). Always hated that it wasted some of the most valuable floor space in the garage.
They made pretty quick work of it... and had the line extended "straight up" about 10 feet into the loft area. Finally the floor was 100% clear and ready for the cabinetry installation.
Next steps were some wiring cleanup, new prewiring for outlets, internet, security cameras.... then sound deadening (since this is a shared wall into the house). The lower cabinets needed to be built-out by about a foot to give a nice deep countertop surface and allow the oversize uppers be pushed back a reasonable amount.
That's about it for now.
It's tiring work, but I'm REALLY looking forward to getting all of the cabinets unpacked and mounted to the wall. Space is really tight now, and it makes it almost impossible to move around efficiently.... and that makes the whole process even more frustrating than it would otherwise be.
-G
The old proverb is true enough for me lately... I'm still burning 3 candles (as usual) these days (work hours, home improvements & garage time) which spreads my time out pretty thin.
I'm still getting out into the shop pretty regularly, putting in a few hours a few times a week. Not sure that the progress in these pics really does justice to the effort, but let's just leave that for you to decide...
As weather permitted, sections of beadboard would get painted with a carbon grey paint for the underside of the lower ceiling areas. It's a nice color. Picks up some of the weathered look of the beams way up top in the garage, and is a nice color compliment to the new cabinetry too
Partially installed. Cutouts around all the can lights was time consuming. Prewired for a total of 4 in-ceiling speakers as well... and also put a few more Romex drops for any future items that might need a ceiling mounted outlet (cord reels, neon beer lights, or other "critical" items like that)
Finally got a plumber scheduled to relocate the water softener. This was on the "to do" list since the very first day I moved into this house (October 2017). Always hated that it wasted some of the most valuable floor space in the garage.
They made pretty quick work of it... and had the line extended "straight up" about 10 feet into the loft area. Finally the floor was 100% clear and ready for the cabinetry installation.
Next steps were some wiring cleanup, new prewiring for outlets, internet, security cameras.... then sound deadening (since this is a shared wall into the house). The lower cabinets needed to be built-out by about a foot to give a nice deep countertop surface and allow the oversize uppers be pushed back a reasonable amount.
That's about it for now.
It's tiring work, but I'm REALLY looking forward to getting all of the cabinets unpacked and mounted to the wall. Space is really tight now, and it makes it almost impossible to move around efficiently.... and that makes the whole process even more frustrating than it would otherwise be.
-G
That garage is gonna be in a magazine some day
