The DIY thread - DIYourself

[Santapez]

Been struggling with garage organization. The back of my garage had a wooden shelving system that looked basically identical to this with the exception was it was white and had no adjustable shelves. The shelves were at the totally wrong height. Wife kept saying we could buy whatever garage organization system at Lowes, Home Depot or whatever but I didn't really like the idea of doors, wanted to maximize the space with using the whole wall but also not having deep shelves.

Disassembled what was there and re-used as much wood as I could, which actually was a PITA as I had to sand a ton of it as it had a few layers of paint that were peeling.

I still have 5 more shelves to cut/install but basically finished. Went with some wonky colors to brighten up the garage.

Shelves are all adjustable with the exception of the two horizontal orange shelves and air compressor shelf as they're structural. I can now fit my car ramps properly and I routed out the vertical supports to allow 29" tires with 203mm rotors to fit without an issue even though typically they're back wheel in.

Was *very* time consuming with all the sanding, re-cutting for the un-even floor, getting the bike wheels to fit without the rotors hitting, etc.

 

[qclabrat]

Anyone have recommendations for an electrician in Monmouth county? Giving up on why lights aren't working in a room

 

[Ironjunk]

What is the right way to nail this flashing back down? I was thinking sealant on the sides and then 1 or 2 nails either end.

 

[SmooveP]

What is the right way to nail this flashing back down? I was thinking sealant on the sides and then 1 or 2 nails either end.

Roofing nails. Be sure to cover the nail heads with sealant, too. Because water finds a way.

 

[stb222]

I am in the process of preparing to finish a section of attic to make a closet off of my girl's bedroom. Currently there is a short door from their room to access the attic above my garage. The attic is maybe 5'5" not no useable as a living space. While there are pull down stairs to the garage, some genius installed a garage door opener over the door.

Originally I was going to put a short door in the new closet, which both takes up room in the closet and is annoying to fab a short door. So I decided to move the pull down (was going to leave it and buy new but wow are pull down stairs expensive now).


First I installed a utility hook and hung the opener from that with a leaf blower shoulder strap so I didn't have to take the opener down all the way.

Then I installed metal strapping to stairs so I could cut off the nails without having to take the stairs down the ladder. From the attic I pulled it up in using 2 x 4's to support it over the opening and than made it easy to slid it into the attic.


Then installed some 2 x to mount the dry wall too.

Removed 72 nails from the 4 x 8 sheet (honestly the hardest part of this) and built the new opening in the garage and installed it from above before the dry wall was cut. I didn't have a sawzall so I used my electric chain saw to take the joist out. Worked great! FTR, over a 55" span the joists were off 1 1/8" . I had always had trouble location studs in this celling and now I know why lol.

Managed to get the dry wall out in once piece so I could reuse it for the old opening (like a cheap ass).

Installed the stairs


reused the drywall for the old opening

The only issue is the celling is around 9' and the stairs are short but someone has added an extension that is still too short but hits the frame when you retract it. Will need to come up with a folding option for the supports that touch the group.

Over all this was really satisfying and will make the closet build easier because of no door. More to come....

 

[serviceguy]

I am in the process of preparing to finish a section of attic to make a closet off of my girl's bedroom. Currently there is a short door from their room to access the attic above my garage. The attic is maybe 5'5" not no useable as a living space. While there are pull down stairs to the garage, some genius installed a garage door opener over the door.
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Originally I was going to put a short door in the new closet, which both takes up room in the closet and is annoying to fab a short door. So I decided to move the pull down (was going to leave it and buy new but wow are pull down stairs expensive now).

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First I installed a utility hook and hung the opener from that with a leaf blower shoulder strap so I didn't have to take the opener down all the way.
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Then I installed metal strapping to stairs so I could cut off the nails without having to take the stairs down the ladder. From the attic I pulled it up in using 2 x 4's to support it over the opening and than made it easy to slid it into the attic.
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Then installed some 2 x to mount the dry wall too.
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Removed 72 nails from the 4 x 8 sheet (honestly the hardest part of this) and built the new opening in the garage and installed it from above before the dry wall was cut. I didn't have a sawzall so I used my electric chain saw to take the joist out. Worked great! FTR, over a 55" span the joists were off 1 1/8" . I had always had trouble location studs in this celling and now I know why lol.
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Managed to get the dry wall out in once piece so I could reuse it for the old opening (like a cheap ass).
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Installed the stairs
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reused the drywall for the old opening

The only issue is the celling is around 9' and the stairs are short but someone has added an extension that is still too short but hits the frame when you retract it. Will need to come up with a folding option for the supports that touch the group.

Over all this was really satisfying and will make the closet build easier because of no door. More to come....

Did you sister the two adjacent joints to the one you cut for the new opening?

 

[stb222]

Did you sister the two adjacent joints to the one you cut for the new opening?

Not familiar with the terminology.

 

[mattybfat]

I got carried away last weekend.
I was just gonna swap out a bad inverter in my camper.


Then it happened, I ripped out the oven and stove top and replaced counter top with a piece of butcher block I had in storage


Now more storage and counter space, winning!

 

[serviceguy]

Not familiar with the terminology.

By 'sister' I meant to double the two adjacent joist to recover the structural integrity loss due to the one joist being cut. Probably not necessary in this case.

 

[Patrick]

By 'sister' I meant to double the two adjacent joist to recover the structural integrity loss due to the one joist being cut. Probably not necessary in this case.

Doubling the new ends and using hangers is a thing tho

 

[stb222]

Ends are doubled, the joists are parallel to long part of the opening so i dont think the two openings impact each other

 

[w_b]

Oh....another season in the books.
there is a leak at the skimmer gasket. we'll see what type of damage that causes in the spring.

I can get this on/off myself at this point (30 yrs with the solid cover - 3rd cover)
Yes, I remembered to put the pump on after it started raining the other day....

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Ya got another diving board?
Cannonball!

 

[Patrick]

Ya got another diving board?
Cannonball!

Amazon to the rescue!