My Makin Stuff Space

A good working space is required to make good projects. This is mine. Hopefully this gives others some ideas for their own spaces.

First I had to clear out a sufficient amount of space in the garage. Next I mounted a couple 2 X 4's on the walls as a guide to maintain a level finished work surface. My garage floor slopes towards the garage door so leveling the whole thing off the floor would not have worked.

Some people might say that framing out a work bench with 2 x 4's is overkill. I do a lot of metal working and lots of hammering so I wanted a super sturdy bench that wouldn't break under the strain.

The space underneath the bench is for storage and to keep some of my tools clean and out of sight.

Occasionally I work on things where I need to be able to get at all sides. I created a removable bench extension that can be stored underneath the bench. I reinforced the area with some extra 2 x 4's so that I can put a considerable amount of weight on the extension. The storage area underneath is a gap that I needed to leave for the vents that are in the garage wall.

I ran two more GFCI outlets off of an existing outlet in the garage. The romex wire will be concealed behind the pegboard.

The last step was to mount the peg board and organize my most used tools. I tried to keep my "crafting" tools on one side and my heavy duty tools on the other.