My wife set up half of our basement as a bike workshop for me – Christmas gift. It's a great place to build/tinker/etc. She had GarageTek storage wall cover installed on three full walls, which supports all kinds of modular storage pieces. I use a variety of their storage units, but the most useful are shelf brackets/shelves, on which I place Rubbermaid plastic storage containers in several sizes. The shop also has modular grease-resistant and slightly padded floor "tiles" installed. Bought at BJ's, I think, and cut with a knife to fit at the edges. I love this flooring – if an area gets damaged, you just pull up that 16 or 18 inch square piece and install a new one, which costs a couple of bucks (I have an extra half dozen pieces squirreled away) and takes about 30 seconds.
She also ceded to me a bar with stools and a wash-up sink, where I clean old parts and build wheels. There's even a bathroom down there! Here's a pic that shows two sides of the shop, one where I have GarageTek bike holder brackets and long holders on which I store tires and fenders, and the other (the back wall) which has GarageTek small piece bins, in which I store various size bolts, nuts, washers, fender and other hardware, etc. You can sort of see how the storage units slot into the GarageTek modular wall covering. Very flexible – I like it a lot: https://www.flickr.com/photos/37542512@N04/20666113463 And here's a pic that shows the third wall, where the shelf units are installed with the plastic Rubbermaid containers, in which I keep by category all sorts of parts and accessories: https://www.flickr.com/photos/37542512@N04/11052521934 That latter pic shows the line of demarcation between my half of the basement and my wife's half – there's a pretty stark difference in the degree of clutter (or chaos, depending on your point of view) between the two. This final pic shows the difference, as well as the parts-cleaning and wheelbuilding bar (you can see the Park wheelbuilding stand on the bar in the right background), and my freestanding wooden bench (with two vices), which is a really useful place to work: https://www.flickr.com/photos/37542512@N04/11052436255/in/photostream/ I feel lucky every day to have such a nice shop. From: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com [mailto:rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of drew Sent: Friday, September 25, 2015 1:12 PM To: RBW Owners Bunch Subject: [RBW] Show me your Garage/Workshop/Cave/Storage Spaces for the first time in my life, i am moving to a place with a garage. 1.5ish car size, stand alone, all wood. i have been gifted the use of it by my spouse, who just asks that we keep camping stuff and luggage up in the rafters. im very excited, but also in need of some ideas and inspiration for how to make the space great. I figured that there must be some crossover of people who appreciate rivendells and people who appreciate a nicely designed and set up workshop. it'll house 4-5 bikes and i want to set up part of the space for working on them. but also have an area for sitting with music, maybe a mini fridge, and a general making/tinkering area minus any large power tools. i'd like to see pictures of your space first and foremost, but im also interested in... -small space problem solving storage things -bike storage techniques and specific brand recommendations -general style points or clever add ons -workbenches -links to sites highlighting this sort of thing -other stuff im forgetting. in the past, all of the things that would fall into this category have been housed in bedrooms, closets, porches and cardboard boxes, so im flying blind. [Image removed by sender.]<https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-vXbsAkAa9MU/VgV-RBlYXhI/AAAAAAAAAdA/6h0fIkSecIA/s1600/Screen%2BShot%2B2015-09-25%2Bat%2B9.57.13%2BAM.png> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<mailto:rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com>. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com<mailto:rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com>. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This email (and any attachments thereto) is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this email, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this email (and any attachments thereto) is strictly prohibited. If you receive this email in error please immediately notify me at (212) 735-3000 and permanently delete the original email (and any copy of any email) and any printout thereof. Further information about the firm, a list of the Partners and their professional qualifications will be provided upon request. ============================================================================== -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
