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Happy for the most part. I would not recommend the giraffe tools vacuum and am on the fence about their pressure washer

Gap between the concrete and the bottom of the wall. What would be the best way to sure it up to avoid having bugs come in.

I’m turning one corner of my garage into a tiny workshop—and this is just the beginning!
It won’t be big, but it’ll be a dedicated space to build, repair, and experiment. Follow along as I transform this empty corner step by step. 👍
First up: the base. I used 6-foot 2x4s to build the frame, so getting started was pretty straightforward.
By the end of the day, I had one wall up and the workshop was finally starting to take shape. There’s still a long way to go, but I’ll be sharing the progress as it comes—so stay tuned!
And while cleaning up the garage, I stumbled across a spare E07A engine. 😂 Maybe that’ll be another project once the workshop is ready.

never was a handy guy... (just checked how much it costs to hire someone to do ANYTHING literally is crazy)

I’m building an indoor pickleball court and home gym. It’s a red iron steel building with spray foam insulation. I can’t decide between drywalling the interior or doing a two tone metal siding interior.

Here’s a render of the metal siding interior.

I’m just not sure if the metal would feel more like a garage vs drywall feeling more like a home.

I had some basic ideas when starting, and I’m pretty glad how it’s turning out. I have some small stuff to do to finish it up but so far it’s turning out great. Laundry area is separated. There’s an area for my computer and plenty of storage for household cleaning stuff and since our pantry in the house isn’t very big we use one of the large lockers for that.

Almost a year after move-in, the garage organization project is done - for now. I hate not being able to park cars in my garage. We have three vehicles and too many garage-supported hobbies, hence the extensive garage and attic storage. The fold-out/rolling workbench was patterned after a number of YouTube examples.

Wanting to protect the bottom section of my garage walls from water when I pressure wash the garage floor. Has anyone done something along the bottom 3-4 feet of their wall that looks good? Picture is from last week, drywall is done and ready for paint. Just wanted reference.

I’m going to tear down this shelf. Before I rebuild it and also build more shelves to the right of the work bench - thought I’d ask for peoples opinions for what they’d do.

Would you do what I’m about to do?

Would you do something differently?

Note, I want more storage, I do a lot of diy projects, and I would want to build anything that would be added.

Hey everyone,
I'm mounting a 2x4 backer board to my garage wall studs to support a wall-mounted tire rack (holding ~200–300 lbs total).
A couple of quick questions:

1. Structural Screws vs. Wood Screws: Should I strictly use structural screws (e.g., GRK or Simpson Strong-Tie) instead of standard wood screws to handle the continuous shear weight?

2. Screw Length: Are 4-inch screws the right size? (1.5" wood + 0.5" drywall + 2" stud embedment)