The complete guide to garages: design, build, remodel & maintain your garage, includes 9 complete garage plans

243 Pages·2017·97.166 MB·English

by  Black & Decker Corporation (Towson, Md.), Cool Springs Press

The Complete Guide to
GARAGES
2nd Edition
Design, Build, Remodel & Maintain Your Garage
Includes 9 Complete Garage Plans
MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA
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© 2017 Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
First published in 2009 by Cool Springs Press, an imprint of Quarto Names: Cool Springs Press, author. | Black & Decker Corporation
Publishing Group USA Inc., 400 First Avenue North, Suite 400, (Towson, Md.)
Minneapolis, MN 55401 USA. This edition published in 2017. Title: The complete guide to garages : design, build, remodel &
Telephone: [phone] Fax: [phone] maintain your garage.
Other titles: Black & Decker, the complete guide to garages
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or otherwise, arising from the contents of this publication. Every | Garages--Maintenance and repair--Amateurs' manuals.
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Project Manager: Alyssa Bluhm
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the Special Sales Manager at Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc., Photography: Rich Fleischman
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Contents
The Complete Guide to Garages
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Cool Springs Press, author. | Black & Decker Corporation
(Towson, Md.) Introduction 7
Title: The complete guide to garages : design, build, remodel &
maintain your garage.
Other titles: Black & Decker, the complete guide to garages
Description: 2nd edition. | Minneapolis, MN, USA : Quarto Publishing Gallery of Garages 9
Group USA Inc., 2017. | At head of title: Black & Decker. |
"First published in 2009 by Cool Springs Press, an imprint of
Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc."--Verso title page. | Includes 38
bibliographical references and index. Building a New Garage 17
Identifiers: LCCN 2016056225 | ISBN 9781591866848 (sc : alk.
paper) Making Plans 18
Subjects: LCSH: Garages--Design and construction--Amateurs' manuals.
| Garages--Maintenance and repair--Amateurs' manuals. Building the Foundation 20
Classification: LCC TH4960 .C66 2017 | DDC 690/.898--dc23
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2016056225 Framing & Raising Walls 26
Acquiring Editor: Todd R. Berger Installing Roof Framing 36
Project Manager: Alyssa Bluhm
Art Director: Brad Springer Sheathing Walls 44
Layout: Danielle Smith-Boldt
Photography: Rich Fleischman Installing Fascia & Soffits 48
Photo Assistance: Ian Miller, Brad Holden
Edition Editor: Chris Peterson Building the Roof 52 71
Printed in China Installing Windows & Service Doors 60
Installing Overhead Garage Doors 68
Installing Siding & Trim 74
BLACK+DECKER and the BLACK+DECKER logo are trademarks of The Black & Decker Corporation and are used under license. All rights reserved.
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Contents
(Cont.)
Garage Plans 83
105
Single Detached Garage 84
Compact Garage 90
Gambrel Garage 104
Remodeling a Garage 121
The Garage Workshop 122
Electrical & Lighting Improvements 125
136
Bringing Electrical Service to a Garage 127
Installing Fluorescent Light Fixtures 134
Converting a Fluorescent Fixture to LED 136
Adding a Garage Window 140
Installing a Skylight 146
Walls & Storage 150
Finishing Interior Walls 152
Hanging Pegboard 156
162
Installing Adjustable Shelving Systems 160
Utility Shelves 162
Installing Garage Cabinets 166
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Installing a Complete Slat-Wall Storage System 170
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Installing a Ceiling Storage Unit 178
Adding a Custom Storage Loft 180
Floor Improvements 184
Garage Floor Treatments 186
Installing Interlocking Floor Tiles 192
Garage Door Openers 196
Garage Maintenance 201 180
Renewing a Garage Floor 202
Tuning Up Garage Doors 206
Special Section: Bonus Garage Plans 212
Resources 236
Photo Credits 236
186
Metric Conversion Charts 237
Index 238
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Introduction
INTRODUCTION
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Introduction
Although a garage is not usually considered a “room” of the house, it probably should
be. Today, garages are adaptable spaces. They can function simply as storage
facilities for vehicles from cars and trucks to boats and ATVs, but a garage can also be
an ideal workshop for those vehicles, one so well outfitted that professionals would envy
it. Or the space might make a handy hobby room where the woodworker, model train
enthusiast, electronics buff, or general tinkerer can get away from it all and indulge.
Even more importantly, the garage remains a central storage area for all kinds of
household goods, from emergency rations to seasonal camping gear.
This new edition of The Complete Guide to through siding and trim, you’ll also find updated
Garages covers all those possibilities and more. information on the latest advances in materials for
And because integrating the design of the garage use in the garage.
into the style of the home continues as a larger This edition also includes a new garage
trend, this edition presents the latest in new stylish remodeling section. All too often, our garages
storage, garage doors, wall coverings, and other become sprawling messes, the final resting place for
options for the garage. None of these represent odds and ends that seem to have no other place in
earth-shaking changes to the structure or wildly the home. This new section will guide you through
new technologies. That’s not really how garages the process of refining your garage, from thoughtfully
evolve. They change over time in small steps. It planning a layout and designing storage that make
took decades to move from manual garage doors sense; to boosting lighting to increase safety, security,
that you pulled open, to remote-controlled models, and comfort; to updating your garage door. You’ll find
to today’s door openers that can be controlled with brand-new projects, such as adding a solar skylight,
a smartphone and can tie into a “smart” home’s that have the ability to truly transform any garage.
security network. As a big bonus, this edition includes twenty-four
Technology is all well and fine, but the look of pages of garage plans that you can use right out
the garage is just as important these days. With that of the book to create your own magnificent garage
in mind, we’ve updated the gallery that begins this from scratch. All that and much more is why now
book with sharp new looks in door designs, garage is the perfect time to reconsider what your garage
exteriors, storage add-ons, and the latest garage can be, and to take steps to create a special space
fixtures. And although we’ve kept all that important customized to your needs—one that complements
information on building a new garage, from framing the rest of your beautiful home.
INTRODUCTION 7
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