I wanted to post a couple ideas I came up with for my basement workshop. I'll have to take a picture and post what it came out looking like.
1. Sealed the 3 foundations walls with Ug/Drylock sealer.
2. Sheetrocked walls up to ceiling joists. Mudded but didn't prime before this next step.
3. I painted the ceiling joists/insulation/wiring and sewage drain black. I used a Wagner power sprayer and ceiling paint w/flat finish. I did this before I did ANYTHING with the floor. That overspray goes everywhere.
4. I cut back over the foundation walls with Kilz to cover black overspray before I painted with primary color. I then painted the walls their color. I painted the floor as well after using a bonding agent.
5. Instead of running conduit and receptacles on the foundation walls, I mounted a 30' black retractable 3 outlet extension cord from a ceiling joist. I already had a 4 inch electrical box up near there so I just replaced the coverplate with a 4 inch steel receptacle which I spray painted black to match. No more dragging the cord around the room and then having to put it back up. One tug on it and it retracts back on it's own.
6. I built a huge workbench about 18 months ago using
4" x 4" pressure treated posts for the legs but it turned out soooo heavy that I could barely move it. I wanted to paint the floor in my shop but I wouldn't be able to move this beast. What I came up with was to buy 4" x 2" deep electrical boxes and mount 3" heavy duty wheels on them. I then jacked up one side of the workbench and put blocks under that side while I jacked up the other side. I spreay painted the boxes black, then attached the wheels with 1 1/2" wood screws and it turned out great. It's still a beast but at least I can move it if necessary.
1. Sealed the 3 foundations walls with Ug/Drylock sealer.
2. Sheetrocked walls up to ceiling joists. Mudded but didn't prime before this next step.
3. I painted the ceiling joists/insulation/wiring and sewage drain black. I used a Wagner power sprayer and ceiling paint w/flat finish. I did this before I did ANYTHING with the floor. That overspray goes everywhere.
4. I cut back over the foundation walls with Kilz to cover black overspray before I painted with primary color. I then painted the walls their color. I painted the floor as well after using a bonding agent.
5. Instead of running conduit and receptacles on the foundation walls, I mounted a 30' black retractable 3 outlet extension cord from a ceiling joist. I already had a 4 inch electrical box up near there so I just replaced the coverplate with a 4 inch steel receptacle which I spray painted black to match. No more dragging the cord around the room and then having to put it back up. One tug on it and it retracts back on it's own.
6. I built a huge workbench about 18 months ago using
4" x 4" pressure treated posts for the legs but it turned out soooo heavy that I could barely move it. I wanted to paint the floor in my shop but I wouldn't be able to move this beast. What I came up with was to buy 4" x 2" deep electrical boxes and mount 3" heavy duty wheels on them. I then jacked up one side of the workbench and put blocks under that side while I jacked up the other side. I spreay painted the boxes black, then attached the wheels with 1 1/2" wood screws and it turned out great. It's still a beast but at least I can move it if necessary.
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