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Home Made Easy – Garage

 

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In this week’s episode of Home Made Easy, we look at ways to get the most out of your garage. From organising, to storage and even re-purposing

Part 1 – Tanya – Garage

Storage Tool Rack [6]

To be an efficient gardener starts with being organized – building a rack for your gardening tools keeps things neat and tidy.

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Part 2 – Workshop (Ryan)

Bike rack [6]

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Keeping bicycles off the floor and out of the way is a great way to keep your garage organized! A simple triangular bike rack looks stylish while being super functional…

MATERIALS

TOOLS

WOOD: 44 X 44MM MITRE / JIG SAW
WOOD: 19 MM DRILL
WOOD GLUE
WOOD SCREWS: 4.0 X 50MM
SPRAY PAINT


Steps:

DIY 45° Bracket

  1. Determine the location of your bicycle and subsequent bracket. Consider space and bicycle dimensions.
  2. Determine how far the bike will hang away from the wall by measuring the right-angled distance of the frame to the end of the bike handle – use this as the minimum length of the top bracket support allowing for the thickness of the frame.
  3. Cut out a half-circle notch, which will allow the bike to rest securely.
  4. Create a backing board to secure the top bracket onto – a slightly wider board is ideal to provide added support.
  5. Using a mitre-saw, cut a 3rd piece of wood at 45° to provide a strong triangular support to the bike rack. Alternatively, with the top support and backing board at right angles, you can mark off where the 3rd support piece would sit and cut with a jig saw.
  6. Secure all 3 pieces using wood glue and screws.
  7. Mark and drill pilot holes, then paint using spray paint or stain as desired. Place a rubber/felt pad into the cut-out to prevent the bike from slipping.
  8. Secure to the designated area using wall plugs and masonry screws.

Tips:

  1. Layout – avoid clutter along the sides of where vehicles park to prevent damage
  2. Wall bumpers e.g. pool noodle – prevents damage to car doors
  3. Lighting – a timer reduces energy consumption when forgetting to switch off lights
  4. Storage – adequate storage can help keep garage spaces neat and functional
  5. Flooring – rubber mats or floor paint adds to the value of a garage space
Watch the video [6]

Part 3 – Décor (Elle)

Mosaic pallet coffee table [6]

Pallet wood is versatile as most of the hard work has already been done. A coffee table on wheels featuring a beautiful mosaic top, is easy and fun to build.

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Materials

Tools

A PALLET POWER DRILL
MASONITE BOARD CIRCULAR SAW / SABER SAW
WOOD STAIN / PAINT JIGSAW
4 X HINGES SANDER
WOOD SCREWS
MOSAIC TILES
TILE ADHESIVE
TILE GROUT
SCRAPER / NOTCHED TROWEL
SPONGE AND PLASTIC CONTAINER
HEAVY DUTY SCISSORS
4 X LARGE CASTOR WHEELS


Steps:

  1. Divide your pallet for cutting, or simple use two full size pallets on top of one another. For this project a width of 500 mm was measured and marked out from either side of the large pallet.
  2. Clamp your pallet down and use a circular saw to make cuts on the markings. The circular saw’s blade is only wide enough to cut the wood in on one side, the entire pallet will have to be turned over to continue the cut right through the pallet on the underside. If you do not have a circular saw one can make use of a hand saw or even better, a saber saw with a pallet blade.
  3. Making rough cuts with the circular saw left some untidy edges which can be smoothed and neatened with the use of a Jigsaw and/or a sander.
  4. Depending on the state of your pallet, give it a clean and sand on the rough surfaces, paying special attention to the areas of the pallet that will be seen
  5. Paint the pallets in your chosen colour of stain or paint, for this project a tinted wood sealant in white wash was used. Allow the pallet to fully dry.
  6. Place one pallet on top of the other pallet and check that you are happy with the orientation, ready for securing. Use hinges to secure the two pallets pieced together, 2 on each side of the pallet. One can spray paint the hinges or leave them as is. Secure the hinges using small wood screws, a driver bit and power drill. A screw driver is also an option if you don’t have a power drill.
  7. Secure masonite board that has been pre cut to the size of the top of the pallets, secure with wood glue and /or short woodscrews on the surface part of your coffee table.
  8. Secure 4 x castor wheels to the underside of the coffee table before tiling the mosaic top. For this project large caster wheels where used with a built in “brake” lever.
  9. Check to see if you have enough tiles to cover the surface, pre-cut and arrange your tiles ( in order) for easier application once the tile adhesive has been applied to the masonite.
  10. Quickly apply a thin and even layer of tile adhesive all over the masonite board.
  11. Once the tile adhesive is applied and covering the surface of the board, place your tiles in the formation previously planned out, and press down so that the back of the tiles make contact with the tile glue.
  12. Mix tile grout with water in a container (read the back of the packaging for the exact parts, consistency and instructions). Use a notched plastic applicator and with the flat end work the mixed grout in between the mosaic tiles, spreading evenly.
  13. Once the grouting is 80% dry use a damp sponge to wipe away the excess grouting, to reveal a beautiful pallet coffee table on wheels suitable for indoors or outdoors on a patio.
Watch the video [6]

 

 

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