Garage Cabinets

[mcvaughan]

Recommendations on good garage cabinets? I have a pair of metal ones that are rusting away. Not ideal for my detailing towels and such.

Thx!

[dinonz]

Originally Posted by mcvaughan

Recommendations on good garage cabinets? I have a pair of metal ones that are rusting away. Not ideal for my detailing towels and such.

Thx!

I did my whole garage with Garage Living (www.garageliving.com). I find their cabinets excellent - they're mounted to the wall (so easy to clean under them as there's no legs) the doors are double-skinned so don't wobble when opening or closing - I've been really happy with them.

They did the floors, and the wall covering/ hanging system, and the overhead storage too.

[9M71]

Do you have a budget in mind? Newage cabinets (can be found via costco.com) are a great bang for the buck for many configurations. Otherwise Saber or Sonic cabinets (via obsessedgarage.com) but a bit more pricey.

[mcvaughan]

Thx for the responses, but I don't need anything fancy. They're both very nice.

Here's what I currently have. A couple cabinets and I'm good. Just need something that won't rust in humid temps.

[dreamingat30fps]

I bought some cabinets from home depot or lowes about 9 years ago when I moved into this house. They are still doing fine.

[Emilime75]

Recycled kitchen cabinets, just mount them up off of the floor. Check your local Habitat For Humanity Re-Store, if you have one around.

[miner42]

I purchased mine from Garage Tek because I wanted some that would nit rust in SE TX humidity

[Maynard]

Originally Posted by Emilime75

Recycled kitchen cabinets, just mount them up off of the floor. Check your local Habitat For Humanity Re-Store, if you have one around.

This can bring some real heartache, if you aren't VERY careful in selecting and mounting them - kitchen cabs are seldom designed to hold the weight of car tools/parts and will collapse unexpectedly, even if you bolted them to the wall like crazy. It looks tempting to just grab a set of pre-fab cabinets, but far better in the long run to buy something specific.

[3798j]

Originally Posted by Emilime75

Recycled kitchen cabinets, just mount them up off of the floor....

That's what I've got. These were sitting at the curb, free for the taking. A coat of paint latter, they've served well. Fragile?...a cupboard stacked with plates or a drawer filled with silverware pretty much equals the weight these cabinets support. Heck, while the countertop and sink were not used, they could have been...but I wanted to have the lower cabinets to be the base for the work bench.

[chassis]

Are cabinets required? Can you build shelving units with plywood and 2x4s?

[lsturbointeg]

i have the Husky garage cabinets from Home Depot. love them! very affordable

[rad doc]

Originally Posted by dinonz

I did my whole garage with Garage Living (www.garageliving.com). I find their cabinets excellent - they're mounted to the wall (so easy to clean under them as there's no legs) the doors are double-skinned so don't wobble when opening or closing - I've been really happy with them.

They did the floors, and the wall covering/ hanging system, and the overhead storage too.

Wait, is that your Countach? Amazing!

[dinonz]

Originally Posted by rad doc

Wait, is that your Countach? Amazing!

Yep - thank you! It's been a life long dream, and I just bought a second one - identical, but this one is RHD and will be kept in Europe for now.