How Do You Build A Garage Workstation?
Your garage can be more than just a place to park your car–it can also contain a highly-evolved workspace. Ample room will allow for a work bench and two cars, making for a very precious commodity. Learn how to build a work table with nearby shelfs and storage space. Choose the section of your garage where the work bench will go, most likely the back wall. Perhaps your garage is designed so that one side of the interior area holds some extra space. Decide at this point how far from the wall you feel comfortable extending your work table. Three feet of work space is plenty of room for most projects, but you might have to settle for less. Build the work table first. If there is an open 2 X 4 frame wall present, tie the table top right into the wall. Choose a height and width for the table and extend several 2 X 4s from the wall. Don’t forget to add the 3 1/2 inches for the width of the framing members–minus 1 1/2 for the table frame–that make up the wall. If your table is 3 feet wide,
