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Is That the Same Garage?!

It's been A LOT of work, but we got the garage gym together and we are SO excited. 

Here's the progression of the work done ..  

1. We wanted to use this corner of our 2.5 bay garage for the gym, but there wasn't enough headspace for the rig and the floor was slopped. (The entire floor was gross, too.)

2. We hired contractors to take up the ceiling and build a little deck to even out the floor. Rolling weight bars are just unsafe.

3. Then, we painted the whole garage (well almost), and as much as we could before the floor epoxy guys shows up to finish the floor.

4. The floor epoxy was my favorite level-up. The floor was a gross mess with gunk in every corner. It was amazing to walk into the garage without shoes. 

5. Then, we pulled together the gym! Lots of light. Room for the rig. A chalkboard to record PR and workouts. And the black mats to protect it all. 



It's exactly what we were hoping to end up with. The next thing we need to do is some organization and shelving. And that DANG ceiling. Neither of us has any desire to paint that ceiling. 

There's a tool and paint area for my projects that for sure needs organization. I'll show you that next. 

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