Finally sold one of the cars, so I had room in the garage to get some long-overdue work done. Got the 3-way lighting switch moved to a more accessible spot, and then installed the 5/8" drywall on the house side as required by code.
Once I get the code inspection on the wiring, I can put the rest of the drywall up, which will finally make the garage look more like a finished space.
Having the drywall up allowed me to start doing the conduit wiring for the lighting, and the power outlets. The hanging fluorescent lights I'd been using weren't cutting it, so I decided to go with simple screw in base fixtures, with LED light bulbs. Everything is encased in 3/4" schedule 40 pipes. Overkill, but I wanted the job done right.
There will be a total of 8 lights in the garage. I've installed 7, the local hardware store only had 7 of the mounts that I needed for the job, so I'll do the last one later.
Next on the todo is still in the garage, need to add some wood framing so that the remainder of the drywall fits cleanly, then do the conduit for the power outlets. Won't be long and I'll actually have a respectable garage. Getting the drywall up on the house side will also allow me to get a little closer to finishing the permit for enclosing the garage.
Having the drywall up allowed me to start doing the conduit wiring for the lighting, and the power outlets. The hanging fluorescent lights I'd been using weren't cutting it, so I decided to go with simple screw in base fixtures, with LED light bulbs. Everything is encased in 3/4" schedule 40 pipes. Overkill, but I wanted the job done right.
Next on the todo is still in the garage, need to add some wood framing so that the remainder of the drywall fits cleanly, then do the conduit for the power outlets. Won't be long and I'll actually have a respectable garage. Getting the drywall up on the house side will also allow me to get a little closer to finishing the permit for enclosing the garage.
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