Garage cabinets

[RiverDave]

Now that I am moving all my stuff down to the building I don’t have any storage in my garage.

I am looking for some affordable cabinets that also integrate a built in desk / work bench. By that I mean I’d like to be able wheel a comfortable chair underneath the desk so Stacy or I could work from hole on laptops.

I am hoping some of the members can post some of their setups, and provide links to cabinets that have this style setup.

I don’t want to spend a truckload of money on it as at some point this house will likely be a rental!
On the inverse I am not really interested in anything made out of mdf.

Whatcha got? What is the best bang for the buck?

RD

 

[fast99]

Is there a salvage co near you? Some old homes had steel cabinets. That's what I have in my garage.

 

[Rajobigguy]

Got several Gladiator cabinets from Lowe’s for Renee. They are made by Whirlpool and are pretty nice for the price.

I ordered a 14 piece cabinet set from New Age back in October and I’m still waiting for them to show up. If they ever get here I’ll let you know how I like them.

 

[SJP]

There was an awesome thread on garage journal where a guy welded up a frame for two or four HF 56" boxes and made an awesome garage desk and workspace. I will go search for it.

The ones I use in my garage you may want to consider for your next place. They are lifetime use and I have moved them from one house to another. https://baldheadcabinets.com

 

[Slick]

NewAge you can get from Costco and delivery to Havasu. This is the cheaper bold series. I’m happy with them.

 

[DLC]

It’s called a Steve-o bench! You can add a pencil or keyboard drawer

 

[RiverDave]

It’s called a Steve-o bench! You can add a pencil or keyboard drawer View attachment 1078818 View attachment 1078819 View attachment 1078820

No where to sit?

 

[Rajobigguy]

NewAge you can get from Costco and delivery to Havasu. This is the cheaper bold series. I’m happy with them. View attachment 1078817

Yeah you can get them from Costco on even Home Depot but only certain select versions. If you want something more custom you need to go to New Age directly.

 

[Cole Trickle]

NewAge you can get from Costco and delivery to Havasu. This is the cheaper bold series. I’m happy with them. View attachment 1078817

Im waiting on delievry of the same thing. I ordered two of the 9 peice kits for my new garage.

They are nice for the price.

 

[bowtiejunkie]

Got several Gladiator cabinets from Lowe’s for Renee. They are made by Whirlpool and are pretty nice for the price.

I ordered a 14 piece cabinet set from New Age back in October and I’m still waiting for them to show up. If they ever get here I’ll let you know how I like them.

I ordered a NewAge Pro 10 piece set, plus the 15” locker and wall shelves, on 9/25 (direct from NewAge) and they were just delivered today. I’m pretty impressed with the quality. USA made would have been nicer, but my wallet isn’t that fat.

The Bold series would suite RD if he intends to convert his current house to rental in future.

 

[ONE-A-DAY]

NewAge you can get from Costco and delivery to Havasu. This is the cheaper bold series. I’m happy with them. View attachment 1078817

I have new age as well off of Amazon

 

[Slick]

Im waiting on delievry of the same thing. I ordered two of the 9 peice kits for my new garage.

They are nice for the price.

The packaging is impressive. Thought I was missing cabinets at first.

 

[Icky]

I put these in my garage as I wasn't interested in waiting for new age to come back in stock with what I wanted. They go on sale from time to time, typically 20-25% off

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[Cole Trickle]

The packaging is impressive. Thought I was missing cabinets at first.

My plan is to run one wall cabinet and then 6 of the top cabinets as well as bottom cabinets. I will use the other 3 tall cabinets on the other side of the garage.

I want to wall mount everything and run it without the feet. On the far end of the lower butterfly cabinets I’m going to mount a sink.

The rolling cabinets are a little short so I’m thinking of bolting two together and possibly bolting a butcher block top to it so it doesn’t have as big of a gap.

I got two of the 2x8 ceiling wall racks as well.

 

[Cole Trickle]

It’s called a Steve-o bench! You can add a pencil or keyboard drawer View attachment 1078818 View attachment 1078819 View attachment 1078820

I did something similar with 2 of the hf boxes in my last garage. I think they are a really nice cabinet for a fair price.

 

[LargeOrangeFont]

No where to sit?

Split it in the center.

You can do the same thing with out the “frame” Stevo used, just fab up leveling feet instead of wheels

These Husky's are a really good base for that type of workbench. They have integrated power strips on one side, and are 24.5 inches deep. 46" wide.

Husky 46 in. W x 24 in. D Standard Duty 9-Drawer Mobile Workbench Tool Chest with Solid Wood Top in Gloss Black H46MWC9V2-C

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www.homedepot.com

 

[rivrrts429]

The packaging is impressive. Thought I was missing cabinets at first.

I did the same thing when mine arrived. I was impressed with how well they delivered everything.

 

[Cole Trickle]

Split it in the center.

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You can do the same thing with out the “frame” Stevo used, just fab up leveling feet instead of wheels

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[J DUNN]

I can't wait to add pictures of all my garage and shop setups to this thread. They are all MDF (core), I'm just certain you're going to hate them.

Metal is durable but limiting especially when you want it cheap.

 

[HNL2LHC]

No where to sit?

I am going to use too cabinet from Harbor Frieght like the Steve-O and set them apart and get a top made for it. Not sure on the top just yet. Might do a nice wood butcher block or custom stainless steel top like a commercial kitchen

 

[ONE-A-DAY]

The packaging is impressive. Thought I was missing cabinets at first.

We were not home, came home and they had delivered them, I was like WTF, boxes everywhere, although its pretty cool how they package them one inside the other.

 

[ONE-A-DAY]

I mounted my New Age to the wall, lag bolted into studs, no feet, much easier to vacuum and hose out the garage that way.

 

[Ace in the Hole]

I am going to use too cabinet from Harbor Frieght like the Steve-O and set them apart and get a top made for it. Not sure on the top just yet. Might do a nice wood butcher block or custom stainless steel top like a commercial kitchen

you can buy nice butcher block slabs at Lowes in LHC...made a shelf out of one recently.

 

[HNL2LHC]

I mounted my New Age to the wall, lag bolted into studs, no feet, much easier to vacuum and hose out the garage that way.

Good tip!!!! How many and what size did you use. I guess that it depends on how much is in the drawers too..

 

[riverbrian]

NewAge you can get from Costco and delivery to Havasu. This is the cheaper bold series. I’m happy with them. View attachment 1078817

This is what I have

 

[ONE-A-DAY]

Good tip!!!! How many and what size did you use. I guess that it depends on how much is in the drawers too..

Two or three per cabinet with fender washers, load the shit out of them, no issues. Just mark all your studs before you start as a stud finder won’t work once the metal of the cabinets is in the way.

 

[HNL2LHC]

Two or three per cabinet with fender washers, load the shit out of them, no issues. Just mark all your studs before you start as a stud finder won’t work once the metal of the cabinets is in the way.
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Might have to have the wife use the stud finder. Everytime I try to use one it continuously goes off just holding in my hand. :looking:

 

[Cole Trickle]

I mounted my New Age to the wall, lag bolted into studs, no feet, much easier to vacuum and hose out the garage that way.

Did you bolt the rolling multi drawer cabinets?

I don’t think they are set up for that and are a little shorter but wold love some pics if you got them.

 

[pkbullet]

Bought these a Barrett Jackson last year. Hayley cabinets out of Canada, this setup is 20ft if I recall. I thought pricing was very competitive.

 

[Icky]

I almost forgot, since mine sits on feet and I have a "concrete curb" around the garage walls. I had to buy some metric all thread to extend the legs on the front side.

 

[lbhsbz]

If you want it right, get a pocket hole jig, a table saw, and some nice plywood. I like Baltic Birch but Home Depot has (had?) some relatively nice high ply count sanded on both sides...almost what I'd call cabinet grade, for pretty cheap. Custom build what you want for what you want to put in it and where you want to put it. It would be a fun project for you and the kids. Watch a couple youtube videos on building garage cabinets....it ain't rocket surgery.

 

[DLC]

No where to sit?

They are custom made weld up a frame around a US General boxes (HF ) you can create anything you want. Knee holes, full hight lockers…. Etc

 

[Gelcoater]

Where’s @BobbyV
His setup is pretty sweet from pics he’s posted here.

 

[ONE-A-DAY]

Did you bolt the rolling multi drawer cabinets?

I don’t think they are set up for that and are a little shorter but wold love some pics if you got them.

Nope, I roll those around the garage to what I’m working on.

 

[Bobby V]

Where’s @BobbyV
His setup is pretty sweet from pics he’s posted here.

 

[monkeyswrench]

All your guys' garages look like pro team locker rooms or sports bars...F' me!

But I really want to know how there is a big TV in one looking like it's playing a musical...man cave is a bit less "manly" if show toons are involved

 

[HNL2LHC]

All your guys' garages look like pro team locker rooms or sports bars...F' me!

But I really want to know how there is a big TV in one looking like it's playing a musical...man cave is a bit less "manly" if show toons are involved

You win a big screen TV From my MIL‘s estate. Just let me now when we are able delivered it to you……

 

[Flying_Lavey]

There are several videos on YouTube of guys building their garage cabinets out of filing cabinets and other stuff. Cones out looking really good and highly useful.

 

[BUDMAN]

Sams club has a line of cabinets manufactured by Seville. Seem reasonable priced. www.sevilleclassics.com

 

[bk2drvr]

I was just looking at Kobalt (Lowes) 27" overhead cabinets and came across this adjustable height table. It lowers to 32" and raises up to 40". You can put Kobalt cabinets above and to the side of it. This is a 6' table. The cabinets are steel so you won't get the MDF shelf sag. They look good too. I went to lowes the other day to look at the 27" cabinets and they were $159 in store but $179 online. Not sure why. Decent price and quality IMO.

https://www.lowes.com/pd/Kobalt-Kobalt-72-in-Work-Table/5000045517

https://www.lowes.com/search?searchTerm=kobalt+cabinets

 

[monkeyswrench]

You win a big screen TV From my MIL‘s estate. Just let me now when we are able delivered it to you……

If I'm in the shop, not really lounging...I have one stool, and one old office chair. Nothing real pretty or pimp, but functional. I appreciate the offer though

There are several videos on YouTube of guys building their garage cabinets out of filing cabinets and other stuff. Cones out looking really good and highly useful.

I have 2 four drawer filing cabinets that I use for holding the blow molded case tools, the stuff that isn't used everyday. Puller sets and compression gage sets, stuff like that. Works really well. Mine are just swap meet deals, but a guy could set a shop up nice with new ones fairly easy.

 

[warpt71]

Sams club has a line of cabinets manufactured by Seville. Seem reasonable priced. www.sevilleclassics.com

I bought these a couple of years ago and like them for what they are

 

[jmeads]

I just went through this over the holiday. When I started looking for garage cabinets I was shocked at how expensive they were.

I went to HD and bought these work boxes for $249 each and created my own bench to meet my needs. What I like about these boxes are the depth. They are 24.5" deep, most boxes were 18" to 22 " deep. They had many colors to choose from, black, red, blue, white or grey.

I your case you could buy two and space them apart and create a desk work area. Just make or buy a top and you will be good to go.

Good luck with your project.

 

[Cole Trickle]

All your guys' garages look like pro team locker rooms or sports bars...F' me!

But I really want to know how there is a big TV in one looking like it's playing a musical...man cave is a bit less "manly" if show toons are involved

It was a commercial buddy…lol

 

[monkeyswrench]

It was a commercial buddy…lol

Don't worry, we won't tell anyone

Nice collection on the wall though!

 

[RiverDave]

So I ended up going with the husky matte black cabinets. Similar setup to this but without the extra vertical cabinet on the right.

It was 1400.00 bucks all said and done which is pretty cost effective for what you get. I checked out the cabinets in person and they seemed to be pretty nice.

 

[UltraLucky]

So I ended up going with the husky matte black cabinets. Similar setup to this but without the extra vertical cabinet on the right.

It was 1400.00 bucks all said and done which is pretty cost effective for what you get. I checked out the cabinets in person and they seemed to be pretty nice.

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Nice choice, currently 25% off. I purchased a complete set last week for the garage. 20 gauge and the tall cabinets are 81". looking to order additional shelves as they only com with 2 + 1 drawer in each cabinet.

 

[RiverDave]

Nice choice, currently 25% off. I purchased a complete set last week for the garage. 20 gauge and the tall cabinets are 81". looking to order additional shelves as they only com with 2 + 1 drawer in each cabinet.

I didn’t see any 25% off?

 

[t&y]

Purchsed these a little over 15 years ago from Lowes. Right off the shelf, they have worked great. I thought for about 3 seconds... maybe 4 about cleaning it up a bit but fuck it... This is typical for my set up when in the middle of a project. Judging by the pictures in this thread some of you have serious OCD issues but some bitchin setups to go with it.

 

[racektm]

So I ended up going with the husky matte black cabinets. Similar setup to this but without the extra vertical cabinet on the right.

It was 1400.00 bucks all said and done which is pretty cost effective for what you get. I checked out the cabinets in person and they seemed to be pretty nice.

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Aren't you back to square one? Where do you sit??