Maxim garage cabinets

[roland paterson]

Hi
I've almost finished building my workshop and I'm now looking at storage, workbenches etc.

http://justprotools.com.au/garage-storage

Has anyone tried Maxim cabinets? Are they any good?

Tia

[Fishcop]

Is it your permanent home workshop?

If so I reckon a better and slightly cheaper path is kitchen cabinetry. Either second hand of gumtree/ebay or new flatpacked from Bunnings/Ikea etc... You build it in properly.

First photo is my first effort at our last house (new cabinets from Bunnings) and "checkerplate" floor vinyl; the second is my underhouse garage using second hand cabinets from a decommissioned laboratory and some peg board on the walls, and a painted floor... Both gave me considerable storage for well under $500 and you can continue to 'grow' as needed.

[roland paterson]

floors

that's great thanks John.

May i ask what floor system did you use? i make a lot of mess with body work etc. are the tiles easy to clean? would you recommend?

I was thinking about an epoxy finish.

[David 68T]

Very impressed John.

Sometimes I think our cars live better than we do!

[Michel]

Roland
remember there been discussion on epoxy floor coating systems - though John may have just used concrete paint?

[Fishcop]

Roland
remember there been discussion on epoxy floor coating systems - though John may have just used concrete paint?

Indeed, just White Knight Paving Paint. I acid washed the floor and then pressure cleaned it. Once dry I rolled out 3 coats. It's now about 5 years old and has held up remarkably well, never lifting anywhere. It's been waterblasted clean a few times with no ill effects too. It has picked up some tyre stains as well as other contaminents (including a lot of blue overspray ), but once my car is done I'll just roll another couple of coats down again. I suspect a proper epoxy floor would be far superior to mine, but I just couldn't justify the expense over a $60 can of concrete paint...

The vinyl floor I had in Toowoomba was great, but could be damaged by heavy items. I used carpet squares or vinyl off cuts under jackstands and other long-term sitting items.

[patrick911]

I just finished upgrading one half of my double garage and i treated myself on a maxim cabinet & workbench. Pretty chuffed with it, just need to finish the other side.

So what have i done.
Added insulation and added plasterboard to both walls and ceiling as this half was only cement-sheets on timber support (see pictures). Changed the single light and upgraded to two double lights. Added 220v powerpoints, added a protectionstrip to ensure opening the door carelessly doesn't cause damage, added the Maxim stuff and finally frames the posters i bought over the last 10 years.

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Pretty impressed with the Maxim cabinet and workbench; Unlike IKEA stuff it all fits wonderfully, instructions are clear and everything was there with exactly one spare screw (!!)

What do you all think?

[mrar]

Looks great ,what a difference!

[Merv]

Is it your permanent home workshop?

If so I reckon a better and slightly cheaper path is kitchen cabinetry. Either second hand of gumtree/ebay or new flatpacked from Bunnings/Ikea etc... You build it in properly.

First photo is my first effort at our last house (new cabinets from Bunnings) and "checkerplate" floor vinyl; the second is my underhouse garage using second hand cabinets from a decommissioned laboratory and some peg board on the walls, and a painted floor... Both gave me considerable storage for well under $500 and you can continue to 'grow' as needed.

Very neat John. Room for a hoist? I finished up using a tough epoxy, the same one they used at a Brisbane airport fronting. It was a good investment.

[npvpositive]

I'm impressed Patrick! Those cabinets look great in the chrome

[Classic]

Looking good

[CamBiscuit]

Nice work I'm jealous!

[Terminator]

I just finished upgrading one half of my double garage and i treated myself on a maxim cabinet & workbench. Pretty chuffed with it, just need to finish the other side.

So what have i done.
Added insulation and added plasterboard to both walls and ceiling as this half was only cement-sheets on timber support (see pictures). Changed the single light and upgraded to two double lights. Added 220v powerpoints, added a protectionstrip to ensure opening the door carelessly doesn't cause damage, added the Maxim stuff and finally frames the posters i bought over the last 10 years.

From:


to:



Pretty impressed with the Maxim cabinet and workbench; Unlike IKEA stuff it all fits wonderfully, instructions are clear and everything was there with exactly one spare screw (!!)

What do you all think?

Love it, good job

[e72phil]

Patrick, you will enjoy those long nights working in such a clean and well lit garage.

Where does the fridge go ?

[patrick911]

Thanks guys!

Phil, funny you mention that. I've seen one of those gigantic tool-cabinets at Bunnings that had radio, fridge and even a flatscreen TV!

It's quite satisfying. We bought the house partly because it had the double and an extra 3rd garage, but it was pretty much a closed off car-port, used by the previous owner to store all his gardentools.

I was wanting to put a racedeck-floor in, but when i visited a showroom the other day, i found they were plastic (i figured them to be rubber) and sounded like you walked on LEGO. Awful.

Anyone here that has them and is happy with them?