Building a Garage Workbench with Storage Out Of Scrap Wood

In this video, I build a workbench in my garage. I moved into this house a few months ago and trying to do any project without knowing where my tools are has been annoying and a waste of time. I want to customize it with drawers and add shelves to the top of the wall but I'm not 100% set on the layout. For now, I took some scrap wood from my old house, made a spot for my new miter saw, and finally got organized.

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[ninabooker]

Matt and Mrs. I’m so proud of you, your new home, growing family and growing channel. Your hard work and creativity are paying off. I’m here cheering you on in your new adventures. The garage shop build out and organization is so satisfying. God bless you all. ❤

[LadyLeigh]

Really enjoyed this! It reminds me of watching my dad work in the garage when I was a kid. He had it all organised in a ‘60’s era way. Screws, nails, hinges etc were in jars attached to the underside of his shelves. He made his own bench with a shelf underneath. It had all sorts of boxes with his tools and old light switches, telephone parts, door handles etc. I was an inquisitive girl and ended up being an okay handywoman! Tnks for your great content.👍🏼🇦🇺

[meanelf]

I was over at Mack's channel "Midwest Magic Cleaners" and he gave a shoutout to your channel. Saying how great you are at fixing things and and you're really good at teaching folks how they could tackle a project and complete it. And he was right as I enjoyed your way at showing a good way of of building a workbench. The bloopers at the end had me laughing and you way of doing things seems so genuine,

[ryanomac]

Hey Matt, I have a great idea for you! Since I know how much you love spray foam, you can use spray foam to insulate behind the pegboard walls. Just pop the tip into each hole and start

[T.E.P..]

This new chapter in you and your family's life is exciting to see. Thanks again always for the years and years of vids of the projects. CHEERS

[johnekhaos]

The most beefy temporary workbench I've ever seen.

[grahampickering]

Just the tonic after a lousy day! Thanks Matt 👍

[carlahubbard]

Was anyone else just waiting for that grin when he used the new saw for the first time! Love your videos!

[Ernest_son]

First time I'm seeing such a sturdy temporary permanent looking work bench.

[wendydix]

I’ve said it before but you make it look so easy! And then there’s the bloopers 😂 ❤

[shanaproctor]

I really enjoyed seeing this process. What a sturdy work bench!

[woolseym]

You took scraps and turned them into a work of art, bravo.

[ca]

You outdid yourself, again! For a temporary bench, it's very utilitarian! Take care!

[kzoll]

Wow☺️ the workbench looks great😊 I used to love helping my dad with his projects. Thank you for bringing back those memories through your video❤

[AlexeiTetenov]

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[shereemorgan]

Really nice and very organized! Looking forward to the renovations to the new home.

[j.c.linden]

My garage is covered in pegboard. I would not have put it there but wow, after having lived with it for 14 years, there is NO way I'd rip it out and put up drywall. It holds SO SO SO many tools. All
easy to see, easy to reach. In a few places I screwed strong magnetic bars onto the pegboard to hold tools more compactly. There are some old upper cabinets on the wall also, all with no doors.

In places I wanted to store items not on pegboard hooks, I just screwed boards onto the wall and used nails and other holders to store shovels, racks, hoes etc. Pegboard here has turned out to be incredibly useful! I might have a different opinion if it was the stuff with the smaller rather than the larger holes. These hooks are stout and have no problem holding more than one hammer or F style clamp. It is easy to rearrange the tools countless times. I leave no odd holes in the wall and I only have to touch the exact items I wish to reposition.

The magnetic bars are where I put screw drivers and small pliers on edge, allen wrenches, cold chisels, nail sets, paint can openers. There is one workbench with doors and drawers and some plastic drawers on shelves but the vast majority of tools are all within view and reach and I love it.

I have benches on both sides of my saw and learned fast that, no I can't mount a vise on that left bench, no I can't put something tall by the end, no I can't have permanent storage ON the bench that comes forward more than the fence on my saw, etc etc.

Your floor looks much like most garage floors, it only has to hold stuff. Garage work spaces only NEED to be functional and are one area of a home where aesthetics seem much less important than function! Can't imagine where your comment about IF you have to spend thousands and rip it out came from. Looks perfectly normal from here!

[sunshine_-p]

Beast of a workbench! Looks great as everything else you do!

[anaverran]

I’m always so impressed by how well you think through and anticipate things. I enjoy your channel.

[zxborg]

I had a 30 inch workbench a while back, and it was really awkward to reach for tools hanging on the wall behind it, so I cut it down to 24. But your bench looks great, really solid, and it's great to have loads of surface area!