HOW TO BUILD A WORKBENCH FOR GARAGE / DIY Garage Workbench and Shelves

[@GhoulishCop]

Just finished building this workbench. Great design! Affordable, easy to build, and it goes up in no time. I just built an 8 ft section to see if I liked it now I’m going to wrap the rest of my garage in the bench. Thanks!

[@slatzman9000]

I will mo

[@No_where_man-y6y]

How tall did you make the bench top?

[@GhoulishCop]

@@No_where_man-y6y I pretty much followed the plan from Part 2 of this video and made it 43” high.

[@albertlevi2529]

i guess im asking randomly but does someone know of a way to log back into an instagram account..? I stupidly forgot the account password. I appreciate any assistance you can offer me.

[@apollojustice6988]

@Albert Levi Instablaster :)

[@bpeterson81]

Low cost in 2019. Now worth 40k. Great investment my dude

[@phoenix21studios]

LOL i know when I was totaling this up I was thinking 2$ for 2x4x96 only to find out they are $8.40....dropping to $7.20

[@kvitravn6354]

One day lol one day...

[@holy_warc.s.t.369]

When the music kicks in around 7:40, I began to cry happy tears of joy. The i seen you start to groove and my tears run much harder. I wish you was my brothers.

[@rksmith5273]

Finally a solid workbench build without all the jointers and sanding and useless crap that has nothing to do with useable space. You earned another subscriber.

[@biglogan3690]

I really appreciate it! Big Logan Channel will be doing a variety of things within the theme of Create/Build/Explore/Laugh. Informative and entertaining!

[@johnhowerton8241]

If you want to anchor to the floor all you need is a 16d nail and a piece of 16 ga. rebar wire. Drill a 1/4 in hole and put the wire and nail in the hole and drive in. Try and get that out. You will need a crow bar.

[@psalm100v5]

LOVE YOUR ENERGY BRO - for someone who's never done this before, you made it seem so easy. I just picked up my 2X4s and hardware and am ready! Thanks

[@biglogan3690]

Thanks man! Be sure to check out the Part 2 Video with some more details before you start your project! Good Luck!

[@skyknight6467]

Truck bed liner makes a very nice upgrade and adds a lot of durability to the work top. Spray on or roll on.

[@tom80]

Great project. I use screws so I can take apart easily when I get another idea what would be better. And I don’t use horizontal runner on the floor. Just legs in front so I can clean the garage easily. Also poly the top to prevent staining.

[@ah4800]

Just my sanded 5/8 plywood alone was $250cad. On a 15 foot x 6 foot work bench.

[@m.carlosjefferys1082]

I loved the idea of the floating shelf and the simple science behind it. I did manage to add a touch to it. I do not plan to store much on the shelves. Maybe a few lightweight big items, easy to move. So I used 1/4" sanded sheets to the top in sections of the cross members...only a few though. Like two 18" sections. The rest of the top I nailed down . So here is my little touch. I also nailed the ply sheet on the bottom of the shelf, where I cut the top sections to create a space to store, those rarely used items. I just lift the two top floating pieces. Did not feel like I need to buy hinges. I enjoyed the video and the humor. Keep up the great DYI's although your buddies were doing all the work..LOL. Stay safe!

[@biglogan3690]

Thanks man! Love the idea of using the gap in the shelves to tuck away items! Very clever!

[@stephenscalera515]

Put together a badass bench and floating shelf in my shop. thanks for the tutorial!

[@HermilioOcampo]

Thank you April I like the work bench,you're very smart,I'm going to biuld me one for me.

[@TheTyphoon365]

I'm confident if theres heaven this is what it looks like, an amazing man cave / diy garage!

[@pt6134]

Work has been destroying me mentally. Watching you and your boys build the framing with the music was the break I needed. Great content!

[@biglogan3690]

Thanks Peter T! I hoped you subscribed to the BLC! Building a Cargo Van into RV right now!

[@tsmith1729]

thanks @@biglogan3690 thanks @Peter t me and the guys jerked off to this video. good times

[@rayjr62]

@@biglogan3690 Beast. Beastly. Epic. Savage, brother. Keep up the good work. ;-)

[@montimitchell5931]

This is a great idea i plan to use this layout in my new shop

[@laurensiemens1436]

That's nice how you brought your whole family in to get involved. Awesome

[@geterdunn2733]

Nicely done. That's so cool that you included your son sort of teaching the little guy.

[@biglogan3690]

Yea my man Caleb and his Son Boaz are a great team!

[@fredbacon4971]

Nice set up. Wish I did that before filling my garage

[@mervknows1]

Man! I totally love the simplicity of this build. Yezzir! Loved the vid! For a couple of weeks I’ve been trying to figure out how to organize the geerage. Ima try and mimic this build. Auride!

[@biglogan3690]

Thanks for the compliment! Good luck! Post here if you have questions on your project.

[@trollmanrs]

Loving the simplicity of this work bench and the 45 deg angle is genius. Another sub all the way from England !

[@biglogan3690]

Hello England! Thanks for the sub!

[@carlcreary875]

Lovely I’ve been inspired all the way from Hastings England

[@andrewengland8021]

Inspired from york

[@raylane7056]

Fun to watch. Looks great!!

[@marcusland1119]

I used your measurements (I love the 43" height, I'm 6'4") and I love the comments I get saying it's too high. Well, it's prefect for me! 😄 Big fan of the 45 degree angle too, did it on the bench and the shelves like you, put peg board up between the 2 and went crazy with another 45 with the peg board. Thanks for sharing, nice work!

[@biglogan3690]

Pegboard on 45 is awesome idea! Had good luck with Daylight LED light strip from Walmart. Sneak Peak on a new Vlog coming soon! Thanks!

[@marcusland1119]

@@biglogan3690 I did the led under cabinet lighting too, Amazon special 😄

[@lou-anneschmelter8133]

Very nice design. love the built in pantry.

[@koal1796]

Nice I just bought my first house and was looking at ideas on an L shaped bench with a 45 corner that bumps up for my Dremel station I also need room for chop saw, my tool box, mini fridge, tv, and motorcycle parts! Also need to account for peg board wall and French cleat wall! Hopefully I can pull it together

[@biglogan3690]

You got this! Good luck

[@trustedpaving8084]

Just finished building this work bench. Love this ... really easy, simple and works great .. Thank you

[@biglogan3690]

Glad you like it!

[@jonathanlane3805]

After watching this you definitely got a new subscriber. Great work

[@tdhartman]

that's a lot of framing for a cdx ply top and a shelf with a cdx ply, maybe im missing something though?? the bottom plate is also an interesting choice. is it a wall? any concerns with moisture? its a workbench and shelf though, so the title is legit.

[@biglogan3690]

Yep it’s to make it sturdy.

[@ChipEstrada]

Awesome, earned my sub!

[@markelkins6087]

I did similar . I took a ride on my router to the upper and bottom 2x4s and put in some sliding doors

[@biglogan3690]

Awesome Mark!

[@dentonnix1480]

I've been looking for ideas to build a workbench, and this is it man! I had no choice but to subscribe to the BLC after seeing this bench! Keep it up big fella!

[@biglogan3690]

Rock and Roll Denton! Thanks man

[@uniqueballard7996]

I literally followed this video and made my bench . Good shit brother !!! Super Simple and sturdy

[@bradstallings205]

Can you build one of these with a miter saw station and maybe have a video?

[@biglogan3690]

Could but not in the near future… good luck!

[@dottywotson]

concrete guy tip .... a wire and a 16 pennie double head nail .. .. drilll a hole .. slide a thin wire into the hole really can be any metal im pretty sure .. drive the nail .. the wire acts as a wedge and you can always retrieve the nail and wire and you will still have your original hole .. did concrete walls for 7 years ... the wood will come off before the nail loosens lol

[@fvassios]

Question, I apologize if someone already asked. When attaching to the garage floors, you guys' pound in using concrete nails. Why do you prefer this to the 22-caliber concrete nail gun?

[@biglogan3690]

Even better! We didn’t want to pay for the gun

[@biggdogg35810]

So the only time you used lag bolts are for the floating shelf, correct?

[@biglogan3690]

Yep

[@scringe13]

Thank you for posting these. I was scouting ideas for my workshop overhaul and found your videos. I adjusted a few things from your design to work better for my space and I'm currently building it. I'll post a link once I've made it a little further along in the build. Added shelves for six Milwaukee organizer cases and will leave room between the bench and upper shelf for French cleats. Thanks again!

[@amc85]

I was looking for some inspiration, the second video helped to understand the material which was key for me to also understand more about building stuff. Thanks for creating this content! If I upload a video of how we built it I will link back to this video. Thanks a ton!

[@NeuroGlob]

Adding vertical support 2x4s on the back of the workbench up to the back of the upper shelf would reduce the need to put giant lag bolts to hold the top shelf secure.

[@c.miller2691]

Love this. A little less goofin off and a few more numbers would be grand tho

[@PrettyGreenMonk]

Tundra looks awesome ❤

[@JBud1911]

Thanks for great info on how to build my workbench. Much appreciated

[@robertmontgomery5959]

try a Ramset gun next time to anchor your 2x4 to the slab. Tools with ammo is a great combo!

[@rickybobby.88]

Nice job bro. Love the Mini fridge

[@stuwest5862]

Looks nice. Needs a countertop. Rubber mat or sheet metal.

[@rscheaney]

What a refreshing video. Fun too watch with a nice finished product. I'm on board.

[@biglogan3690]

Thanks Randy! More to come! Please subscribe!

[@40beretta1]

Tap Con masonry anchors .. Masonry Nails can send shrapnel

[@frp117pro]

Great video. Make more videos with this type of content and great humor/attitude!!

[@biglogan3690]

That’s the plan !!!! Thanks for the positivity!! ROCK ON

[@travisengland3306]

Use redhead anchors for the base

[@aquacache9028]

Totally surprised to see High Bridge at Jenkinsburg (aka, Blue Hole) in the intro! Great to see a local KZbinr. Where's the spot at 0:21? Is that further down the Cheat?

[@aquacache9028]

Never mind. I figured out the other spot is just downstream from the bridge.

[@wdm213]

Great stuff. I don't understand the need to have a horizontal runner along the bottom. Might want to use pressure treated lumber where coming into direct contact with the floor. You can alternatively use metal post brackets to raise up the legs a few inches. Minimally paint the ENDS to seal them. Keep that bottom level easily accessible so that you can still get in there when you hose out the garage,

[@biglogan3690]

I really like this idea. May need to incorporate in next project! Hope you subscribed! Thanks again

[@michaelwright3288]

Your fun loving attitude earned you a sub!

[@pinnacleservices6671]

Awesome channel you are having way too much fun with this. Thanks for the content.

[@biglogan3690]

Rock on! More action heading your way soon!

[@jjustj]

good stuff right there.... Ill paint the undersides and back of mine with ultra white paint to relect light and make it easier for me to see whats on shelves! Great ideas thanks!

[@camman61]

thanks ! you guys did a great Job !

[@onthedaily]

What gauge concrete masonry nails are you using?

[@md8744]

Smart corner.

[@joshassouline5255]

Is it necessary to drill pilot holes before drilling in all screws to studs?

[@snazzyusername]

Try split drive fasteners. Drill a 1/4 hole and drive them in. I think they are made by Simpson. Also two #16 nails work just as good for this application. Nice work!

[@biglogan3690]

Great tips thanks Jason!

[@ThomasJoseph315]

I'm so building this... Thanks for posting!

[@josephmaxey2223]

Did you pre drill for the lag screws?

[@KM-ew5rl]

I've watched this video at least 10x. One day when lumber doesn't cost my first born and 10 years of hard labor, Imma build it.

[@jacobtrevino5722]

Same bro, when he said 250$ i wanted to shed a tear

[@KM-ew5rl]

Back again. Now in planning phase with wood handy.

[@sherrillhebert256]

great project. 2 Questions: What is the height of the bench (from the floor) and what is the distance from the bench top to the floating shelf? thanks!

[@darkjord5823]

Wahtever you want it to be.

[@johnlomax1463]

Great build. Thanks for explaining why you are using concrete nails. I found it odd to see that but understand it. Tip: Drill hole for the tapcon, drop in a zip tie. Send in tapcon, cut off the zip tie. Zip tie gives the tapcon something to bite into and fill the gap. Watch your speed with the talcon as you can still strip it out.

[@biglogan3690]

John thanks for the comment and hope you subscribed the BLC! that’s an awesome tip and I’m going to try that with some leftover tapcoms!

[@biglogan3690]

Question, do you use an impact or regular drill to send tapcom? Can an impact break the concrete when sending a tapcom? Certainly can see that happening regardless if bottoming out. Thanks!

[@krisgarage8480]

Good job. Gonna use this design in my shop with a steel top table integrated into it for blocks and heavy items.

[@biglogan3690]

Great idea and good luck!

[@dhamilton201]

Great job and sense of humor...güdintite the Svedish version, LMAO. Did one very similar to this about 12 years ago...had to tear it out so we could push the back wall out to extend our Master bath....your video has inspired me to build back better than my first one. Thanks

[@biglogan3690]

Thanks good luck!

[@darrylm3627]

Great Tips, Good Stuff 👍 Thanks!

[@phoenix21studios]

Thanks for posting I built this in my garage and like it !!!

[@dhamilton201]

At 3:58 why did you space off from the side wall? And how much did you space?

[@biglogan3690]

Check out my other video “man cave redefined” we Space off 20” from wall to leave a 4” lip under 24” bench top. Good luck!

[@la5150hi-lophoto]

Nice blog...thanks!

[@hectorperez6293]

Love the design and the video,super nice

[@kraetz]

Yup a 2" x 4" is over tens bucks for an 8ft in Michigan.

[@Amazingcookies2022]

Freaking amazing~ as a girl id dress it up a bit, but other than that its freaking awesome! I've watched this like 5 times today. Doing it~ but sanding it all down, adding some pics to the wall, and maybe painting it white. With a continuation of TEXAS STARS, FROM MY WORK BENCH BUILD. Thanks for sharing~ cute kid and cat~

[@title2779]

Spent all day building this, looking really nice. Thanks for the tips.

[@bennyoliveira9662]

Dude nice project thanks for the tips and for the Ideas... 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@Csorel]

How tall did they make the bench top?

[@mmmmattd]

Nice simple design, you got me rethinking some of my own workbench build now.

[@biglogan3690]

Thanks for the comment good luck!

[@zurkess6572]

i thought you said the sketchup was free im trying to do the same desine in my garage but i need to draw it out first and im trying to find the software you used to desin it

[@dennisruff6404]

Was there no slope in the garage to facilitate water run out? Or did you slightly tweak the vertical structure of the 16' section to accommodate?

[@biglogan3690]

It’s very slight so negligible as far as cutting… just continue down the run yo assure the bench top is level…

[@bullkeusatough6693]

very impressive ideas

[@coreyjoel41]

Loving the edits man 👌 wouldn't expect you to only have couple thousand subs with the quality and effort you put in. Subscribed and impressed! Keep it up

[@biglogan3690]

Thanks Corey! I'm glad you subscribed and enjoyed! BLC is a bit of a variety show! Hope you stay tuned for many episodes to come!

[@judithdelagarza62]

Wow! Great looking workbench. Well done!!

[@fredboat]

Good to see the next generation of craftsman .lookin good. Built my first home work shop in the 1960s We build ,Not destroy. later from Texas.

[@biglogan3690]

Really appreciate it! Our future is bright, thanks to the Big Logan Channel!!

[@leyderness3553]

You and your crew needs to come to my garage for a great set of benches!!!!!!!

[@MakingStuff]

Nice!

[@dpgoodall]

How do you only have 190 subscribers? Well now it’s 191 at least. Good stuff.

[@biglogan3690]

Thanks man! New channel! Been wanted to start vlogging for a while!

[@AndyTraub]

931 now!

[@eddiebones5394]

Super awesome Build! The hell with Husky's shelves and cabinets! Haha im gonna make me this instead!!!!

[@biglogan3690]

Yes!!!

[@hector7572]

What kind of tools do you recommend?

[@AndyTraub]

"I'm talking to America!" Love it bro, great work.

[@biglogan3690]

Thanks Andy! Hope you subscribed to the BLC! Going to be a variety along the lines of Create/Build/Explore/Laugh! Take Care

[@OnerousEthic]

Brother your thumbnail is The Best by far!

[@pedroramirez5154]

Good idea man. Thank you for sharing.

[@diamond6256]

This is so awesome. I also would have rounded the edges.

[@Aaronferguson31]

Get the concrete nailer that takes .22 blanks. The tapcons pulled out because you used too big of drill bit

[@simoping]

Great Vid Guys.. from your Subscriber here in the UK

[@youremybiggestfan]

Great build Logan!

[@kkovtche]

Need a shot of the finished product at the end.

[@biglogan3690]

Check out the part 2 video!

[@santiagojrmorales8305]

Awesome!!! I need friends like y’all lol! Awesome work

[@biglogan3690]

Thanks Santiago!

[@dainvestments6308]

Awesome stuff man! Could you tell me what the measurements are from the floor to the top of the counter and then from the counter to the top of the upper shelf? Thank you so much

[@biglogan3690]

Check out my part 2 technical video

[@osky7777]

Logan, I really would appreciate some help on my garage. You have great ideas and great video

[@jasonyoung8584]

HEY Logan awesome build. I was wanting to redesign my existing work bench. I came across your channel and found your design I like your design the best. Basically, i already built a L shaped work bench years ago. So I'm just adding the floating shelf and 45 degree angle corner peice in. It's not going to be as long as yours. I'll email you a pic once the project is done. The best part of this project it's not going to cost me a dime. I have leftover scrap wood from my last build chicken coop. Thank you for sharing your design.

[@JDJD-hg9hu]

Amazing 🤩 Great job my friend