Slipstream - February 2014

Garage Glimpses: Rick Robinson’s Dream Come True
By Linda Bambina
Last month we visited Jack
Griffin’s over-the-top garage.
This month I wanted to interview
someone with a more “normal”
garage space (actually it is a bit larger
than normal: 24 x 24 ft) that has been
organized and customized after 17
years of bare floor, bare studs, open
ceiling joists, and years of “stuff” that had accumulated
-- something that many more folks could identify with.
I met Rick and Becky Robinson at the very first
Maverick Region 50th Anniversary event in 2012 and
was immediately impressed with their energy, positive
thinking and an aspect of creativity that was hard to
explain. Later I discovered that Rick and Becky are
over-the-top party planners especially when it comes
to their Mega-Watt annual July 4th event on their six
acre home in Trenton, not too far from Bonham.
Photos by Rick Robinson
Rick re-purposed the garage cabinets from laminate
and aluminum-faced cabinets that came out of a commercial
project demolition. (He has his own construction
company called Quiet Mind Construction, Inc --
you’ll have to ask him about the name sometime!) And
of course there is under-counter lighting. The pulldown
air hose has an additional work light -- very nice.
The floor has three coats of marine industrial epoxy
floor paint with flakes and clear coat. Again: oh, so
nice. OH, and Becky bought a Porsche wall clock to
accompany Rick’s 46” flat panel TV with sound bar
and subwoofer (from their track trailer). Some racing
furniture was a welcome Christmas gift from Becky,
and they have been ordering some “garage art,”
including a neon 911 bar sign to finish things off. Life
is good and the “babies” now have a clean and neat
home! Congratulations on getting that Dream Garage
finished, Rick!
Rick is into DETAILS! For his garage project he
has installed additional outlets and has a dedicated
outlet from his air compressor. Of course the garage
is insulated and has been energy-sealed. The ceiling
was closed with drywall, textured and painted.
James Hardie siding was used to close up the walls to
provide a durable wall surface. The attic was floored
and lighted for extra storage space. It gets pretty
cold up there in North Texas! But of course it gets
pretty dang HOT up there, too, so gee, how about
a two-ton a/c and heating unit! He didn’t forget to
put piped air lines into the wall and ceiling as well.
There are also sixteen 1 x 4 two-lamp T-8 recessed
fluorescents as well as MR16 adjustable down lights.
14 February