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This Professional Series base cabinet was custom designed and built for a client in Idaho wanting to incorporate a sink with doors combined with drawers all in one unit. Spanning 72”-long this cabinet looks sophisticated and elegant in its Tuxedo Black color and brushed stainless steel trim.

The design of our Pro Series has been called the most beautiful cabinet and tool chest in the world. And while we are proud that our customers feel that way, we are even more proud that they feel it is the most well-made metal cabinet in the world.

Learn more about our Professional Series cabinets by VAULT.

THE VAULT® DIFFERENCE

Why Settle for Average, When You Can Own Exceptional

Four fundamentals have guided product creation for every VAULT® product: Sophisticated Styling, Ultimate Durability, Superb Craftsmanship and Unmatched Quality.

Offering customers the most elegant garage, our cabinets are not only beautiful, they are the most well-made in the world. Garage cabinets are meant to last, meant to be used. VAULT Cabinets are built as tough as possibly can be made. Indestructible. And built to last a lifetime.

EXCEEDING CUSTOMERS EXPECTATIONS

The value of what VAULT® offers is in satisfying customers. We believe that exceptional products should come with exceptional customer service. For more than a decade, our reputation has been built upon a long list of satisfied customers. Just ask them (click here to read customer testimonials we have received recently: http://www.vaultgarage.com/reputation/testimonials/).

We are confident that you will find nothing else like our product – in terms of beauty, strength, fit and finish, meticulous details, and overall quality – to any other cabinet or tool storage system in the world.

HIGHEST-QUALITY MATERIALS

Only the highest quality materials available are used to build our world-class storage cabinets. VAULT® is the only company that uses Premium-Grade 304 stainless steel in the construction of our metal cabinets. Known for its excellent combination of long life, corrosion resistance, ease of maintenance and unrivaled strength – there is no better raw material from which to build cabinets.

Be wary of competing products that market their cabinets as ‘stainless steel’ construction and use only a paper thin decorative veneer. Only VAULT® offers double-wall construction using stainless sheet metal in type 304-grade.

ARTISANAL CRAFTSMANSHIP

Committed to offering a stylish product, each cabinet is the result of careful consideration to every detail. All visible surfaces and parts are painstakingly critiqued to be of furniture-grade quality — no visible seams, fasteners or welded joints are exposed and all joints feature hemmed construction. Our manufacturing process allows us to create precision parts (to tolerances of ±.015) create highly precise and consistent parts.

EXTRAORDINARILY BEAUTIFUL DURABLE FINISHES

Beautifully detailed in automotive-quality powder coated surfaces on all exterior doors, drawer fronts and side panels, the premium finish on our cabinets projects a luxurious, deep gloss that is also easy to clean. All powder coated surfaces are hand sanded before paint so they are perfectly straight.

All other companies skimp on powder coated surfaces because matte textured finishes can hide blemishes and is a cheaper surface finish. VAULT®’s luxurious, yet durable, finish is a signature feature that has made our cabinets famous.

DRAWERS & SHELVES WITH INDUSTRY LEADING STRENGTH

Premium-Grade stainless steel drawers operate smoothly on extreme-duty ball bearing drawer slides. Drawers will easily accommodate an extreme amount of weight up to 225lbs without any noticeable fatigue in their operation. Full-extension hardware allows easy access to the furthest reaches of the drawer, providing easy accessibility to all contents.

Our heavy-duty stainless steel shelves are designed for significant weight loads and extreme use. Their single-piece construction incorporates stiffeners to produce a superior shelf that can accommodate an impressive 400lbs of weight per shelf with no fatigue.

SOLID DOOR CONSTRUCTION

All doors have double-wall steel construction with stiffening flanges built in place to create a stronger, rigid door that will also increase the life of your products and ensure precise operation. How impressive is our door construction? A single Armoire door weighs an astounding 52lbs! Top performing fully-adjustable hinges by Blum guarantee that all doors can be in perfect alignment.

MADE BY HAND IN AMERICA

As a VAULT® customer, you are purchasing an American-made product made with pride in Indianapolis, Indiana — in the heart of USA. We are involved in every step of the way, and our processes are uncompromising, because we believe each of our products is a representation of who we are, and we are not willing to settle for anything less than the very best.

WE WORK DIRECTLY WITH YOU

Whether you are an architect, a designer, the home builder or home owner, we will work directly with you to create a custom, personalized solution that is perfect for you from design to delivery!

We’ve helped clients all over the world from as far away as Australia, Dubai, the Caribbean Islands, and the Dominican Republic … even on the north slope of Alaska and on an oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico.

You can start the process to get a layout and quote by contacting us by phone (310-622-4477) or email (sales@vaultgarage.com).

Whether your motivation to installing a television in your garage is to watch Nascar, the Speed Network, Velocity Channel or entertain friends to watch a sporting event together, they continue to grow in popularity, particularly as prices for larger and better TV’s become more affordable.

Yet, one common mistake we keep seeing show up over-and-over again is incorporating televisions into wall cabinets or on a wall above a work area (countertop). Placing a television this close to where you will work or stand may create a very fatiguing user experience. It may also limit the vantage points from which the television can be seen elsewhere in the garage.

Before you commit to your TV’s placement above your countertop work surface or cabinetry, try this exercise first: in your home,
stand two feet in front of a television to determine if you feel comfortable being that close. Envision yourself working there … for even 15
minutes. Most people find a TV placed that close to their face uncomfortable and fatiguing.

And for good reason. The optimal viewing distance that a television should be placed away from the viewer is recommended as follows:

• 25 Inch Class TV = Set TV 39” Away from Viewing Distance
• 30 Inch Class TV = Set TV 48” Away from Viewing Distance
• 35 Inch Class TV = Set TV 54” Away from Viewing Distance
• 40 Inch Class TV = Set TV 63” Away from Viewing Distance
• 45 Inch Class TV = Set TV 72” Away from Viewing Distance
• 50 Inch Class TV = Set TV 78” Away from Viewing Distance
• 55 Inch Class TV = Set TV 87” Away from Viewing Distance
• 60 Inch Class TV = Set TV 96” Way from Viewing Distance
• 65 Inch Class TV = Set TV 102” Away from Viewing Distance
• 70 Inch Class TV = Set TV 111” Away from Viewing Distance

With standard countertop depth of garage cabinets at 24” deep and mounting hardware being 6”-8”, a typical TV will be only 16”-18” away from your face when you are standing directly in front of it. That is simply too close for comfort and you’ll notice every single pixel. That will not create an enjoyable experience.

So, what are some other options?

Review the location and placement in areas of your garage to find a location where your television can be seen from more vantage points. Cutting out a
cardboard template in the same size as the TV you have selected is a good way of helping you visualize its location before making a final decision.

Garage corners are a good locations for televisions because they are generally free from obstructions and allow for a higher location so that the TV can be seen from more vantage points.

This article was authored by Chad Haas, Founder of VAULT

When looking to purchase garage cabinets, here are a few ‘tips’ to getting the best return-on-investment and bang for your buck in selecting the
best cabinets to meet your space, storage and budgetary needs. Because the pricing of cabinets is often dependent upon what type of cabinet (doors or drawers) and their size, it may be helpful to know a few tricks of the trade.

MAXIMIZE CABINET SIZE – LIMIT QUANTITIES

Wherever practical, try to order the largest size cabinet possible. You may reasonable conclude that a quantity of two (2) 24”-wide cabinets equals the
same span as one (1) 48”-wide cabinet and that the costs therefore should be the same. However, because the manufacture has to machine twice the number of parts and will have twice the labor component to assemble those parts, the costs of two cabinets will always going to be inherently higher to you the consumer. Always buy big!

Larger cabinets may also be more efficient for some manufacturers. Cabinetmakers need to make the largest number of parts from the smallest amount of material. Generally speaking, large parts (associated with larger-sized cabinets) have greater material yield and therefore less waste compared to smaller parts, where yield may be lower and the amount of waste disproportionately higher.

You may also be thinking that you are purchasing the same amount of storage capacity, but you are actually sacrificing storage space if, for example, you are placing two (2) 24”-wide cabinets next to one another compared to one (1) 48”-wide cabinet. Both side walls, which are redundant because they are butted against each other, consumes storage space that a wider cabinet that is open does not lose. A smaller cabinet also limits what can be stored inside.

Lastly, because shipping costs can often be dependent on the quantity of the shipment, limiting the number of cabinets and maximizing their size may also save you in shipping costs.

INVENTORY YOUR NEED FOR DRAWERS

As a general rule, base cabinets with drawers will always be more costly to manufacturer than cabinets with doors because:

(a) Drawer bodies are inherently more challenging to manufacture than doors; and

(b) For every drawer body there are two drawer slides and a handle, so hardware costs can add up quickly. As an example, in an eight-drawer cabinet there are 16 drawer slides, eight drawer bodies and eight handles, which ends up being a lot of hardware assembled inside one cabinet. Whenever there are lots of parts, there will need to be the labor to assemble those parts together.

In short, the more drawers, the more expensive the cabinet.

Let’s cover what is stored in drawers and what size of drawer are generally available to help guide you toward selecting what size and quantity of drawers will best meet your needs:

Small-Height Drawers (like 3.5”-tall drawers) – These are perfect for storing small hand tools, such as socket sets, screwdrivers, wrenches, hammers and other similarly sized tools. These drawers are also ideal for storing fasteners, such as boxes of screws, nuts, bolts, washers, etc.

Medium-Sized Drawers (like 7”-tall drawers) – Are ideal for storing small power tools, such as cordless tools, handheld tools and air tools. Any handheld power tool that is battery operated, electric or power by air will fit conveniently into this type of drawer.

Tall-Height Drawers (7” & taller) – Taller drawers will more easily accommodate larger power tools like circular saws, sawzalls,
spray guns, handheld sanders and other bulky tools that are often challenging to store.

Taking an inventory and making a list of the items you intend to store in drawers will be valuable to selecting only the number of cabinets and drawers you need.

STAY AWAY FROM CORNERS

While corner base cabinets are a popular way in kitchens of merging one wall of cabinetry to another and allowing for a continuous, uninterrupted work surface, because the cabinet needs to be very deep and the front access door small in size, storage space in corners is ordinarily wasted. And because of their massive depth, it is not easy to access contents from the further reaches of these cabinets.

With corner cabinets you generally have high cost and lower return on investment when compared to other cabinets having similar cubic storage.

DID THIS HELP?

What we hope to accomplish through these blog articles is to share the knowledge and information that we have gained at VAULT^® over a decade
of helping design garages and organizing their spaces and in doing so help readers make informed decisions.

COMPLEMENTARY CONSULTATION

If you would like assistance with organizing your space, VAULT® offers complimentary design consultations. We will work closely you to talk discuss your space, your overall objectives, storage needs, as well as any budget parameters that you would like us to work within so that you can create a custom solution that is just right for you.

Please call us at (310) 622-4477 and let’s begin a conversation about your newly organized garage.

Why Raw Materials are Vitally Important to the Longevity & Durability of your Cabinets

Every garage is meant to be a safe haven for cars, boats, gardening and lawn equipment, sports gear and other home valuables that are stored in it. At least, it should be. But the garage is a harsh environment, subjected to more extreme fluctuations in temperature and humidity that can wreak havoc on storage cabinets and the personal items that are stored inside them, particularly in tropical climates or near water, where the humidity in the air is higher (living near the ocean is particularly detrimental to certain items because it is also laden with salt, which is corrosive). Moisture
can easily creep up from damp concrete floors and during severe storms it can often be the garage that is flooded first.

You will also need a place to sort, organize and store your tools so that they do not get lost and allow you to easily find them when you need them. Shallow drawers, which are short in height, are a good way to organize fasteners (nuts, bolts, screws) and small hand tools (like socket sets, screwdrivers, hammers, pliers, etc.) as well as protecting tools with sharp edges that otherwise might be dulled if they were mixed with other tools. Portable or electric power tools represent their own unique challenges. It might seem obvious, but keeping electric power tools in a dry space will protect them against being damaged or ruined by humidity. Generally heavier and bulkier, they are best organized in tool chest storage cabinets with full-extension drawers for easy access.

There are also certain items such as automobile fluids, pool chemicals, cleaners, and paint that can be very corrosive and damaging to cabinetry. And bulky items like Rubbermaid boxes, 5-gallon buckets and seasonal items (like Christmas, for example) that require strong wide (ideally four foot wide) shelves capable of heavy-duty storage for these items without fatigue or failure and behind a closed door, are preferred to open shelving, so that everything remains dust-free.

People are passionate about working on their hobbies–whether it is a gearhead who enjoys tinkering around on their cars, to a woodworker, a gardener, or hunters and fisherman—and having a durable, easy to clean work surface that will stand up to heavy use and be resistant to chemicals and staining will allow you a place to enjoy work on projects and pursuing your passions.

Before you select a cabinet material and countertop surface, research the pros and cons of each material. Choosing quality materials that will make quality construction possible is the first step toward assuring that you have chosen garage cabinets that will ultimately meet with your expectations and desires.

Garage cabinets and countertops are built from a variety of different raw materials, including wood, aluminum, steel and stainless steel, each having different strength and durability characteristics that affect the life expectancy of the product and make them the best choice for their application.

A well thought out decision requires preparation. With proper preparation and research, you can avoid making a decision that you later regret if your cabinets do not meet your expectations. That is not always the case however with the myriad of choices consumers are being presented.

By comparing the features and benefits of the various materials that are available, buyers can find the right garage cabinets to meet their needs. Our
next articles will help provide some background to help assist you with making good choices.

Authored by Chad Haas, Founder of VAULT

A client from Westfield, New Jersey had this to say about their new Ferrari red Designer Series cabinets by VAULT®:

“Cabinets are up and look fantastic. We couldn’t be more pleased with the cabinets. They meet our expectations and look even better in real life than the website pictures convey”

– CHRIS AND JENNIFER KOPSER, Westfield, New Jersey

Built exclusively according to the respective customer requests, every Designer Series cabinet is built-to-order individualized to match its owner’s
unique preferences.

Experience The Vault^® Difference

KNOWN FOR MORE SATISFIED CLIENTS: The value of what VAULT® delivers is in satisfying our customers. We believe that exceptional products
should come with exceptional customer service. We will do our utmost to provide you with an enjoyable and effortless experience; unfortunately
that is not always the case with so many other products that fail to meet customers’ expectations, break apart only after a few years of use, arrive
damaged or the client ends up having to battle poor customer service on top of poor quality.

For more than a decade, our reputation has been built upon a long list of satisfied customers. Just ask them.

We are confident that you will find nothing else like our product – in terms of beauty, strength, fit and finish, meticulous details, and overall quality – to any other cabinet or tool storage system in the world. And that you will be pleased with the customer service to support your investment.

Superb Craftsmanship and Sophisticated Styling Unmatched By Imitators

Four fundamentals have guided product creation for every VAULT® product: Sophisticated Styling, Ultimate Durability, Superb Craftsmanship and Unmatched
Quality.

Offering customers the most elegant garage, our cabinets are not only beautiful they are the most well-made in the world. We take this commitment to
bear, and we hold the function and durability of our cabinets to the highest of standards to ensure they will last for generations.

HIGHEST-QUALITY MATERIALS: Only the highest quality materials available are used to build our world-class storage cabinets. VAULT®
is the only company that uses Premium-Grade 304 stainless steel in the construction of our metal cabinets. Known for its excellent combination
of long life, corrosion resistance, ease of maintenance and unrivaled strength – there is no better raw material from which to build cabinets.

Be wary of competing products that market their cabinets as ‘stainless steel’ construction and use only a paper thin decorative veneer. Only VAULT®
offers double-wall construction using stainless steel sheet metal in type 304-grade.

ARTISANAL CRAFTSMANSHIP: Committed to offering a stylish product, each cabinet is the result of careful consideration to every detail.
All visible surfaces and parts are painstakingly critiqued to be of furniture-grade quality — no visible seams, fasteners or soldered joints are
exposed and all joints feature hemmed construction. Our manufacturing process allows us to create precision parts (to tolerances of ±.015) that
are highly precise and consistent.

EXTRAORDINARILY BEAUTIFUL DURABLE FINISHES: Beautifully detailed in automotive-quality powder coated surfaces, the premium finish
on our Designer Series cabinets projects a luxurious, deep gloss that is also easy to clean. All powder coated surfaces are hand sanded before
paint so that they are perfectly straight. All other companies skimp on powder coated surfaces because matte textured finishes can hide blemishes
and are a cheaper surface finish. VAULT®’s luxurious, yet durable, finish is a signature feature that has made our cabinets famous.

INFALLABLE DRAWERS: Premium-Grade stainless steel drawers operate smoothly on extreme-duty ball bearing drawer slides. Drawers will
easily accommodate an extreme amount of weight up to 225lbs without any noticeable fatigue in their operation. Full-extension
hardware allows easy access to the furthest reaches of the drawer, providing easy accessibility to all contents.

INFALLABLE SHELVES: Our heavy-duty stainless steel shelves are designed for significant weights loads and extreme use. Their single-piece
construction incorporates stiffeners to produce a superior shelf that can accommodate an impressive 400lbs of weight per shelfwith
no fatigue.

SOLID DOOR CONSTRUCTION: All doors have double-wall steel construction with stiffening flanges built in place to create a stronger,
rigid door that will also increase the life of your products and ensure precise operation. How impressive is our door construction? A single Armoire
door weighs an astounding 52lbs! Top performing fully-adjustable hinges by Blum guarantee that all doors can be in perfect alignment.

Made In America By Hand

As a VAULT® customer, you are purchasing an American-made product made with pride in Indianapolis, Indiana — in the heart of USA. We are involved
in every step of the way, and our processes are uncompromising, because we believe each of our products is a representation of who we are, and
we are not willing to settle for anything less than the very best.

We Work With You Directly

Whether you are an architect, a designer, the home builder or home owner, we will work directly with you to create a custom, personalized solution
that is perfect for you from design to delivery!

We’ve helped clients all over the world from as far away as Australia, Dubai, the Caribbean Islands, and the Dominican Republic … even on the
north slope of Alaska and on an oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico.

You can start the process to get a quote by contacting us by phone (310-622-4477) or sales@vaultgarage.com

When AIA architect Diego Pacheco went searching for metal cabinets to furnish a garage in the Presidio Heights area of San Francisco, California he selected FORGED cabinets by VAULT and had this to say about his first-hand experience with our quality and customer service:

“We are extremely pleased with the quality and beauty of the cabinets. The workmanship is top-notch and I also appreciate your attention to detail and excellent customer service. The bright red cabinets look spectacular and sleek in this showcase garage, and I’m very glad we chose Vault for this project…you more than exceeded our expectations!”

-Diego Pacheco

About Diego Pacheco Design Practice

Diego Pacheco Design Practice
495 Carolina Street
San Francisco, CA 94107

dp@diegopacheco.com
415-533-4346
www.diegopacheco.com

About Forged Cabinets

When VAULT® designed FORGED cabinets our goal was to offer the finest quality cabinet at their price point. The following ultra-premium features are all standard:

• Beautifully detailed in automotive-quality powder coated surfaces on all exterior doors, drawer fronts and side panels, the premium finish on our Pro Series cabinets projects a luxurious, deep gloss that is also easy to clean. Other companies skimp on powder coated surfaces because matte textured finishes can hide blemishes and is cheaper. VAULT®’s luxurious, yet durable, finish is a signature feature that has made our cabinets famous.
• Handcrafted from Premium-Grade Galvanized Zinc Coated Steel — known for its excellent combination of long life, strength and protection of steel from rust better than other corrosion protection systems– galvanized steel is one of the best raw materials from which to build cabinet interiors.
• Drawers operate smoothly on extreme-duty ball bearing drawer slides. Drawers will easily accommodate an extreme amount of weight up to 225lbs without any noticeable fatigue in their operation.
• Shelves will accommodate 400lbs of weight per shelf with no fatigue. Four adjustable shelves are included in Armoire’s and one adjustable shelf in base & wall cabinets.
• All doors have double-wall steel construction with stiffening flanges built in place to create a stronger, rigid door. How impressive is our door construction? A single Armoire door weighs an astounding 48lbs!
• Top performing fully-adjustable hinges by Blum guarantee that all doors can be in perfect alignment.
• Full-extension hardware allows easy access to the furthest reaches of the drawer, providing easy accessibility to all contents.
• Committed to offering a stylish product, all visible surfaces were painstakingly critiqued to eliminate unsightly welds and fasteners and to provide joint seams and reveals that are highly precise and consistent. No visible seams or soldered joints are exposed. All powder coated surfaces are hand sanded before paint.
• Procedures for installation are outlined in the owner’s manual. We recommend that you make arrangements for professional installation of cabinets prior to delivery.

You can learn more about our FORGED line of cabinets here.

An avid Los Angeles Lakers fan from Anaheim, California who really loves their team commissioned us to custom-build their FORGED cabinets in a beautiful royal Lakers purple powder coating color. These cabinets, which were upgraded with full length metal handles, have a luxury look and feel to feel to them that will set apart their garage from any other Lakers fan.

The client was impressed, as the homebuilder for the client shared with us:

“The custom cabinets that Vault provided for our client was simply amazing. Working with Vault was very professional, especially working with a company that is [located a] long distance. We couldn’t thank you enough for a job well done!”

– RVM Construction, Inc.
Anaheim, California

ABOUT VAULT® Cabinets

All VAULT® metal cabinets are custom built to our client’s exact specifications, so if you have a favorite sports team or automobile brand, you can commission VAULT to custom make your cabinets in any color and any handle option you wish to make your garage, corporate kitchen or business stand out from the ordinary. Let us help bring your vision into reality.

ABOUT RVM Construction

RVM Construction is a full service design building company for residential projects. We work with our clients from CONCEPT TO COMPLETION to develop unique living spaces for your homes.

When you are looking for a new home construction or for a whole house remodel, an addition, multi-family building, RVM construction can provide a complete range of construction and general contracting services for your project and budget.

At RVM Construction, we use our 30 years of expertise in structural design to create functional design with value engineering in mind. We are also more than happy to provide competitive pricing for plans you may already have. At RVM, we have a proven process we have refined over the years that allows us to bring your projects in on time and on budget.

You can learn more about RVM by visiting their website.

When ‘HOT ROD’ magazine went looking for the best quality cabinets to furnish their commercial garage in Southern California, they chose FORGED Cabinets by VAULT®.  These wicked-looking cabinets were tricked out by the world renowned airbrush artist Mike Lavallee and were part of a complete makeover that was featured on an episode of the popular TV show ‘Garage Mahal’, which is hosted by Bill Goldburg on the cable network ‘DIY Network’.

Take a peek at this video showing the installation of FORGED cabinets, which lined every wall in the El Segundo, California shop, and see how everything came together quickly and easily in their installation.  The installers loved how FORGED cabinets were as easy to install “as hanging a picture”.

After the cabinets were installed, Mike Lavallee and his trusty airbrush made sure that the cabinets inspired everyone in the shop to build great things.  If you look closely, you will spot a trick he used to lay out the huge graphic design. There is an overhead projector of a transparent print of the design that was projected onto the cabinet, which he then airbrushed.  You can learn more about Mike Lavallee and his company, ‘Killer Paint’,
by visiting him at:  http://www.killerpaint.com/

If you would like to view more pictures of this garage remodel, visit Hot Rod Magazine’s article for more detailed information about how everything came together.

This remodel was also featured in an article by our friends at ‘The Garage Journal’. If you are not a member of this forum, joining is free and there is a lot of great ideas on this site to help you design and build your dream garage.

You can learn more about the TV show ‘Garage Mahal’ by visiting the DIY Network at: http://www.diynetwork.com/

ABOUT FORGED CABINETS

When VAULT® designed FORGED cabinets our goal was to offer the finest quality cabinet at their price point.  The following ultra-premium features
are all standard:

• Beautifully detailed in automotive-quality powder coated surfaces on all exterior doors, drawer fronts and side panels, the premium finish on our Pro Series cabinets projects a luxurious, deep gloss that is also easy to clean.  Other companies skimp on powder coated surfaces because matte textured finishes can hide blemishes and is cheaper.  VAULT®’s luxurious, yet durable, finish is a signature feature that has made our cabinets famous.
• Handcrafted from Premium-Grade Galvanized Zinc Coated Steel — known for its excellent combination of long life, strength and protection of steel from rust better than other corrosion protection systems– galvanized steel is one of the best raw materials from which to build cabinet interiors.
• Drawers operate smoothly on extreme-duty ball bearing drawer slides.  Drawers will easily accommodate an extreme amount of weight up to 225lbs without any noticeable fatigue in their operation.
• Shelves will accommodate 400lbs of weight per shelf with no fatigue.  Four adjustable shelves are included in Armoire’s and one adjustable shelf in base & wall cabinets.
• All doors have double-wall steel construction with stiffening flanges built in place to create a stronger, rigid door.  How impressive is our door construction?  A single Armoire door weighs an astounding 48lbs!
• Top performing fully-adjustable hinges by Blum guarantee that all doors can be in perfect alignment.
• Full-extension hardware allows easy access to the furthest reaches of the drawer, providing easy accessibility to all contents.
• Committed to offering a stylish product, all visible surfaces were painstakingly critiqued to eliminate unsightly welds and fasteners and to provide joint seams and reveals that are highly precise and consistent.  No visible seams or soldered joints are exposed.  All powder coated surfaces are hand sanded before paint.
• Procedures for installation are outlined in the owner’s manual.  We recommend that you make arrangements for professional installation of cabinets prior to delivery.

When the television network HGTV searched the United States for the Top Ten most desirable, distinctive and well-designed garages, two homes that VAULT® collaborated with to design and furnish were selected, including this rustic barn in the rolling hillside of Chester County, Pennsylvania, which was awarded the #7 position on their list.

The garage was designed Peter Zimmerman Architects (http://www.pzarchitects.com/). The specific idea of this large complex consists of a car ‘barn’ with multiple display spaces, office space and a washing area, but it was also envisioned as an adaptive reuse of a historical structure. The clients desired the duality of practical function with the historical appearance.

The initial desire was to locate the structure as far from the main house as possible, however the site constraints required it to be relatively close to the main house, which required the structure to harmonize and complement the historical nature of the design approach to the main house.

The barn was design as a structure that grew over time; the main stone mass is dated to the late 18th century which ties into the period of the main mass of the main house. The secondary masses date to the mid-to-late 18th century.

The massing and additive nature of the forms and materials of the structure relate to the regional vernacular of the historical barn and agricultural structures in this region of the country. The barn was built using many locally sourced materials; the stone for the barn was collected from the excavation on the building site and from the 22-acre property, which is located in Chester Springs.

The garage was designed with the specific program of a car ‘barn’ with multiple display spaces, office space and a washing area, but it was also envisioned as an adaptive reuse of a historical structure. The clients desired the duality of practical function with the historical appearance.

The interior of the main storage space, or car barn, was designed and constructed as a traditional timber frame, with exposed wood surfaces. The floor plan of the main storage space allows for multiple vehicles and different parking configurations along with practical daily use of the vehicles.

The stable – two Porsches, a 1968 Corvette, plus two classic Corvettes that once were part of a collection amassed by the clients father in law, plus a red 1941 Series H International tractor the client is restoring that belonged to his great-grandfather – deserved a home as grand and handsome as the main house.

The primary display space was designed with different materials and custom lighting to accentuate the presentation of the feature vehicles. The client commissioned VAULT® to conduct a lighting study to calculate to most optimal lighting conditions for all four primary areas to bathe the office, wash bay, showroom and car barn with adequate, warm and natural lighting that was specific to each space. This was important to the client because the lighting requirements in the wash/detailing bay are different than the lighting needs in the showroom office and car barn.

The lighting study determined the best options for luminaries, ballasts, lamps and the quantity and locations where they should be positioned to provide optimal lighting conditions to meet the client’s requirements and remain within the budgetary expectations. Rather than guess at how many fixtures to order or where they should be located, the lighting study calculated the performance in visual calculations of numerical point-by-point predictions to quantify the distribution of light in each environment and how much foot candles of light would be dispersed across the floor and work areas in each room.

The clients’ office was designed to be a modern bridge space between the main storage space and the main show space, and is used on a daily basis. Direct visual connection between the office and the adjacent storage spaces was required. The black-and-white porcelain tile that was supplied by VAULT® in the office and showroom is the same tile found in prestigious automobile showrooms throughout the world. Imported from Italy, the porcelain tile is exclusively used in every Ferrari & Maserati showroom in the world.

A custom Porsche crankshaft lamp that rests on the client’s desk rounds out the office nicely.

VAULT® Professional Series cabinets were custom designed and made-to-order to match the homeowners specific preferences for use in the wash bay. This area was designed to accommodate large vehicles, along with
washing 2 cars simultaneously without getting any water splash between the cars. Overhead waterlines and air hoses are provided along with water resistant surfaces.

The Pro Series cabinets, which features stainless steel construction, were a perfect choice for this damp, wet environment. Certain raw materials are better choices than others from which to build storage cabinets from due to its excellent combination of long life, corrosion resistance and ease of maintenance. VAULT® also uses stainless steel in the construction of our cabinets for its unrivaled strength characteristics — stainless steel has a very high tensile strength that make it one of the most durable raw material choices.

Historically correct custom hardware was used on the exterior doors and barn doors. The rustic carriage doors accent the sense of history that at first glance appears more suited for storing horses, not modern vehicles.

This labor of love may have taken more than six months to complete, but we are thrilled with the final results – which feels like stepping back in time to the day this Associated Gasoline ‘GAS’ double-sided porcelain sign first left its factory. Getting the colors to be an exact match took a lot of trial and error and the ‘chicken foot’ neon was not easy either, but it is exactly these kinds of challenges that we really enjoy taking on.

This porcelain sign is known by collectors as a “chicken wing”. “Flying A” gasoline was a brand that had a rich tradition on the west coast of America. It was sold by associated dealers of Tidewater Oil Company on the west coast before and after World War II. In the early 1900’s a group of well operators formed the Associated Oil Company to transport oil out of their fields. The pipeline ended at the company’s refinery in Martinez, CA. In a few years Associated products were distributed all over the west coast and Hawaii.

The trademark for Associated’s gasoline products had been a pair of flying wings attached to a letter ‘A’ for Associated, became the new company’s national marketing emblem since the 1920s. Tide Water Oil had been using the trademarks “Tydol” for gasoline and “Veedol” for lubricants. Gradually these trademarks became used across the company. By the 1950s, Flying A was the name for gasoline sold throughout the system and was in use in various forms up until 1970. Coveted by collectors for its wonderfully bright graphics, a “Flying A Chicken Wing” porcelain neon sign is one of the most spectacularly colored, equally impressive unlit as well as lit.

Our passion at VAULT® is furnishing the world’s finest garages. To learn more about our custom porcelain neon signs and original vintage antiques please visit us at: http://www.vaultgarage.com/

If you would like to read more about Associated Oil and Tidewater Oil there is a wonderful history of the companies that was written by author Anthony W. Thompson, which you may download here:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bz_ctrHrDz4wTzRMZWZ5a0NNUEE/edit