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My humble garage doesn't hold a candle to some of the ridiculous "garages" in here, especially the last one, but I'll throw it up anyway.
This has been the winter project since I sold my ACR in NOV and have some free space. The separate single car garage that isn't pictured just got epoxied yesterday, and will look the same when finished. My amazing wife painted the garage while I was in HI for a week after I installed the high lift door kit and side mount opener. I'm putting a Dannmar D-7X 4-post in the single car garage, and the posts should be almost against the walls for minimum intrusion. I plan on eventually buying a bridge jack so I can do heavy detailing and most maintenance stuff myself.
-NewAge Pro 3.0 Cabinets
-Full flake epoxy with polyaspartic top coat
-DDM Garage high lift door kit
-Liftmaster 8500W
-VacuMaid GV50 wall mounted vac
Don't undersell!! That is the most impressive transformation and well done! Enjoy the well organized shop now!
Finally done. Layout has changed a few time to try to figure out best placement for winter storage but here are a few from along the way. It’s 50x90 and it’s full. I wish I went bigger.
Very well done, one of my favorites in this thread. What color orange is the 2RS, Gulf?
My humble garage doesn't hold a candle to some of the ridiculous "garages" in here, especially the last one, but I'll throw it up anyway.
This has been the winter project since I sold my ACR in NOV and have some free space. The separate single car garage that isn't pictured just got epoxied yesterday, and will look the same when finished. My amazing wife painted the garage while I was in HI for a week after I installed the high lift door kit and side mount opener. I'm putting a Dannmar D-7X 4-post in the single car garage, and the posts should be almost against the walls for minimum intrusion. I plan on eventually buying a bridge jack so I can do heavy detailing and most maintenance stuff myself.
-NewAge Pro 3.0 Cabinets
-Full flake epoxy with polyaspartic top coat
-DDM Garage high lift door kit
-Liftmaster 8500W
-VacuMaid GV50 wall mounted vac
Hot dawg man, looks great!!!!! I got same cabinets, just in another color.
Finally done. Layout has changed a few time to try to figure out best placement for winter storage but here are a few from along the way. It’s 50x90 and it’s full. I wish I went bigger.
just moved into a new house, and attempting to create a space like some of you have. I typically work on my cars, so this space wont be just a "show" space. that being said, I need a surface that is durable, and i've heard some complaints from local road racing friends that have epoxy, that have said it doesn't hold up over time to things like brake cleaner, heavy equipment, etc.
weighing out the pros and cons of epoxy, or a polished stained concrete, with some sort of coating over it. what do some of you have, and why?
just moved into a new house, and attempting to create a space like some of you have. I typically work on my cars, so this space wont be just a "show" space. that being said, I need a surface that is durable, and i've heard some complaints from local road racing friends that have epoxy, that have said it doesn't hold up over time to things like brake cleaner, heavy equipment, etc.
weighing out the pros and cons of epoxy, or a polished stained concrete, with some sort of coating over it. what do some of you have, and why?
This question very much depends on - what and how the space will be used, if you have snow in your area, etc.
I have swisstrax flooring in my garage. It's perfect for my needs. At the end, it all comes down to what you plan to use the space for.
Just finished the home build here. Got half of the garage semi-done. Office over looks garage wings of the home. Other side not shown as it's a mess from moving still.
Can you adopt me? I'll bring my PC for that office. 7700k @ 5 ghz, 2 1080Tis and 3 Acer GSync 144hz monitors. Feel free to use whenever. Not upgraded because not a good value with the 2080s.
I used a industrial coating which is used for warehousing and can withstand forklift traffic. It is DuPont Corlar VF-525, downside is it stinks when you apply it, you will need respirator and venting of space. Upside not even a chip after 8 years, lots of brake clean, grease etc.
This question very much depends on - what and how the space will be used, if you have snow in your area, etc.
I have swisstrax flooring in my garage. It's perfect for my needs. At the end, it all comes down to what you plan to use the space for.
I actually had a version of swisstrax in the last house, and I enjoyed it, mostly. the new house is 3.5 car width, with 1 bay being my dedicated wood working space, with a divider between that, and the area for the cars. the sawdust has to stay on that side....
with this one, i'm thinking either epoxy or high polished concrete, because it feels more sterile to me, which is what I want.
just moved into a new house, and attempting to create a space like some of you have. I typically work on my cars, so this space wont be just a "show" space. that being said, I need a surface that is durable, and i've heard some complaints from local road racing friends that have epoxy, that have said it doesn't hold up over time to things like brake cleaner, heavy equipment, etc.
weighing out the pros and cons of epoxy, or a polished stained concrete, with some sort of coating over it. what do some of you have, and why?
I have epoxy, polished concrete and polyurea.
There are pros and cons of each.
Polyurea is the newest, latest and greatest. I have it in the main house garage. I like it the least. It's flexible when cured and I don't think holds up as well as epoxy. Mine is also really rough texture, to the point that I think it traps dirt and makes it hard to clean. When I use a mop on it it snags the mop fibers and leaves fibers everywhere. However, it has the most grip when wet. I could probably have them do another clear coat on top, which would smooth it out some though, and I may do that. Another thing, I really hate seeing the expansion joints, so I had them fill them and cover them with the polyurea. Since it's flexible, over time the polyurea has bulged up just a little, so you can see that bulge all along the seam. It's maybe only 1/8" tall, so not too bad that you'd trip over it or anything, but just doesn't look like one solid surface like I would like.
I have polished concrete at my business on the shop floor. It looks nice, but the downside is that it absorbs oil really fast. As in, if you spill oil, you better clean it right now or it will leave a permanent stain. I'm not sure if there is some kind of clear coating that could have been applied that may have solved this. Also, depending on the look you are going for, maybe having some "character" on your floor is ok. It is the most slippery when wet. I also had the seams filled, but you can see them still because there's nothing covering them and it's not a perfect color match. This is my second favorite.
I have epoxy in my detached garage/shop. It's my favorite. It seems very durable and has enough texture that it's not too slippery when wet, but is easy to clean still. It doesn't absorb oil or marks very easily and I think it looks really nice too. Not as nice looking as polished concrete IMO, but still pretty good. Since epoxy is hard, they filled the seams and covered them, so it looks like one seamless surface now, which I like.
Hope this helps.
ETA: Polyurea is quite a bit cheaper than epoxy and polished concrete, so that is one advantage to it.
just moved into a new house, and attempting to create a space like some of you have. I typically work on my cars, so this space wont be just a "show" space. that being said, I need a surface that is durable, and i've heard some complaints from local road racing friends that have epoxy, that have said it doesn't hold up over time to things like brake cleaner, heavy equipment, etc.
weighing out the pros and cons of epoxy, or a polished stained concrete, with some sort of coating over it. what do some of you have, and why?
You are going to get answer all over the board so they really are just opinions. Mine would be SwissTraxx. Durable and if you jack one up that one tile can be replaced. Epoxy is the worst. Over time it just doesn't hold up and looks old. The some longer than others but it will eventually need to be redone. No experience with polished concrete and its durability but I think it looks the best. Lastly if money was no issue I would do tile. Looks awesome and think that would last forever.
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