picture of your garage
#4471
Burning Brakes
Amazing garage! I have never seen garage doors open like that before. Such a great idea.
Is the porcelain tile just standard tile that would go in a home or is it of higher strength to support a car?
Is the porcelain tile just standard tile that would go in a home or is it of higher strength to support a car?
#4472
Rennlist Member
Porcelain is rated by a so-called PEI ratings. For the garage, you are looking for PEI 5 (most durable), with a reasonably good coefficient of friction rating. The installation is as important as the tile, but this tile is mighty strong/durable with a PEI 5 rating. We put a fracture membrane underneath, partly to help with CA earthquakes. I've already dropped big heavy things on it with no signs of damage. When the lift installers were worried about scratching the floor, I took a screwdriver and hit a spare tile as hard as I could -- it literally created sparks, without a single scratch... I honestly think it's stronger than a concrete floor.
edit: we did the doors that way to preserve headroom for the lift. (They were an engineering nightmare.) I thought it was a compromise until I saw them in action, and now love them and think they add old-world charm to the garage.
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#4473
How did I miss this thread for so long!?! Here are some shots of my recently-built garage. Cabinets are Baldhead out of Oregon; floor is porcelain, HD-9 lift...
GT2Rs just visiting for the day, but looks right at home.
Just after construction...
(194) Garage doors with franklin openers - YouTube
GT2Rs just visiting for the day, but looks right at home.
Just after construction...
(194) Garage doors with franklin openers - YouTube
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#4477
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Yes on the Monoskis. Been on them since 1974. Boards are hold overs from my days surfing in Ventura. The balsa boards are wall hangers. We use a ducky for the Animas which is in my backyard.
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#4478
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We did the garage as part of remodeling most of the house, so had a general contractor and at least 25 subs of one kind of another. I can say without reservation that the Baldhead guys were the best. I flew up to see their shop in Oregon, got a tour of the place, talked to them about the project, etc. The next week, the owner came and took measurements and sent me plans while passing through town. After we fine-tuned and got started, everything they did happened as, when, and how they said it would. Once the garage was ready for them, the Baldhead guys showed up (with the owner) and got everything installed in a day and half. Cabinets were a perfect fit and they dealt with all the little challenges without missing a beat. Shortly after they were installed, I got to go to SEMA in Vegas, where there were maybe half a dozen competing garage-cabinet companies showing off their best stuff. Lots of nice cabinets out there, but none of them made me second-guess my choice at all. Baldhead is big enough to have advanced production facility with cnc lasers, automated powder coating, etc., but still small enough to have the owner take personal interest in your project and accommodate special requests (like an aluminum top for the rolling cart.). Super well-built, double-wall steel, powder coated, smooth drawers I bet I could sit on, etc. Needless to say, I highly recommend them.
#4479
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Great setup. Very well done. I am designing a detached garage and, based on your video, I became intrigued by those garage doors. Here’s another video detailing those carriage style doors.
https://youtu.be/lwpWc1o8pt4
https://youtu.be/lwpWc1o8pt4
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#4482
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where do you guys all live that you have these plats of land large enough to build beautiful garages??? I need to get out of the city..
Anyone want to co-build an industrial garage here in DC with me?
Anyone want to co-build an industrial garage here in DC with me?
#4483
Does DC have something like the Carolina Exotic Car Club https://www.joincecc.com/? If you don't have garage space you can rent your own private one with workshop space and/or store cars in a shared space. It's not as convenient as walking into your own garage, but it's an option...
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#4484
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I wish DC had one, if anyone wants to go in and start one here in DC let me know!
Most of the country has cheap land. In NC, we bought into a deal about 20 minutes from downtown/airport that has 178 acres, 9 homes each on their individual 10-11 acre lots, with the remaining ~90 acres as common area (lake, woodland, pasture). $350k. Full custom high-end home construction about $200/sq ft. I moved from the CA Bay Area: 1 acre lot cost $3.5M, home $1100/sq ft and that was ten years ago. It defies rational explanation. Of course, if you like cities, or have to be in/near one for work, the tradeoff is rational.
Does DC have something like the Carolina Exotic Car Club https://www.joincecc.com/? If you don't have garage space you can rent your own private one with workshop space and/or store cars in a shared space. It's not as convenient as walking into your own garage, but it's an option...
Does DC have something like the Carolina Exotic Car Club https://www.joincecc.com/? If you don't have garage space you can rent your own private one with workshop space and/or store cars in a shared space. It's not as convenient as walking into your own garage, but it's an option...
#4485
My drive to work is winding, hilly, rural back roads, which are awesome for driving. The most common traffic I have to deal with is deer and turkeys.