06VistaBlueGT
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Hello all. I have been a member here for I think close to a year, reading and getting alot of very helpful information. I wanted my 1st post to be good, so here it goes!! My fiancee and I bought our 1st house last August and its been one year since we made dettlement. In the process of the past year, I've gained alot of valuable information for home improvement ideas from everyone on here. For that, I want to thank everyone.
Now onto the garage. When we moved in, the home in question is a 3 story townhouse. Built 7 years ago, but the kicker, the owner NEVER moved in. He never lived in it. Just bought it for an investment (or so he thought
). His son worked for the builder, and he bought one unit in the development, so he told his dad to do the same.
Well, we all know what happened in 2008? The industry tanked, and his house sat. And sat. And sat! It wasn't really listed for sale with a sign. Just a few websites had it. We saw it, and fell in love with it. 3 bdrm, 3.5 bath, giant kitchen, huge deck, hardwood and upgraded carpet. No basement, but the 1st floor has a nice cozy tv room with a full bath around the corner. Its NICE!! And our best thing, NEVER lived in. So we basically got a "new" house for a used price.
The best thing for both of us ontop of everything? A two-car garage!! Its about 355 sq-ft. The walls needed mud and paint, and the concrete floor was decently clean. My 1st thought was epoxy. But after seeing what I needed to do, and the HOA rules, acid etch wouldn't fly, and I didn't want to grind it as the dust is bad. So then I thought of Racedeck.
I called Jennifer (super helpful) and asked for samples. They came in a few days, showed my fiancee. She liked the Blue diamond plate color and the Graphite color. AWESOME!! Next was my design. This slowed the process down. I couldn't get a good design. My garage door isn't centered to the garage itself. One side is wider than the other in comparison to the garage door tracks. So after a dozen ideals, I scrapped it for something "unique" as you'll see below.
Once the design was set, I ordered it on Aug 2nd. Jennifer made sure it would go out that day, so I would get it shipped to my work (easier for me) before I go on vacation. Once I got it home, we wanted to get the walls done. So we mudded and painted the walls. Once that was done, floor was next.
The install was so easy and it went together in a "snap". It took us about 5 hours to install with cutting. Wonderful, fun install. Now with the design. I wanted something that goes with my love of a certain racing livery. And the said livery is connected to my favorite actor (I'm a HUGE fan). I'm not going to give it away yet, what the design is from, but I live it ALOT!! The floor is so nice to walk on, its quiet (no landscape matting under it), and it just transforms the garage completely!! I'm more than happy, and its so worth the $$$ I paid.
I want to thank Jorgen for offering his generous discount to us members. It swayed me this direction and I''m so glad I did it. Thanks for checking out my floor everyone.
Oh, I almost forgot. The garage is NOT for daily drivers. The spaces are saved for a 1969 Camaro (her's) and my 2006 Modified Mustang GT. Our weekend "toys".
Now onto the garage. When we moved in, the home in question is a 3 story townhouse. Built 7 years ago, but the kicker, the owner NEVER moved in. He never lived in it. Just bought it for an investment (or so he thought
). His son worked for the builder, and he bought one unit in the development, so he told his dad to do the same. Well, we all know what happened in 2008? The industry tanked, and his house sat. And sat. And sat! It wasn't really listed for sale with a sign. Just a few websites had it. We saw it, and fell in love with it. 3 bdrm, 3.5 bath, giant kitchen, huge deck, hardwood and upgraded carpet. No basement, but the 1st floor has a nice cozy tv room with a full bath around the corner. Its NICE!! And our best thing, NEVER lived in. So we basically got a "new" house for a used price.
The best thing for both of us ontop of everything? A two-car garage!! Its about 355 sq-ft. The walls needed mud and paint, and the concrete floor was decently clean. My 1st thought was epoxy. But after seeing what I needed to do, and the HOA rules, acid etch wouldn't fly, and I didn't want to grind it as the dust is bad. So then I thought of Racedeck.
I called Jennifer (super helpful) and asked for samples. They came in a few days, showed my fiancee. She liked the Blue diamond plate color and the Graphite color. AWESOME!! Next was my design. This slowed the process down. I couldn't get a good design. My garage door isn't centered to the garage itself. One side is wider than the other in comparison to the garage door tracks. So after a dozen ideals, I scrapped it for something "unique" as you'll see below.
Once the design was set, I ordered it on Aug 2nd. Jennifer made sure it would go out that day, so I would get it shipped to my work (easier for me) before I go on vacation. Once I got it home, we wanted to get the walls done. So we mudded and painted the walls. Once that was done, floor was next.
The install was so easy and it went together in a "snap". It took us about 5 hours to install with cutting. Wonderful, fun install. Now with the design. I wanted something that goes with my love of a certain racing livery. And the said livery is connected to my favorite actor (I'm a HUGE fan). I'm not going to give it away yet, what the design is from, but I live it ALOT!! The floor is so nice to walk on, its quiet (no landscape matting under it), and it just transforms the garage completely!! I'm more than happy, and its so worth the $$$ I paid.
I want to thank Jorgen for offering his generous discount to us members. It swayed me this direction and I''m so glad I did it. Thanks for checking out my floor everyone.
Oh, I almost forgot. The garage is NOT for daily drivers. The spaces are saved for a 1969 Camaro (her's) and my 2006 Modified Mustang GT. Our weekend "toys".
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