Recent content by CLH

Garage is finally painted. I've very pleased at how the walls, floor and gray trim look together. Turned out really well! Now on to lighting, workbench and storage! Cheers!

Hey JSK, I have a question about this lift with regards to floor slope. My garage floor has a slight slope to it, about an inch every five feet. Would there be any concern using this type of lift on that floor, or would I need to somehow shim the low end? I'm thinking mount the whole thing...

A little more progress today, trimming out the cubby on the house side of the garage so that I can have everything ready for the drywall and paint guy. I decided to use bargain basement laminate from my friendly neighborhood home improvement store as the "floor". I plan to use this area for...

After two weeks of letting the epoxy cure and not having much time to spend on making more improvements, I finally got a few things accomplished today. Specifically, putting down some composite baseboard on the perimeter. It's not caulked or painted yet, but that's coming. Just putting down the...

Agreed, that would be a great approach and would free up a big chunk of space. For now I have other more exciting things to spend money on though :D

That looks great...you skipped the flakes I see. We planned to skip the flakes but decided to use them at the last minute. I think with mine it helps blend the garage floor into the driveway, which has an exposed pebble finish. Cheers!

Thanks for the kind words...with epoxy it really comes down to the prep, and I try not to shortchange that step if I can avoid it. Dez - I used standard Epoxy-Coat light gray, in the 500sqft kit you can order from Lowe's. 55cadillacking - nothing super unique, but lots left to do: utility...

Thanks for the comments guys! Jagmandave - yeah, the WH placement isn't exactly ideal, but I can work with it. No basement for this house. It's pretty typical around here and even with houses that I've seen and owned in the Atlanta area as well (when there is no basement). I plan to build in a...

Epoxy went down pretty easily, my only concern was that I didn't get four equal batches out of the Epoxy-Coat. It ended up working out OK, but I'm glad I didn't need four. It's curing very glossy - much glossier that I've ever had with the regular Lowes/HD kits (e.g. Rustoleum or the like)...

Epoxy is down...looks great. Pics soon.

Normally I would do it the other way around, but timing constraints don't lend to that approach. On top of that I have a fantastic drywall and paint guy who I can trust to not make a mess of the new epoxy. I'll take some additional precautions anyway and put down some heavy paper before he comes...

Etching done, floor has been drying since early afternoon. Epoxy on deck for tomorrow!

Epoxy has arrived...

Thanks all...this is a great resource. Expect to see some ideas "lifted" for my garage makeover :)

Got the first minor update done - replaced that crappy slapped-together garage step with a wider, deeper, and more secure one. Used Trex-like deck boards in a nice gray color to match the upcoming epoxy floor. It was a little tricky to get right as the floor is sloped back to front, meaning that...