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OMG thanks for all of the input! So the floor is poured over "I Beams" and there is a corrugated metal underneath the entire floor. I'm going to call a structural engineer for the purpose of seeing if the floor will support the lift (2 post or 4 post).....looking at 2 post ones for the ease of...

Hi Folks, Here is my issue. The home we purchased has a really nice oversized 3 car garage with 10' ceilings. The nice part is that we have a basement below however, I am now looking to install a lift. I have measured the only area I can by the stairs going down and it is 4" as best as I can...

I have "been there done that" on the past two houses.... HD/Lowes stuff works fine in ALL areas aside from when the vehicle enters the garage..... I have seen from personal exp that the tire pickup happens..... Suggest you find a good epoxy company if you are concerned ab0ut that.;

Do the WALLS FIRST....then tackle the floor

Scottie! NICE WORK!!!!! Prep work is 90 percent of the job! You are doing well my friend! My wife get's on me for sanding on body work on my jeep.....but it PAYS off in the end! Some thoughts on my end as I will be doing my garage ASAP... Open the garage doors/windows.... Start at the back...

Great point Jack! It IS possible to have a decent flooring surface in your garage!!!! When I was stationed in FL....I had a very nice epoxy floor put down. This was in 1993 so I am dating myself..... However, it was an outstanding floor that I could do anything with. If fluids poured out I...

Esther.... I will steer you away from the Home Depot/Lowes products for one reason. In my experience, they tend to lift up where you would bring your vehicles into the garage. On the forum here there are a bunch of posts that show how well an epoxy garage floor can hold up. I am leaning this...

Outstanding Write Up!!!! I would love to have one of these some day but my garage ceiling is only 10'. That is not bad but I would have to lose the Garage Door Opener to use it effectively. I still want one of these!!!!

Thanks for the tips! I have been putting off doing the garage for a year or so now. I planned on doing this last month but three separate car repairs and a hot water heater dying has put this off until the spring/summer.

Thanks 930! I just moved from NM to Colorado 7 months or so ago!

Our last house we had the builder finish the inside walls and I also had Cat5e wiring and power run to just about everything I could think of...LOL When we sold the house last year one of the major things that the buyers loved was the garages. Oversized 2 car on one side and MY garage...

Re: Structral ideas? Spottty, You are doing the wiring yourself so I won't get into any of the things you might desire with that but depending on where you live and what your intentions are, you may want to consider heating/cooling provisions so that your contractor can at least rough in for...

Hi Everyone! What a great site!!!! I stumbled in here (glad I did) while researching different garage flooring options (epoxies). Been lurking for 2 hours and NEEDED to register! Purchased a home here in Colorado that has a nice 3 car garage (approx 850 sf or so) and will be fixing it up to...

Just a test post :)