ckgdrums
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This has been way too long in coming, as far as I'm concerned. I set out, about a year ago, to convert my unused, 12'x24', music studio into a bike garage for our 2 Harley's. As I'm sure all of you can agree, life happens and things don't always go like we plan. So, about 2 weeks ago, my wife and I decided we had waited long enough, and decided to just get the ball rolling.
Step 1, was to get a garage door built into a wall that wasn't built with a garage door in mind. So, with the help of my friend, Chuck, we got an 8x7 Wayne-Dalton 9100 door cut out, framed in, and installed on a Saturday morning.
Step 2, a couple of months later, and another call to Chuck, we formed up, and poured, the concrete approach. (not pictured)
Step 3, was the floor. We had not completely decided on what type of floor we were going to use. But, eventually settled on 2 part epoxy and bought the last of the stock of Quikrete epoxy floor coating that our local Lowe's carried. My garage is 288 sq ft, so I needed 2 kits to complete my floor. Before doing our floor, I knew I didn't want the standard white, black and blue that came with the kits, so I custom ordered some flakes in Harley-Davidson colors. I wanted more than the sparse application that is common to these types of floor coatings, so I ordered 2 lbs. of flakes...ended up with about 1/4 lb left over. We prepped the floor on a Thursday night (that was hard work scrubbing every sq inch of that floor). With the help of "Flake Girl" (wife), and "Broom Boy" (son), we rolled out the epoxy, and sprinkled on the flakes on Saturday morning. Sunday night we applied the 2 part clear coat and left it to cure.
Step 4, the garage door opener. The Wayne Dalton door came with a Torquemaster Plus torsion system. So I was limited to their opener, the iDrive Pro 3790. Now I had read baaaad things about WD openers, and was apprehensive. However, I did a little more research and found that WD had made great improvements to their iDrive series of openers, and even provide a lifetime guarantee on the motor. So, I rolled the dice and ordered my opener from a store on eBay, and saved about $70. The opener went up without incident, operates flawlessly, and is very quiet. The best part is, that all the accessories are wireless, allowing me to place them anywhere.
Step 5, Paint! We are painting tomorrow morning, a custom Harley type paint scheme. I'll post pics when we're done. I hope it turns out nice.
So, that's it for now. I'll post more pics and updates as they happen.
Step 1, was to get a garage door built into a wall that wasn't built with a garage door in mind. So, with the help of my friend, Chuck, we got an 8x7 Wayne-Dalton 9100 door cut out, framed in, and installed on a Saturday morning.
Step 2, a couple of months later, and another call to Chuck, we formed up, and poured, the concrete approach. (not pictured)
Step 3, was the floor. We had not completely decided on what type of floor we were going to use. But, eventually settled on 2 part epoxy and bought the last of the stock of Quikrete epoxy floor coating that our local Lowe's carried. My garage is 288 sq ft, so I needed 2 kits to complete my floor. Before doing our floor, I knew I didn't want the standard white, black and blue that came with the kits, so I custom ordered some flakes in Harley-Davidson colors. I wanted more than the sparse application that is common to these types of floor coatings, so I ordered 2 lbs. of flakes...ended up with about 1/4 lb left over. We prepped the floor on a Thursday night (that was hard work scrubbing every sq inch of that floor). With the help of "Flake Girl" (wife), and "Broom Boy" (son), we rolled out the epoxy, and sprinkled on the flakes on Saturday morning. Sunday night we applied the 2 part clear coat and left it to cure.
Step 4, the garage door opener. The Wayne Dalton door came with a Torquemaster Plus torsion system. So I was limited to their opener, the iDrive Pro 3790. Now I had read baaaad things about WD openers, and was apprehensive. However, I did a little more research and found that WD had made great improvements to their iDrive series of openers, and even provide a lifetime guarantee on the motor. So, I rolled the dice and ordered my opener from a store on eBay, and saved about $70. The opener went up without incident, operates flawlessly, and is very quiet. The best part is, that all the accessories are wireless, allowing me to place them anywhere.
Step 5, Paint! We are painting tomorrow morning, a custom Harley type paint scheme. I'll post pics when we're done. I hope it turns out nice.
So, that's it for now. I'll post more pics and updates as they happen.
