Marc Voorhees
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Hello Everyone! I have been lurking here for a few years, I have always been grateful to the opinions and knowledge here on various topics.
(Un)Fortunately, I have now come up with a problem that I have read extensively on, but that I need to ask the group some direct questions
As a firm believe that more information is better, let me give you the full picture.
I recently moved into a new house with a 3 car garage (In Michigan, with all of the standard Michigan weather issues) that is roughly 27x17 for the purposes of this discussion. The garage floor in a few areas was in brutal condition at 60 years old. To the point I had someone saw out some channels and repour concrete in some localized areas. The repairs are fine, but there are some lips where they didn't quite get it right. All in all, the repair work is fine, and it solved the problem fairly well! Floor seems to be a 4"pour from the mid/late 60s
Here is how I use the garage. 1 Bay stores all of my wood working tools and other equipment which are all mobile so I can push them out of the way, when I have a big project, I move a car and have a 2 bay shop. 1 bay stores my Jaguar more or less year round. the third bay is used by my wife in the winter, and is usually open/kid toys filled in the summer. The garage is very much an in and out place, we both drive frequently. The Jag is my daily driver in the summer, then sits for 6 months in the winter (When I try and work on it).
I wrench frequently, my Audi (Daily winter driver) needs brakes this year and a wee bit of suspension work for instance, I do my own oil changes etc. I enjoy detailing my cars as well, I find it relaxing.
Here is where I am at. I would like a garage floor covering (Duh). Here is what I have kind of come up with through my research
I am thinking I would like a smoother finish: most of my tools are on casters, and last thing I need is to have a tool tip over because it catches an edge. I AM WILLING TO BE PERSUADED ON THIS TOPIC!
G-Floor levant mats: biggest downside here is I would need multiple pieces with weird seams and would have a lot of waste. Rough Cost: 1K
Race Deck and the like (Hard): These of course seem nice. I am most concerned with the areas where the repair work have been done and there are the "lips" (I can take a picture tomorrow if anyone is curious). I don't think the hard plastic tiles will take too well to this. Another consideration is jacking: I am looking at buying a quickjack as it would make my life a bit easier, but I am unsure how these would work on this type of floor. In the mean time, I have a floor jack(no issue or annoyance with wood being underneath, there is always something lying around) and need to buy flat bottom stands. I don't think I have a pressing desire to have the pass through tiles, so would be looking at the solid pieces. Static discharge that some people have mentioned would drive me crazy, especially with the dust collector building up so much as well. Are there ways around that?
Norsk, Supralite etc (Soft): This seems to be where I am leaning currently. Again, I am concerned with the jacking actions. I know the flatter and more distributed the weight is, the better, but I am really unsure about he quickjack set up on this, I don't think I can put a board under that (Or maybe I can? truly not sure) if I go that route. I am also somewhat concerned with my tools sitting for long periods of time. I don't always move them that frequently, and the casters are of all different and random sizes (some surprisingly small). Do I need the air flow design of the Norsk? I assume Supralite has somethin to prevent mold and gunk growing underneath? If I went with supralite, should I go with the T locking design? The hidden design? is 4.5MM thick enough? do I need 7mm?
What I would Ideally Like: In a perfect world, here is what I would like to be able to do is find a floor that came in a Dark green and white (School colors), a floor that I could hose off and them mop after the winter months, Something that I can easily clean if and when spill...various fluids and such, something that I don't need to worry about shifting if we turn the car wheels on it. oh, and of course, $.01 per square foot
The supralite tile seems the closes to matching what I want, BUT I am open to suggestion and ideas or things I possibly haven't thought of. I know I have throw a lot at everyone here, but I wanted to try and answer as many questions in advance and give as much information as possible.
Thank you all in advance, I am really looking forward to the discussion!
Marc
Edit: I ave also spent quite a few hours on the websites or some of the more active affiliate vendors in this area doing research and reading. At this point, my eyes are bleeding and I just need another person to tell me the right answer
(Un)Fortunately, I have now come up with a problem that I have read extensively on, but that I need to ask the group some direct questions
As a firm believe that more information is better, let me give you the full picture.I recently moved into a new house with a 3 car garage (In Michigan, with all of the standard Michigan weather issues) that is roughly 27x17 for the purposes of this discussion. The garage floor in a few areas was in brutal condition at 60 years old. To the point I had someone saw out some channels and repour concrete in some localized areas. The repairs are fine, but there are some lips where they didn't quite get it right. All in all, the repair work is fine, and it solved the problem fairly well! Floor seems to be a 4"pour from the mid/late 60s
Here is how I use the garage. 1 Bay stores all of my wood working tools and other equipment which are all mobile so I can push them out of the way, when I have a big project, I move a car and have a 2 bay shop. 1 bay stores my Jaguar more or less year round. the third bay is used by my wife in the winter, and is usually open/kid toys filled in the summer. The garage is very much an in and out place, we both drive frequently. The Jag is my daily driver in the summer, then sits for 6 months in the winter (When I try and work on it).
I wrench frequently, my Audi (Daily winter driver) needs brakes this year and a wee bit of suspension work for instance, I do my own oil changes etc. I enjoy detailing my cars as well, I find it relaxing.
Here is where I am at. I would like a garage floor covering (Duh
). Here is what I have kind of come up with through my researchI am thinking I would like a smoother finish: most of my tools are on casters, and last thing I need is to have a tool tip over because it catches an edge. I AM WILLING TO BE PERSUADED ON THIS TOPIC!
G-Floor levant mats: biggest downside here is I would need multiple pieces with weird seams and would have a lot of waste. Rough Cost: 1K
Race Deck and the like (Hard): These of course seem nice. I am most concerned with the areas where the repair work have been done and there are the "lips" (I can take a picture tomorrow if anyone is curious). I don't think the hard plastic tiles will take too well to this. Another consideration is jacking: I am looking at buying a quickjack as it would make my life a bit easier, but I am unsure how these would work on this type of floor. In the mean time, I have a floor jack(no issue or annoyance with wood being underneath, there is always something lying around) and need to buy flat bottom stands. I don't think I have a pressing desire to have the pass through tiles, so would be looking at the solid pieces. Static discharge that some people have mentioned would drive me crazy, especially with the dust collector building up so much as well. Are there ways around that?
Norsk, Supralite etc (Soft): This seems to be where I am leaning currently. Again, I am concerned with the jacking actions. I know the flatter and more distributed the weight is, the better, but I am really unsure about he quickjack set up on this, I don't think I can put a board under that (Or maybe I can? truly not sure) if I go that route. I am also somewhat concerned with my tools sitting for long periods of time. I don't always move them that frequently, and the casters are of all different and random sizes (some surprisingly small). Do I need the air flow design of the Norsk? I assume Supralite has somethin to prevent mold and gunk growing underneath? If I went with supralite, should I go with the T locking design? The hidden design? is 4.5MM thick enough? do I need 7mm?
What I would Ideally Like: In a perfect world, here is what I would like to be able to do is find a floor that came in a Dark green and white (School colors), a floor that I could hose off and them mop after the winter months, Something that I can easily clean if and when spill...various fluids and such, something that I don't need to worry about shifting if we turn the car wheels on it. oh, and of course, $.01 per square foot
The supralite tile seems the closes to matching what I want, BUT I am open to suggestion and ideas or things I possibly haven't thought of. I know I have throw a lot at everyone here, but I wanted to try and answer as many questions in advance and give as much information as possible.
Thank you all in advance, I am really looking forward to the discussion!
Marc
Edit: I ave also spent quite a few hours on the websites or some of the more active affiliate vendors in this area doing research and reading. At this point, my eyes are bleeding and I just need another person to tell me the right answer
