I'm going to Racedeck THE WORLD!

[93TOY]

Just kidding....

So here's the story. Several years ago at our old house I decided to take the plunge and go with Racedeck Freeflow in my modest one car garage and I LOVED it. I parked one of our cars in the garage regularly, but I also detail cars on my days off and that was where I worked. The Racedeck met my needs perfectly. Here's a picture of the old garage.

DSC03958 by Shelby Poff, on Flickr

So fast forward to the present and we moved into a new (to us) house in early 2016. It was a foreclosure and we've completely redone the whole house inside out so garage flooring wasn't tops on the priority list. But now that the dust has settled it's time for the fun stuff like Racedeck. So it was time for my Racedeck story 2.0

 

[93TOY]

So first up was the carport! This actually used to be a screened in porch off of the kitchen. It's built into the roofline of the house and had a 3' wall (brick like the rest of the house) on three sides. So like any good car guy we cut out one of those walls, added a concrete driveway leading up to it and made a very large one car carport. This is now where the wife parks whatever she is daily driving at the moment.

The problem was the floor was horrible. Concrete pad of course, but it previously had indoor/outdoor carpet out there. When that was removed it left a lot of the adhesive and basically looked like ****. So we felt like Freeflow would be the perfect option to spruce it up and also work well in the event that snow or rain might blow under there during storms. We ordered the black Racedeck in June. Here are some before and afters:

IMG_6344 by Shelby Poff, on Flickr

IMG_6360 by Shelby Poff, on Flickr

IMG_6346 by Shelby Poff, on Flickr

IMG_6362 by Shelby Poff, on Flickr

 

[93TOY]

And onto the garage! Ordered the Freeflow for it a little over a month ago and here are the results! Before and afters:

IMG_6957 by Shelby Poff, on Flickr

IMG_6986 by Shelby Poff, on Flickr

IMG_6958 by Shelby Poff, on Flickr

IMG_6989 by Shelby Poff, on Flickr

IMG_6961 by Shelby Poff, on Flickr

IMG_6995 by Shelby Poff, on Flickr

IMG_6960 by Shelby Poff, on Flickr

IMG_6994 by Shelby Poff, on Flickr

IMG_6964 by Shelby Poff, on Flickr

IMG_6993 by Shelby Poff, on Flickr

 

[93TOY]

IMG_6998 by Shelby Poff, on Flickr

A HUGE thanks to Shauna Cameron at Racedeck (Southeast rep) as well as Jorgen Moller for their assistance in making this happen! I love my garage and carport flooring.

 

[jumbojak]

I like the candles in the fireplace. For those balmy nights when you want the romantic ambiance but not the heat.

The floor looks good too.

 

[LXCam]

Both areas turned out exceptional. What other plans do you have for the 3.5 car area. Is that going to be a work space too or do you have some other gem on the property for that?

 

[93TOY]

I like the candles in the fireplace. For those balmy nights when you want the romantic ambiance but not the heat.

The floor looks good too.

LOL! That's the wife's only input in the garage! Haha!

 

[LXCam]

With all that going on I'd go with a T-bar ceiling.

 

[Radix2]

It houses two of our cars, the Toro zero turn, the King Quad and my work car. When I detail the work car gets kicked out! One day I hope to build a free standing garage elsewhere on the property where I can have a lift.

I'm going to upgrade the overhead lighting to LED (side track lighting already is) and add additional lights overhead as well. My biggest mind teaser right now is how to finish the ceiling. I've got gas, electricity and water up there and a drop ceiling would be a nightmare with I-beams, duct work, utilities, garage door opener and track. I'm not afraid to put in some work for a finished look, but don't know what to finish it with.

Nice job on everything. One thing that you might consider on the ceiling, build some close in soffits over the ducts, etc, and just do areas of the drop ceiling. Looks better and still gives access if required. And no need to drop under everything.

 

[yhprum]

I dont think I have ever seen a fireplace in agarage before, but I like it!

 

[93TOY]

Nice job on everything. One thing that you might consider on the ceiling, build some close in soffits over the ducts, etc, and just do areas of the drop ceiling. Looks better and still gives access if required. And no need to drop under everything.

Good suggestion, might be my best bet.

 

[BIG-BRO]

LOL! Keep in mind this portion of the basement was once likely a den or family room (not a garage)....but yeah, it works!

Not sure of your location and status of any building inspector seeing your "garage", but now that you turned it from basement to garage that ceiling finish might be required to be firecode sheetrock, and a metal door to separate from living space, etc.

 

[flan]

Do people take it up occasionally to get the collected dirt out or say screw it

 

[pbon]

If you took out one of the upstairs rooms, you could fit a lift. Its just a small additional step given that you have already taken out the family room and the porch.

 

[Grandpa Menard]

wow, your new garage looks amazing. Great job!!
love the fireplace also.



what was your reason for going with the grey tiles?
ease of cleaning, hides dirt?

it does look great.

my old house I used blue/white. it did show dirt on the white which I cleaned up every couple of months.

I liked the WOW factor for bright colors.

still figuring which color to go this time.

here is old garage.

 

[RaceDeck1]

Wow! Garage and patio look awesome! We fully support your mission to RaceDeck the WORLD

 

[idriveahonda]

Looks great!

My layouts are comparable to yours, except I have two rows of black outer, a graphite inner border, and then the inner fill is alloy.

I think after seeing your red inner border I'm going to order some of the Royal Purple, as it will match the Gyeon banners I have pretty good!

 

[White Shadow]

I have to admit that I "borrowed" my design and color scheme from others on this forum. There's something about the black and graphite with the red borders that just looks great to me.

BTW, has anyone used RaceDeck freeflow tiles on a wall? I have a garden hose on the wall that always marks up the sheetrock and I was thinking about attaching six red tiles on the wall and mount the hose rack to them, using the tiles to protect the wall. Would that look goofy?

 

[White Shadow]

Do people take it up occasionally to get the collected dirt out or say screw it

I vacuumed the dirt right through my floor once, but it doesn't really get much dirt down in there. I know there's a guy on the forum from Canada who takes his out in two big sections every spring to get the salt and winter crud off the floor. He powerwashes the floor tiles before he slides everything back inside.

 

[James-W]

The flooring sure makes both of the areas look a whole lot nicer.

 

[Bobaloo22]

WOW! That is first class

 

[ThrifyGarage]

Wow! These spaces look great. Wonderful before and after! I've never seen a fireplace like that in a garage.

 

[ARCTIC_RAGTOP]

The garage and carport looks fantastic. I like the color combo. I think attaching Racedeck to the wall where your garden hose goes would look great. I put black and white in my old garage, and it looked great when it was clean but it did get dirty fast, however the fine folks at RaceDeck warned be about that before I ordered. I will do something similar to your layout when I put RaceDeck flooring in my new garage.

 

[manwithtools]

Looks great. One word of caution, it looks like a vent free gas hater on one wall. Those create H2O as a by product of operation and can cause rust on iron tools and work surfaces if you don't have a way to mitigate the moisture. A dehumidifier is a big help. This is particularly a problem with temperature swings, which may no be as bad in your basement location. Just something to keep an eye on.

 

[marty_p]

Nice job with your Racedeck 2.0 project!

Keep us posted...

 

[Ol'WhiteCap]

I also like the free flow tiles. But wonder,does the edging act as a dam so that the water doesn't flow out the garage door?