New Member...My Finished Garage

[Iron Chef]

Hi everyone...new guy here. What a great site!

I was always crammed into a 2-car garage. When we moved into our new home, I was determined to make the garage something I'd enjoy working in. Everything you see in here I did myself. The floor was laid on a day when the temp reached 105 degrees and my 15-year-old daughter helped me with it. Hope you enjoy.

Nice and roomy!:

Including the radial saw, I have 16 feet of bench space with outlets every 18 inches.

Room for the radial saw, router, vacuum and compressor:

The fridge is filled with beer, soft drinks, water, Snapple tea, etc.

Yes, Virginia...that IS internet hookup on the bench along with a remote controlled stereo above!

 

[Mayor]

Looks great, I really like the floor colors. What kind of floor is that?

 

[dink]

that is beautiful.....What part of Fort Worth?????

 

[Iron Chef]

Mayor - It's 1 foot square Armstrong Commercial Grade Linoleum tiles (sometimes called VCT). Available at Home Depot or Lowe's for around $.69 per tile.

dink - Just changed my profile - when I set up this account I was in Ft. Worth. We've since moved to this new home in Aledo. I used to live near Benbrook Dam.

 

[Mayor]

I need to pick out a floor (u-coat-it, Armstrong, or Race Deck). I really like how you did yours. Having problems on making this leap. Thanks for the ideas.
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[Iron Chef]

No problem. Here's how I choose this floor: Floor coatings in general have a bad habit of lifting after a while, even if you've prepped the floor very carefully. Tires get hot, especially here in summer, which can add to the problem. I did do the Rust-Oleum coating on the rear rise of the garage, but it's really for looks, and that area gets zero traffic.

Race Deck is beautiful...but expensive. With the size of garage I have, it would have been a few thousand easily. I wasn't ready to spend that much on a garage floor.

The floor was new, so I pressure washed it, let it dry and then spread the mastic and laid down the tiles. They went down very easily. I rented a professional buffer and put 5 coats of wax on the floor. Once a year, I will hire someone to strip and re-wax the floor. It was inexpensive, easy and the results were more than what I'd hoped for. Good luck!

 

[SuperKid]

Beautiful job! Very nice working environment!

 

[Mayor]

Thanks for the information and enjoy your new floor.

 

[shopnut]

Looks great, Iron Chef. Now its time to have some fun in it!

 

[Cobra4B]

Looks awesome... I believe you're on the corvetteforum too, you just detailed the car right? What brand/type of cabinets are those and where can I get them? I just want basic white cabinets like that for my garage.

Oh and for the floor are the tiles self stick or do you have to use adhesive? Reason being is that I'm going to checkerboard my walls below the chair molding I'm putting up and wanted to use self stick vinyl tiles.

 

[Iron Chef]

Looks awesome... I believe you're on the corvetteforum too, you just detailed the car right? What brand/type of cabinets are those and where can I get them? I just want basic white cabinets like that for my garage.

Oh and for the floor are the tiles self stick or do you have to use adhesive? Reason being is that I'm going to checkerboard my walls below the chair molding I'm putting up and wanted to use self stick vinyl tiles.

Yes I am...so are you. Great minds think alike!

The cabinets are made by Mills Pride. You can get them in varying sizes from Home Depot (Lowe's does not carry them).

The floor tiles are not self stick. You have to use a mastic that is made by Armstrong. It looks like light peanut butter when you spread it. Wait 1/2 hour for it to tack up, then drop your tile in place. You can still get up the tile for a little bit if you make a mistake. The self stick tiles would be fine for a wall, but for a floor where a car is rolling on it, I think they are just too thin for this application.

 

[maronha]

So are your floor tiles solid colors? I can see that the red is but how about the others. I was quoted over $2.00 sqft at lowes for the solid color armstrong VCT. You can get the other colors that are stoked on the shelf for $.63 but not the solid colors.

 

[DaveL.]

Welcome Iron Chef. Very Nice!! Do you have any outside pictures?

 

[Iron Chef]

So are your floor tiles solid colors? I can see that the red is but how about the others. I was quoted over $2.00 sqft at lowes for the solid color armstrong VCT. You can get the other colors that are stoked on the shelf for $.63 but not the solid colors.

Actually, the red is not solid (although it may look like it). All three colors have the "flecks" in them. You can order the solid color, but for $2 per tile? I could have RaceDeck for that kind of money!

I was wondering how it would look, but no one seems to notice

One thing I do like about the tiles as opposed to RaceDeck is that I can hose this down and not worry about any water getting underneath.

DaveL - I have an outside pic but it's just a standard attached 3-car garage, so I didn't think it was anything exciting.

 

[joecaver]

Hey Iron Chef, Another person has made the migration over from CF. I love the garage. I am planning on doing my floor this spring/summer with the VCT in almost the same pattern you have used. I'm glad to hear that it wasn't hard to do. Looks great. I wish I had as much space as you.

 

[maronha]

ok thats cool i was going to go with the vct but i decide to bit the bullet and buy verstile which cost me $2.31sqft.

 

[Iron Chef]

Hey Iron Chef, Another person has made the migration over from CF. I love the garage. I am planning on doing my floor this spring/summer with the VCT in almost the same pattern you have used. I'm glad to hear that it wasn't hard to do. Looks great. I wish I had as much space as you.

Hiya Caver! Corvettes...garages...a natural progression...

No...it wasn't hard at all. Just make sure the floor is REEEELY clean and dry as a bone. If there are oil stains, get as much of it up as possible. A pressure washer is a must. If you need to trim tiles (as I did) you can do it with a utility knife and a straightedge. If you need help just lemme know

 

[Tim240Z]

Have you used a jack, or jack stands on that tile yet? Interested how it would hold up. Also, will the glue that you put down first fill in any imperfections in the concrete, or would those need to be repaired first?

Looks great!!

 

[Iron Chef]

Have you used a jack, or jack stands on that tile yet? Interested how it would hold up. Also, will the glue that you put down first fill in any imperfections in the concrete, or would those need to be repaired first?

Looks great!!

No I haven't. Knowing me, I'll probably put down a rubber mat when I do. I think the tiles would hold up fine because they're pretty thick...it's just because I'm so **** about it.

I'd say the glue might fill in a small crack here or there, but if you've got some serious imperfections, I'd definitely use floor leveling compound first. I'd also take the time to scrape away any bumps, or blobs of paint or cement as well. My floor was new, so I didn't have too much to do but it's worth your time to do it.

 

[2BlackStripes]

Nice job
I may go with the tiles in my clean room after seeing your setup.
And maybe the motorcycle area.
On a side note. You may have a problem putting long objects in your vise vertically.
The high dollar Wiltons are the only vise I've seen that has the mounts behind the inside jaw face so you can mount the jaws flush with the bench.

It's your garage and that ba window still freaks me out.....