RAD Garage

[55cadillacking]

Re: Rick's Double Garage in Calgary, CAN

Nice and clean, but functional at the same time. Keep up the great work!

Thanks for the comment. My goal is to have it look good and work for me. So far, so good. I want to get another wheel set up, but I'm running out of wall space.

I want to do something in the main garage too, but need something that can resist welding/grinding spatter too

I can see why that would be a tall order. I'm not so sure RaceDeck offers any product that can stand up to that kind of heavy use. Although, you do see photos on the RaceDeck FB page and website of people using their products in industrial applications. I would be worried about the longevity of porcelain tiles, just with all the temperature fluctuations.

I'd go with the free flow stuff like yours since there is a floor drain in there to take the runoff.

One regret I have is that I didn't do a floor drain. I didn't actually see me going this far with the garage, but had I known I may have paid a bit more for one. My plans were to have it drywalled, taped, and painted. It just kind of took on a life of its own after that.

 

[BMW Rider]

Re: Rick's Double Garage in Calgary, CAN

No temperature fluctuations in my garage. The radiant floor heat system makes sure of that. It would be easily handled though by using an isolation membrane like Schluter Ditra.

 

[55cadillacking]

Re: Rick's Double Garage in Calgary, CAN

Radiant floor sounds dreamy! I need to check your build out in more detail. I only recently became aware of it. Does your wife park in the new stall? If so, does she pull it up on the lift each and every time? My wife would freak out about that.

 

[BMW Rider]

Re: Rick's Double Garage in Calgary, CAN

The wifes car parks in the new addition ,but under the lift. My 79 Mustang shell is up top. She was freaking a bit about parking under the lift at first, mostly she was worried about the clearance on the sides to the colums. That's one of the main reasons I went with the BendPak as it has a wider stance than many of the home use lifts.

 

[NH Mini Driver]

Re: Rick's Double Garage in Calgary, CAN

Rick-

Hope you dont mind, I stole your floor design.


Untitled by .:Ted:., on Flickr


Untitled by .:Ted:., on Flickr

 

[55cadillacking]

Re: Rick's Double Garage in Calgary, CAN

Nice work! The graphite colour in the middle is subtle but adds a lot of class, don't you think? I love what you have going on in your space. I am hopping over to your thread. Can't wait to see it once it's all tidied up.

 

[Coleman396]

Re: Rick's Double Garage in Calgary, CAN

Rick. I am just in the beginning of building a detached 24 x 28. Sometimes I am kind of blunt with my way of wording things so here goes, you rock! What a beautiful shop and the attention to detail is terrific!

I too suffer from ocd but don't know that I will ever be able to get my shop to the state yours is in. What a great job. You are to be commended!

 

[55cadillacking]

Re: Rick's Double Garage in Calgary, CAN

Thanks for the compliment Coleman. I'm sure with some hard work and determination, you too can become as obsessed with details as me! Let me know when you start a build thread because I'd be interested to follow it. Thanks, again.

 

[Rockcam]

Re: Rick's Double Garage in Calgary, CAN

Beautiful space - I think we all appreciate the work you've put into designing and building it.

How do you like your radiant tube heater? I'm curious to know if it's vented. Any thoughts would be appreciated.

Thank you.

 

[55cadillacking]

Re: Rick's Double Garage in Calgary, CAN

Beautiful space - I think we all appreciate the work you've put into designing and building it.

How do you like your radiant tube heater? I'm curious to know if it's vented. Any thoughts would be appreciated.

Thank you.

Thanks very much. I absolutely love my radiant tube. It is vented through the back wall to the outside. I should snap a pic of that at some point for anyone curious to see. It does a great job of keeping everyTHING warm in the garage. It takes up quite a bit of space, but very worth it. The garage can be reheated in a few minutes after the big door opens and closes.

 

[-Brent-]

Re: Rick's Double Garage in Calgary, CAN

Great work, Rick. Do you remember where you got the spray bottle bar, by chance?

 

[55cadillacking]

Re: Rick's Double Garage in Calgary, CAN

Great work, Rick. Do you remember where you got the spray bottle bar, by chance?

*cough* Ikea *cough*

http://www.ikea.com/ca/en/catalog/products/20213538/

-Brent-, Congrats on your 1000th post!

 

[PhantomEB]

Re: Rick's Double Garage in Calgary, CAN

Very nice, we will have to have beers one day in each others shop.... well when I get mine done!

 

[55cadillacking]

Re: Rick's Double Garage in Calgary, CAN

Very nice, we will have to have beers one day in each others shop.... well when I get mine done!

Sounds good. I think we could get quite a few together judging from the amount of Calgarians/Albertans on this board.

 

[BMW Rider]

Re: Rick's Double Garage in Calgary, CAN

Any excuse to drink beer is good with me, count me in.

 

[horizontallyopposed]

Re: Rick's Double Garage in Calgary, CAN

Very nice, we will have to have beers one day in each others shop.... well when I get mine done!

I don't think most of us will live long enough for mine to be done. Or started.

Cheers,
Keith

 

[PhantomEB]

Re: Rick's Double Garage in Calgary, CAN

Trust me, I ready to buy a house now for me, my gf and her kid to move into, but shes being the smart one on sayin finish all the school portion of your apprenticeship then we will. 2nd year before spring then 3rd year mid winter.

 

[AaronH87]

Re: Rick's Double Garage in Calgary, CAN

simply amazing work! i love it. What color grey is that on the one wall? looks very close to the color i painted my whole garage. and where did you get the work bench? probably nothign i can afford of a firefighers budget lol

 

[55cadillacking]

Re: Rick's Double Garage in Calgary, CAN

simply amazing work! i love it. What color grey is that on the one wall? looks very close to the color i painted my whole garage. and where did you get the work bench? probably nothign i can afford of a firefighers budget lol

To be honest, I just walked into the local home store and picked up a swatch of greys and picked a few tones. I have some leftover kicking around somewhere, but I can't recall the name off-hand. I have a feeling my "TV Wall" may be just a bit darker than the colour you have. I've enjoyed watching your progress.

All of my black/grey storage is Craftsman MD. I happened to purchase it all at 50% off a few years ago. The box is more recent.
http://www.sears.ca/product/craftsman-md-craftsman-md-garage-storage/coord-336866
I think some of it is on sale now (in Canada). Not sure about the US.

Trust me, I ready to buy a house now for me, my gf and her kid to move into, but shes being the smart one on sayin finish all the school portion of your apprenticeship then we will. 2nd year before spring then 3rd year mid winter.

Good luck with the schooling. I hadn't had my own garage space until this house. I had lived overseas for many years, but finally getting a garage was one of the best perks about settling back in Calgary. It is a definite plus to life in this climate!

 

[AaronH87]

Re: Rick's Double Garage in Calgary, CAN

well i think it looks great. and thanks for the kind words. Im very impressed with your set up. and i love how your work area looks.

have you considered closing in under the steps? you could hide some stuff... not that you need to cus it all looks amazing, but just thinking outloud

 

[55cadillacking]

Re: Rick's Double Garage in Calgary, CAN

have you considered closing in under the steps? you could hide some stuff... not that you need to cus it all looks amazing, but just thinking outloud

I kind of did that at one point, but I didn't really like it. It also made fetching the vacuum a bit of a chore.

 

[AaronH87]

Re: Rick's Double Garage in Calgary, CAN

10-04! lol

 

[55cadillacking]

Re: Rick's Double Garage in Calgary, CAN

I'm open to any and all suggestions, though. So, keep 'em coming. I'm running out of things to do!

 

[winnipegtibook]

Re: Rick's Double Garage in Calgary, CAN

So where is the hidden door / space where you keep all the garage tools? Oh, have I tried to emulate your space, with limited success.

 

[55cadillacking]

Re: Rick's Double Garage in Calgary, CAN

Tools? What are those?

I have a few Suncast storage sheds along the side that house all my brooms, ladders, and hoses, etc. You know the only tools I need are a chamois and a vacuum cleaner...c'mon now.

 

[winnipegtibook]

Re: Rick's Double Garage in Calgary, CAN

You mean the AUdi NEVER needs fixin'? I'm sure the car jack and impact wrench needs to be stored SOMEWHERE? Perhaps in a clinical ISO-certified toolbox?

 

[55cadillacking]

Re: Rick's Double Garage in Calgary, CAN

I did just get a 2' Snap-On breaker bar today. All of that good stuff is in the red rolling box. The jack is housed neatly under the stairs, and all my other tools are in the various Craftsman cabinets. I'll snap a few pics. Why not?

 

[AndrewnTX]

Re: Rick's Double Garage in Calgary, CAN

Wow what an inspiration, that's fantastic!

 

[55cadillacking]

Re: Rick's Double Garage in Calgary, CAN

Thanks. I was checking yours out today and man, do you have a sweet place.

 

[55cadillacking]

Re: Rick's Double Garage in Calgary, CAN

I'm slowly upgrading my current tool collection, but here's a few shots to illustrate how I go about storing what I have:

IMG_7498 by 55cadillacking, on Flickr


IMG_7497 by 55cadillacking, on Flickr


IMG_7495 by 55cadillacking, on Flickr

I kind of treated myself to some Christmas goodies. Car detailing stuff:

IMG_7493 by 55cadillacking, on Flickr


IMG_7502 by 55cadillacking, on Flickr

 

[AaronH87]

Re: Rick's Double Garage in Calgary, CAN

Awesome. And btw, my car could use a good detailing. If I leave now, I could be there by... Ummmm... Sunday afternoon, If I make no stops

 

[55cadillacking]

Re: Rick's Double Garage in Calgary, CAN

Not sure you'd want to risk bringing any of those Texas beauties up here. You'd need more than a detailing by the time you arrived! I'll come to you.

 

[AaronH87]

Re: Rick's Double Garage in Calgary, CAN

I'm in South Carolina, haha I could only imagine how nasty my car would be lol

 

[Kevin54]

Re: Rick's Double Garage in Calgary, CAN

55caddy.....I love it. The floor is fantastic looking. And the black wall just took your space over the top. Very well executed sir!!!!

 

[Kevin54]

Re: Rick's Double Garage in Calgary, CAN

How hard they to get loose the full length? And are the tiles see through? I'm thinking they are. I like the looks of your floor though.

What would be great, and if a Racedeck rep is seeing this, a flexible strip, maybe 2" wide, that you could pull to unlock a complete row of tiles. It would be solid, but come in different colors to coordinate with the floor tiles. That way, you grab one end and just start pulling it up, slide the tiles out to wash them and the floor, then slide them back in and put the zip strip back down to lock them in.

 

[55cadillacking]

Re: Rick's Double Garage in Calgary, CAN

55caddy.....I love it. The floor is fantastic looking. And the black wall just took your space over the top. Very well executed sir!!!!

Thanks, Kevin. I am pretty happy with how that "media wall" turned out. One of the better design decisions I have made.

How hard they to get loose the full length? And are the tiles see through? I'm thinking they are. I like the looks of your floor though.

It is actually quite easy to separate full lengths of the tiles. I use a narrow flathead to pry up the locks on one or two tiles and then just "reef" on the line and they let go very nicely. Yes, the tiles are see through.

What would be great, and if a Racedeck rep is seeing this, a flexible strip, maybe 2" wide, that you could pull to unlock a complete row of tiles. It would be solid, but come in different colors to coordinate with the floor tiles. That way, you grab one end and just start pulling it up, slide the tiles out to wash them and the floor, then slide them back in and put the zip strip back down to lock them in.

I can see where you are coming from, but truth be told, I end up ripping up a variety of sections for different reasons. For instance, when I installed my winter wheels, I ended up ripping up a 4' x 10' rectangular section. Sometimes, I don't drag the entire floor out to clean the concrete, so having a dedicated "rip strip" probably wouldn't be that useful in my case. I can't complain about the process of separating tiles since RaceDeck has ensured that fastening and unfastening of their tiles is quite easy.

 

[55cadillacking]

Re: Rick's Double Garage in Calgary, CAN

Just messin' about with the Panoramic feature on my iPhone. Thought "who better?" to share them with than the Garage Journal crew.


Untitled by 55cadillacking, on Flickr

 

[AaronH87]

Re: Rick's Double Garage in Calgary, CAN

looks good

 

[NCAudi]

Re: Rick's Double Garage in Calgary, CAN

Just messin' about with the Panoramic feature on my iPhone. Thought "who better?" to share them with than the Garage Journal crew.

Great photo, really highlights all the work you put into your garage.

 

[Rockuf8]

Re: Rick's Double Garage in Calgary, CAN

Very, very nice garage. Tasteful and super clean. Cleaning those tiles looks like a lot of work though. A lot of members here seem to have them in their garages, they do look cool though.