Solutions for a rental house

[Lemonhead]

The house we are in is a rental. It was the model home for the neighborhood and the garage was the sales office. The good news is that it has connections to the central A/C system and lots of lights. Bad news is that it is carpeted. Since it's a rental, I don't want to rip out the carpet and upgrade their garage, but I need to have something that isn't going to absorb fluids.

Anyone have an idea about something I could overlay and then take with me when we move?

 

[Garage Flooring]

How about a couple of BLT Garage Floor Mats and a roll of seam tape

 

[Lemonhead]

Justin,
Thanks for the idea.

 

[OutLore]

How well is the carpet laid? Could you take it up, store it and put it back before you leave? (Would also hide any marks)

 

[daveroy]

I would talk to the owner....
If he bought it as a rental, does he expect the garage not to get used?
He may say go ahead and ruin it, and he'll rip t out when its bad enough...
Or he may say just go ahead and rip it out!

Find out what his expectations are!?

 

[bdamico]

I would talk to the owner....
If he bought it as a rental, does he expect the garage not to get used?
He may say go ahead and ruin it, and he'll rip t out when its bad enough...
Or he may say just go ahead and rip it out!

Find out what his expectations are!?

Seems like the most reasonable approach.

 

[Lemonhead]

It is glued down good. We may only be here another year, so i am not wanting to put a lot of time in it. Just want to make it where it doesnt turn into a giant oily rag.

 

[Garage Flooring]

If you want to go cheap you could put a Drymate mat under the area you park

 

[RV'er_Nano-Shop]

2nd post here, but a favorite topic for me. I did an "over the carpet" floor, using on sale big box 4X8 sheeting I cut some 2X8, laid next to full sheet, then put a full sheet over the half sheet, using the left over half sheet to bring up the other side.

This provide a no leak 6X8 area, having glued & screwed that together. That was a good barrier to my carpet, and I did both wood working & metal working on that.

I ended up doing another over the floor only adding a 2X6 on the end, building Three layers, and a lapping all joints to be leak proof.

BTW, no wife made this an easy process! My dining room / living room was a shop, for Nine Years.

TAIG Micro Mill, TAIG Micro Lathes & Dremel tools.

philip in Oregon

 

[Lemonhead]

I had thought about using 4x8 sheeting and building up a "safe zone" rather than try and garage mahal the place.