I am "re-converting" our 20x20 2 car garage that the PO turned in to a studio until I have my dream garage built. I have been planning several items and now I have been reading about floors. At this point I do not know what condition the slab is in since I have not pulled up the existing sub floor. Since the conversion was done only a few years after the house was built (1960's ish, house was built in '54) I have no idea what the slab looks like. And I guess that might be the real decision maker, but ASSuming the slab is in good enough shape to at least prep I am unsure which flooring to choose.
The space will be used primarily for working on my vehicles (restoring an old Mustang and other general work). So the floor will be exposed to the usual automotive chemicals and probably some light MIG welding. I also hope to have some wood working tools setup and ideally my kiddos Ping pong table when the urge hits
I want something nice looking that I can stand around and drink beer with my buddies and bench race, but function is above all else. I need to roll around on my creeper or find sockets/parts that I drop.
I've spent several hours looking at the flooring portion of the forum and I am torn between something like RaceDeck or some sort of Epoxy floor (clear or maybe chip). Have I missed any good comparisons? I really did search, but I just found examples of each, but never a pros cons sort of post.
On edit: I did read the sticky, but that just really lists prices, which is a valid decision point, but not the only one IMHO.
The space will be used primarily for working on my vehicles (restoring an old Mustang and other general work). So the floor will be exposed to the usual automotive chemicals and probably some light MIG welding. I also hope to have some wood working tools setup and ideally my kiddos Ping pong table when the urge hits
I want something nice looking that I can stand around and drink beer with my buddies and bench race, but function is above all else. I need to roll around on my creeper or find sockets/parts that I drop.I've spent several hours looking at the flooring portion of the forum and I am torn between something like RaceDeck or some sort of Epoxy floor (clear or maybe chip). Have I missed any good comparisons? I really did search, but I just found examples of each, but never a pros cons sort of post.
On edit: I did read the sticky, but that just really lists prices, which is a valid decision point, but not the only one IMHO.
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