Topic: Whats on your garage floor? (Read 4218 times)

roadrunner · « **on:** March 17, 2011, 10:40:51 AM »

I am in the process of deciding what type of application to install on my garage floor and thought I would ask what others are using. Looks like the majority of folks have epoxied their floor.

I currently have garage floor paint that is peeling and don't want to go through all the prep work and moving everything out.

I am leaning towards Racedeck, is nice but pricey for < 600 sq ft.(I could take it with me should I move).

Thanks all!

Fired00d · « **Reply #1 on:** March 17, 2011, 10:49:52 AM »

Have no personal experience to share but found a couple threads that may interest you...

Painting Garage Floor

EPOXIED GARAGE FLOOR

Ride Safe,
Fired00d

JCZ · « **Reply #2 on:** March 17, 2011, 10:55:05 AM »

Mine is carpeted.

roadrunner · « **Reply #3 on:** March 17, 2011, 10:56:34 AM »

Thanks I saw those posts, I like VaEagle' floor (Racedeck).

They sent me a sample and it looks well made, and would probably stand up to my MC lift and center stand.

Cheers!

cvobiker · « **Reply #4 on:** March 17, 2011, 11:56:14 AM »

Quote from: roadrunner on March 17, 2011, 10:56:34 AM

Thanks I saw those posts, I like VaEagle' floor (Racedeck).

They sent me a sample and it looks well made, and would probably stand up to my MC lift and center stand.

Cheers!

now the next step. how many sq feet do you have??, i.e. my garage is 1,400 sq feet... multiply x $4.00 sq ft. (delivered) thats $5,600 ....OUCH!!!!, I did mine with commercial Armstrong tile at .55 cents sq ft. total cost $770 (from home depot)... Seal it and it holds up very well.. no regrets, would do it again

mwg · « **Reply #5 on:** March 17, 2011, 12:03:46 PM »

Check out the flooring section of garage journal.com.. there is a whole lot of great information on that site and not unlike this site you will find yourself spending mo' money

http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/index.php

cvobiker · « **Reply #6 on:** March 17, 2011, 01:03:13 PM »

Quote from: labcab on March 17, 2011, 12:03:46 PM

Check out this site the flooring section of garage journal.com.. there is a whole lot of great information on that site and not unlike this site you will find yourself spending mo' money

http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/index.php

good find,,,,, thanks

Grizzly · « **Reply #7 on:** March 17, 2011, 01:28:32 PM »

Quote from: JCZ on March 17, 2011, 10:55:05 AM

Mine is carpeted.

Hey JC,

What type of carpet? Any pics to share?

Thanks!

roadrunner · « **Reply #8 on:** March 17, 2011, 02:09:11 PM »

Quote from: cvobiker on March 17, 2011, 01:03:13 PM

good find,,,,, thanks

Yes I agree, and it may save me some $$.

Spiderman · « **Reply #9 on:** March 17, 2011, 02:19:35 PM »

Quote from: JCZ on March 17, 2011, 10:55:05 AM

Mine is carpeted.

Mine too. Whenever one of the neigbors has their house redone, I grab the old carpet and swap out what's been in the garage since the last time. The installers haul off what I pull out of the garage and don't care since they've got to get rid of a big piece of carpet either way.

B B

JCZ · « **Reply #10 on:** March 17, 2011, 02:21:09 PM »

Quote from: Grizzly on March 17, 2011, 01:28:32 PM

Hey JC,

What type of carpet? Any pics to share?

Thanks!

Mohawk, nylon.

I have a three car garage but have the single car side carpeted. A resident spilled a little bleach on a new carpet and because it would be from a different dye lot, we just replaced the entire unit, so I snatched it. The bikes love it. I'll try to remember to get some pics tonight.

Dr.D · « **Reply #11 on:** March 17, 2011, 02:45:48 PM »

Carpet in the garage? My issue would be the rain and snow melt brought in on the wife's car.

kiwihog · « **Reply #12 on:** March 17, 2011, 02:51:20 PM »

Costco has an online product 7.5' x 20' silver/gray rubber type diamond plate finish @ $199.00 per roll you can roll it up and take it with you if you move

red ben59 · « **Reply #13 on:** March 17, 2011, 02:57:01 PM »

Oil, gas, petrolium products, cleaning/detailing products, cigarette ashes, burbon, Tennesee whiskey and beer. Just saying

Oh and some rubber from dumping the clutch on my way out!

Spiderman · « **Reply #14 on:** March 17, 2011, 03:09:34 PM »

Quote from: Dr.D on March 17, 2011, 02:45:48 PM

Carpet in the garage? My issue would be the rain and snow melt brought in on the wife's car.

This is easy enough to fix

Leave the wife's car in the driveway.

B B

Dr.D · « **Reply #15 on:** March 17, 2011, 03:21:16 PM »

Quote from: Spiderman on March 17, 2011, 03:09:34 PM

This is easy enough to fix

Leave the wife's car in the driveway.

B B

Be a great place for me to sleep too.

HogBreath · « **Reply #16 on:** March 17, 2011, 03:26:18 PM »

Mine is covered with cigarette butts, and beer tops. Cigarettes @ $50 per carton, anbd beer $20 a case, I'm thinking that $4 per S.F would be cheaper.

JCZ · « **Reply #17 on:** March 17, 2011, 03:28:22 PM »

Quote from: Dr.D on March 17, 2011, 02:45:48 PM

Carpet in the garage? My issue would be the rain and snow melt brought in on the wife's car.

That's what they make indoor/outdoor carpet for.

erniezap · « **Reply #18 on:** March 17, 2011, 03:32:02 PM »

Quote from: Dr.D on March 17, 2011, 02:45:48 PM

Carpet in the garage? My issue would be the rain and snow melt brought in on the wife's car.

What's this "snow melt" that you are talking about? We live in California where it doesn't snow so we can ride year-round!

Midnight Rider · « **Reply #19 on:** March 17, 2011, 04:11:03 PM »

Oil spots, grease spots, glue spots, leaves that blow in when the door opens, spiders, beer bottle tops, cigarette ashes, cigar ashes, the occasional munchie crumbs, and various lawn care equipment is put wherever it will fit. It gets swept or blown out with the leaf blower whenever I get around to it, or if I know I'm going to be wallowing around on the floor underneath the bike changing fluids, etc.

1/4 of the basement does have a piece of carpet, which is underneath my 8 foot Brunswick Pool Table.

I have an aversion to painting perfectly good concrete floors, as you then just get into a cycle of having to do it over and over again. I guess the epoxy would work better, but I don't mind the look of concrete at all. When I worked in maintenance for UAB hospital, the Inganeers (who became administrative directors, managers, etc) in their infinite wisdom, used to make some of the helpers paint the machine rooms, which had floor drains, water dripping from this or that piece of equipment...all I ever saw was that the paint would bubble up and peel off regularly, so I always considered it a waste of time and money.

Not saying that a nice, clean, well orgainized garage or basement is not a good thing, but I'm just not quite that anal in my older years.

Dr.D · « **Reply #20 on:** March 17, 2011, 04:20:12 PM »

Quote from: erniezap on March 17, 2011, 03:32:02 PM

What's this "snow melt" that you are talking about? We live in California where it doesn't snow so we can ride year-round!

I kindly and with all sincere affection respond with a loving UP YOURS.

I used to live in the Inland Empire and did enjoy it for a while but I am fine here in East TN.

Spiderman · « **Reply #21 on:** March 17, 2011, 08:33:00 PM »

TC
You'd be surprised how much your old knees feel better spending the day on carpet than spending a day on concrete. Every time I work on my bike or somebody else's I'm glad for the carpet. And like I said in an earlier post, it's free. Can't beat that.

B B

JCZ · « **Reply #22 on:** March 17, 2011, 09:27:04 PM »

Quote from: Grizzly on March 17, 2011, 01:28:32 PM

Hey JC,

What type of carpet? Any pics to share?
Thanks!

JCZ · « **Reply #23 on:** March 17, 2011, 09:30:48 PM »

It gets wet when we come home in the rain, etc. but it drys.....especially since both bikes are at running temp when we get home.

CVOStreetglide · « **Reply #24 on:** March 17, 2011, 09:44:11 PM »

I have had real good luck with a product that Premier Garage installs.

It's impervious to grease, oil and gas--etc.

You can clean up any spots with Windex and a paper towel.

My guess is a 24' x 24' garage would cost about $2,500.

JCZ · « **Reply #25 on:** March 18, 2011, 08:49:52 AM »

Quote from: Spiderman on March 17, 2011, 08:33:00 PM

TC
You'd be surprised how much your old knees feel better spending the day on carpet than spending a day on concrete. Every time I work on my bike or somebody else's I'm glad for the carpet. And like I said in an earlier post, it's free. Can't beat that.

B B

1sharprdkg · « **Reply #26 on:** March 18, 2011, 07:00:21 PM »

Quote from: TCnBham on March 17, 2011, 04:11:03 PM

Oil spots, grease spots, glue spots, leaves that blow in when the door opens, spiders, beer bottle tops, cigarette ashes, cigar ashes, the occasional munchie crumbs, and various lawn care equipment is put wherever it will fit. It gets swept or blown out with the leaf blower whenever I get around to it, or if I know I'm going to be wallowing around on the floor underneath the bike changing fluids, etc.

1/4 of the basement does have a piece of carpet, which is underneath my 8 foot Brunswick Pool Table.

I have an aversion to painting perfectly good concrete floors, as you then just get into a cycle of having to do it over and over again. I guess the epoxy would work better, but I don't mind the look of concrete at all. When I worked in maintenance for UAB hospital, the Inganeers (who became administrative directors, managers, etc) in their infinite wisdom, used to make some of the helpers paint the machine rooms, which had floor drains, water dripping from this or that piece of equipment...all I ever saw was that the paint would bubble up and peel off regularly, so I always considered it a waste of time and money.

Not saying that a nice, clean, well orgainized garage or basement is not a good thing, but I'm just not quite that anal in my older years.

+AGREE mine is the same but I don't have a Pool Table, my piece of carpet is under the Mopar.

jayray00SERG · « **Reply #27 on:** March 18, 2011, 07:34:23 PM »

New concrete in the garage and it was sealed. Shiny semigloss finish which is way slippery and not what I had in mind. I have taken berber carpet from a rental and covered the bike side. If it gets ruined? So What? The lift does not slide around. The sealed finish when wet is dangerous!

Spiderman · « **Reply #28 on:** March 18, 2011, 07:40:25 PM »

PS
You can stock up on carpet by keeping an eye out in your neighborhood. If you see somebody getting a large section redone, grab their old carpet and hang it overhead in your garage via some rope and eye hooks. I've got a 12x12 section hanging right now waiting for a couple of bros to move my Handy BOB 1500 so I can replace the stuff WARDOC got dirty. I'm still trying to figure out how a Sr Navy Corpsman can be such a slob when working on his motorcycle. I guess nobody ever told him about the mechanic and the surgeon - - ah that's another story

B B

2k · « **Reply #29 on:** March 21, 2011, 05:46:22 AM »

Quote from: Dr.D on March 17, 2011, 04:20:12 PM

I kindly and with all sincere affection respond with a loving UP YOURS. I used to live in the Inland Empire and did enjoy it for a while but I am fine here in East TN.

Dr D.....my hero! A little cold for a lot less taxes & hollywood freaks. Western NC suits me fine. BTW I have concrete, recommend it as base coat only.

2timen · « **Reply #30 on:** May 16, 2011, 11:07:20 AM »

Look into Granitex, your local Vortex spay on liner should be able to hook you up. This is a great product that is oil and chemical resiestant and has a life time waranty. It is a little pricey but a great product. Unlimited color choices.

NVTHIS · « **Reply #31 on:** May 17, 2011, 02:22:37 AM »

I went with the RaceDeck with the H-D logo. Karen got 2 new bathrooms and I got a new man cave complete with a frig full of cold beer. The pic's are not very good but you get the idea. My garage is 22 x 34. The floor is very easy to clean and had a good grip when it's wet. The Mistress loves her new home.

NVTHIS · « **Reply #32 on:** May 17, 2011, 02:23:56 AM »

another

NVTHIS · « **Reply #33 on:** May 17, 2011, 02:24:33 AM »

another

NVTHIS · « **Reply #34 on:** May 17, 2011, 02:25:05 AM »

another

NVTHIS · « **Reply #35 on:** May 17, 2011, 02:25:42 AM »

last one

Sklywag · « **Reply #36 on:** May 17, 2011, 05:39:54 PM »

Quote from: JCZ on March 17, 2011, 10:55:05 AM

Mine is carpeted.

Gold Shag??

JCZ · « **Reply #37 on:** May 17, 2011, 06:24:16 PM »

Quote from: Sklywag on May 17, 2011, 05:39:54 PM

Gold Shag??

No, it's green shag. It's where you're sleeping when you come out!

Sklywag · « **Reply #38 on:** May 17, 2011, 07:00:06 PM »

Oh, no problem, I am use to that

tazmun · « **Reply #39 on:** May 18, 2011, 01:56:26 PM »

Quote from: NVTHIS on May 17, 2011, 02:25:42 AM

last one

Great "Man Cave", is it in your lower level?

2018_FLTRXSE · « **Reply #40 on:** May 18, 2011, 03:53:21 PM »

That pole in the middle.. shouldnt it be brass?

GregKhougaz · « **Reply #41 on:** May 18, 2011, 04:10:35 PM »

Okay, I'll say it:

JCZ · « **Reply #42 on:** May 18, 2011, 06:05:17 PM »

Quote from: 2009_FLTRSEI3 on May 18, 2011, 03:53:21 PM

That pole in the middle.. shouldnt it be brass?

With mirrors on the walls? What kind of man cave is this anyway.

kiwihog · « **Reply #43 on:** May 18, 2011, 08:30:32 PM »

Quote from: kiwihog on March 17, 2011, 02:51:20 PM

Costco has an online product 7.5' x 20' silver/gray rubber type diamond plate finish @ $199.00 per roll you can roll it up and take it with you if you move

On sale right now $30.00 off per roll so now 169.00 i think this includes shipping

shindo · « **Reply #44 on:** May 18, 2011, 10:28:39 PM »

No carpeting here I used vct tiles in my old garage and in my new bike garage

shindo · « **Reply #45 on:** May 18, 2011, 10:31:36 PM »

Bike garage

shindo · « **Reply #46 on:** May 18, 2011, 10:34:55 PM »

Another
I think I am going to epoxy my main garage this time

shindo · « **Reply #47 on:** May 18, 2011, 10:46:20 PM »

Main garage

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