I can't believe you haven't done this already with all the detailing that you do!
You might want to re-think tiling the floor unless you want to spend a lot of money on it. A car rolling over tiles will either crack them or pop them off the floor.
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I can't believe you haven't done this already with all the detailing that you do!
You might want to re-think tiling the floor unless you want to spend a lot of money on it. A car rolling over tiles will either crack them or pop them off the floor.
Yep - you want that sealing concrete paint - it's expensive ( less than tiles ) but lasts longer and doesn't create dust 
Having been in Polished Bliss's place many times I would suggest laying race deck on the floor over anything else. Tiles will crack if you jack your car up on it. Race deck doesn't even mark with this or anything, also nicer to kneel on all day long detailing/fiddling with you car. White walls are a must though and low level lighting/ portable adjustable halogens.
Sounds exciting.
Would be worth fitting cheap assed insulation in the roof too to keep it nice and toastie in the winter months.
It wasnt really possible before but since the last year after all the junk I have thrown away it now is.
I hear what your saying on the tiles, i have been advised against it so will not be doing that.
Yep this is what i plan to do unless I can find something better.Yep - you want that sealing concrete paint - it's expensive ( less than tiles ) but lasts longer and doesn't create dust
Cheers Willie, never heard of race deck will have to check it out.
Insulation is a good idea but would that not be encouraging small mice to live in the roof? lol
Garage makeover update
So I found a company that does a similar product to race decking, http://www.actionflooring.co.uk/.
It works out to around £25 per sq meter. My garage is around 30sqm so will be pretty expensive! Need to give it a good think as painting the floor will be much cheaper option however need to trade off look vs functionality.
So I found a company that does a similar product to race decking, http://www.actionflooring.co.uk/.
It works out to around £25 per sq meter. My garage is around 30sqm so will be pretty expensive! Need to give it a good think as painting the floor will be much cheaper option however need to trade off look vs functionality.
Garage Makeover #2
Last Saturday Slick (massive help) and me cleared out the junk from the garage sorting them into a keep and get rid pile. We dismantled the existing shelving, cleaned the walls and floor. Skip is coming this Saturday so I can now throw away all the junk and have room to work in the garage.
Electric points are going in this weekend.
- 6 double plug sockets all-round the garage
- 4 Halogen lights in each corner
- 3 florescent lights in the center
All wood has been ordered for the ceiling also. Only problem is getting a shed to stick all the gardening stuff in there.
Last Saturday Slick (massive help) and me cleared out the junk from the garage sorting them into a keep and get rid pile. We dismantled the existing shelving, cleaned the walls and floor. Skip is coming this Saturday so I can now throw away all the junk and have room to work in the garage.
Electric points are going in this weekend.
- 6 double plug sockets all-round the garage
- 4 Halogen lights in each corner
- 3 florescent lights in the center
All wood has been ordered for the ceiling also. Only problem is getting a shed to stick all the gardening stuff in there.
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Hi Maz
As for your floor get Sika floor 264 2 pac floor paint, i used it in my commecial unit, which has trucks going over it, best floor paint by far. I Buy cheaper stuff all different brands for our hire fleet of offices so i know a little about coverings. I was impressed with the sika 264, and it takes alot to do that, i got mine from http://www.buyfloorpaint.co.uk Ps be care full once mixed you have 25 mins to lay otherwise sets like concreate in the tin. Ps your floor must be smooth or you will need a leveling compound.
Hope that helps
As for your floor get Sika floor 264 2 pac floor paint, i used it in my commecial unit, which has trucks going over it, best floor paint by far. I Buy cheaper stuff all different brands for our hire fleet of offices so i know a little about coverings. I was impressed with the sika 264, and it takes alot to do that, i got mine from http://www.buyfloorpaint.co.uk Ps be care full once mixed you have 25 mins to lay otherwise sets like concreate in the tin. Ps your floor must be smooth or you will need a leveling compound.
Hope that helps
You must have a lot of junk to fill 30sq/m - thats double garage size.
Spotted these the other day, probably not strong enough for rolling the car on but I'm gonna get some for in front of the workbenchs.
http://www.machinemart.co.uk/shop/p...m-floor-tiles-pk6/path/garage-flooringmatting
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Makes me want to sell the car and pimp my shed!!!! Hang-on, the Tolly is a shed. Thanks for steering me towards the light.
Garage Makeover #3
Last week Slick and I managed to clear a lot of unwanted junk from my garage. We did a pretty good job sorting out the bad from the good with one side of the garage being used to pile up stuff to throw away, the other pile to keep and put in the shed when that arrives.
Today the skip came nice and early! Slick and I quickly got stuck in and nearly filled the skip after 40 minutes or so! We had to be a careful how we were throwing things away to maximise the space in the skip. overall it worked out pretty well.
My Electrician got stuck in also putting in all the power points, switches, wiring and marking where the lighting was going to go.
9 hours later and our delivery of boards and wood finally came! With the electrics nearly finished we can move onto the sealing tomorrow.
Old garage door Slick started the hack up and neatly fold away for collection.
Luckily the locals looking for scrap metal managed to take all the metal we put next to the skip albeit late in the day. We were getting worried that they wouldn't show lol...silly us!
We all made massive progress today and are knackered! Got to give Slick majority of the praise here as he got stuck in and cleared away so much dirt, wood, grass, metal without me even asking him too! What are best mates for though ey!?
Big day ahead of us tomorrow so will post more pictures at the end of the day if I got the energy. Hopefully it will start looking the part then and you never know at some point next week I can get painting.
Last week Slick and I managed to clear a lot of unwanted junk from my garage. We did a pretty good job sorting out the bad from the good with one side of the garage being used to pile up stuff to throw away, the other pile to keep and put in the shed when that arrives.
Today the skip came nice and early! Slick and I quickly got stuck in and nearly filled the skip after 40 minutes or so! We had to be a careful how we were throwing things away to maximise the space in the skip. overall it worked out pretty well.
My Electrician got stuck in also putting in all the power points, switches, wiring and marking where the lighting was going to go.
9 hours later and our delivery of boards and wood finally came! With the electrics nearly finished we can move onto the sealing tomorrow.
Old garage door Slick started the hack up and neatly fold away for collection.
Luckily the locals looking for scrap metal managed to take all the metal we put next to the skip albeit late in the day. We were getting worried that they wouldn't show lol...silly us!
We all made massive progress today and are knackered! Got to give Slick majority of the praise here as he got stuck in and cleared away so much dirt, wood, grass, metal without me even asking him too! What are best mates for though ey!?
Big day ahead of us tomorrow so will post more pictures at the end of the day if I got the energy. Hopefully it will start looking the part then and you never know at some point next week I can get painting.
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Looks like good progress so far. Those plasterboard sheets will still bow even if the garage is dry. Either lay them flat on pieces of wood or put some lengths of wood between the wall and boards to stop them bowing. Very difficult to hang bent boards!
Garage Makeover #4
Lot more work done today! We started early as usual even on a Sunday...Electrics have been finished with the only thing left to do is halogens and the last florescent light. We got the wood frame cut and fixed so we could fix the panels on the roof frame.
Another mega day with the finish line in site!
Lot more work done today! We started early as usual even on a Sunday...Electrics have been finished with the only thing left to do is halogens and the last florescent light. We got the wood frame cut and fixed so we could fix the panels on the roof frame.
Another mega day with the finish line in site!
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Them plasterboards didnt get time to bow Maz.
Thats gonna be a great detailing space, cant believe you havnt made use of it earlier.
Cant wait for mine to arrive, just got to finish the base this week if the weather holds, and I will be on the phone shouting bring it on
Thats gonna be a great detailing space, cant believe you havnt made use of it earlier.
Cant wait for mine to arrive, just got to finish the base this week if the weather holds, and I will be on the phone shouting bring it on
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