Working on my Garage

**Greg Gellas** · 09-23-2009, 07:24 PM

So for now...I am done...I am waiting for the electrician to come back and finish up wiring the outles for the ceiling. There are a total of 5 going in....I added a 5th since my last decision...

So I can`t spackle and paint the ceiling, well I won`t until everything is done up there...

Remember the befores?

Ingore the beer pong and car cover pic...Its just to show HOW BAD it really was before...

On to the garage...I had these extra handles from a sub zero fridge that is in my kitchen so I decided to utalize them. I added one to the front of the work bench, and one to the wall next to where I will be detailing cars....I know the one against the wall looks like a ballet bar

But there is a reason for them...

Perfect for spraty bottles while I am working on a car...

I recently got my business cards made up...And decided to get a matching banner....I thought it came out pretty SICK :thumbsup:

Another thing I did was I had a discharged fire extinguisher....I pulled the handle from it and added a pump to its...It is now my pump soap dispenser..Citrus clear...

Throughout you can notice all the little details that were done in the theme of cars and garages....I have some more paiting and some finishing touches to do...and a bunch of other pictures to put up....

**Greg Gellas** · 09-23-2009, 07:26 PM

**Greg Gellas** · 09-24-2009, 08:26 PM

Anyone have a coupon code for the BLT garage mats from Autogeek? I have convinved the little lady that they are NEEDED

**rightaway** · 09-27-2009, 08:15 AM

Originally Posted by Meghan@Autogeek

You got some work ahead of you. I just redid my garage a few months back, I put down black flooring, it was the roll out BLT Mats. I love it, easy to clean and went with white walls. Put in a few cabinets and I was amazed out it went from looking like a storage unit to a working garage I can put two cars into. Took me a good two days to do it, but when you are done you will be so happy!

do you have any pictures with the black floor?

**wmb67** · 09-27-2009, 08:40 AM

Looks great Highrev!

**Greg Gellas** · 10-06-2009, 01:22 PM

Floor is in

But

Now I have to get rid of that pallet...and they sent the wrong pattern, I guess I will just keep it though...:sadwavey:

**Greg Gellas** · 10-06-2009, 06:14 PM

All rolled out. Flattening...Slowly

I pulled everything out of the garage AGAIN....:angry I still have to get tape for the center seam....I am also trying to figure out what to do at the garage door thresholds.....I was thinking of tapconning down a 2" real diamond plate...Not sure yet though...:2thumbs:

So befores...

And now...

**Daniel3507** · 10-06-2009, 07:34 PM

man thats coming along nicely. i love the fire extinguisher soap dispenser

**rightaway** · 10-11-2009, 06:06 PM

Originally Posted by Highrev1

All rolled out. Flattening...Slowly

I pulled everything out of the garage AGAIN....:angry I still have to get tape for the center seam....I am also trying to figure out what to do at the garage door thresholds.....I was thinking of tapconning down a 2" real diamond plate...Not sure yet though...:2thumbs:

So befores...

And now...

do you have more info about that floor, ie: does it just lay on te ground? do you have to glue it down?how much?

**Greg Gellas** · 10-11-2009, 08:12 PM

Originally Posted by rightaway

do you have more info about that floor, ie: does it just lay on te ground? do you have to glue it down?how much?

Yes it just lays on the ground...I have a seam in the center of the garage, but I got some no heat capret tape and taped that seam and it worked perfectly. Also at the entrance to the garage I added carpet tape as a temporary solution. Evenutally I want to tap con down a 2" strip of Diamond plate just over the lip of the mat. Either way, then I could then remove the threshold and pull the mat then rinse it off outside...:xyxthumbs

For two 10x24` mats it was just over a G Note

But it sure does make it look nice

**Greg Nichols** · 10-11-2009, 10:25 PM

My only concern with that type of flooring is how will it hold up to snow and water in time. When water gets under it...................

I think it looks great but in places with a true winter?

Cheers

GREG

**Greg Gellas** · 10-11-2009, 10:39 PM

Greg...We do have some pretty harsh winters here in NJ...

I am also worried about getting any sort of moisture under there then molding on me...Thats why I love that I can always pull them out rinse off the floor dry it then re-install them.

I needed a solution to my peeling epoxy and this worked...We`ll see for how long though

**Greg Nichols** · 10-12-2009, 07:02 AM

keep us posted, I too want a good flooring option for harsh Utah winters.

Cheers,

GREG

**Meghan P** · 10-12-2009, 08:43 AM

I have two pieces put down in my garage, I did not use any tape or adhesive since I like to pull it out of the garage once a year and scrub down. You have to give it some time but it will all lay flat.

**Greg Gellas** · 10-24-2009, 06:31 PM

I had to pull down my banner that I had in front of the window...

Cause I installed this...

50" Plasma

I will hook up this little computer to it to allow for me to play dvd`s and a pic of my banner...I figured since the ceiling was open if I am doing it, I might as well do it all the way