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07-07-2019, 07:53 AM | #1 |
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help me pick or design my garage flooring with RaceDeck!
Hey guys and gals! so i'm in the middle of trying to get a design idea of how I want my garage flooring to be. here's a few designs I came up with and maybe you guys have something better to suggest. my garage is 37'x23. the right side tho dips down about 4' but still retains the 23' depth.
LED lighting I installed to brighten the garage up! I have the Husky all black garage system coming in which will be 243" across the back wall along with my 56" HF upper/lower toolbox with side cabinet and locker which comes to 86.5" wide. so I had ideas of incorporating blue in the tile scheme but also thought maybe keep in simple and leave it without the blue. walls will be a medium gray like my interior and ceiling will remain flat white. with the tool cabinet and the garage system I will have less than 5" of space on both sides on that back wall here's the medium gray i'm referring to here's somewhat of a few inspirations here's my ideas without the blue theme 1) black border with alloy fill 2) black border with graphite fill and here's the variation with the blue scheme 3) black borders, blue/graphite fill 4) black borders, blue/alloy fill 5) black borders, blue fill 6) black borders, blue outline, graphite fill 7) black borders, blue outline, alloy fill 8) black border, alloy outline, blue fill 9) black border, graphite outline, blue fill 10) thinner black border, blue outline, alloy/graphite checker alright guys and gals...what do you think? any suggestions? I really appreciate your input as i'll probably be ordering the tile some time this month once I decide the route I choose
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Wow. Amazing garage space, and your finished garage will be a show piece. I concur with the idea of keeping blue out of the floor design. To me, it's just too much. I like the alloy / graphite checker design you have in Pic #10, so I'd do that without the blue inner border. Whatever you pick will be stunning!
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or maybe thinner black borders and bigger graphite/alloy checkers?
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Hmmm .... I'm leaning towards the smaller checks and the thicker border. My reasoning is this: the larger checks say, look at me, which is not what I would want to focus on. The smaller checks provide a more even background type of texture that is noticeable but not in your face. With the border, I think that thicker provides more contrast to the edges of your space and is less about the checks, once again. So, my vote is on your first photo.
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I would do an epoxy or similar coating. If something gets under the tiles you need to remove them to clean it up.
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I would take it one step further: epoxy coating under the tiles. Yes, if you get something under the tiles, then you have to clean it up, but with epoxy, it's easier to clean than if its on concrete (unless the concrete is already well sealed).
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07-07-2019, 05:37 PM | #8 |
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Pure aesthetics the Racedeck or Swisstrax is gonna look nicer. I already have the grey epoxy with sprinkles of black/white so I'm looking for something that pops! I'm looking at thos as if it's another room in the house that I may end up using one of the bays as a lounge with couches and a big TV on the wall
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07-07-2019, 07:27 PM | #9 |
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Man cave!! I'm building mine as we speak, but it's more of a man cubby. My wife gets the large portion of our useable space for her quilting studio. Still, got the large TV, kicking stereo for the tunes & surround sound for the TV, and my wet bar is nearly complete. Gotta have a man cave!
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07-11-2019, 12:49 PM | #10 |
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I like number 10 the best with just a splash of color. For most of your designs you have the lighter color variants on the inside rectangles... I would consider some options where you flip the lighter colors to the outside and have the darker colors on the inside. This way if you have spills or leaks they will not be as noticeable.
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07-11-2019, 12:50 PM | #11 |
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Also #GarageGoals! I live in SoCal and I sooooo badly want a three or four car garage one day. Looks clean so far!
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07-11-2019, 08:19 PM | #12 |
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Got some sample pieces from RaceDeck and American Floor Mats. The American samples almost look identical to the RaceDeck. Just look at the Made in USA logo. What do you think?
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Nice problem to have
My thoughts (lol, take it for what its not worth), but before investing that much into the flooring, I would seriously consider looking into polishing and sealing. Not talking about the epoxy kit from HD, but professionally polished and sealed (there are several sealing options, anti slip, densifying, etc.). I just imagine on the PITA it would be if you spill coolant or brake/diff fluid in those slats and then having to pull the squares up to clean it all up...I guess thats how that would work. Bout $3/ft to have it polished and sealed.
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Totally agree with this. the race deck stuff is great, but when shit falls thru then it can gather underneath...etc etc...so you can never get it 100% clean. with the epoxy coatings its alot easier to clean up completely... the HD/LOWES/Sherwin Williams stuff is shit... Find a company that will GRIND the concrete floor and then apply the epoxy. it sticks better, i have yet to do this. but my neighbor had it done and it looks awesome. |
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Lol I don't care much for the Epoxy flooring. Quite a few of my neighbors have them and all disappointed for the fact they now have a 3 bay ice skating rink. Two of them have fallen while my 3rd neighbor hasn't had any issues but he does like how my flooring looks just from how it looks from the driveway walking into the garage. Their epoxy flooring was all professionally done. Looks great but from a pure aesthetics it just doesn't do it for me. I had them come over just to show what was done so far and they love how it looks. I cannot comment as far as spilling stuff since I haven't had that problem. Even than I don't plan on doing oil changes or any fluid maintenance. I designed this garage with the intent of looking like a showroom. I want this garage to be an extension of the house...a lounge
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So really everyone's gonna have their personal preference and that's really what it's going to come down to. I'm looking at it for more pure aesthetics. I want people to walk in and say "wow, this is nice!" I've been in hundreds of homes with epoxy flooring when I use to be a Building Inspector for the city and it just never wowed me.
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