MSG C5

After 8 years, it was time to redecorate the "baby's room."

We moved from Chicago to Florida in 2005 and purchased a builder's model home that already had a residential epoxy applied to the garage floor. It looked nice, however the cement floor had obviously not been properly prepped or diamond cut because the epoxy immediately lifted under the hot, rain-soaked car tires so I installed some vinyl floor mats to protect the floor. Over the last 8 years, the mats really took a beating and started to show their age.





Before working on the floor and in order to reduce the heat in the garage, I decided to tint the garage door windows and added some R9 garage door insulation. Thanks to Ed (Patches) for that recommendation as the insulation has really helped keep the garage a lot more comfortable during the hot summer months.





Florida garages tend to attract all types of wildlife in the winter including snakes, mice, rats, squirrels, geckos, etc., all looking for a place to nest, so I decided to get everything I could off of the floor in order to try and eliminate as many potential hiding places as possible.









I also decided to install some Flexco TP Rubber baseboard to clean up the look and to help bridge the gap between the new floor and the bottom of the walls.





Next, I pulled out the mats and cleaned up the floor underneath.







The floor cleaned up pretty well and I was impressed with how well the epoxy held up in the areas that didn't originally lift.









After sanding and re-applying the epoxy in a few spots, next up was the installation of the new floor - Racedeck Free Flow!

Supplies and tools used:





Installed:









I went with their black, beige and graphite Freeflow colors. A few close ups.









The "Queen" approves.









Other "mancave" stuff...











Nearing the end of the project, the OCD really kicked in...



BTW - My neighbors used to tease me about how clean my garage was. Now they hate me!

Choreo

Loos great!

El original

Very nice, I would like to do it too. Move to Florida, . Greetings, Rob

91LSMAN

Nice.

My parents have racedeck in their garage. Be prepared for random people to stop and look at it. LOL Happens all the time at their house.

Mattie Num Nums

Amazing job!

JaxEagle

MSG,

Absolutely gorgeous. I love the floor and your diecast. I was drafted by the White Sox almost 24 yrs ago by a scout from your neck of the woods in Sarasota.

I have a new room for my baby but it is not anything close to yours in terms of decor or flooring. I will post pics soon. My favorite part of my new garage is parking the Blue Angel squarely in the middle of the two car garage and not sharing!!

DA1984VETTE

Nice work...

MiRatlhed

Very nice looking garage sir!! Love the new floor. The design looks way cool.

CactusCat

Gee, your garage is nicer looking than my office....<sigh>... I think I need something to help me forget that.

oldC5

Well done, now come and do mine .....

Chilliwack vettes

Wow! Looks great!

+2 for Florida!

Peter

PeterB

Sweet! Very tastefully done sir. Congrats

jrose7004

Really a great job!

Zr-1Mike00

Way to go Al! The garage looks awesome.

Mike98SilVert

Both the garage and Corvette both look awesome!

skydiven4fun

Dam fine job, just how many beers did it take to complete

bobeast

Dude that's just wrong

KALAWAY

Heck with the nice garage. I just want to more to Florida, but wife says no. So I'm stuck in NC off I-95. Great place to live (said with sarcasm).

oldschoolvette

now that is nice

not much room for a tool box but it is awesome place for the car!!

car looks very nice

MSG C5

Cool story. Unfortunately, the SOX relocated their spring training to Arizona a couple of years before we moved to the Sarasota area. Local residents tell me that when Michael Jordan tried his hand a pro baseball, that spring training was just nuts in Sarasota.

I wish they would have stayed because I love the renovations to Ed Smith Stadium. The Orioles have done a nice job.

About a case over the entire project. The hardest part was probably cleaning the floors after I removed the mats. That and hanging the ceiling storage units as any type of work where you use your arms over your head is a PITA.

The easiest (and most fun) part was installing the wall baseboard trim and the Racedeck tiles. Easy cuts with a jigsaw or utility blade.

Thanks. The Gladiator units hold a lot of tools for the weekend warrior, however I recognize the limitations of the garage for serious mechanical work. It allows enough room for me to perform the mods on my C5 as well as general automotive work on my other cars, i.e. brake pads, rotors, oil changes, etc., but nothing hard core such as an engine rebuild or new tranny.

I'm working towards a C7Z stable mate in a few years so a 4-post lift would be the next major addition. The garage is usually packed pretty solid with two cars and an SUV.

Thanks for all the kudos guys!