Garage floors
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One of the unexpected benefits of my Racedeck Freeflow garage floor is that it keeps the garage cleaner. The dust/dirt that would normally settle on my exposed epoxy floor, now gets trapped underneath the tiles and no longer blows around. I noticed this immediately because my (weekend driver) C5 stays cleaner as well as my tool chests, workbench, refrigerator, and exercise equipment.
All I need to do is use my Shop Vac once a month on the floor to suck up the dust, dirt, small leaves, etc. that work their way through the grids.
All I need to do is use my Shop Vac once a month on the floor to suck up the dust, dirt, small leaves, etc. that work their way through the grids.
How easy is it to hose down your garage? I've thought about doing the Racedeck, but we track in so much salt and other crap into our garage during the winter months. The floor is literally white right now from all the salt that has dripped off of our cars. I typically take everything out of the garage in the spring and clean the floor really well before I pull the Corvette in. My concern is that there would be so much debris under the Racedeck from the winter months that I'd never get it all out without pulling up a portion of the floor. 
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My dad died when I was only 12 and my mom really couldn't help out so much, so I had about $18K to pay back after graduation. The interest back then (80s) was about 9% compared to today's loans which are about 4%, but the tuition costs were less. I worked hard and paid off the loans in 3 years but it would have been nice not to have the debt on my shoulders as I entered the work force full time. I worked for a great tech company that paid for my grad school tuition so in the long run it all evened out I guess.
Last year I was in a Starbuck's across the street from one of those "Occupy" rallies that seemed all the rage when I overheard one young lady who was participating in the event explain to another woman in line how she feels that the government should forgive her student loan debt. I really wanted to say something, but I just grabbed my coffee and walked out.
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Gorgeous garage! How easy is it to hose down your garage? I've thought about doing the Racedeck, but we track in so much salt and other crap into our garage during the winter months. The floor is literally white right now from all the salt that has dripped off of our cars. I typically take everything out of the garage in the spring and clean the floor really well before I pull the Corvette in. My concern is that there would be so much debris under the Racedeck from the winter months that I'd never get it all out without pulling up a portion of the floor.
How easy is it to hose down your garage? I've thought about doing the Racedeck, but we track in so much salt and other crap into our garage during the winter months. The floor is literally white right now from all the salt that has dripped off of our cars. I typically take everything out of the garage in the spring and clean the floor really well before I pull the Corvette in. My concern is that there would be so much debris under the Racedeck from the winter months that I'd never get it all out without pulling up a portion of the floor. I lived the majority of my life in the midwest (outside Chicago) before moving to Florida and I know how challenging it is to keep any garage clean during the winter.
If I would have installed a similar Racedeck Freeflow floor in Chicago, I would have simply washed the slush out through the grids into the driveway. Another idea would be to install one of those raised car mats on top of the floor to help keep the real nasty stuff off of the floor.
I know Racedeck is not meant for every garage. I pretty much perform bolt-on mod and detailing work so it fits my suburban house lifestyle pretty well as my garage also serves as my workout room and also acts as a basement in terms of storage. I'm not a master mechanic and if I had a hard-core working garage working on engine rebuilds or dropping transmissions, I would probably opt for a high-end epoxy or epoxy-like flooring solution.
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Sounds like a good deal!
My dad died when I was only 12 and my mom really couldn't help out so much, so I had about $18K to pay back after graduation. The interest back then (80s) was about 9% compared to today's loans which are about 4%, but the tuition costs were less. I worked hard and paid off the loans in 3 years but it would have been nice not to have the debt on my shoulders as I entered the work force full time. I worked for a great tech company that paid for my grad school tuition so in the long run it all evened out I guess.
Last year I was in a Starbuck's across the street from one of those "Occupy" rallies that seemed all the rage when I overheard one young lady who was participating in the event explain to another woman in line how she feels that the government should forgive her student loan debt. I really wanted to say something, but I just grabbed my coffee and walked out.
My dad died when I was only 12 and my mom really couldn't help out so much, so I had about $18K to pay back after graduation. The interest back then (80s) was about 9% compared to today's loans which are about 4%, but the tuition costs were less. I worked hard and paid off the loans in 3 years but it would have been nice not to have the debt on my shoulders as I entered the work force full time. I worked for a great tech company that paid for my grad school tuition so in the long run it all evened out I guess.
Last year I was in a Starbuck's across the street from one of those "Occupy" rallies that seemed all the rage when I overheard one young lady who was participating in the event explain to another woman in line how she feels that the government should forgive her student loan debt. I really wanted to say something, but I just grabbed my coffee and walked out.
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I had an aliphatic product put down in my floor by a member on this forum about 5 years ago. It was an extensive and very professional procedure taking two days. Very pleased with the results. The only draw back is very soft rubber tires tend to leave brown rubber stains in the clear top coat. Harder street compound tires don't seem to produce this result. I can supply pictures and more info if anyone is interested. I really liked the option to be able to choose almost any color and any amount in vinyl chips to get the floor exactly how I wanted it to look. It came out fantastic and I always get comments when folks come over. 
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Living in Florida, I don't think I will need to ever really hose the floor down, unless I spill something nasty.
I lived the majority of my life in the midwest (outside Chicago) before moving to Florida and I know how challenging it is to keep any garage clean during the winter.
If I would have installed a similar Racedeck Freeflow floor in Chicago, I would have simply washed the slush out through the grids into the driveway. Another idea would be to install one of those raised car mats on top of the floor to help keep the real nasty stuff off of the floor.
I know Racedeck is not meant for every garage. I pretty much perform bolt-on mod and detailing work so it fits my suburban house lifestyle pretty well as my garage also serves as my workout room and also acts as a basement in terms of storage. I'm not a master mechanic and if I had a hard-core working garage working on engine rebuilds or dropping transmissions, I would probably opt for a high-end epoxy or epoxy-like flooring solution.
I lived the majority of my life in the midwest (outside Chicago) before moving to Florida and I know how challenging it is to keep any garage clean during the winter.
If I would have installed a similar Racedeck Freeflow floor in Chicago, I would have simply washed the slush out through the grids into the driveway. Another idea would be to install one of those raised car mats on top of the floor to help keep the real nasty stuff off of the floor.
I know Racedeck is not meant for every garage. I pretty much perform bolt-on mod and detailing work so it fits my suburban house lifestyle pretty well as my garage also serves as my workout room and also acts as a basement in terms of storage. I'm not a master mechanic and if I had a hard-core working garage working on engine rebuilds or dropping transmissions, I would probably opt for a high-end epoxy or epoxy-like flooring solution.
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but thats why they still look good. The vette gets wiped down twice a week as well. I'm in charge of cleaning the rest of the house too. 
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Looks like this thread got off track from the original post. I, too, am interested in getting mine professionally done. I am talking sanding it down with a diamond cutter and epoxy sealed and warranted. I'm sure people have done it here. What is the cost to do a normal sized garage? My garage is oversized but it would give us an idea how much a standard sized garage would cost to get done.
From what I read on this thread I'm leaning towards the polyaspartic coating.
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I've gotten two quotes for our garages covering about 770 square feet. One for the epoxy coating with 3 coats including clear coat was $2,800. And the quote for the Polyaspartic (sp) floor coating was $3,300.
From what I read on this thread I'm leaning towards the polyaspartic coating.
From what I read on this thread I'm leaning towards the polyaspartic coating.
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Sounds like a good deal!
My dad died when I was only 12 and my mom really couldn't help out so much, so I had about $18K to pay back after graduation. The interest back then (80s) was about 9% compared to today's loans which are about 4%, but the tuition costs were less. I worked hard and paid off the loans in 3 years but it would have been nice not to have the debt on my shoulders as I entered the work force full time. I worked for a great tech company that paid for my grad school tuition so in the long run it all evened out I guess.
Last year I was in a Starbuck's across the street from one of those "Occupy" rallies that seemed all the rage when I overheard one young lady who was participating in the event explain to another woman in line how she feels that the government should forgive her student loan debt. I really wanted to say something, but I just grabbed my coffee and walked out.
My dad died when I was only 12 and my mom really couldn't help out so much, so I had about $18K to pay back after graduation. The interest back then (80s) was about 9% compared to today's loans which are about 4%, but the tuition costs were less. I worked hard and paid off the loans in 3 years but it would have been nice not to have the debt on my shoulders as I entered the work force full time. I worked for a great tech company that paid for my grad school tuition so in the long run it all evened out I guess.
Last year I was in a Starbuck's across the street from one of those "Occupy" rallies that seemed all the rage when I overheard one young lady who was participating in the event explain to another woman in line how she feels that the government should forgive her student loan debt. I really wanted to say something, but I just grabbed my coffee and walked out.
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Good info in this thread. I want to do something to my single stall, third garage floor soon. Thanks for all the suggestions.
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Thanks for all the input for garage floors. Now I have decided to remove my old workbench and cabinets and replace them with something more modern and practical. I would like to see your pictures of your garages to give me some ideas as to what cabinets and workbench to buy. The clutter is gone..time to organize.