The most amazing garage thread ever

[docjohn]

Steve, slate is pretty,warm, and natural looking, but not practical for a garage..too porous,soft,and prone to shear cracks...

 

[steveny]

Steve, slate is pretty,warm, and natural looking, but not practical for a garage..too porous,soft,and prone to shear cracks...

It needs to be sealed to make it a lot less porous. If you set up a tub and fill it with sealer then dip every tile there won't be a problem with shear cracks. Also you must use a 1/4 trowel and a lot of Versabond, grey.

 

[Zishan]

I love mine, looks great and very functional. However, biggest drawback, not enough height for a lift.

This has to be the best looking (reasonable) garage I've seen! What type of insulation is that attached to the garage door and where did you get it!!! :smile:

 

[Texas91Brent]

http://picasaweb.google.com/gwhipple/Garage#

gary

Very nice....:biggrin:

 

[docjohn]

It needs to be sealed to make it a lot less porous. If you set up a tub and fill it with sealer then dip every tile there won't be a problem with shear cracks. Also you must use a 1/4 trowel and a lot of Versabond, grey.

wow at least you thought about the downside and did something about it...kudos, but I'll probably go with a stone looking ceramic/porcalin.

 

[996garage]

I am much more impressed with people like Steve that put his time and money to work on a nice but not over-the-top garage. Sure these mega riches just spent a few million dollars to build "garages" that shame Buckingham Palace. I am sure the toilet in one of those is already more expensive than my entire house all because they have the means to do so. But for the less wealthy, a nicely finished "normal" sized garage is where I get some inspirations for my own.
Nice tiles, Steve.
Steve

For anyone interested, after buying my current home, this is what I was able to do with a small $6K budget on my garage makeover.

http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2483294/1999-volkswagen-passat/page-1

Hopefully I'll have time to do more, but it's okay for now...

 

[jorligan]

Has anyone looked at textured and stained concrete? Another thought would be sinking the garage floor concrete down by 2 inches and then using pacing blocks in a pattern directly over the concrete.

I like the thought of going with tile but Liz is worried about staining of the grout. We are in the final design phase of the house and planning on breaking ground in the spring. We still have to decide on the finishes of the main garage and the carriage house garage.

 

[docjohn]

I would use a darker grout to blend with whatever tile color.

 

[passline]

It needs to be sealed to make it a lot less porous. If you set up a tub and fill it with sealer then dip every tile there won't be a problem with shear cracks. Also you must use a 1/4 trowel and a lot of Versabond, grey.

We had some kind of a vitrification process done on our granite counter tops. Is that a process that would be helpful on the slate? Or ........ maybe that is what you are talking about?

 

[Juice]

If going with natural stone, grout lines should only be 1/8" thick at most. You could even go groutless.

Smooth concrete is the surface of choice for a reason. Nothing will come close functionaly. A stained floor could look gorgeous, but also comes with some trade offs, though not nearly that of stone.

 

[Hard Five]

I love mine, looks great and very functional. However, biggest drawback, not enough height for a lift.

Any more pics? Es muy bueno.

 

[PUREVIL]

Here is mine..... I've since added two more lockers and the stairs are getting replaced with new ones this spring.

Heres what goes in it....

Im hoping to build a new house soon and I will have a 6 car attached and a big detached shop/storage area. I cant fit my trucks inside right now so they have to sit out side.

 

[steveny]

Why is your truck so low to the ground?