Autosport7

This is kind of in conjunction with the other thread, but this one is directed toward your garage finishes...
I know with the cars in the other thread there have to be some nice headquarters where they sleep!
What shelving, cabinetry, flooring, paint schemes have you got?

Feel free to post up your entire house pics as well.
I will update once I snap a few pics later today.

USCGTO

very interesting thread.. waiting for some eye-candy..

Rsquad911

Currently building my garage and house. (Garage most important hahaha)
Right now fully spray foam insulated, drywalled and water drains.

There's going to be tiled floors, work bench, wash sink, 2 post lift and heat.

It's not going to be the best garage everyone has seen, but it'll be enough for me.

CarHopper

Surely there will be some awesome garages here... I might as well share. Nothing too crazy.

Not too much of a story here. I just got bored one day and went to home depot, bought some paint, cheap tiles, and just went with it. Spent ~$300. Some before and after.

Spots on the back wall are pieces of plywood, not the paint being jacked up.

goingpostal

It may not be the prettiest but its functional!

CarHopper

^ I can't even begin to tell you how badly I want a lift. I'm actually designing a house that I plan to build and much of it is being built around a garage capable of a lift and 4-5 cars.

That is awesome. Bet that ZR1 is slow

ParkerK

The 507 shares with the 911, it is small but functional.

CarHopper

And I thought I had a lot of tools...

goingpostal

Once you have a lift, you wont be able to remember how you ever lived without one!!

The fastest one there is the older coupe thats on the lift.
That was when I was installing twin turbos on it.

CarHopper

Seems like you have quite the corvette fetish. I'm not against it...

My garage that I posted is only about 9 feet tall inside and pretty small. It would just be ridiculous to even consider a lift in there. When I park the C in there I have to open my door very slowly and rest it against the wall. I can't even get it one full "click" or whatever open. Luckily I'm a small person.

goingpostal

The white one was my wifes and the blue one was the race car that my daughter and I raced.
Both are gone now. The white one is what we traded in for the C63 and the race car we sold to look for a more appropriate one.

jrcart

Garage or GARAGE? This is one of my "garages" so I guess it counts lol

roadtalontsi

please post other garages lol. That is just boss.

mr747

^^^^^ yes post my garages jr lol

Autosport7

My wife and I just built our house just under 2 years ago and I have some plans for our garage. As it stands it has some cabinetry in it and the walls are all finished and painted, but the flooring needs to be completed. I also have some plans for ceiling storage space as well.
I will post up a pic as soon as I can snag one.

Can I get opinions on flooring from you guys who have it?
I am up in the air as to what I want to do there. I was thinking ceramic tile as it looks incredible. I have also considered the plastic snap together tiles, epoxy, and stain. I have also seen guys who have put in vinyl tile for their garages that looked rather good. I am curious as to what you guys have to say about the longevity of some of your products.

jrcart

I had tile in my home garage, it looked nice but my biggest complaint was how slick it got when it was wet. I even went with a tile that was made for outdoors and had a high friction/traction rating. My other issue with the tile was that I cracked a few of them with my motorcycle kickstands, all that weight of the bike being distributed over a 1"x1" kick stand must be too much for the tile to handle. I eventually had all the tile ripped out and had a professional epoxy floor installed, a super high end one where they build up layers of a silica sand and clear epoxy, it took them days to complete it. i have had that floor for over 5 years now and it looks as good as the day it was installed. It is super durable and they let you pick the different colors of sand so it makes for an attractive floor.

Autosport7

That sounds awesome! I want something I won't have to redo for a long time, if ever. I hear the store bought epoxy 2 steps are junk. They tend to lift and peel under the tires.

robbys3m3

Pics below are some fairly recent pics of my garage..pardon the non-Mercedes pics The only difference is we have cleared out one corner for a tornado safe to go in today. Most of my cars sit in a warehouse now though as my kids are walking around and shutting doors, so its getting a touch tight/scary keeping 3 cars at home in the garage

Autosport7

Sweet! And I love your choice of vehicles!
You must have an outdoor shed or storage space as I don't see mowers, bicycles, or powerwheels! lol
Or you don't ride bicycles and you pay to have your lawn manicured!

jrcart

The 71 Bronco is in my opinion the coolest ride on your list, and quite an impressive list it is. Please share some pics of the Bronco. I am always kinda in the market for both a 71 Bronco and a 70 Dodge Daytona Superbird but the perfect ones have eluded me until this point.

robbys3m3

Thanks! Ya I have a side yard area thats's somewhat covered where I keep any of my lawn equipment..not optimum but id rather not have that stuff in the garage if I can help it.


don't really ride bikes, but in the next few years when my girls are a touch older im sure my garage will be filled with those, and who knows what else!

robbys3m3

Thanks JR...means a lot. Ya, I'm pretty excited about the Bronco...it's just about done with paint and then we will reassemble....we started with a rust free, mechanically sound bronco, but we still are redoing pretty much the whole thing...just how it has turned out. I really don't have any pics yet, but will look quite similar to the attached when done. it will never have a top on it and should be fun later on when my little girls are a little older to cruise around town, etc...


sorry to take the thread off topic..thanks again for the compliments.

chrisridebike8

^^^that is a sick Bronco. I'm a sucker for old school trucks like that. No BS. Just something that can take you anywhere and not distract you with electronic do-dads and double clutch gearboxes.

jrcart

I need to buy one of those soon. I bid on one at an auction last summer but price went pretty high pretty fast and I was not in love with the color and a couple other little things on it. It was one of those situations where I liked about 80% of what was done to it and if I could have scored it at a decent price I could have dumped another $8,000-$10,000 in it for some paint and interior and it would have been perfect. It had the a 351 V8 engine conversion already in it, modern suspension and lift, modern 4-wheel discs and a solid steel body. I would consider an International Scout as well if it were done properly.

robbys3m3

Totally understand what you are saying...mine needed more work but wanted it that way and paid accordingly I think...rust free was my biggest prerequisite.