Ferrari Mailing List: Re: Garage Floor Solutions (Matt Boyd)

[George (ygpz4re]

Matt,

You know I mean no disrespect, but....  "goal" and "reality" are two very different things.  I wanted "non-cluttered, non-crowded functional space" too.  Space to park "Old Blue" and a dd car.  What I got was room to park "Old Blue", and...….  Not a dd car (so far - I still believe I'll get there...).  Remember, I also have *NO* kids (and kid stuffs) to deal with....

And if you're considering a third car in there, it's going to be tight.  What are your dimensions again?  And which is the depth (from overhead door to back wall) dimension?  Are two cars already in there?

Yes, lighting is also important.  Rebuilding those 8 foot flourescents was just the ticket for the old garage - which I never got to enjoy as intended.  But you'll still need droplights and such.  Also, be sure you have plenty of wall outlets.  You can never have too many.

Wishing you all the best, as you know, but be sure you temper your expectations with a healthy dose of reality.

gp

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From: Matt Boyd <ferrari308driver [at] gmail.com>
Sent: Wednesday, May 29, 2019 2:08 PM
To: George
Cc: The FerrariList
Subject: Re: [Ferrari] Garage Floor Solutions (Matt Boyd)

 

George,

My goal for my new garage is to have a clean, bright, non-cluttered, non-crowded functional space. Part of what I'll enjoy about the garage is the aesthetics, but it is not going to be a show garage. It might just end up the cleanest room in my house because that's the environment I like to work in, but it's not so I can show it off to others. I just like to know where everything is, and I like to be able to see things (lighting will eventually be a priority), and I don't want to be bumping into walls and other cars when working.

The garage currently is climate controlled, but I can't figure out how that'll work because the thermostat for that secondary system is inside the master bedroom, so while the interior of the master bedroom in the winter probably would normally be about 60+ if I weren't using the secondary system (because that room would get some spillover heat from the main unit in the rest of the house), the garage would be fairly subject to the temperature outside and might be 40+. So if I set my thermostat for 68 degrees (for example), the master bedroom will heat up to 68 but what about the garage? Same story for A/C in the summer -- the thermostat is inside the house. Ideally I want a vented separate HVAC system but that's likely to be highly cost-prohibitive, so I'm thinking of just getting a window unit for both heat and cool for that garage and be done with it until things like Dartmouth tuition for Carter is done..... But I do want climate control so that no matter the weather, I can work in there without being frozen or sweating up a storm.

-matt

On Wed, May 29, 2019 at 1:32 PM George <ygpz4re [at] hotmail.com> wrote:

Matt,

I've read all of these posts and have a question:  do you want a working garage or a showroom garage?

If it's to be a "working" garage, I'd do nothing to the floor, put down the big mats that Gary recommended, and put a couple of large drip trays lined w/ "Pig Mat" (available at your FLAPS) to catch the oil drips from the PIII and a smaller one under the red car.  Also consider the "Raceramps" (?) Charles linked to prevent flat-spotting (been meaning to get some of these for "Old Blue", but just haven't yet....).

If you want a "showroom" garage, based on Charles's remarks about the Racedeck, I think I'd go with that.  I'd almost bet money that it's far more affordable than a high-end coating.  And you can *still* put drip trays under the cars.  (In fact, you probably should no matter what...)

Perhaps the best of all worlds is the Racedeck with the big mats under the cars, and drip trays to catch oil drips.

I thought about doing something similar to the new garage (which you still have yet to see!), but in the end, just considered it a lot of money spent for very little actual benefit.  But then, I'm not driving wet, dripping cars into the garage.  And no matter how much I clean it, it's still a garage, subject to spiders and cobwebs, dirt and dust, never completely sealed from the outdoors, etc etc.

FWIW, YMMV, yadda yadda....

gp

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