| Author | Message | ||
| RockStar (Remix)
New member Username: Remix Post Number: 37 Registered: 3-2003 |
I'm in the Sarasota/Bradenton area. REMIX | ||
| Martin - Cavallino Motors (Miami348ts)
Advanced Member Username: Miami348ts Post Number: 4867 Registered: 5-2001 |
Ron, I have a racing jack and jacked up the Challenge car on the floor a few days ago and no problem. Again, if you do the work, put lots of thinset on the floor. Unfortunately I did not take pictures when the floor was layed. Center it and when you are done put a little marble threshold in front of the door where the tile end and your pavers start. The checkered tiles is also a nice feature to lighten up the garage a little. Gotta hurry to HD though they are running out of the black tiles 12x12. No more here in Miami. I bought the last ones. | ||
| Ron Thomas (Ronsupercar)
Member Username: Ronsupercar Post Number: 935 Registered: 5-2002 |
Martin I live in the Orlando area. I plan to do what little work I can on my own, and will those tile withstand the pressures of a jack and the weight of the cars on it w/o cracking.. Most people say paint and seal the floor instead.. I want it to look really special. That's why I'm not giving up on the tiles.... | ||
| Martin - Cavallino Motors (Miami348ts)
Advanced Member Username: Miami348ts Post Number: 4863 Registered: 5-2001 |
Ron, you mean mosquitos? I get these little critters all the time. Leave the door open for a minute and they are in. We have them bad right now. You have to sneak in and out of the house now to avoid them. As for a seal there is a rubber seal that is being epoxy'd onto the floor and seals right where the gararedoor comes down. I helped my neighbor install it for his garage to aoid water coming in. Worked pretty good.My floor is level so I do not need that. As for the tiels, I have no problems with them at all. Had them in my old house and never had a cracked or broken tile. Whoever installes them needs to put a lot of thinset underneath that is all. It is just like concrete. I used floor tile for 79c a sqft. You an get a tile right now at HD for that as well, with a little texture and not pure white. Where in FLA are you guys? | ||
| Ron Thomas (Ronsupercar)
Member Username: Ronsupercar Post Number: 930 Registered: 5-2002 |
Remix. I too live in Florida and I get all types of bugs in my garage. My wife almost hates going in there.. My driveway is made up of brick pavers and I assume that they crawl in between the bricks to get in. I don't get a proper seal when the doors are shut.. Martin. I am dying to get some tiles on my garage floors (18x18) and everyone I speak with tell me to stay away from it.. How do you find them and do you recommend them for long term. | ||
| TR Heaven (Johndillinger)
Junior Member Username: Johndillinger Post Number: 168 Registered: 7-2002 |
Rockstar - where in Florida do you live ? | ||
| Robert W. Garven Jr. (Robertgarven)
Junior Member Username: Robertgarven Post Number: 165 Registered: 2-2002 |
John, There is a guy on Ferraichat his name is Nick Mrozinski he bought one of the $600 horses from the Ferrari store and it cracked in half, he works with fiberglass so he recast the horse, he has them in different colors for $400. The are made of resin. I have a black one I am going to hang in the house. he also has enameled scuderia badges nicer than Ferrari which I also bought for about $350 a pair. He is a great guy. He posted right above my post. I met him on this board and it turns out he lives in my town, small world! His number is 805-659-0259 Steve I wish I was your west coast distributor!!!! Rock Star, (hey thats what I was in another life!) Everyone makes fun of California but where I live in Ventura it is 75 degrees all year long,never rains, I can throw a rock (almost) from my house to the ocean, no bugs, but there are all those pesky girls in bikinis everywhere!!! Ive tried to set traps to no avail :-) Rob  | ||
| RockStar (Remix)
New member Username: Remix Post Number: 36 Registered: 3-2003 |
Do any of you guys live in Florida? If so, how in the hell do you manage to keep bugs (insects) out of your garages? No matter what I do I can't seem to keep the nasty little critters out of my garage. In the summer it's REALLY bad. REMIX | ||
| John A. Suarez (Futureowner)
Member Username: Futureowner Post Number: 731 Registered: 3-2002 |
Hey Robert, Where did you get that silver prancing horse that is hanging on the wall? | ||
| Byron (Bmyth)
Member Username: Bmyth Post Number: 791 Registered: 10-2002 |
Marc, that is very nice. I am planning on doing my garage floor and cabinet this summer... if you don't mind, will you email me some details about the work you just had done? Thanks in advance. Byron [email protected] | ||
| TR Heaven (Johndillinger)
Junior Member Username: Johndillinger Post Number: 167 Registered: 7-2002 |
Marc, Which Epoxy did you use on the Floor - was it difficult to put down, also what did it cost you? Glen | ||
| Marc A. Thurston (Btownv12)
New member Username: Btownv12 Post Number: 44 Registered: 11-2002 |
I just finished the flooring, baseboards and touchup paint on Sunday. The new cabinets will be installed tonight    | ||
| Martin - Cavallino Motors (Miami348ts)
Advanced Member Username: Miami348ts Post Number: 4856 Registered: 5-2001 |
Sindo, I had no idea that you read popular science. If that would have come free with my Playboy subscription I would have gone for that too  | ||
| sindo rodil (308qv_miami)
New member Username: 308qv_miami Post Number: 32 Registered: 5-2003 |
If you want to see a GARAGE check out the July 2003 Popular Science magazine. Towards the back there's a fold out ad for gladiator garage , you have to see this. | ||
| Paul Bianco (Paulie_b)
Member Username: Paulie_b Post Number: 350 Registered: 1-2003 |
SD, any idea what the carpet is called? who makes it, etc.? | ||
| Steve D'Gerolamo (Ultgar)
New member Username: Ultgar Post Number: 17 Registered: 2-2003 |
Here's some carpeting in the garage...real comfy to work on. SD  | ||
| Paul Bianco (Paulie_b)
Member Username: Paulie_b Post Number: 341 Registered: 1-2003 |
has anyone had any experience using any type of carpet in the garage. I know that indoor/outdoor carpet is not good enough. any suggestions for carpet? | ||
| Steve D'Gerolamo (Ultgar)
New member Username: Ultgar Post Number: 16 Registered: 2-2003 |
Rob...nice signs. Because I'm in the business of designing garages and some of the pictures will make it to magazines, I have to be careful about the use of corporate logos and trademarks (BMW has already given me a stern warning). I will be using a fair amount of theatrical lighting, both inside and out, for color and effect....some 3M fiber and some Color Kinetics RGB LED's. For general illumination, there will be a mix of PAR halogen, MR16 halogen, T5 florescent and a few metal halides. For maximum security and minimal UV exposure, I'd mimimize the use of windows and skylights in a garage with any expensive collection. Lastly, for car guys that like to entertain, a little patio off the garage is a nice place to relax after working on the cars..see below.  | ||
| nickm........ (Nickm)
Junior Member Username: Nickm Post Number: 235 Registered: 8-2001 |
Sweet Rob. How's things? Stop bye my shop sometime, Ive cruized past your home a few times to see if you were out working in the garage, nada. hehe How's the prancing horse doin'? :-) | ||
| Robert W. Garven Jr. (Robertgarven)
Junior Member Username: Robertgarven Post Number: 162 Registered: 2-2002 |
Great garages guys! I wish I had more room to work with! I liked the black look with track lights, makes it very dramatic especially at night. I do all my work myself so I opted for plain concrete. I knew jackstands or floorjacks would probably mess any flooring up, plus it makes it really exciting looking for the small ball bearings in the transmission pan when they fall and roll away!. I started collecting light-up signs and have a few nice ones now. The Ferrari sign came from an unspecified dealer in New York in the 70's. The long Pirelli one from the 60's. Thanks for sharing all the photos, Steve you are one lucky guy!!!        | ||
| Byron (Bmyth)
Member Username: Bmyth Post Number: 783 Registered: 10-2002 |
Martin, I love how the garage turned out... I remember when it was still under construction! When did you pick up the yellow Berlinetta? | ||
| Scott A. B. Collins (Scott)
Junior Member Username: Scott Post Number: 170 Registered: 6-2001 |
I went through Steve's website a few months back detailing this garage project. In addition to looking better than most houses, there is more thought and technology in this garage than most space missions. Sweet! | ||
| Steve D'Gerolamo (Ultgar)
New member Username: Ultgar Post Number: 15 Registered: 2-2003 |
I should have some good interior ideas in a few months...here's a picture of the outside. Steve   | ||
| Martin - Cavallino Motors (Miami348ts)
Advanced Member Username: Miami348ts Post Number: 4843 Registered: 5-2001 |
every once in a while Erik. | ||
| Erik (Teenferrarifan)
Junior Member Username: Teenferrarifan Post Number: 243 Registered: 2-2003 |
Martin great pics. Where can I get a Ferrari banner like that? Also are you still driving that 355c on the streets? that car looks awesome. Erik | ||
| DES (Sickspeed)
Advanced Member Username: Sickspeed Post Number: 4686 Registered: 8-2002 |
Hey, isn't Chris Parr's garage bigger than the rest of his house...? | ||
| Martin - Cavallino Motors (Miami348ts)
Advanced Member Username: Miami348ts Post Number: 4841 Registered: 5-2001 |
here are some I took last night. It is not done yet, the 3 x 2 shield that will be inlayed into the floor is not done yet and doors and pictures as well as a custom showcase is missing.    | ||
| Gary Reed (Gary_reed)
Junior Member Username: Gary_reed Post Number: 104 Registered: 2-2002 |
John, here's some photos of my garage remodel. It's nothing fancy, compared to the "shrines" that I've seen, but maybe it will give you some ideas. I went with flat white wall paint, grey epoxy floor paint and a small amount of checkered flooring. http://groups.msn.com/GaryReed/garageremodel.msnw | ||
| Martin - Cavallino Motors (Miami348ts)
Advanced Member Username: Miami348ts Post Number: 4813 Registered: 5-2001 |
John go into the archives you will find recent posts to this matter. black and white checker is disturbing to the eyes. | ||
| John Perry (Perryaviation)
New member Username: Perryaviation Post Number: 24 Registered: 6-2003 |
You guys have a great website !! Nice job. Hope you had a good turnout yesterday, I really wanted to make it over there, but couldn't with it being Pop's day and all. | ||
| Jeff Edison (Euro308guy)
Member Username: Euro308guy Post Number: 370 Registered: 7-2002 |
John, go to MCIcars.com check on a few of our club shrines. Maybe you'll get a few ideas. | ||
| John Perry (Perryaviation)
New member Username: Perryaviation Post Number: 23 Registered: 6-2003 |
I'm getting ready to paint my garage in preparation for the arrival of my 308, (when I locate one) so I was wondering if anyone has or has seen some really good ideas for garages, (color of floors, walls, black white tile floor, ?? etc) Will be for a red car. Please post some pics if you have any. John |