Garage restyle

Just finished fixing up the garages. Did a general cleaning, wall and ceiling patch, three color wall repaint, added wood wall protection where needed, changed the lighting out to high output fluorescent lighting, and did a multi day floor refinish. The floor had to be cleaned, oil removed, acid etched, power washed, binding primer applied, two color coats of epoxy, decorative flakes while second coat was wet, and two coats of clear protectant. Overall, it is nice, but about half the space I would want. When all the tools, firewood, cars, etc... go back in, the garages lose the clean look. I like the paint scheme, and the color flakes in the floor work with the wall colors. Total cost of materials for doing two garages of about 750 s.f. total was about $700. I still need to add the car posters, etc..., but the messy work is done.

This Seal Crete 1 part epoxy is kind of dull, and lots of work. The top coat adds a little shine, but not much. I definitely prefer the look of the snap together tiles I had in Florida, but this only cost about $300 for 750 s.f. of floor material, and the cheap version of the floor tiles would have been around $1700 or so. Time will tell if this holds up.

I was thinking if there are any local Fchatters looking to redo their garage it might be a fun weekend thing to do once the heat subsides a bit (maybe September or October). I would be glad to lend a hand, and I think it would be a fun way to help each other out and get to know more local car guys.


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Here is a pic of the two car garage. It wasn't terrible, but definitely not anything attractive.


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The single car garage before.
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Bob, I had an awesome lift in Florida, and I would love to have on here too. I don't think the wife would be too keen on me buying one at the moment (I would probably have to get a job first).


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Nothing too exciting, unfortunately. I drive an S2000, and my daughter drives a Honda Insight. In the small garage my wife parks her Camry... The S2000 is pretty fun to drive, it just is rarely scary. I did almost catch some air yesterday on a local mountain road with a nice crest though, that was a bit of a surprise.

The general plan is to get a job and save some money for 3-4 years. We purchased a lot and would build a great cabin on it with a tall 2 car garage. The following year I would get something fun to drive again (maybe a 360 spider).

Attached is the view from our lot.


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Just across the state line north of Blairsville. Nice little neighborhood of about 100 homes. This lot is on the south side of the ridge with about 10 feet of elevation above it to help knock down the cold north winds. The elevation is not super high (about 2500 feet) but the views are pretty impressive in person. I figured better to get the lot now while the prices are still good. You never know, the economy could improve in the next 10-20 years!

We considered lots all over the area from Blue Ridge to Murphy, but the Blue ridge lots seemed considerably more expensive for similar views. I also don't like how popular that town is for when I want to get away. There was another lot closer to Murphy that had awesomer views, but the cost and the lack of successful septic installs worried me a bit. The general maintenance of the steep roads to get to these lots is also a very important consideration, and the place we bought seemed to have the best upkeep in general.

There is a cabin about four lots up with the same exposure and the views are better after the build when you are on the deck. We expect a similar view to this when we are done.


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I used to own a 348TS. It was a great car. I would love to get back into Ferrari ownership one of these days.


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