Mike65 475 Report post Posted February 28, 2022 We are now settled into our "new to us" home pictures are hung, ceiling fans put up & some other stuff done so now it is garage time. The property to the left of the carport that was very flat so we contracted with a local company to come out to pour a fotting & slab that a few weeks later the garage was put up. It is 24' wide x 25' deep with 11' high walls which BTW will be high enough for a lift. This is the new home for my Mustang & my wife's motorcycle. We have to have the electrical work done, insulated, & finished interior walls put up. 2 RogerC and Grabber70Mach reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
aslanefe 333 Report post Posted March 1, 2022 Looking good, now you have to get the Mustang in there and start wrenching. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
aslanefe 333 Report post Posted March 1, 2022 Are you thinking 2 post or 4 post lift? Just fyi 2 post requires thicker slab. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mach1 Driver 560 Report post Posted March 1, 2022 Nice, I wish I had that much height. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mike65 475 Report post Posted March 1, 2022 17 hours ago, aslanefe said: Are you thinking 2 post or 4 post lift? Just fyi 2 post requires thicker slab. 4 post. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vicfreg 771 Report post Posted March 1, 2022 Nicely Done!!! After you powerwash the floor, ask your concrete guy what sealer he would recommend. It will make cleanup easier later.... Go with LED overhead lighting, it is relatively cheap, and the light coverage is great. You can mount it where the walls meet the ceiling and face the lights down at a 45 degree angle. Will prevent "hanging" lights..... 2 Mike65 and Grabber70Mach reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
capemustang 15 Report post Posted March 2, 2022 Congrats! Looks wonderful! 1 Mike65 reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stangs-R-me 120 Report post Posted March 2, 2022 Very nice ... glad to see you finally have decent space to store / work on your Mustang and other projects. Doug 1 Mike65 reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RPM 1,190 Report post Posted March 2, 2022 Kudos Mike. Your life just got much easier. I'm happy for you. After a bit you'll wish you made it bigger. True story. 1 Mike65 reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stangs-R-me 120 Report post Posted March 3, 2022 22 hours ago, RPM said: Kudos Mike. Your life just got much easier. I'm happy for you. After a bit you'll wish you made it bigger. True story. We did a big remodel in 2001 and knocked down an old 2 car "detached" and put up a 24x48 x 10' high "attached" garage with a 10x10 mudroom between ... and YES within 10 years I wish I had made it BIGGER. The '69 hibernates sideways in the back of the garage so I can fit 4 DD's up front for winter months. Deeper would allow 3 cars deep nose-to-tail and Wider would give a little more breathing room plus would have allowed an 18FT. door. Our house is not all that big (about the same 24x48 footprint as the garage), so the garage also serves as our great room for year-round parties. Sorry, did not mean to hijack, but thought I'd share !! Mike does have the carport that one DD could park in, so that helps. Doug 1 RPM reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mike65 475 Report post Posted March 3, 2022 Doug, quite alright. Once the inside is finished my Mustang & my wife's motorcycle are going in the garage then her Bronco Sport can have the carport. I would have built it longer but the property starts to slope away a little & would have needed foundation work, the concrete was expensive enough for a 24 x 25. 1 RPM reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stangs-R-me 120 Report post Posted March 4, 2022 Building material costs in general are crazy now, so you build what you can realistically afford ... I don't even want to know what it would cost today to do what we did in 2001. Doug Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
staffy 87 Report post Posted March 11, 2022 Nice space, I wished in the U.K. we could get that kind of space 1 Mike65 reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
copb8 97 Report post Posted March 21, 2022 Congrats on the new shop. I wish I had that kind of space to expand into. Right now my oversized 3 car garage is a Tetris model, or more like a Rubix cube when moving things around. Your ceiling height is perfect. Being able to stand upright under the car is a real luxury. 2 RPM and Mike65 reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rwcstang 201 Report post Posted March 21, 2022 Congrats! this is definitely on my to do list in the future. 1 Mike65 reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mike65 475 Report post Posted March 23, 2022 I want to put a coating on the floor & I was looking at Daich TracSafe anti slip sealer, or Rustoleum Epoxyshield. Anti-Slip 1 Gal. Clear Multi-Surface Sealer Water Repellent and Chemical Resistant TSASU-37 (homedepot.com) Rust-Oleum EpoxyShield 2-part Tan Gloss Garage Floor Epoxy Kit (2-Gallon) in the Garage Floor Paint department at Lowes.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mike65 475 Report post Posted April 3, 2022 Update; The electrician is all done wiring up the garage. Now it is on to insulation & wall covering. 2 stangs-R-me and Grabber70Mach reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grabber70Mach 107 Report post Posted April 18, 2022 Nice space, congrats Mike. 1 Mike65 reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vicfreg 771 Report post Posted April 20, 2022 Nice. What did you decide on the floor coating...? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
