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Finishing the Shop

#1 Post by Straycat » Mon Aug 13, 2018 6:10 pm

Well, after many years of staring at insulation, vapour barrier and wall studs, I finally got the motivation to finish the shop. I used white steel, im happy with the look, just some window trim to go now and some fake stone or something to go around my "fireplace"/heater.
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Re: Finishing the Shop

#2 Post by tacky1 » Mon Aug 13, 2018 7:26 pm

Im not jealous, Not one bit :P
Fab setup, Really nice and clean... :smt023
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#3 Post by silverstrom » Mon Aug 13, 2018 7:33 pm

Nice job Dave. Looks amazing. Looking forward to seeing it later this month.

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#4 Post by Straycat » Mon Aug 13, 2018 10:33 pm

Thanks guys.

Buddy of mine is giving me a Yamaha/Honda dealer banner to go up in the shop too.

Look forward to seeing you John !
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#5 Post by silverstrom » Tue Aug 14, 2018 12:47 am

tacky1 wrote:Fab setup, Really nice and clean... :smt023
And that's just the top floor Paul.....the showroom. He has a beautiful garage and one we would all be envious of. I've been lusting after it for years.

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#6 Post by tacky1 » Tue Aug 14, 2018 2:37 am

Ye are killing me :D
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#7 Post by jackson.40 » Tue Aug 14, 2018 7:05 am

WOW!

Killing me too!

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Re: Finishing the Shop

#8 Post by Straycat » Tue Aug 14, 2018 8:25 am

Your too kind.

this is the 2 story garage 26x40', just after we built it. Its cut into a hill so you can ride around the back and load the top floor
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the back door to the top floor
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Garage #2, just after completion, 36'x72', used for the farm equipment, my truck and a few toys

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#9 Post by lost1750GTV » Tue Aug 14, 2018 9:33 am

wow

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#10 Post by kpke » Tue Aug 14, 2018 10:47 am

Fantastic set up! That really looks nice. Thanks for sharing.

What finish is on the floor (looks like plywood flooring)?
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Re: Finishing the Shop

#11 Post by Straycat » Tue Aug 14, 2018 12:44 pm

Yes the upper level is plywood with 2 part epoxy coating. Ground floor is concrete.
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#12 Post by RC45 » Tue Aug 14, 2018 9:51 pm

Very nice. I always wondered about an epoxy coating on a wood floor - looks great!
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Re: Finishing the Shop

#13 Post by Straycat » Tue Aug 14, 2018 11:02 pm

Thanks. The Epoxy kit comes with some optional additives too. You get some granular non-slip additive you can mix in (i used that on my stairs), and it comes with these blue/white/black flakes that you throw on the wet epoxy as you paint it on the floor. Looks fantastic....But.....now that i did that, if I drop a small nut or screw, it takes me for ever to find the damn thing (I hadn't thought of that at the time).

I had regular garage floor paint on the floor before. I will say that areas where the old paint wore off, the epoxy does soak in alot. So if you were to put it on a new wood floor, you'd want to put a sealer coat of something on first.
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2008 Buell 1125R
2006 Buell XB9R
1989 CB1
1997 CBR600F3
2012 CBR125R Repsol
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