Matt Johnson’s recent post on his insanely wicked shop setup got me thinking (again) about making my garage slash aircraft factory look more presentable. The logical first step is to paint the floor like some of the higher end aircraft hangars, but that process involves moving everything in the garage somewhere else for a few days (not going to happen) and spending many, many hours lifting oil stains with muriatic acid and water (not going to happen).
So I got to thinking about the advanced interlocking floor tile solutions, namely www.racedeck.com.
Pros and Cons as I see ‘em:
· Pro: Keeps soles of feet warmer in winter (standing up off concrete)
· Pro: No fumes while installing (or several weeks later)
· Pro: Can install over several days if needed, moving stuff around in the garage as needed.
· Pro: Flexible design (checkerboard, etc).
· Pro: 100% Made in the USA (in Salt Lake City)
· Pro: I can get a logo melted into the floor <g>.
· Pro: Oil stains wipe up with some 409 and a rag.
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· Con: Costs more than epoxy paint process.
· Con: You lose a half inch of vertical garage space.
Now the questions for the RV folks:
· Anybody using one of these floor setups in your garage slash aircraft factory?
· If so, would you do it again? Do oil drips wipe up easily? Is if ‘fairly’ easy to install.
Some pics I grabbed out of the gallery section of racedeck.com to help generate ideas.
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I have a call into RaceDeck.com for a price quote and sample square. I’ll keep you in the loop.
So I got to thinking about the advanced interlocking floor tile solutions, namely www.racedeck.com.
Pros and Cons as I see ‘em:
· Pro: Keeps soles of feet warmer in winter (standing up off concrete)
· Pro: No fumes while installing (or several weeks later)
· Pro: Can install over several days if needed, moving stuff around in the garage as needed.
· Pro: Flexible design (checkerboard, etc).
· Pro: 100% Made in the USA (in Salt Lake City)
· Pro: I can get a logo melted into the floor <g>.
· Pro: Oil stains wipe up with some 409 and a rag.
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· Con: Costs more than epoxy paint process.
· Con: You lose a half inch of vertical garage space.
Now the questions for the RV folks:
· Anybody using one of these floor setups in your garage slash aircraft factory?
· If so, would you do it again? Do oil drips wipe up easily? Is if ‘fairly’ easy to install.
Some pics I grabbed out of the gallery section of racedeck.com to help generate ideas.
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