War Eagle Posted July 1, 2009 Report Share Posted July 1, 2009 We currently only have a two car garage and are looking at adding a third garage on to the house. This third garage will be my workshop/Lair for my Shelby. Currently my F-150 has to set out 24/7. Have any of you guys had any success with heating and cooling that area but still have a functioning garage door. How did you seal and insulate the door area.It is so hot here in the Summer that I cannot even work in my current garage. If any of you have any pictures of your walls and floor paint I would appreciate it. I would bet some of you have some really nice setups. Thanks Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awakeinAZ Posted July 1, 2009 Report Share Posted July 1, 2009 Try this forum for idea's on the garage! http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/ I went with an epoxy floor after my house purchase. I added a 4 ft extension and 8' overhead doors when we bought the house. Garage is roughly 22 X 24. Think about a swamp cooler for your garage addition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
War Eagle Posted July 2, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 2, 2009 Try this forum for idea's on the garage! http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/ I went with an epoxy floor after my house purchase. I added a 4 ft extension and 8' overhead doors when we bought the house. Garage is roughly 22 X 24. Think about a swamp cooler for your garage addition. Man, that is a nice setup, love the floor. Thanks for the link. Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmellSoGood Posted July 2, 2009 Report Share Posted July 2, 2009 How much does something like this cost other than doing it myself? I see these kits in Home Depot all the time. I'm sure I'd buy it and just keep staring at the box afraid of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cali_KR Posted July 2, 2009 Report Share Posted July 2, 2009 How much does something like this cost other than doing it myself? I see these kits in Home Depot all the time. I'm sure I'd buy it and just keep staring at the box afraid of it. I had a guy (painting professional) prep and epoxy coat my 1100 sq.ft garage floor for $2,000. To answer your garage door question, I went with insulated alum ouside, hard plastic interior door. The interior plastic is dent resistant. I had them painted to match the wood doors on the main house, and you cannot tell the difference, and they were considerably less $$$ than wood without the maintanence... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mach1fever Posted July 2, 2009 Report Share Posted July 2, 2009 Mine actually came ducted as mine was a model home. The ducting was blocked with styrofoam. I unblocked it and the garage stays nice in cool with just a basic garage door/seal (with some spaces) and we did not see an appreciable difference in our power bills. I live in Orlando btw Roger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
War Eagle Posted July 2, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 2, 2009 I had a guy (painting professional) prep and epoxy coat my 1100 sq.ft garage floor for $2,000. To answer your garage door question, I went with insulated alum ouside, hard plastic interior door. The interior plastic is dent resistant. I had them painted to match the wood doors on the main house, and you cannot tell the difference, and they were considerably less $$$ than wood without the maintanence... Man, what a nice setup! :beerchug: Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awakeinAZ Posted July 2, 2009 Report Share Posted July 2, 2009 How much does something like this cost other than doing it myself? I see these kits in Home Depot all the time. I'm sure I'd buy it and just keep staring at the box afraid of it. I recommend you click on the garage link above and go to the flooring section. An attempt to do it yourself almost always ends in disaster or redo. I would say 80% have issues, 20% not. I contracted a Rust Oleum guy through home depot and I think it was close to $3,000.00. Part of the cost was the fact that the installer drove 110 miles one way (times 4 trips) to my residence. Also (and the key to installation success) the floor was sanded with a diamond grinder prior to putting down the epoxy. Another additional cost was the clear coat over the top. It's some type of Poly blend that gives a clear shine and dried in 48 hours and is said but not guaranteed to last 10 years. Steve - I have a roll around swamp cooler (you can see it in the pic between the cars) that works ok if one door is open. If all doors are closed, it gets "soupy". I had a cold water hose bib installed in the garage as an option to supply the cooler with water. It works ok but, my humidity is much lower then yours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awakeinAZ Posted July 2, 2009 Report Share Posted July 2, 2009 Cali - Hey ...I want that yellow poster in your garage...how much??? :P :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneTrickPony Posted July 3, 2009 Report Share Posted July 3, 2009 Try this forum for idea's on the garage! http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/ I went with an epoxy floor after my house purchase. I added a 4 ft extension and 8' overhead doors when we bought the house. Garage is roughly 22 X 24. Think about a swamp cooler for your garage addition. Now that's my kind of garage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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