I had www.GorgeousGarage.com come in and organize my garage and they did an amazing Job. Gorgeous Garage has been a great company to work with I highly recommend them to any one who does business with them. Let me know if you have any questions just comment I will answer them as soon as i can.

This is my garage turned workshop. It has seen many different looks but this is the latest one. If you have question let me know. Thanks.

When we built an attached garage onto our house, our older brick free-standing garage was left unused. Of course, I decided to turn it into the ultimate hang-out.

Here is my my garage retreat. Wife wouldnt let me smoke cigars in the house while playing poker so I built my own bar.

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I get asked this question quite often. The TRUE answer lies within yourself. In this article I am going to discus the Complete do it yourself Instructions and YOU can decide for YOURSELF. Most people when they start an epoxy floor project imagine shinny gloss and even flakes like the pictures they see on the internet. But end up with quite a different story. As with any thing PLANNING and preparation are KEY to getting the results YOU desire. A few things to think about BEFORE you start buying boxes of epoxy. #1 Why am I doing this? To make the floor easier to clean? To hide stained or damaged concrete? To keep the floor protected from damage, stains, spills, etc? To make the floor look unique and colorful? #2 Do I have EXISTING co

If you have ever wondered how to prepare and apply a quality floor coating system on your concrete surface this article should help you. Most people don’t have any real idea how to prepare and apply a proper floor coating on a concrete surface. Its important to remember that there are two necessary criteria when coating your floor. The first is remove all surface contaminants and second is a suitable profile in the concrete surface for coatings to bond. The best ways to achieve this are in order: 1. Shotblasting 2. Diamond grinding 3. Muratic Acid etching 4. Other forms of etching like Citric acid There are many different types of coatings which can be coated and you should find reasonable success from a 1 year coating through a 20 year. The type of coating and thickness wi

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By Jan Morgan Article from "The Robb Report", August 2006 FOR THE CAR COLLECTOR WHO LIKES TO MAINTAIN a hands-on relationship with his machines, the four-post drive-on lift has become the standard solution for storing, detailing, and servicing your automobiles at home. Besides providing easy access for routine maintenance, the four-post lift let you stack two cars in a single parking space. Above ground lifts come n a variety of sizes and capacities, to store anything from an Abarth to a stretched Rolls-Royce Phantom. While most lift manufacturers recommend a 9-foot garage ceiling for adequate clearance, it is possible to use a garage with a lower ceiling height, based on the total height of both cars to be stored, plus another 10 inches to accommodate the lift structure. Rem