Wood Shelves - Not Plumbing, but still a Home Project - Page 2

Keith · 02-02-2010, 05:56 PM

When I smoked I had a heater in the garage I sat by while keeping the door cracked.

Conway · 02-02-2010, 06:49 PM

How and when did you quit? I've been trying for years and haven't had any luck.

BRad704 · 02-02-2010, 08:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Keith

When I smoked I had a heater in the garage I sat by while keeping the door cracked.

That's what we typically end up doing... and its fine for 6 minutes at a time, but once the garage is fixed up, and we have friends over and what-not... I dont want to just have the door cracked for an hour at a time. Plus, this gives me another project to sit down and sketch out.

that makes me happy.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Conway

How and when did you quit? I've been trying for years and haven't had any luck.

I actually quit for about 6 months last year, but now am only at 4-5 per day max... I know i "could" quit, I just dont want to yet... is that bad?

**Otahyoni** · 02-02-2010, 10:18 PM

I don't have to quit smoking...I never started.

How are you going to seal the floor?

BRad704 · 02-03-2010, 02:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Otahyoni

I don't have to quit smoking...I never started.

How are you going to seal the floor?

I didnt start until I was 22... its not that great, don't ever start.

I am going to just get 2 kits of the epoxy floor sealer with the colored flakes from HD... I thought about doing several thick coats of Sherwin Williams Industrial Enamel, but I dont like that it gets a tacky feeling in the humidity, and will burn if you weld over it.

Walls will be very light grey, and floor will be medium/dark grey with black and white fleck. the interior of the house is all italian-ish earth tones, lots of dark wood, deep yellows and reds... so I want my man-cave (errr, garage) to be different because its, well, its a garage! Grey tones, and mostly all black counters and hardwares...

They DO make a tan epoxy with teh flecks so I could change plans to the earthy colors, if the garage "should" match teh house.... we plan on moving in about 4 years so we need it to remain sellable...

**havasu** · 02-03-2010, 04:18 PM

The product I used was a new formula "Rustoleum" epoxy floor kit from Home Depot. The new formula has a built in sealer, so nothing else is needed. They offer either a one car garage kit for $55, or a two and a half car kit, in either tan or gray, for about $99. Since I was worried about the floor being slippery, I added two bags of sand traction packets (purchased separately), and also purchased another bag of colored paint chips.

Lowes also offered a garage floor kit with a base color for a few dollars more, allowing you to have the paint computers insert any color to match any color you wish, but since I will also be selling in a few years, I didn't want to get too wild on the floor color.

I hopes this helps with your "man cave" build!

BRad704 · 02-03-2010, 08:07 PM

I think the Rustoleum is what Ihave looked at in the past... I will just need to clean the heck out of the concrete first from all my messy renovation projects...

And I dont care about getting wild with the color either. Unless I decided to go with teh earthtones, and then I would like to go with a dark tan color on the floor and light tan on the walls... Heck, I dunno... sigh...

I'll be sure and start a whole new Project thread when I finally get around to it... Havasu? got any pics? I'd love to see how a home-done floor turned out... And how hard was it to get the color flecks spread out evenly? That is what is really worrying me about the whole deal....

**havasu** · 02-03-2010, 10:14 PM

I rolled an area about 3' x 10', then my wife sprinkled the chips. Once she got done, I would again roll another square, and she would sprinkle the chips. This way, it stayed even throughout the process. I just took pics, but my computer is 93% full, which is causing it to be very sluggish. I'll add them when I either throw the computer against the wall, forcing me to get a new one, or I sit a while until I calm down long enough to fix the problems.

**havasu** · 02-03-2010, 10:22 PM

Maybe these will work?

**havasu** · 02-03-2010, 10:28 PM

My man cave, 75% complete!

02-03-2010, 04:18 PM	#16
havasu On permanent vacation.... Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: So. Cal & Lake Havasu Posts: 821	The product I used was a new formula "Rustoleum" epoxy floor kit from Home Depot. The new formula has a built in sealer, so nothing else is needed. They offer either a one car garage kit for $55, or a two and a half car kit, in either tan or gray, for about $99. Since I was worried about the floor being slippery, I added two bags of sand traction packets (purchased separately), and also purchased another bag of colored paint chips. Lowes also offered a garage floor kit with a base color for a few dollars more, allowing you to have the paint computers insert any color to match any color you wish, but since I will also be selling in a few years, I didn't want to get too wild on the floor color. I hopes this helps with your "man cave" build! Last edited by havasu; 02-03-2010 at 04:20 PM.

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02-02-2010, 06:49 PM	#12
Conway Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 187	How and when did you quit? I've been trying for years and haven't had any luck.

02-02-2010, 10:18 PM	#14
Otahyoni Killer of Threads Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Terre Haute, IN Posts: 559	I don't have to quit smoking...I never started. How are you going to seal the floor?

02-03-2010, 08:07 PM	#17
BRad704 Moderation Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 305	I think the Rustoleum is what Ihave looked at in the past... I will just need to clean the heck out of the concrete first from all my messy renovation projects... And I dont care about getting wild with the color either. Unless I decided to go with teh earthtones, and then I would like to go with a dark tan color on the floor and light tan on the walls... Heck, I dunno... sigh... I'll be sure and start a whole new Project thread when I finally get around to it... Havasu? got any pics? I'd love to see how a home-done floor turned out... And how hard was it to get the color flecks spread out evenly? That is what is really worrying me about the whole deal....

02-03-2010, 10:14 PM	#18
havasu On permanent vacation.... Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: So. Cal & Lake Havasu Posts: 821	I rolled an area about 3' x 10', then my wife sprinkled the chips. Once she got done, I would again roll another square, and she would sprinkle the chips. This way, it stayed even throughout the process. I just took pics, but my computer is 93% full, which is causing it to be very sluggish. I'll add them when I either throw the computer against the wall, forcing me to get a new one, or I sit a while until I calm down long enough to fix the problems.

02-03-2010, 10:22 PM	#19
havasu On permanent vacation.... Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: So. Cal & Lake Havasu Posts: 821	Maybe these will work?

02-03-2010, 10:28 PM	#20
havasu On permanent vacation.... Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: So. Cal & Lake Havasu Posts: 821	My man cave, 75% complete!