Started building the new shop (ALL FINISHED! Photos added on page 18)

[Cuda Cody]

Man that looks fantastic!  So many great ideas guys.  Thanks!

I'm thinking I want a lot of old  (but new) neon signs and I'm leaning towards staining the concrete.

I wish my garage was a bit bigger. I`d do some artwork on the floor for sure... that round sign on the floor will look absolutely stunning     I love painting big stuff    here`s what I did with my door:

[Barracudadan]

Holy crap! Awesome shop! Did you have some sort of Kevin Costner field of dreams moment "BUILD IT AND THEY WILL COME!"  cause if anyone shows up they ain`t gonna want to leave! 

Doesn`t get too hot or too cold plus a huge showroom/shop/mancave and a separate working garage i`d call this place "Heaven".

I designed and built a two level addition family room with master suite onto my house doing most of the work myself.So I have an idea how great the sense of accomplishment is when you do something like this on your own. That said I wouldn`t want to do it again it`s a ton of work! 

['Cuda Hunter]

I have stained several pads and epoxied far more.
If you use stain, you really need to clear over it.
The stain fades and looks bad where you drive cars and have walking traffic if no clear.
It will also rub off on things like tires.

The epoxy is the way to go.
I have epoxied garage floors with symbols like Pontiac's arrow, mopar insignia's and a chevy bow tie.
Hoping to land a job where the folks want me to epoxy a black and white checker pattern.
It holds up for a very long time, easy to clean.  Great for light use garages.

Don't mess around, get the good stuff. 

[moparmaniac59]

That's going to be an awesome workshop Cody. Looking good!  I love neon signs, they will add a great vintage flavor to your place. Keep us posted with more pictures as it comes along! 


                                                                        Matt B.

[Gumby]

I have stained several pads and epoxied far more.
If you use stain, you really need to clear over it.
The stain fades and looks bad where you drive cars and have walking traffic if no clear.
It will also rub off on things like tires.

The epoxy is the way to go.
I have epoxied garage floors with symbols like Pontiac's arrow, mopar insignia's and a chevy bow tie.
Hoping to land a job where the folks want me to epoxy a black and white checker pattern.
It holds up for a very long time, easy to clean.  Great for light use garages.

Don't mess around, get the good stuff.

What do you use? have you ever heard of Torginal? Our local church has had it for years and years. Still looks brand new, even with all the traffic.

['Cuda Hunter]

I use several different products.
The exact names escape me.

It all depends on the client. How much money they want to spend, how durable, how much time in prep, etc. etc.

Sherwin williams products are what I prefer to use.
They have a very large commercial sector that has some heavy duty products.

[HP_Cuda]

Man an old school gas pump would look good in there!!!

MOPAR heaven!

[Cuda Cody]

A gas pump is another great idea.

I'm going back and forth on the epoxy floor.  I've done one before and the look was fantastic!  However, I remember it being slippery and welding sparks doing damage to it.  Is that normal?

[72cudamaan]

A gas pump is another great idea.

I'm going back and forth on the epoxy floor.  I've done one before and the look was fantastic!  However, I remember it being slippery and welding sparks doing damage to it.  Is that normal?

A granular substance is available to mix with or sprinkle over the epoxy. As for sparks, yes they would always be a problem.
Didn't you say this was not the workshop area?

[Cuda Cody]

Yes, I don't plan on any welding in this shop, but long term use could always change.

I'm thinking about staining the concrete, but I might look in to polishing it too.   I used a high PSI so I could polish it if I wanted to.

A granular substance is available to mix with or sprinkle over the epoxy. As for sparks, yes they would always be a problem.
Didn't you say this was not the workshop area?

[joelson6]

so when ya coming over and building one at my house 



awesome job, i love it! 

[71340RT]

Cody the show room man cave is the coolest idea. I showed my wife and she was even thought it was cool. I can't wait to see it done as it will be great to check it out on here. Thanks for all the pictures and it gives me some great ideas seeing what you are doing.

[mojavered]

Two shops, on the same property, no labor going on in there, easy clean up, I think I would go with the epoxy.  But all the ideas are great, good luck on your choice and keep the pictures rolling in!

[jimynick]

Wow Cody, that's an amazing shop and an amazing amount of work! I built grain bins and their pads as a youngster and have a feel for what you did with your slab and allow me to congratulate you on your abilities AND the work you've done with them. Truly outstanding. Keep us up to date photo-wise, please. 

[tx9aarcuda]

Any updates?