hillstrubl
Founding Member
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Garage Condo - Mind the Gap
- Thread starter JimC
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The bathroom door will be so marked.
hillstrubl
Founding Member
Was watching House last night and had forgotten about that nod on his Apt door.
rocky
NAS-ROW Addict
Anyone not understanding the Mind the gap sign, read this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mind_the_gap
It’s not has only “particularly British phrasing” according to the Wikipedia entry, it is metaphorically applicable to the various gaps and leaks in the Land Rovers that this garage will house.
This project has progressed slowly with supply delays, trades getting COVID, a broken pipe next door etc. Such is life with building anything under the current circumstance.
Anyhow, framing, electrical, and plumbing is all now complete and inspected. Fire proofing will be inspected soon and drywall can begin.
The advantage to delays is that now almost all the remaining necessary materials have arrived and are staged on-site. I’m particularly looking forward to the floor, which will be Argelith - a German ultra durable industrial tile used for dealerships and workshops etc.
Anyhow, framing, electrical, and plumbing is all now complete and inspected. Fire proofing will be inspected soon and drywall can begin.
The advantage to delays is that now almost all the remaining necessary materials have arrived and are staged on-site. I’m particularly looking forward to the floor, which will be Argelith - a German ultra durable industrial tile used for dealerships and workshops etc.
blueboy
Well-known member
Great product! Are you doing a solid pattern or adding some distinctive tiles?
it will be dark down the center, have a yellow stripe, and then be light grey on the outsides, that will represent an abstraction of the rails and platforms of an underground station and will hopefully end up looking good!
Thedudeabides
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Even when I know there haven't been any updates I keep coming back to this thread just for the garage porn value of it.
Napalm00
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Is this a soilid surface ? I've been planning mine and was thinking of roppe rubber
The tile is Argelith, a German product. I’ve had all kinds of garage floors. Once I had rolled rubber with the coin pattern and I thought that was great. But then I had a tiled garage floor in Belgium and now I don’t want anything else ever again!
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I think that’s the same stuff I’ve seen in some dealerships. I’ve heard that when you drop a nut they bounce off into oblivion
Not sure about you Jimmie, but I keep a tight grip on my nuts.
i know have most of an upstairs shower/bath, really pleased so far. Took the tile all the way to the ceiling because I don’t like paint on bathroom walls and I‘m going for a “British mid-century” look here. Inspiration photo below.
The commode will be wall-hung as will the vanity. That will be a wood veneer with quartz top.
The commode will be wall-hung as will the vanity. That will be a wood veneer with quartz top.
Thedudeabides
Active member
What’s the low shower storage box for, foot stuff? No built-in shower bench? Looks great, you can always keep the clean lines and get a freestanding teak bench if you want one later