By Jim Bender — Photos by Darcy Finley
>> AT ONE TIME, the typical garage was an
oil-stained, glorified storage shed where people kept
their tools and lawnmowers and worked on their cars.
"Garages were always places where you opened the
door and just threw your crap in there," says Kevin
Harrald, owner of Garage Masters. "Double garages
were about 500 square feet of lost space for about
the last 50 years."
Not anymore. Instead of sinking money into
renovating basement rec rooms, more homeowners
are transforming their vehicle hangars, reclaiming
space for home gyms, workshops or social hangouts
where they can shoot some pool, watch sports on
big-screen TVs or belly up to the bar.
"It's something you've seen here for the last six to
eight years when we first started introducing epoxy
flooring," Harrald says.
An epoxy coating is a thermosetting resin that can
transform a dingy concrete floor into a professional-
looking surface — one that provides protection
from the elements, seals the floor, and is resistant to
chipping, chemicals, stains, surface abrasions and oil
spills. Available in a range of colours, it's beautiful and
functional.
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A room with a view
— and a 'Vette or two
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