Garage Floors

Are you looking for garage floors? Potomac Garage Solutions has been offering a wide variety of floor solutions in Maryland, Virginia and Washington DC areas, for both residential and commercial applications, since 2003. Our flooring professionals install garage floor systems and warehouse floor systems that are durable, precise, shiny and new. Our floor solutions come in a variety of colors, designs and materials to give you an array of options to fit your new floor to a design of your choice.

Choosing tiles for your garage floor

When remodeling your garage, one of the most important areas you’ll need to put into consideration is the floor. Your floors stretch everywhere, and apart from the aesthetic benefits that tiling them will provide, you also get a flooring area that is stronger and able to accommodate just about everything.

However, there are various types of tiling available to you, and you can’t just go on choosing anyone. Perhaps these considerations will help you out:

The purpose of the area

We all know what the garage is used for- storing tings we only ever need once in a while and parking vehicles. However, there are also some other uses that not everyone applies garages with. Things like watching movies, washing, and much more are prime examples of this.

So, the first tip for choosing the best tiles for your garage flooring will be to understand the purpose of the garage. It will aid you in making the right choice, while also ensuring that you don’t have to change your tiles soon enough because of damage

If you’re still not sure what you would like to use your garage for at some point in time, then you might want to just flip the switch and get heavy-duty tiles. This way, you know that no matter what, you and your floor are protected. However, if you have a lower budget and you’ll want to stick with that, then you might also need to consider the force and weight that the garage floor will need to endure over time.

There are garage flooring tiles that won’t last for so long when they’re used with cars. Others also can’t withstand things like water penetration and contact by chemicals (battery acid, gasoline, antifreeze, brake fluid, etc.), thus making them sensitive for specific uses.

Coating compatibility

You could also protect the tiles on your garage floor with a separate layer of coating. However, keep in mind that not every form of files is compatible with coating as well if you’re planning to add coating from the beginning, then make sure that you consider whether a tile option you have in mind will be compatible with it as well.

Some of the most popular forms of coating include vinyl mat latex, and epoxy coating. They can be used as single floor protections as well, but they will need to be compatible with the type of tile you want to install in your garage.

The installation process

Also, it’s important to note that you can’t install every type of garage floor tile without some technical knowledge. So, while some tiles can be installed as a DIY project, others just can’t. some tiles might need extra coating, adhesives, and much more. Apart from the fact that you won’t be able to work with them on your own, installing them will require some additional services- thus, an increase in your budget.

For a free garage makeover consultation with one of our experts or for more information about our garage floors, contact Potomac Garage Solutions today at 240-650-2622.

Garage Parking Lifts

Are you looking to maximize parking or storage capability? Have you considered a garage parking lift? Potomac Garage Solutions has been offering a wide variety of garage parking lift options for many years throughout the Maryland, Virginia and Washington DC areas with expert attention to detail, craftsmanship and professionalism.

The tips for shopping for paring lifts

Parking lifts are incredibly helpful tools to have around your home, especially if you have several cars and you need some additional parking space in your garage. However, like just about every tool you’ll purchase, you need some pointers to help you make the best out of this;

You get more with a smaller footprint

If you have a residential parking lift that takes too much of the space available in your garage, then there really is no point. The smaller the footprint of the lift, the more utility you’ll be able to get. it’s possible that wide steel posts and columns look awkward in a place where a homeowner’s association doesn’t approve. They also restrict options and might not be the best choice for garaged that don’t have much in terms of space.

Take it easy with installation

When shopping for residential parking lifts, it’s very important that you call a company to help you out. Your installation company will be able to help install the lift easily, thus ensuring that you don’t see any mishaps along the way. For all their strength, parking lifts can be rather delicate, and you need to be very careful with them.

Make sure that you get safety locks

For modern parking lifts, automatic devices have become the most essential safety feature. Most of the parking lifts you see will have variable height locking positions, with each engaging automatically as the ramp on the parking lift goes higher.

Essentially, these safety locks help in two primary ways- in the event that there’s a terrible failure on the load-holding component, they ensure that the lift doesn’t fall. They also provide various height park positions, which will be able to take care of vehicles of different heights.

Of course, there are options that don’t have any chains or cables, which means that they don’t have any risk of failure. Still, the requirement for safety locks is a very important one.

Don’t confuse them with maintenance lifts

It goes without saying, but it should be said anyways. The only reason for you to get a residential parking lift is to create extra parking space, and not anything else. When you start to use them as maintenance lifts, you risk putting really heavy stuff on there, and they could be detrimental in the long run.

Working around weight capacity

Here’s one thing you should know about weight capacity; it’s not the final deal breaker. Essentially, if you have a vehicle that weight 7,000 lbs. and you get a parking lift that weighs about 6,000 lbs., it just means that you shouldn’t raise the vehicle with the parking lift.

As soon as you determine that a parking lift can accommodate weight capacity, however, there are several elements that will need to be determined. When a manufacturer starts to tout the weight capacity as opposed to things like drive-through space and visibility when collapsed, make sure to do your research before getting that lift.

For a free garage makeover consultation with one of our experts, or for more information about our garage parking lift services, contact Potomac Garage Solutions today at 240-650-2622.

Garage Cabinets

Are you looking for garage cabinets? Potomac Garage Solutions has been offering a wide variety of garage cabinet services for many years throughout the Maryland, Virginia and Washington DC areas with professionalism, craftsmanship and great customer care. Since 2003, our expert garage professionals have been installing quality garage cabinets with precision and durable materials that are built to last.
  The garage is one of the most difficult areas of the house to maintain, because it usually contains quite a lot of junk and combing through everything can be quite a drag. However, if you ever clean the place and you don’t want to face the issue of clustering again, then the following tips could help you out:

Update the interior door

The interior door doesn’t quite get as much attention as the main door of the garage. However, if you’ve got one, then you really shouldn’t ignore it. There’s a lot you could do with your interior door, so make sure you maximize it. 

 
If you find that the interior door is faulty, then you can replace it. If it’s still in proper shape, then try adding fresh paint to it, and see how you can recreate the entire space. 

 

Work on the floor too

If you want to make your garage truly beautiful, then you need to do some work on the floor as well. If you have concrete floors, you could cover it with a new coating and polish it as well to get a beautiful and durable surface. 

 
It’ll even make you want to spend more time there. 

 

Make storage space

One of the most important uses of the garage is to organize things. From tools and documents to your vehicle and other large items, your garage space is primarily meant to help with storage. However, what a lot of people tend to do is keep things in there and not do so in an orderly manner. 

 
The sad thing is that no matter how much work you put into organizing the garage, there won’t be considerable progress if you don’t solve the problem of how you place things. To help out, consider installing garage cabinetry. From movable shelves to cabinet components and other combinations, there’s a litany of options available to you here, and you can easily incorporate them into your garage.
Just get to a convenience store close to you, and check out some garage cabinetry options open to you. If done right, you should have enough space for quite a lot of stuff. 

 

Make your garage a versatile space

Depending on how much space you actually have, you could just make the garage a collection of compartments- with each having its own specific use. If you have your garage as much more than just some storage space, then you’ll have more of a reason to go there, and even more of a reason to keep it in proper shape this time. 

 
You could simply compartmentalize the garage and turn it into different spaces- one for storage, one to park your vehicle, or even one for an office. Divide the place into as many zones as you think will be sufficient, and you’ll be able to maximize the space available to you.

For a free garage makeover consultation with one of our experts, or for more information about our garage cabinets, contact Potomac Garage Solutions today at 240-650-2622.