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2008-02-23 00:22:00
In the comical last 24 hours we have gotten a lot of attention. Apparently an article we wrote attracted a lot of attention. While the information we published was factually accurate and contained documents from reliable sources, we have been asked by two competitors (to each other) to remove the BLOG. While we do not normally cave when we have accurate information, one of the two companies threatened action that would have forced us into a position where we would not be able to maintain our unbiased position. Therefore, for the greater good of the industry we removed information from the BLOG as well as the documents it contained. Requests for these documents will not be honored. What made the situation comical is that we invited both competitors the ability to talk about their companies and get some free PR. Both declined and I believe they each thought that we were ?tied in? with the other company. It was interesting to watch, but I think I will stay out of the way of fierce comp...
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Garage Journal
2008-02-23 00:13:00
The garage journal provides a great source of information http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/  it is a great way to trade notes before you make a purchase for your garage.
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American garage Floor Caught in a Lie?
2008-02-18 15:54:00
Michael Parker of American Garage Floor makes the claim on his website that "We do not operate several garage flooring sites LIKE OUR COMPETITORS". The garage flooring industry is a relatively small community of entrapenours, contractors and manufacturers.  Based on documents obtained from the indiana secretary of states office, Michael Parker is also a principal in Diversified Floor Systems which operates its own website.From a technical standpont Mr. Parker could probably argue that he is telling the truth..... After all American Garage Floor and Divirsified Floor Systems are operated by seperate companies. You as the consumer will have to make the judge as to weather or not claiming not to operate multipmle websites, and then doing so under seperate company names is being truthful.Printout from in.gov
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Garage Flooring Mats ParkingPad G-Floor
2008-01-23 20:13:00
Garage Floor ing Mats One of the products that have really impressed me over the last few years is the Parking Pad® Garage Floor Mat from Better Life technology. Having been in this industry for some time, it is not very often that you find an easy to use product that does what it says it is going to do. The PVC garage floor mat from Better Life Technology (BLT) protects your concrete floor from dirt, salt and chemicals you bring in with your vehicle on a daily basis. Unlike containment mats, the BLT garage floor mat is suitable for use over your entire garage floor. If you are like me and you have spent thousands of dollars on a fancy epoxy floor system only to find that it is not as resistant to hot tires and chemicals as you would like; BLT has come up with an ingenious idea of a clear mat to protect your epoxy. BLT garage floor mats are not going to provide you with the fancy checkerboard pattern that you would get with garage floor tiles, but they are much easier to install...
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Anti Fatigue Mats for the Garage
2008-01-14 17:19:00
One of the calls that always gave me a chuckle would be the garage flooring customers calling and looking for a ?softer? garage floor. Invariably the consumer would be looking for a product that would provide some anti fatigue properties while still being tough enough be the garage. Many consumers would call in looking for a rubber garage mat or the soft flexible tiles like you would put in a kids recreational room. Let me start with the obvious: I do not recommend a soft tile for areas of the garage that are going to be exposed to vehicular traffic. My experience has been that they simply do not hold up. That being said if you Google the term garage anti fatigue mats you will come up with a whole range of products that will work for your work areas: http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=nav client&ie=UTF-8&rlz=1T4DMUS_enUS2 44US244&q=garage+anti+fatigue+mats The trick to using these mats is making sure that you only use these mats in the areas where you are working, not t...
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Garage Flooring Tiles
2008-01-11 17:27:00
Garage Flooring Tiles I was walking does the aisle of a warehouse grocery store the other day and found a product that they were advertising as garage floor tiles.  The price was extremely low and I know the costs of plastics so I got a little curious.  I picked up the relatively light box, placed it in my shopping cart and took them home for an inspection. I got the box open and I literally laughed. While the samples of products like Racedeck, Swisstrax and a host of others measured about ½? to the base of the pattern, this stuff was about half as thick. It also had noticeable less gloss and lacked the engineering you would normally see in a product of this type. I tried to flex the product and it literally snapped in half in my hands. To reiterate a point from my last blog, if you are going to get garage floor tiles get a sample first. My preference would have at least two tiles and 4 would be nice of each product you were considering ordering. Once you have the tiles pe...
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Garage Flooring
2008-01-10 15:36:00
Garage storage products are definitely an important part about getting your garage organized. While homeowners are organizing their garage, they are becoming increasingly likely to coat or cover their garage floor. While garage floor epoxy has long been accepted as the norm within the industry, many homeowners are moving towards more practical and easy to install products. There are a couple of possible problems that can arise when a homeowner uses epoxy. Fist, it is generally recommended that epoxy be installed in warmer temperatures, leaving consumers who want to remodel their garage in late fall or even winter out in the cold. Another issue with epoxy is the amount of time you may be required to leave your vehicle off the floor. Third, unless you are willing to spend a small fortune on a professionally installed products, Do-It-Yourself epoxy projects have a good chance of peeling or failing due to hot tires, poor floor preparation, improper installation and the moisture content ...
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Overhead Storage ? The First Step in Organizing Your Garage
2008-01-08 19:59:00
Let?s face it, it is going to take more than one item to get the average garage organized, but the overhead garage storage rack is the place to start. If I could only buy one item for my garage in the next 30 days, it would be an overhead garage storage rack.  It is probably one of the few products you can install in less than an hour, including the time it take to clear a path for your ladder. There are a lot of great overhead storage products on the market. Manufacturers like Onrax, Hyloft, MonsterRax, Off The Floor, TuffRax, Schulte and many others have a large selection of garage storage rack available. Many have both consumer oriented products as well as contractor only products. When asked how a consumer should choose if they want to do the project themselves or pay for a contractor to install the product one major manufacturer replied ?Its kind of tough to pay someone a few hundred dollars to attach a couple of brackets to the ceiling which is all it takes to install one...
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Garage Flooring Info from Fred Smith
2008-01-05 14:32:00
Garage Flooring Info rmation This is the first posting for blog.garageflooringinfo.com and we are very excited to start bring you the most up to date information on the garage flooring and the garage storage industry. This website is dedicated to being an informational site only and will not endorse any specific brand of garage flooring or garage storage products.It is also our intent to allow open postings and comments to the blog. Comments will be moderated for spam and abusive content only. We are not responsible for the content of blog postings and they are only the opinion of the author. What type of information can you expect to find here? You will find information from various authors, manufacturers and vendors as well as industry experts about topics related to garage flooring and garage storage. You will also find comments from customers. We would like your opinion about articles that you believe would be helpful. To provide us with an article suggestion, please email us at ...
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