My brother in law recently finished his new 1 car garage in the city, and it looks very slick. Hes a car guy, so he spent a decent amount on flooring and fixtures. Anyways, it makes my shop space look like bombed out Mosul in comparison. In particular, he has a gray plastic-like slatwall that is great for organizing things and it looks slick. I would love to cover a few of my exposed block walls with something similar. I would do away with the grungy dirty look of 60 year old white and brown paint, and gain a ton of instant wall storage for small to medium items. Of course, his product he used costs $150-200 for a 4x8 sheet. Fine for him, because he only has it on a 8x8 wall, but not so fine for me. My first thought was this has to be readily available on craigslist from remodeled or closing retail stores, but that is not the case. Does anyone have any tips for cheap or effective means of acquiring slatwall? I know there has to be a ton of this stuff out there, but i wonder if it ends up in a dumpster before making it to a reseller.
While im on the subject of facelifts, what are my options for coloring old brown and yellow floor tile? I dont want to remove it, because im sure floor tile from the 50s has asbestos in it. Fine while its a tile, not so fine when im breaking it up and causing particles to become airborne.