My new garage floor...........

[Black Diamond]

Originally Posted by sinbad

You do get almost all your money back in higher home resale value. I did my own garage floor with a kit that consisted of acid wash, floor repair cement, primer, epoxy with paint flakes, and finally a clear coat with clear sand (2 car, $400). However, it doesn't look as nice as a professionally installed floor. The advantages are easy cleanup, nice looks, higher home resale value, less concrete dust, less mess in general. My garage floor was getting severly damaged from Chicago winter salt grime (pitted, cracking). I would get dust mounds with temp changes. The epoxy floor has sealed the pitting and cracks and I no longer get gassing dust. I figured to save money doing it myself. If I did a foul job, I figured I could still a professional to redo. 3 years now and still looks like new.

What product did you use? I am still interested in doing this myself as well.

TIA

[Deanski]

NICE!!

Now, get some automotive flags, posters, and finish painting the walls a bright white for added light. Speaking of light... some nice Metal Halide or other HID lamps would really make it pop!!!!

Wish my floor looked like that.

Deanski

[Deanski]

The one that quite a few owners go with for floor coatings is Premier Garage coatings, cabinets and organizers. Garage floors, Cabinets and Organizers by PremierGarage

But you get what you pay for with this firm as well.

Regards,

Deanski

[ben_r_]

Wow... Looks like its just asking to be scuffed! But beautiful as it is now!

[ADHD]

Ucoatit.com is highly recommended on several forums

[Calogero]

looks sweet.

very thick in comparison to when you do it yourself.

cleans up easy and feels great to. smart move with the clear sand.

Congrats

[Matt M, PA]

That does look great!

I was on a bit of a budget when I did my existing garage. It's small, 18x18. I did slatwall and tile board, finished with a Sport Court tile. Tile cost about $1000.

[tlester]

Or you can do it yourslef for under $200. I did mine myself. My Father-in-law is an industrial coatings specialist, and sells the industrial version of this stuff (same stuff, but without the flakes and is cheaper). It takes about 10 minutes to etch your concrete (with muratic acid). Then after that dries, it took less than 20 minutes to complete the whole garage (2 car). The stuff harder than nails. It's designed for warehouses with 4000 lb fork lifts running around on it all day.

Looks great!

[tonster0728]

Looks good! That is a lot of paint chips sprinkled in there!

[Black Diamond]

Originally Posted by tlester

Or you can do it yourslef for under $200. I did mine myself. My Father-in-law is an industrial coatings specialist, and sells the industrial version of this stuff (same stuff, but without the flakes and is cheaper). It takes about 10 minutes to etch your concrete (with muratic acid). Then after that dries, it took less than 20 minutes to complete the whole garage (2 car). The stuff harder than nails. It's designed for warehouses with 4000 lb fork lifts running around on it all day.

Looks great!

Is that the UCoatIt product??

[JiggleRacing]

Originally Posted by tlester

Or you can do it yourslef for under $200. I did mine myself. My Father-in-law is an industrial coatings specialist, and sells the industrial version of this stuff (same stuff, but without the flakes and is cheaper). It takes about 10 minutes to etch your concrete (with muratic acid). Then after that dries, it took less than 20 minutes to complete the whole garage (2 car). The stuff harder than nails. It's designed for warehouses with 4000 lb fork lifts running around on it all day.

Looks great!

Im moving into a new house in a month. I will have the time to do it myself with the one time shot of having an empty garage.

what did you use? I have 2 gallons of muratic acid already.

thanks.

[Diehonda]

I like the stone work outside of the garage. Looks good.