Garage flooring

[tommymac]

With the closing on the house getting very close one of the first things i will do in building my man cave is paint the garage floor. I was wondering if you guys had some recommendations on what to go with. One friend recommended some stuff from sherwin williams but apparently they dont make it anymore. was hopin gto go with something gray and add the flakes to it.

Tom

[Curb]

as long as it is an epoxy paint then you can throw some sand in there for grip...let dry for 24 hours and there you go!

[Lucky3623]

http://ucoatit.com/pgs/main.htm

[Rangerscott]

I used Rustoleum epoxy floor coating with good results. Just dont put a clear coat on it cause thats when you get scuffs marks and it turns black from shoe grime.

It looks nice with a clear coat but is a bitch to clean then.

[tommymac]

Originally Posted by Lucky3623

http://ucoatit.com/pgs/main.htm

Someone else showed me that and had great things to say about it, looks a little pricey but I dont want ot have to do it again down the road.

Tom

[thunderex]

http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/f...splay.php?f=20

Everything you need to know about garage flooring and more. It's overkill really.

[tommymac]

Originally Posted by thunderex

http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/f...splay.php?f=20

Everything you need to know about garage flooring and more. It's overkill really.

Damn lots of good choices there. Fortunatley the rest of the hous edoesnt realy need much work, or nothing right away. the garage will be a work in progress but plan to go all out on it. I iwll have to show pics of the before and after pics.

Tom

[Kerry_129]

I've done 4 of my own now, and contracted/supervised many thousand sq-ft in industrial applications.

Prep work is KEY, especially if it's a slick-finish floor and/or there's existing oil contamination. Degreasing/etching as needed & pressure washing is pretty much mandatory for good adhesion - & then plenty of time/ventilation to make sure it's thorougly dry (torpedo heater will help dry much faster). And very important - don't waste time/money on the 'big box' store epoxy kits (much less any floor 'paints'). Good Sherwin Williams ArmorSeal epoxy can be bought in the retail stores (they have modified their products/names some, but epoxy flooring is still one of their primary products) for ~$160 per 2-gallon mix, and that will coat 3~400 sq-ft heavily. One other tip - stay fairly dark (think battleship-gray) if you want it to stay looking decent. Lighter helps reflect overhead light & make the area brighter, but it scuffs/marks much easier & doesn't look as good in the long run. Do it right & with quality epoxy, and it's an outstanding improvement to a work area - done wrong, with crap material & it can end up worse than plain concrete.

Feel free to shoot me a pm and/or get my # if you could use any more advice/discussion & I'll be glad to help.

[t-homo]

I'd listen to this guy. Look up CEO's garage build thread too. Has tons of info in it.

[azoomm]

Screw that. Go with www.racedeck.com and be done with it...