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Before I move in to my house in March, I would like to have the concrete floor of the 3-car garage striped of the epoxy paint that is pealing, and have a new finish put on it. I called DuraFloor and they told me it's about $2,100 for a one car garage. Yikes.
Do any of you have an opinion on what is good or what to avoid for a garage floor finish? I know I want a solid color and not the black and white checker board.
I just talked with the contractor who built the new house we bought -- insofar as it's brand new with a virgin (don't ask) garage floor, I thought an epoxy sealer would be a good idea.
He researched it and came up with the Quik-Crete kit. It includes cleaner, two-part (mix-'em) epoxy, and color chips. It's an oversized double garage, so he's getting three of the kits, which run about $80 apiece. With labor, it's going to run something like $900 altogether, he said.
I don't have any real experience with this, but he's a conscientious guy, if the finishing work in the house is any indication. I'm pretty sure that surface prep is the big deal with these things.
For what it's worth, I ran across other such kits on-line that ran as much as about $1 per square foot for material. I really have no idea of whether they're better, though. HPH
^^ Yeah, the tiles, or other vinyl/rubber matting, look way better and, indeed, are.
I was going to swallow hard and deal with the $1 per square foot price on some of the ones I found, but $4 per foot is out of my league, especially as I'm getting someone else to do the install. HPH
If and when I do my floors stain will be my number one choice. In fact I'll be trying this this summer on my sidewalks and entranceway. I need a warm brown color, the cold grey will not work with my new color scheme.
^ Stain is the way to go unless your interested in form over function. The best thing about it is it doesn't affect the finish of the concrete - you don't have to worry about the floor being slippery when wet.
Here's a pic from our poolhouse. The floor is stained and we used painters tape to make the floor look like tile. Five years and counting.
01-30-2008, 07:58 AM
Garage Floor Finishes?
Stain is the way to go unless your interested in form over function. The best thing about it is it doesn't affect the finish of the concrete - you don't have to worry about the floor being slippery when wet.
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