Garage Floor Finishes?
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Garage Floor Finishes?
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.
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.
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How many square feet do you think you have?
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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
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
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Wow. Thanks Dr. Cloud. Sounds like a huge savings over DuroFloor.
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Originally Posted by zdave87,Jan 30 2008, 09:12 AM
How many square feet do you think you have?
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Originally Posted by Kyras,Jan 30 2008, 12:54 PM
About 550 sq. ft. The third stall is short.
It's $210 for a 53sq ft section. It's more than the liquid flooring, but I think it looks better.
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^^ 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
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
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Epoxy paints can be a real problem if and when they start pealing.
Another idea to ask about instead of more paint that will only peal again somday is stain. Concrete can indeed be stained.
http://www.kemiko.com/
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.
Another idea to ask about instead of more paint that will only peal again somday is stain. Concrete can indeed be stained.
http://www.kemiko.com/
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.
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^ 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.
Dogs are a bonus.
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.
Dogs are a bonus.
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That's Raymo. Dogs are cute too.