Garage Floors. . .

[Duff]

I figure this is as much a 'tool' as anything, but this is probably the more appropriate forum. . .

Had some friends give me 1 gallon of Seal-Kote 1-Part Epoxy for helping them. Little did they know I have OCD and couldn't just let it be. Had to buy another gallon, a gallon of clear/finish and the little speckles, a gallon of muratic acid and a pressure washer. . . So, for helping, I had to spend another hundredish...

Before. . .




During. . .



My little helper. . .he wanted to watch paint dry. . .





and final. . .



As it sits RIGHT NOW. . .





Painted/epoxy'd floor, sweeps easily and was easy enough to do. . . I don't see paying someone near 1200 for my garage for what I can do for about 120!!!

[footprintsinconc]

looking at the first picture, for a second i though, who posted a picture of my garage! . nice finish!

you know, i bought the stuff something like 10 months ago and i still havent gotten around to painting the floor with the epoxy stuff.

recently i did think of doing half of the garage and then doing the other half, but i wasnt sure how the joint in the middle would look like when its done. meaning if it is going to be noticable or not. how did your joint (in the middle of the garage) turn out, is it obvious or it blends in?

thanks for sharing the pictures.

[cabinetman]

Floor came out great looking, nice work. A friend did his garage floor and I don't think he let it dry long enough. His tires started to lift it. He may not have prepped it right, although he said he acid washed the whole thing and the house wasn't that old, something like 6 months.

I was looking at the snap together flooring that just lays loose, but it's expensive. No way could it be done for $120. Oh, see you got the cat litter buckets. I don't ever throw those away.

[dlminehart]

I did the same kinda thing, shuffling my 2-car garage's stuff from one side to the other. Don't notice any "seam" where the two halves meet . . . but, then, my garage is pretty full, too! Sure classes up the space, huh?

[crokett]

One day I will do my shop floor. 'Sweeps up nice' is ok if you actually sweep your floors.

[Duff]

The seam is not noticable if you overlap it.

Sweeping is done about 1/50th the time its needed. . .so I collect cat-litter buckets of sawdust when I do sweep. . .
and I keep the buckets for random jobs. . .like sweeping or carrying around 9" ford center sections. . .

[docrowan]

Duff - floor looks great! It's not OCD when it comes to your shop, man. It's just craftsmanship!

Anyone know if epoxy would be suitable for plywood floors in my shop? I've planned on painting it with regular porch and floor paint, but I've done that before and it was not "easy to sweep".

[ironhat]

Yep, we'll regret many tool purchases but you will never regret painting the floor with a quality paint. The prep is crucial so if anyone feels that they can skip the etching step just don't bother with the paint job! You'll end up cursing the paint when the lack of prep was to blame.

[Iansaws]

Anyone know if epoxy would be suitable for plywood floors in my shop? I've planned on painting it with regular porch and floor paint, but I've done that before and it was not "easy to sweep".

I am planing on painting the plywood floor in my new shop with floor paint from HD after I prime it of course. Is this not advisable? Is there a better alternative?

[docrowan]

I am planing on painting the plywood floor in my new shop with floor paint from HD after I prime it of course. Is this not advisable? Is there a better alternative?

I built a small shop at my former home with plywood flooring. I did not prime it, but I used 3 heavy coats of a name brand gray porch and floor paint. The grain of the plywood ran crossways to the way I would normally need to sweep (toward the door) and I found it was not much better than sweeping unpainted plywood. Also I spilled hot chocolate on it once and never was able to get it off.

I'm hoping someone with more experience here can tell what I did wrong and what I can do different.

[LCHIEN]

Dodge Caravan (or Chrysler or Plymouth) rear seat, 1996-2000 model...?

[Duff]

Chrysler T&C 2003 rear. . .