Garage Floor coating

Had this done in my old house, they sand blasted the floor prier to putting down the Epoxy, I think that’s the best prep beets the acid you put down and rinse with water.

bigcrappie wrote:

Had this done in my old house, they sand blasted the floor prier to putting down the Epoxy, I think that’s the best prep beets the acid you put down and rinse with water.

Sand blasting or grinding to roughen the slab makes for the best bond. Sand blasting is to messy for me

Bearcat89 wrote:

Those floors are spill proof. Oil cleans up and does not stain. That’s the point for the ones I do

Oh I certainly understand it, I just don’t care enough about my garage floor to invest in it. They do look nice though, especially with a hot rod sitting on them. My father in law keeps a very nice mustang in his pristine garage and I’d say it’s always photo-worthy.

KPE wrote:

I just look at it this way- all of the stuff I spill in my garage will eventually give it a nice “patina”. The last thing I want to do is worry about keeping my expensive garage floor spotless, although I admire the attention to detail from those of you posting pics of your immaculate floors!

In my case it was 100% practical necessity.

For reasons that remain unexplained to me I can spill more oil during an oil change than the actual stated oil capacity of the machine. It’s a mystery…

Last summer I thought I had accomplished the impossible. I did a complete oil change on a tractor and actually managed not to spill a single drop.

Sadly there could be but one outcome.

I was on the way to throw the used oil filter away and it slipped out of my hand. And after I juggled it 7 times spattering oil on everything I was wearing including my socks and, inexplicably, my underwear, it fell into the bucket of used oil creating what can only be described as an oil mushroom cloud…

TheFamousGrouse wrote:

<div class=”d4p-bbt-quote-title”>KPE wrote:</div>
I just look at it this way- all of the stuff I spill in my garage will eventually give it a nice “patina”. The last thing I want to do is worry about keeping my expensive garage floor spotless, although I admire the attention to detail from those of you posting pics of your immaculate floors!

In my case it was 100% practical necessity.

For reasons that remain unexplained to me I can spill more oil during an oil change than the actual stated oil capacity of the machine. It’s a mystery…

Last summer I thought I had accomplished the impossible. I did a complete oil change on a tractor and actually managed not to spill a single drop.

Sadly there could be but one outcome.

I was on the way to throw the used oil filter away and it slipped out of my hand. And after I juggled it 7 times spattering oil on everything I was wearing including my socks and, inexplicably, my underwear, it fell into the bucket of used oil creating what can only be described as an oil mushroom cloud…
Absolutely made my day reading this! I’m thinking we may share some geneology or DNA somehow…seems our lives are disturbingly similar.

BC, any interest in doing a two car garage at my cabin on Lk Vermilion?

I once had a 5 gallon pail of oil with a lid on it in the corner of the garage, as far away from everything and anything as possible. Even blocked by other stuff. Too many games of beer pong and my buddy decided the one place he could possibly fall over drunk was in that far corner of the garage. A couple of gallons goes a loooooong way

I work in a facility that goes through thousands of gallons hydraulic oil in a year. None of it gets consumed and lots of it ends up on the floor. The company epoxied over a tile floor and it came out nice. Whatever they use is farrrrrr different from what you buy in a home store for DIY. It is a couple MM thick and self leveling and is remarkably durable even with industrial traffic on it. You can finish it anywhere from ‘mirror’ to ‘40 grit sand paper’ depending on the needs. The mirror finish is slippery for sure.

The Famous Grouse posted:

In my case it was 100% practical necessity.

For reasons that remain unexplained to me I can spill more oil during an oil change than the actual stated oil capacity of the machine. It’s a mystery…

Last summer I thought I had accomplished the impossible. I did a complete oil change on a tractor and actually managed not to spill a single drop.

Sadly there could be but one outcome.

I was on the way to throw the used oil filter away and it slipped out of my hand. And after I juggled it 7 times spattering oil on everything I was wearing including my socks and, inexplicably, my underwear, it fell into the bucket of used oil creating what can only be described as an oil mushroom cloud…

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FG we must be related. Your description fits me to a T.
On another note I could tear a pocket watch apart and have grease up to my shoulders.

BrianF wrote:

BC, any interest in doing a two car garage at my cabin on Lk Vermilion?

Absolutely

Or mine in Menomonie, WI 1.75 hrs from North Branch..garage is 28 x 30

woody-1961 wrote:

Or mine in Menomonie, WI 1.75 hrs from North Branch..garage is 28 x 30

Do you have any good fishing opportunities out that way.
And yes if you guys want any thing done you can send me a pm.

Circling back on this, as I hired it out and they just completed it yesterday. Its so freaking nice. They were able to do it all in one long day. I will post a photo sometime.

Distinctive Garage Floors out of New Brighton, MN.

gimruis wrote:

Circling back on this, as I hired it out and they just completed it yesterday. Its so freaking nice. They were able to do it all in one long day. I will post a photo sometime.

Distinctive Garage Floors out of New Brighton, MN.

Care to share size of garage and cost? It’s ok if you want keep it private.

Care to share size of garage and cost? It’s ok if you want keep it private.
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I don’t mind. I have a 24 year old garage floor that needed some prep work. That is where most of my cost came from. The polyurea itself and the labor associated with it took up less than half my bill. So bear in mind that the worse off your concrete is to begin with, the more it’s going to cost. Brand new concrete would be very reasonably priced.

I paid $3650 for a 3 car garage that’s 27 feet wide and has a 22 foot stall for the 2 car portion and a 20 foot stall for the third stall. He’s also booked out into mid June now, and rearranged his schedule to accommodate me before I move any stuff in there so I tipped him some cash for doing that.

It has a 20 year warranty should I need any touch up work.

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Any before pictures.

gimruis wrote:

Care to share size of garage and cost? It’s ok if you want keep it private.

I don’t mind. I have a 24 year old garage floor that needed some prep work. That is where most of my cost came from. The polyurea itself and the labor associated with it took up less than half my bill. So bear in mind that the worse off your concrete is to begin with, the more it’s going to cost. Brand new concrete would be very reasonably priced.

I paid $3650 for a 3 car garage that’s 27 feet wide and has a 22 foot stall for the 2 car portion and a 20 foot stall for the third stall. He’s also booked out into mid June now, and rearranged his schedule to accommodate me before I move any stuff in there so I tipped him some cash for doing that.

It has a 20 year warranty should I need any touch up work.
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So somewhere around $6.25-6.30 per sq. foot based on quick math

I’d be curious to see how much that figure changes with brand new concrete (I know it has to be in a certain amount of time before doing anything to it).

Looks great G!

Bearcat89 wrote:

Any before pictures.

I don’t have any. I wasn’t technically living here when he came to install it earlier this week.

buckybadger wrote:

I’d be curious to see how much that figure changes with brand new concrete (I know it has to be in a certain amount of time before doing anything to it).

Brand new concrete would cost significantly less than mine. As I mentioned, most of my cost was prepping the existing concrete for bonding of the material.

John Rasmussen wrote:

Looks great G!

Thanks

buckybadger wrote:

So somewhere around $6.25-6.30 per sq. foot based on quick math

I’d be curious to see how much that figure changes with brand new concrete (I know it has to be in a certain amount of time before doing anything to it).

That absolutely crazy. In Sioux Falls 2 years ago I had a brand new floor done in a 900sq ft garage for $3.50/sq.ft. I cant believe the patchwork would be $3 more. Thanks Joe

Jake D wrote:

<div class=”d4p-bbt-quote-title”>buckybadger wrote:</div>
So somewhere around $6.25-6.30 per sq. foot based on quick math

I’d be curious to see how much that figure changes with brand new concrete (I know it has to be in a certain amount of time before doing anything to it).

That absolutely crazy. In Sioux Falls 2 years ago I had a brand new floor done in a 900sq ft garage for $3.50/sq.ft. I cant believe the patchwork would be $3 more. Thanks Joe

I plan to get a quote for my new garage at 900 sq. ft also. We will see what it comes back at.

Jake D wrote:

<div class=”d4p-bbt-quote-title”>buckybadger wrote:</div>
So somewhere around $6.25-6.30 per sq. foot based on quick math

I’d be curious to see how much that figure changes with brand new concrete (I know it has to be in a certain amount of time before doing anything to it).

That absolutely crazy. In Sioux Falls 2 years ago I had a brand new floor done in a 900sq ft garage for $3.50/sq.ft. I cant believe the patchwork would be $3 more. Thanks Joe

Twin Cities vs Sioux Falls is your answer.

I’m in rural central MN and my contractor that has done a bunch of stuff for me says he charges 20% more for the same work he does in the cities.

That don’t sound like too bad a price to me. I got a quote for a 600sf garage last fall. Brand new and no vehicles ever parked in it. Estimate was $2700. Included no trim or baseboard removal. Didn’t get it done as we needed the garage for storage because of a few things that came up in life.

Floor looks sweet!