Garage floor
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What do you think is the best way to go on a garage floorto make it look good and wear well with the best stain protection. Do you think a painted coating or the rubber tiles? What have you done.
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RE: Garage floor
i'd be interested too as my garage floor is all pitted from water and road salt. i am looking for some sort of epoxy finish to fill in the pits and chips that also has a color to it. like to make it look a bit better for my scoot. would also have to stand up to cold temps, salt, snow, water, etc... anyone have any experience with these applications let both of us know. hey rabbid, sorry to hijack your thread, AL
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When you say grind it down do you mean like with a hand grinder for steel? What about maybe having it resurfaced first then a coating applied. There are allot of different brands of epoxy coatings out on the market and price range as well. I have around 400 square feet to do and looked at the tiles and they are on the high end. I only want to do this once with out having to do touch up later if it starts pealing or oil eats into it.
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RE: Garage floor
Tiles don't have to be high end. Commercial floor tiles can be scored for under a buck a square foot. This is my buddy's garage.
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RE: Garage floor
Paint will also work. This is one of the rooms that I did in my basement several years ago. It is nothing more than latex paint sealed with poly. I am not easy on it either. We drag heavy stuff over it all the time and do alot of beating and banging on it. It also sees some water in the wet season. It has held up great.
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RE: Garage floor
If you're going to use tile, you still have to put a lot of prep work into the floor. Bad sub floor = bad tile job. It will come up in places. By the time you're done grinding, filling, prepping & cleaning, IMHO, epoxy is the way to go. One of my daughters did her own garage by herself & it turned out great.
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