Garage floors finish options - Page 2

PersonaNonGrata · #11 11-19-2005, 02:07 PM

The Race Deck looks fantastic but I wouldn't want liquids or other gunk collecting underneath it. Maybe if your floor is epoxied then covered in Race Deck it would be better but that seems like wearing suspenders and a belt - redundant. I epoxied mine at is has held up very well with the exception of a couple of spots that pulled up after parking on it after driving in from the rain. The combination of heat and water was not good. I don't get much rain where I live so I'm not worried but for those who have lots of wet, it would be a problem.

As a cheaper alternative, some people have used composite floor tiles. Someone posted pics of their garage with that stuff. It's supposedly relatively inexpensive and it does not have gaps between tiles for crap to accumulate.

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Juanted · #12 11-19-2005, 02:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gresch

i'm looking at polishing the cement floor in my garage. it's easy to do, it's not slippery, it's inexpensive and and it's easy to clean....

here's a good link about it:

http://www.concretenetwork.com/concrete/polishing/

I looked into race deck and painting, and both have major flaws (paint is too much maintenance, and race deck leaks and is expensive). After the holidays i'm going to get a couple of quotes if I haven't figured out how to do it myself. could be a good DIY.

Holy cow! That looks great!! Thanks for link, gresch. No prices on there, though... can't be that reasonable! lol

Juan

Juanted · #13 11-19-2005, 02:13 PM

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Originally Posted by gresch

i'm looking at polishing the cement floor in my garage. it's easy to do, it's not slippery, it's inexpensive and and it's easy to clean...

Not to belabor this point, but... may I ask how you knot it's inexpensive?

Thanks for the tip... if this IS indeed reasonable, this may be the solution I am looking for...

Juan

Thunder22 · #14 11-19-2005, 02:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Kaefer

Not to belabor this point, but... may I ask how you knot it's inexpensive?

Thanks for the tip... if this IS indeed reasonable, this may be the solution I am looking for...

Juan

Most of the cost is labor, but once it's done, it's done for good, no maintenance except a sweep every now and then, no replacing tiles, no repainting, no liquids under the tiles, many many advantages.

From what i've read, such as this:

"Resurfacing runs between $3-$7 per square foot depending on the size of the project and how elaborate the selected surface is."

that's inexpensive for me as a 1 time job, no tile replacement, etc etc. Also my garage is 18x12, nowhere near as big as yours.

Juanted · #15 11-19-2005, 05:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gresch

"Resurfacing runs between $3-$7 per square foot depending on the size of the project and how elaborate the selected surface is."

that's inexpensive for me as a 1 time job, no tile replacement, etc etc. Also my garage is 18x12, nowhere near as big as yours.

Yeah...

SANguru · #16 11-20-2005, 03:33 PM

similar but the racedeck looks much more durable and is also a little thicker.

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Originally Posted by ArtZ8

Is that the same as the tiles at Costco? I want to do something similar to my garage. Black and White checkerboard

http://www.costco.com/Browse/Product...opnav=&browse=

SANguru · #17 11-20-2005, 03:36 PM

that is not true. The racedecks have grooves on them for water to channel out the garage. my garage floor has a slight grade to it when built so it drains out pretty easily. You can just spray it down and it will dry fairly well.

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Originally Posted by ArtZ8

That would not be good if you spilled something. Seems like you would have to pull up the flooring to clean up a mess. Maybe tiling would be a better solution.

Thunder22 · #18 01-14-2006, 04:26 PM

I was just at Home Depot and saw that they are now selling garage flooring for $2.95/sq. ft. It comes in various speckled colors and looks like it's fairly thick liquid/paste (not paint) that is applied to the floor and when dry is about 1/4" thick. I can't find it on their website, but my local HD had it so you might want to check your local HD the next time you go if you're interested.

Juanted · #19 01-14-2006, 04:36 PM

Very cool... I'll have to check it out. Thanks, gresch!

RealShakaZulu · #20 01-14-2006, 07:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gresch

i'm looking at polishing the cement floor in my garage. it's easy to do, it's not slippery, it's inexpensive and and it's easy to clean....

here's a good link about it:

http://www.concretenetwork.com/concrete/polishing/

I looked into race deck and painting, and both have major flaws (paint is too much maintenance, and race deck leaks and is expensive). After the holidays i'm going to get a couple of quotes if I haven't figured out how to do it myself. could be a good DIY.

Who told you that polished concrete floors are not slippery? I have 3 buddies with them and they are slick as hell when wet or oily... is there a new process or coating that changes this.

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