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concrete paint sounding good right about now
It's not a terrible option, you just have to redo it every year or two. But only really under where the car is.concrete paint sounding good right about now
Those are very cool. It's all about what you want to spend and how much free time you have. I got tons of quotes this time around and ultimately picked a DIY option based on cost / benefit and wanting to hit a timeline before I moved in. The downside to professional floor coating is you need 2 days for them to work, plus 48hrs to cure and they will only do the whole thing at once. If you don't have a lot of stuff, fine, but if you're like me, good luck finding a place for all your tools and vehicles for 4 days. If you DIY and have expansion seams, you can at least work in segments and move stuff around. In case anyone is curious or it's helpful, here are the options and prices of what I considered for ~750sqft:
Concrete paint: $80
DIY cheap epoxy: $200
DIY high end epoxy: $450 (what I went with)
Floor tiles (like race decks): $2500-4000 (depending on brand/quality)
Professional epoxy (5 year warranty): $3500
Professional resin (lifetime warranty): $6200
Those are very cool. It's all about what you want to spend and how much free time you have. I got tons of quotes this time around and ultimately picked a DIY option based on cost / benefit and wanting to hit a timeline before I moved in. The downside to professional floor coating is you need 2 days for them to work, plus 48hrs to cure and they will only do the whole thing at once. If you don't have a lot of stuff, fine, but if you're like me, good luck finding a place for all your tools and vehicles for 4 days. If you DIY and have expansion seams, you can at least work in segments and move stuff around. In case anyone is curious or it's helpful, here are the options and prices of what I considered for ~750sqft:
Concrete paint: $80
DIY cheap epoxy: $200
DIY high end epoxy: $450 (what I went with)
Floor tiles (like race decks): $2500-4000 (depending on brand/quality)
Professional epoxy (5 year warranty): $3500
Professional resin (lifetime warranty): $6200
I was looking at tinted sealers too before deciding on epoxy. There are some cool colors available. Either way I was not going to DIY it.. too much work for me especially in the space I had to work in.
I also know how it goes when it comes to getting excited to move things in a bit too early..I did the same when I knew I should've gotten the entire ceiling drywall redone, but too late now.. I have to spot repair the cracks at the seams now and then. It's not a huge deal since it's not too bad especially after I installed an exhaust fan in the attic, but a hassle especially if one's clumsy like me tipping over paint cans..
Respect on the double overhead racks. Gladiator? I put up one above our garage door and it was a tough job!!!My garage is no show car garage, but it is finally getting to where i am comfortable with!
Huge overgead storage racks over both cars, and found 4 FREE plastic wall cabinets - score! So now i finally have a place for all our shit. Paired some led shop lights hanging from the overhead storage and its starting to look pretty good in here IMO!
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Respect on the double overhead racks. Gladiator? I put up one above our garage door and it was a tough job!!!
FYI for anyone thinking of going the epoxy route, this is the best price I've ever seen on the product I just used. Rust-oleum Rock solid epoxy. $167.
https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B06XJ17...a_fabc_dlC_7huQFb69RBQW0?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1