Do it Yourself: RE: [DIY] Garage Floor Epoxy Paints

23 August 2014

RE: [DIY] Garage Floor Epoxy Paints

I think the going rate for a 2 car garage is $1200-$1500. I was having a lot of interior work done and had the garage done as an add-on. They prepped and painted the garage wall and ceiling, and did the garage epoxy floor for a total of $900. I thought it was a steal.

From: DoIt_Yourself@yahoogroups.com [mailto:DoIt_Yourself@yahoogroups.com]
Sent: Friday, August 22, 2014 5:02 AM
To: DoIt_Yourself@yahoogroups.com
Subject: RE: [DIY] Garage Floor Epoxy Paints

I'm curious how much a task like that cost? Because honestly, I don't think I EVER want to go through that again.

From: DoIt_Yourself@yahoogroups.com [mailto:DoIt_Yourself@yahoogroups.com]
Sent: Thursday, August 21, 2014 10:20 PM
To: DoIt_Yourself@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [DIY] Garage Floor Epoxy Paints

I had my garage done and I emphasize that I paid someone to do it. They spent three days. First day heavy sanding, acid cleaning, and power washing, then dry 24 hours. Second day was putting down the color paint and dry 24 hours. The last day was putting down a clear coat that was made of a two part epoxy and sprinkle little colored flakes on the clear coat to create a granite-like appearance.

It is holding up well. I believe the contractor used materials available commercially. They did not use the stuff at Home Depot. I will see if I can find out what they used.

It is a lot of hard work to do this properly, and I would gladly pay to have it done again.

On Aug 20, 2014, at 12:16 PM, "ddj0195@yahoo.com [DoIt_Yourself]" <DoIt_Yourself@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

We think we want to paint our garage floor with those lovely epoxy paints. BUT, we've seen some negative reviews on a few online forums. Has anyone in this group painted their own garage floor and what did you think of the product used? Was it complicated? Did it work as well as expected? Did it wear well?
thanks, DJ