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Does anyone have any recommendations for companies doing garge floors. The speckly thing. I am not interested in doing it myself. Thanks!

Becky

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Hey Becky - I'm with you. :agree: Hope some happy villagers will share their stories & recommendations here. I knew of someone who did it themselves and it took 2day's.

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TV Man, My neighbors in TV did it but I didn't catch the contractors name. A friend who lives down there is going to go to my neighbor and ask them. I would like to set it up to have done when I am down there over T-giving. Personally I don't think I could do it and have it look nice! Will let you know who did neighbors. It looks great! Still would like others recommends.

Becky

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Amy Newsome did our patio, lanai, driveway and sidewalk so far. I'm leaving the garage for last after all the scuffing and dirty work is done. Her tele# is somewhere in my archives, if your interested ill have it looked up by the time you respond. She uses a stain not a paint and guarantees her work and she is very talented with her designs and colors. She can do most any design you want, however I strongly advise you get approval from the Village planning commision before beginning. Its not a pretty site to have your purple sailboat on your orange driveway ground off. ::)
Handie :joke:

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If you find someone in the neighborhood that has a driveway you like, stop and ask them for the name AND if they would recommend them. The guy that did mine gave me a "special deal" since we were new in the neighborhood. In fact we were one of the few since it was a new neighborhood. I gave him half down (yes - a no-no but I was new at this). It took several phone calls to get him to show up. Excuses were wind, rain, etc. But I got it done. When I pay for a job I watch so I followed him around and had him come back to remove some flecks of paint from the vinyl siding. That took two calls. I was lucky. Some of the others that had him were not very happy.

But I digress.

As Handiman said run it by the architectural review. My understandings is that Villas cannot get their driveways painted because they are connected. But you said garage. So I assume garage only.

If you are going for the whole nine yards - garage, walkway, driveway, lanai, make sure they come back and put a sealer coat after they are done. The sealer coat keeps the luster so that the paint job does not fade.

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S&S enterprises did ours, turned out great. 352-299-4530 is the phone #.

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Do I have to get committee approval for garage floor? I am not asking about painting the driveway (yet!). Just interested in the garage floor. Thanks for all the answers!

Becky

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Becky...no need for approval of garage floor painting; pretty much anything inside your walls is your business; normally must get permission for any external modifications....driveways, landscape packages (not just sticking annual flowers in the ground, but, for big trees and border areas), birdcage extension, entry walls, awnings, in-ground flagpoles, etc. Always a good idea to submit changes for approval...so that neighbors can't later complain and also to protect you from doing something not permitted and having to reverse it later. Process is very efficient...submit request by Monday noon and get answer by Wed pm. This is the Lake Sumter district process....not sure how it is done in the older sections.

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Thank you Villages07! That is what I thought.

Becky

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Hey someone gave me the name of Dasher (Last name I think). Any one heard of his work ?

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What is the approx cost from S&S to do a 2 car garage floor in specs!

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Approx $1.35 per square foot measure lenght times width and multiply times $1.35

Handie :joke:

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The same

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I know you said you did not want to do it yourself.... but my daughter and I did my garage floor which is a double extra long. We used Armoral apoxy.....grey comes with the speckles which you can use or not. Bought two kits @ $70 each plus tax. Total cost was under $ 150 Fantastic product. Took us about 2 hrs to trim and paint (afterall we are girls) The pre cleaning took a little longer, we had a lot of stuff to move around and waited a few days to be sure the concrete was totally dry. Just fantastic.

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I can tell you who not to use: Preston Greenlee of Precision Concrete Coatings.

I gave him a down payment in early August to stain our garage floor, driveway, lanai, and outdoor cement pad. The work was to be done when we returned to The Villages at the end of October. I got all kinds of excuses from him and many phone calls saying he'd be here the next day. I cannot tell you how many days we were trapped at home waiting for Preston to show up.

You can only leave a message for him, and he does not return your call. He did complete most of the work on November 3, and asked for most of the money we contracted to pay for the service. I am livid with myself for accommodating this request. He has yet to come back despite several messages we've left for him.

The work is mediocre at best.

Incidentally, a neighbor of mine gave him a down payment at the end of October and have yet to see him.

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I never pay for a job until it's done and I'm satisfied, if the contractor has a problem with that then call someone else, there are plenty of them out there.

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for painted driveways and gareges call Concrete Creations By Brad Allen at 352-728-3569

been around for a long time. no money up front, pay him when he is done, very prompt
drd

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S&S Enterprise at 352-299-4530 is the best ive seen in TV's. they are professional, ontime, and priced just right. If you look around TV you will find recommendations from many for S&S, from attic stairs to painting to gutters all of the reviews are favorable. I dont know about you but when I find a company like this I stick with them. I originally called M&M Services and the guy was rude and they never showed up to give me a qoute. I was really mad when I called to ask why they hadnt showed up and was told " Look its busy this time of year, we get to ya when we can." They will never earn a dime from me. M&M Services winners of my "Losers of the Year" Award.

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Okay, I realize this is a thread from the past, but the subject comes up occasionally so . . .

Handie mentioned and recommended Amy Newsom but didn't have her phone number. It's 352-308-7410.

Amy did my driveway, walks, garage, lanai, and pad. She and her coworker did a sensational job. My big task was clearing the garage floor. The ladies handled the washer/dryer and small freezer. The paint job is gorgeous and I added a personal design to the drive. Since it was unique and there was no stencil available, Amy's coworker (I wish I could remember her name) drew it freehand from a picture I provided ~~ okay, it was a KC Chiefs Arrowhead logo, but don't blame the 4-12 season on me. But I digress . . . The basic floor colors are strikingly attractive and the logo colors are perfect. It was a 3 day job, a few hours each day, so that each coat would set. Couldn't drive on it for another 72 hours, but I could put all the junk back in the garage immediately.

Anyway, I am so glad I did this. The garage and lanai look so good and are easy to keep clean. If anyone is considering doing this, I strongly recommend Amy.

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I followed Sistagurls and many others on this site and called S&S for my garage floor, they gave me a great price, showed up on time and 3 hrs later they had the epoxy down and I couldnt be happier. Thanks sistagurl and thank you S&S

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glad to see you had a good experience oldgoat, I think this is one of the great benefits of this site, linking TOTV'ers and merchants for the benefit of all...does it get any better than this...???? I doubt it, this is a great site, thanks Jan and the rest of the crew!!

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Great posts - I had heard that if you got your driveway or garage floor painted that it is quite slippery when it gets wet.

Is this true or not?

Thanks,

HB

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Once you out the epoxy or stain down on a garage floor...how long does it last or will you have to redo it some time in the future??

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:bigthumbsup: Hey Goat, congrats on getting your floors done. Pure curiosity on my part since I've already done the paint, but what do they charge for the straight epoxy? ??? I paid $1.40/sq ft for my paint job. Also, mine requires/suggests that they come back and apply new sealant about every 2 years, around $250. a shot.

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It was $1 a sq ft..... the service was AWESOME and as you see the price was unbeatable.
The area I wanted done was 20x20.

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Oldgoat,

Glad you had a good experience with S&S they did mine have yet to see the finshed product hope it came out as fine as yours. But I have nothing to say but good things about S&S see my prior post.

Had S&S do my attic stairs before I came down for TG. They were excellent, they were suppost to also do epoxy on garage floor, but due to some warranty work that was being done they had to hold off till the Monday after TG. Arranged every thing through Keith Sanders over phone got quotes & now awaiting bill. He would always let me know where the project stood.

Oh and one more thing I had cleared the garage floor the night before from some boxes & trash items from unpacking, even a broken up pallet. I had placed these items outside by my front door so that they would be put out on the proper trash day, S&S called me to say that they would take it to the dump for me at no additional charge. Talk about service above and beyond. I would not hesitate to recommend them to anyone

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;D

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Just wanted to make a comment on the epoxy finish on garage floors. We rented a home there last year and there was an electric golf cart available for our use. When we pulled it out of the garage, the previous renters apparently overfilled the batteries and the acids ran all over the floor. Well...the epoxy was bubbled up and peeling. We immediately notified the home owners so we were not going to be held responsible for the damages. So...just be aware if you have an electric cart, keep an eye on the batteries!

Before hiring anyone check with Seniors against Crime at the police department. They have information on the black listed contractors.

Had our garage floor done with epoxy by Superior Concrete Design by Woody. Highly recommend him. His work is beautiful! 352-454-4002