My issue with having someone do the job (and Tim was highly recommended) was that my garage had lots of stuff in it - including a washer, dryer, and refrigerator. I had nowhere to move everything while the job was being done. You have to move everything out - it takes a couple of days for them to the prep and install, then you have drying time - at least 24 hours, 48 is better - then move everything back in. And I can't leave a washer, dryer, and refrigerator outside for this length of time.
I needed to have it done 1/2 at a time - that way I could move everything to one side of the garage and time no longer became an issue (as well as where to put everything). This really means 2 jobs for any installer as there is time in between each half, they have to return twice, prep twice, etc. The cost in this instance becomes really high for an installer - and I understand why.
Doing it myself saved me about $1,000 based on the estimates I received, and the product I used was better than what any of them were using - plus I added a poly coat on top. 10x the wear of epoxy.
Yeah, it was a lot of work... but I'm retired!
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