[The Great Fumar]

I purchased the Rustoleum Epoxy Kit that comes in a double pack for two stall gagages.....also comes with sprinkles to shake onto wet floor and also includes etching powder ...
I gritted my teeth and started the process which was EASY........Yes easy , and the floor looks great ......Its been two years now and the floor still looks like I just did it yesterday,,,and to my surprise , it is not slippery even when wet....
On a follow up I went to Market of Marion and purchased two rubber backed mats of the same color to lay under the car and golf cart , as it turned out they were not needed , The floor stays very nice and tire tracks are not a problem..........

DIY Fumar ....

[GMONEY]

Originally Posted by The Great Fumar

I purchased the Rustoleum Epoxy Kit that comes in a double pack for two stall gagages.....also comes with sprinkles to shake onto wet floor and also includes etching powder ...
I gritted my teeth and started the process which was EASY........Yes easy , and the floor looks great ......Its been two years now and the floor still looks like I just did it yesterday,,,and to my surprise , it is not slippery even when wet....
On a follow up I went to Market of Marion and purchased two rubber backed mats of the same color to lay under the car and golf cart , as it turned out they were not needed , The floor stays very nice and tire tracks are not a problem..........

DIY Fumar ....

where did you get this item? Thanks

[Sparky-30]

One thing about floor tile, even though you are using commercial grade, any heavy weight in one place for a lengthy period of time can make tiles separate, also you have to take in effect, if the slab has any moisture coming thru it, it will blow the tile off the floor, look for any cracks in slab. You can always do a moisture test, using a plastic baggie taped at bottom to floor, then look for any moisture inside bag.

Retired commercial flooring installer for 23 yrs besides my regular retirement.

[Rag Bagger]

Bob S, what kind of floor tile are you talking about? Vinyl, ceramic??? What do you mean blow off the floor?

[mrdills]

You can also use a clear cup and tape the edges around the cup to check for moisture.

[Sparky-30]

By blowing off, moisture coming up thru the slab, especially if it has a crack in it, will cause the tile to buckle.

[renielarson]

We have river rock installed on our lanai floor and I absolutely love it. It is also recommended for driveways, garage floors, and sidewalks. You might want to consider this product. Here is a site explaining what it is and if you go to the FAQ look at question #5..."How Will I Clean My New Floor?"

http://carolinaflooringspecialists.com/faq.php

If you're interested and want a Village contact, pm me.

[GTTPF]

Does epoxy void your warrenty on the garage floor?

[Uptown Girl]

We had a commercial grade epoxy done in our garage up north. There, they bake it on (3 days under special heat lamps.) It is now 6 years old and still a beautiful product.... BUT my hubby has a motorcycle and lifting the bike on it's stand did gouge the floor repeatedly. Hubby ended up cutting a plywood mat to go under the stand.
The company would have come, fixed and feathered the damaged edges, but we didn't opt to do that.

Our car dealership had this floor in their showroom and mechanic's area for 15 years. The entrance to the repair area was gravel. I was impressed that the floor looked new in spite of the age/location. They gladly passed the company name to me and the company readily agreed to do our garage.

It was a good way to go.

[janrbob]

i did the acid stain on our garage floor and covered with 1 coat of sealer (the manager of the paint/stain store had researched a lot of sealers before recommending/selling this one). It has held up beautifully for 4 years.. 1 small tire lift off .. i could post pics .. of course, it bleaches to white with battery acid... (guess i could restain) you would need to place something under your elec golf cart to catch the acid/water.. we did the epoxy from the box stores on our old garage.. it looked great .. but had some tire lift off early on.. then we moved so i don't know exactly how well it has performed

[itzfun]

I have had It on,my floor for over 4 years, and love it. It has a better warranty than Race Deck-or at least it used to.

[kbace6]

I have not seen the Swistrax you are referring to. But I have seen something similar and like it a lot. It is called Race Decking. http://www.racedeck.com/

Similar in price and they have another product called Fastdeck for even less $$$

Good luck with your choice. It's all better than a concrete floor IMHO.

[Billyworld]

Hi, I just put down a floor in my extended Golf Cart Garage. I purchased tiles from Big Floors for $1.98 a square foot shipping included. It was pretty easy to put down and all I used was a Jig Saw to cut the tiles. They look cool but with anyrthing new, Time will tell if it is any good.

[DocM1946]

Originally Posted by Talk Host

$3.95 a square foot? 20 X 20 garage $1,580.

Better than I would have guessed, been looking to do something.