Garage Floors
 

The cons for both of them is that they have to be maintained. There is a new process, (sorry, but I can't remember what it's called) where the floor is polished. It evidently seals the finish and it looks like marble when done.

Both acrylic stain and epoxy are going to have to be redone every few years. I did stain in my garage and it was a big mistake. I have tire marks all over it. The epoxy that I've seen looks much better and doesn't seem to mark up.

When wet, epoxy is slicker than black ice. if we had known, we would have requested they add sand.

I have had epoxy down for over a year and it looks the same as when it was first applied. I know people who have had epoxy on their garage floor for 15 years and it is doing fine. If the proper preparation is done and a good product is used, epoxy should last a long time.

is yours slick? ours is absolutely beautiful

They really should have advised you of such.

I'm afraid our guy had been exposed to one epoxy floor too many. not sure he knew his own name, but sure knew how to do floors.

Burnishing?
 

Using a high speed burnishing buffer heats the surface slightly and causes it to seal and firm up. If done properly it won't be slippery. Most stores use this process.

I used a CLEAR coating system (purchased from Sherwin Williams LSL) with shark skin non slip additive. This has been down for 2 years looks good. Now let me clarify one thing, I have a working garage, I still have 2 cars that I am working on an old Mustang and an old corvette, so the floor gets dirty. This system cleans up well

Also, this system looks like the concrete is WET, which I happen to like the medium gray effect and the pattern of the actual concrete. This is a relatively easy do it your self system, and as long as you keep the garage door open the fumes are not bad at all.

Hope this helps.

No, not at all slick and it looks great. I mop it about once a month to keep it clean.

I would rather not install myself. I would still appreciate contractor recommendations.

There are many options for doing your garage floor. If you are looking for a contractor, Tim Miller, known as "Tim the tool man" specializes in epoxy floors. He is quite busy, typically booked solid for a month or more.

I inspect many garages and can tell Tim's work easily. His floors typically look very nice.

I did my own floor in a garage addition I built....here it is;

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I VERY MUCH suggest that whoever does this for you that you have them mix a cup of H&C "Shark Grip" to the clear coat. This is MUCH better than sand and will keep your floor from being slippery. It is an anti slip additive. It cost less than $5.00.......I do not know why most folks fail to use this. I am glad I used it.

Hope this helps!

Frank

We have had both, stain on the first house and we switched to Epoxy on our current home. The epoxy is the best in my opinion, looks great, easy to clean. I didn't like stain as any solvent will ruin the floor, had to have touch up work done when I accidentally spilled on it. The epoxy looks so nice, our garage looks like an extension of our indoor living area, my husband has even teased he would like some lazy boy reclining furniture out in the garage. Husband loves his garage, when we have our driveway party's people are always asking about the nice floor.

Thanks for all the info! Our garage is the 'man cave' (my side) for my 03 Thunderbird. Epoxy appears the winner

I do not recommend Creative Concrete. He offered us a deal for epoxy that seemed too good to be true and it was. Made a mess, sloppy work, skimped on material, had to sand off areas and redo. Try someone who advertises on TOTV.