[jerrypierson]

We are building new home in Villages. What is best cover for garage and lanai floors? Is it better to let builder do or use after market?

[Toymeister]

Epoxy hands down. I have done DIY and bought a home with it done by a pro.

The man that does this for a living work looked better. Since this job will be in the Lanai that's the one I would opt for. But don't use the builder, hire it out after you own the home. It is cheaper and you will have more choices in design.

[baustgen]

Epoxy for garage. Keep something under the hot tires. I suggest you look at Chattahoochie river rock for the lanai.

[Dan9871]

We put tile on the lanai. Not the same as inside the house. It was a tile that was rated as non-slip when wet and that complemented the outside color of the house. Everyone comments on it when they see it the first time. Epoxy in the garage.

[raynan]

Yes be very careful of finishes that are slippery. Lots of our neighbors had their garage floors finished when they moved here and several fell. THey had a company come back and recover with sand in the mix.

[jerrypierson]

Thanks

[jerrypierson]

Got it

[villagetinker]

The trick to keeping the floors from being slippery is to use 'shark grip' or the equal in the final coating, this provides a slip resistant coating when the floor is wet.

[stadry]

we like solvent-based epoxies MUCH better than wtr-based because of performance & NO hot-tire pickup,,, 'slippery' can be addressed by adding 'shark's grip' ( ground plastic in a bottle avail @ sher-wms ) or aluminum oxide,,, bldrs generally buy this work from painters while decorative conc artisans are the aftermarket performers,,, the latter generally have more invested thru training, equipment, product support, experience,,, 1 MAJOR point - epoxies are not a 'final finish' - they need protective coatings on top ( generally urethane ),,, some guys will use polyureas/polyaspartics for a 1day start/finish job but that's too much into the weeds for this thread - so DRI diamond grind for prep, coat w/epoxy containing 'shark's grip', broadcast vinyl flakes to create trompe d-euil effect, seal w/urethane
'chattahoochee' is trowel-applied wtr-based epoxy containing graded aggregates hence color selection,,, probably fine for fl climate as the risk of freeze-that's very minimal
no idea on cost but, as a former contractor, i have an opinion - painters are cheaper but dca's deliver better work, offer more choice, & use compatible materials