Garage/Shop Floors

[Big A]

Cut that in 1/2, as I had the wrong footage in my initial calculation. Also, the stuff I got does 600 sq/ft per application, so you wouldn't be looking at as much as you think.

I would think that a larger area would cost less per square foot, assuming that you don't go over the area that the initial purchase of epoxy will cover. Also, how much of the labor/prep time was prepping to do the actual work, versus doing the actual work? If the primary time invested was in getting everything ready to sand/fill, then actually sanding and filling and extra say 50sqft wouldn't add much time to the overall process.

I'm asking, not assuming.

[BEARY]

I would think that a larger area would cost less per square foot, assuming that you don't go over the area that the initial purchase of epoxy will cover. Also, how much of the labor/prep time was prepping to do the actual work, versus doing the actual work? If the primary time invested was in getting everything ready to sand/fill, then actually sanding and filling and extra say 50sqft wouldn't add much time to the overall process.

I'm asking, not assuming.

The prep time I listed, was 3 of us, two full Saturday's, working...not running here or there...but, did include moving all my crap in and out of the garage each time...sanding the floor was about 6 hours, multiple times with several grits of pads....degreasing (and I had some pretty bad stained areas) took 1/2 day and then I etched it 3 times, another 1/2 day...of course, I had a few beers here and there...

One 3 gallon pail of epoxy to 1 can of hardener covers 600...at 8 mils, if I remember correctly (Grape?) And putting 2 coats on my 440 sqft should have the finished surface at close to 20 mil...

[MattB]

Grape,

Is that James Finch's shop you posted towards the beginning of the thread?

[b1ake]

Grape,

Is that James Finch's shop you posted towards the beginning of the thread?

Yes.

[2165 Turbo Rail]

bump.. John is looking into this now and trying to figure the best route to take.

I'll let him post what he found to see if its quality stuff or not.

[2165 Turbo Rail]

Grape. What is this? High gloss Clear or a dark color with high gloss?

Where do you get this stuff

[Grape]

Single coat of self leveling neogard on top of a floor we had coated years brfore with a devoe non self leveling product.

[Baba Ganoush]

I've got a 30x30 shop and I'd love to have a floor like that! Mine is bare, and I can see every mess I've ever made on it. The prep work doesn't scare me but the overall cost sure does.

I'll stick with my old carpet and foam workout pads!

[2165 Turbo Rail]

Single coat of self leveling neogard on top of a floor we had coated years brfore with a devoe non self leveling product.

What "color" is under the new layer the ? John's concrete is brand new and he wants to do something like this before he puts anything in the shop

About what would be the cost of this one in about 800sqft

[Frank]

Is all this prep done to the slab necessary if its brand new and never had a car on it yet?

[Grape]

Is all this prep done to the slab necessary if its brand new and never had a car on it yet?

yes it needs to be mechanically prepped, shotblaster or diamond ground. the average guy will use muriatic acid which is frowned upon by coating manufacturers, however it does do the job, unless you are using forklifts on the floor daily.

[Grape]

What "color" is under the new layer the ? John's concrete is brand new and he wants to do something like this before he puts anything in the shop

About what would be the cost of this one in about 800sqft

it was gray as well. you will always have to have 2 or more coats of anything for it to look decent. If anybody tells you they can coat a floor once and it look like the above pictures they are full of crap.


kits are 3 gallons. 1 gallon of 100% solids covers 1684 square feet at 1 mil. divide that out to 8 mils (max recommended per coat) and you get 1 gallon/200 square feet roughly. there is your floor coating nerd math for the day, my brain is tired now.

[Steve]

Grape, are you familiar with a flooring company called SwissTrax?

[Grape]

Grape, are you familiar with a flooring company called SwissTrax?

nope, but that's not saying much, it's been over 5 years since i was really involved with the flooring stuff

[Steve]

nope, but that's not saying much, it's been over 5 years since i was really involved with the flooring stuff

Ah ok. I was going to ask your opinion of them if you were familiar with them. They have a flooring system that is piece together kinda like a big puzzle. It seems to be a decent cheaper alternative for a garage floor. Their claim to fame is all of their work with Jay Leno.