garage paint

[AAW]

ok.. sorry to bother you guys with this, but...

I'm moving March 1st and before we actually move in, I have arranged to be able to get into the garage of our new house and get it ready for my husband. I want the floors to be prepared and painted and peg boards on the walls, etc...

Is there any such company that you know of that provides "garage prep or garage painting" services...

I want it to be a nice suprise for him. He doesn't know I was able to get into the garage early.

Any ideas???
~Theresa~

[6'9"Witha69]

No ideas, but it is good to know there are more quality women out there!! Good job!

[Boyd]

Call your local Home Depot. I think I saw a Floor Coating Epoxy for garage floors at Home Depot that they also advertised with an "installed price".

[AAW]

Floor Coating Epoxy. Okay... great. I'll ask for it. Thanks!

[96Z28SS]

ok.. sorry to bother you guys with this, but...

I'm moving March 1st and before we actually move in, I have arranged to be able to get into the garage of our new house and get it ready for my husband. I want the floors to be prepared and painted and peg boards on the walls, etc...

Is there any such company that you know of that provides "garage prep or garage painting" services...

I want it to be a nice suprise for him. He doesn't know I was able to get into the garage early.

Any ideas???
~Theresa~

I know there is here in Oregon. There are companies that will epoxy the garage floors. You may just want to do a search for you area.
Also might check the paint manufacturer and see if they have a list of install dealers.

[StRacerDuke]

There is a do-it-yourself E-Coat epoxy that is popular for home garages available. I don't have a link or info on my now, but I remember talking to one of the reps at a goodguys show for a while. Seams like a good product. I think they advertize in a few mags now.

They may have an installer available for different areas if you call them. I think to do an average 2 car garage was about $500 for the entire kit.

[Todds69]

You can also contact carpet and flooring businesses that handle just that. They should be able to steer you in the right direction. Home Depot and Lowes might be able to help as well.

[AAW]

wow! You guys are great! Thanks for all this help!
Theresa

[Patrick Burrell]

I painted my shop floor last summer with this stuff: http://www.ucoatit.com/.

I have been really happy with it. It stands up to anti-freeze, oil, gas, grease, brake fluid, etc. I chose the satin finish (skipped the gloss coat) medium gray color.

It cost me about $400 to do a 32'x32' floor.

Hope this helps,
Patrick

[BonzoHansen]

Many home painting companies offer those services. They can paint your garage & epoxy the floor with a pro product like sherwin-williams makes. Maybe call around (sorry, I know nobody : )

I will be u-coating in the summer.

[rob07002]

Definatly check out your local HD or Lowes, they do have an installed price. You might also want to check out VCT tile from Armstrong, very durable and you can get that checkered board look....

BTW Theresa nice surprise indeed, do you have any sisters????

[AAW]

Definatly check out your local HD or Lowes, they do have an installed price. You might also want to check out VCT tile from Armstrong, very durable and you can get that checkered board look....

BTW Theresa nice surprise indeed, do you have any sisters????

Tile? Hadn't thought of tiling it. I figured paiting would be sufficient, but tiling might be cool, too! Hmmm... I'll have to compare the options. Thanks again everyone.

Sisters?... yep. But, sorry to report she's already spoken for. I'll keep my eyes open for you though. :twothumbs

Theresa

[rob07002]

Sisters?... yep. But, sorry to report she's already spoken for. I'll keep my eyes open for you though. :twothumbs

Theresa
Thanks anyway, but I too am spoken for... But I do wonder why I've been in my house for a year now and I still have bare concrete!!!! MUST SHOW THIS TO WIFEY!!! Hey honey see what other wives do for their husbands.. should make for a nice weekend conversation LOL!

The VCT tile are very cool and fairly inexpensive like $1.33 per tile or something. Much cheaper then "Racedeck" and their used in commercial and industrial apps. Check out www.garagejunkies.net (http://www.garagejunkies.net) , alot of guys, and girls have used it on their floors with nice results. Any floor installer should be able to do the job in a weekend or less....

[stealth71]

If anyone needs VCT in Florida let me know. I have a friend that installs it for a living. Usually grocery stores and the such.

[AAW]

MUST SHOW THIS TO WIFEY!!! Hey honey see what other wives do for their husbands.. should make for a nice weekend conversation LOL!

Yeah... good luck with that! I'll send some flowers to your hospital room.

[Damn True]

Keep in mind a couple of things before you paint.

If you have water coming up through the pad the paint will die (as will tile actually) very quickly. If the pad is new you may have to wait for some time to paint it. If it's an old pad you can determine if water is coming through by duct taping a 3'x3' piece of plastic sheet to the floor for about a week. Pull it up and if its wet underneath...paint will be tough to keep stuck to the floor. Tile may be a better route, but it needs to be laid in such a way as to allow the humidity to exit.



Pretty broad offering from this company:
http://www.epoxysystems.com/industri.html

[AAW]

Keep in mind a couple of things before you paint.

If you have water coming up through the pad the paint will die (as will tile actually) very quickly. If the pad is new you may have to wait for some time to paint it. If it's an old pad you can determine if water is coming through by duct taping a 3'x3' piece of plastic sheet to the floor for about a week. Pull it up and if its wet underneath...paint will be tough to keep stuck to the floor. Tile may be a better route, but it needs to be laid in such a way as to allow the humidity to exit.

Pretty broad offering from this company:
http://www.epoxysystems.com/industri.html

WOW. I'm glad I asked. This is more of a project that I thought. Thanks for these tips!

[ACEFOOTER]

Also Floor preperation before you even start to paint is Ultra important to keep it from peeling up!

[navyflyer72]

I have the Rust-o-leum epoxy in FL and was pretty pleased with the outcome, I used the BEHR epoxy paint in WA state and it looked good until I drove on it and it started peeling up really bad after about 9 months. I prepped the concrete exactly as per the directions, so it must have been water seeping up from below. Definately take the time (a week as described in the post above) to determine if there is condensation coming up, or you will be kicking yourself a few months after you paint. Hope it turns out the way you want, cars look better in nice looking garages.

Good luck,
George

[silver69camaro]

I have the Rust-o-leum epoxy in FL and was pretty pleased with the outcome, I used the BEHR epoxy paint in WA state and it looked good until I drove on it and it started peeling up really bad after about 9 months. I prepped the concrete exactly as per the directions, so it must have been water seeping up from below. Definately take the time (a week as described in the post above) to determine if there is condensation coming up, or you will be kicking yourself a few months after you paint. Hope it turns out the way you want, cars look better in nice looking garages.

Good luck,
George

George,
If I remember right, that Behr paint (home depot?) is not a 2-part coating, and is not suitable for a car to park on it. Most 2 part coatings are much more durable.

[AAW]

Okay... so I think I'm in WAY over my head on this one.

I figured just a little paint and *poof* shiny new garage! :pat:

[rob07002]

To make things alittle simpler I reccomend the following if you choose to paint:

1) Is it a new slab? if so you will need to wait any where from a few weeks to a few months to completely cure. Ask the product manufacturer for guidelines on new concrete.

2) For new or old slab tape a piece of plastic or aluminum foil about 1-3' square over the concrete floor in a few days pull up and check for condensation. If its moist then you may have problems with paint, and amy want to consider tile

3) Make sure whether paint or tiles that whoever does the work takes the time to clean and ESPECIALLY etch the slab before applying paint or tile glue. This is the most important process to get good long lasting results.. Do not scrimp , you need to get as much dirt and grease off the floor as possible to ensure a good bond.

4) Any good floor contractor should already know to do this. Most the Ucoatit or Rustoleum "kits" have the cleaner and etching solvent included....

Good Luck and don't forget some pics when its done.

[Damn True]

By the way..."2-part paint" is NOT the same thing as EPOXY.

[rockdogz]

I bought the 2-part epoxy kit from Home Depot and it lasted about a year on a new garage floor before peeling up in spots. If the garage pad was poured with the house (common around here at least with attached garages), then wouldn't it be 1-2 months old anyway?

[AAW]

Okay...so I "said" I was running to the market last night and instead ran to the house we're buying and knocked on the door. The current owners know my plan already so I handed them a roll of Saran Wrap (don't laugh..it's all I had!) and asked them to tape it down with the roll of tape I gave them. They'll call me in a couple days...

[Damn True]

Cool. See if you get water. If not get ahold of a contractor to do the prep/coating. If so, you'll have to go with the industrial tile.

Either way...he's gonna be psyched.

Rockdogz, Id guess the stuff from the big orange box may not have been an actual epoxy coating.

[Jim Nilsen]

Theresa, I am so impressed by what you are doing :cool:

I consider myself a floor expert and have considered all of the things to do to my floor in my garage and can say that if you have the money the tile is the best route to go.

WHY? No matter what happens tile is the easiest to replace or repair as long as you have extra tile. If it comes up you can glue it back down, if it gets damaged you can replace it. Nothing is permanant in a garage and something will always happen to make it need repair.

The RACEDECK is really nice stuff and you can take it with you or change it easily but it is costly and so is tile.

I plan on going with the black and white tile when I finally get my car done but have considered the RACEDECK many times since the cost is somewhat compareable. You can install the RACEDECK with help in a matter of hrs. yourself eliminating labor cost.

Tile will add value to the garage since it is permanant and RACEDECK does not. Not a big point but sometimes it is something to consider.

And for the final best way to do a floor? Steel is the best thing if you all can afford it. I have put 1/2 in. plate in floors that have held up to everything you can do to it and the nice thing is you can paint and repaint it and you can weld to it if you want. I just love a steel floor for what it can be.

Jim Nilsen

[AAW]

Wow, Jim, thanks.
So far, it's a little intimidating... but I think he'll like it.

Steel? Wow that would be nice, but a little out of our league right now.

Cool idea though.

[Damn True]

There is a good thread over on CC.com http://corner-carvers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2874&page=1&pp=40 with a bit of a chronology on how peoples floors have held up. The thread is about 3 years old now but folks have been updating it.