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.

Theresa

[rob07002]

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

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 , 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.