Garage Floor - Finally Finished!
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Garage Floor - Finally Finished!
It took me 3 years to get around to doing this, but only about 4 hours from start to finish to get it done. This is the Vette's stall in the garage.
Put down Armstrong vinyl composition floor tile. 4 boxes, 180 sq ft.
Put down Armstrong vinyl composition floor tile. 4 boxes, 180 sq ft.
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You see this stuff EVERYWHERE. If there's a 'vinyl tile' floor in any sort of commercial building, this is it.
It's smooth, sweeps up nicely, is oil & fluid resistant.
I'm doing the rest of my garage with the rustoleum epoxy. This is more expensive. To do this 1-car stall, it was 180x.58 = $104+18 for the adhesive.
To do the remaining 2 car part of my garage will cost $96 for the double-size Rustoleum kit from Home Depot. But that's not checkerboard
It's smooth, sweeps up nicely, is oil & fluid resistant.
I'm doing the rest of my garage with the rustoleum epoxy. This is more expensive. To do this 1-car stall, it was 180x.58 = $104+18 for the adhesive.
To do the remaining 2 car part of my garage will cost $96 for the double-size Rustoleum kit from Home Depot. But that's not checkerboard
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Looks great. I like the checkerboard design.
Just wondering where did you get your cabinets? I am coming up on this point sometime soon and just trying to gather ideas. I do want lots of cabinet space to get some of the stuff in my garage out of sight.
Just wondering where did you get your cabinets? I am coming up on this point sometime soon and just trying to gather ideas. I do want lots of cabinet space to get some of the stuff in my garage out of sight.
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Originally Posted by Eddie 70
Looks great. I like the checkerboard design.
Just wondering where did you get your cabinets?
Just wondering where did you get your cabinets?
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Originally Posted by ddecart
You see this stuff EVERYWHERE. If there's a 'vinyl tile' floor in any sort of commercial building, this is it.
It's smooth, sweeps up nicely, is oil & fluid resistant.
I'm doing the rest of my garage with the rustoleum epoxy. This is more expensive. To do this 1-car stall, it was 180x.58 = $104+18 for the adhesive.
To do the remaining 2 car part of my garage will cost $96 for the double-size Rustoleum kit from Home Depot. But that's not checkerboard
It's smooth, sweeps up nicely, is oil & fluid resistant.
I'm doing the rest of my garage with the rustoleum epoxy. This is more expensive. To do this 1-car stall, it was 180x.58 = $104+18 for the adhesive.
To do the remaining 2 car part of my garage will cost $96 for the double-size Rustoleum kit from Home Depot. But that's not checkerboard
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They're Merrilat cabinets in maple. The local cabinet place that deals heavily in Merrilat cabinets has a "scratch & dent" sale every Saturday. They have slightly imperfect cabinets for like half price. I deal with them for cabinets and I've bought plenty of their imperfect ones for my shop and garage.
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i was considering the epoxy stuff with the clear coat (most expensive stuff) wondering if whether tile or the epoxy is stronger. the epoxy comes in 35mil thickness 3 layer, epoxy primer, epoxy coating and protective top clear coat.
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Originally Posted by TonyQT
Looks great! The tiles hold up well. I had mine down for 2 years now, with no problems at all.
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I acid etched my garage floor then epoxy coated it and it is already starting to chip. I will never put any paint or epoxy on a garage floor again. Actually when i did the acid etch it made the cement look like new. I should have stopped there. My other garage has just plain cement. I was thinking of putting thompsons water seal or waxing it to resist oil drops.
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jack stands????
Originally Posted by TonyQT
Looks great! The tiles hold up well. I had mine down for 2 years now, with no problems at all.
How does this hold up to roller hydraulic jacks and jack stands? Do you use the garage for work on the car or just to park it? I am wondering because I would like to do this but am concerned it will not hold up to the jack stands and other items being pulled across the floor. I know I could just keep small squares of plywood or something to put under the jack or jackstands... but do the floors actually hold up without those provisions? thanks in advance!!
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Originally Posted by carl a
we would like to know what kind of prep you did before laying down the glue and tile,, thanks