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Man, what a great looking design for the garage. Will be a very nice home for the C8.
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Maybe epoxy paint is what he had put down, that’s pretty common. I just finished my garage project today! I put down TrueLock HDXT Extreme Diamond tiles from Garage Flooring LLC. I just followed their directions, I thought it was pretty straight forward. The more stuff you have to cut tiles to go around the more of a pain it is. I have a dryer vent chase and a workbench area that required more cutting than a simple rectangular garage. It still came out great though, I’m really happy with the result.
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Maybe epoxy paint is what he had put down, that’s pretty common. I just finished my garage project today! I put down TrueLock HDXT Extreme Diamond tiles from Garage Flooring LLC. I just followed their directions, I thought it was pretty straight forward. The more stuff you have to cut tiles to go around the more of a pain it is. I have a dryer vent chase and a workbench area that required more cutting than a simple rectangular garage. It still came out great though, I’m really happy with the result.
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Looks fantastic!
I have a question though if that's ok, on the flooring from Swisstrax, was that a self install? And was it hard to do? I'm thinking about putting something on mine... My father in law had his garage redone, and he had one of those companies come that put some type of rubberized sealant on it, (I can't think of what the material was at the moment,) and he hates it. He says it's INCREDIBLY slippery when either the floor or your shoes are wet. We're in the Midwest so we get plenty of rain, as well as snow in the winter so wet floors are pretty common event.
Thanks in advance
I have a question though if that's ok, on the flooring from Swisstrax, was that a self install? And was it hard to do? I'm thinking about putting something on mine... My father in law had his garage redone, and he had one of those companies come that put some type of rubberized sealant on it, (I can't think of what the material was at the moment,) and he hates it. He says it's INCREDIBLY slippery when either the floor or your shoes are wet. We're in the Midwest so we get plenty of rain, as well as snow in the winter so wet floors are pretty common event.
Thanks in advance
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It’s got the “diamond plate” look to it. To be honest I haven’t gotten it wet to find out how slippery it might be. I don’t think it will be too bad as the diamond plate bumps should help a lot. Here’s a close up.
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I purchased the flooring directly from Swisstrax and installed it myself, there may be companies that do it but I didn’t look into it. The install is incredibly simple, each piece is 15.75” x 15.75” and they just snap together. The main install without cuts took ~45 minutes. The pieces on the back row and one of the side rows have been cut to fit due to the length the width of the space. The cutting is simple, I used a table saw to make all the cuts. I was debating between this and the epoxy floor coatings and decided to go this route for a few reasons, one of them being that the epoxy floors can be a little slick at times. This flooring can be installed over epoxy floors and I’ve also seen people paint the concrete prior to install to cover any stains and also to keep the colors consistent, I didn’t find that necessary for the floor but did paint the concrete side walls. The flooring is designed with channels that help any water that gets in to drain without puddling. My truck is a crew cab with a 6.5” lift, huge tires and the duramax engine, because of this it is larger and heavier than most out there and the floor is not phased at all by it. I hope this helps.
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I've been away from the forum for a few days, but I wanted to say Thanks for the detailed response, I really appreciate it! Would you say that the table saw is required, or is there another way to cut them that wouldn't require that? (Asking since I don't own one.) I'm assuming they are too thick for box cutters..
You can buy a circular or jigsaw from Harbor Freight for $30. If you are mainly making straight cuts, I would recommend a 6-1/4 or 7-1/2 inch circular saw. If you need to make many curve cuts, get the jigsaw. Both are nice to have around the house.
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I checked their web site, and it said you need : Circular saw, jig saw or table saw.
You can buy a circular or jigsaw from Harbor Freight for $30. If you are mainly making straight cuts, I would recommend a 6-1/4 or 7-1/2 inch circular saw. If you need to make many curve cuts, get the jigsaw. Both are nice to have around the house.
You can buy a circular or jigsaw from Harbor Freight for $30. If you are mainly making straight cuts, I would recommend a 6-1/4 or 7-1/2 inch circular saw. If you need to make many curve cuts, get the jigsaw. Both are nice to have around the house.
Great, thanks for the info! I believe that I already have a circular and jigsaw somewhere, but the fact that I'm not sure tells you how handy I am!
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