garage floor epoxy coating at the depot

[toughguy]

Anyone have this installed? How much does this stuff run? I called the number for an estimate and they wouldn't give me an estimate over the phone. They wanted to come out for an on site free estimate. I don't want to deal with the phone calls, mailings and sales dump that would come along with this. I just want a per foot estimate. Thanks for any help.

[efgh]

Are you really sure you want to epoxy the gurage floor, it turns into a skating renk when a little snow or water gets on it . just a thought.

[toughguy]

I'm not sure I'm going to do it I'm just curious on the price. I saw a co online that does it for $4.25 a sq foot. WAYYYYYYY to rich for my blood. I just think the stuff looks cool.

[polarsusd81]

My buddy did it in his garage and it is really nice. Very easy to clean the floor in there but yeah if it is wet I could see it being pretty slick. I would wonder if there is a sand that you can mix in to get a little better traction for floors that are often wet? I really wont have to worry too much about tracking water and snow in my garage from now on because the plan is to keep the boat and the classic car in the garage for the winter so I would like to do it to my floor as well.

[LundExplorer]

There is a grit that is sold to mix in with the floor paint. I did this in the garage in my previous house. One stall had no grit mixed in and was very slick in winter. Other stall had 2x the recommended grit and was better but still somewhat slick. I would use more grit if I did it again. Another solution is to buy the sticky-back sheets of sandpaper-like grit traction mats for walking on - put it on the walking areas. I went down hard a couple of times while shoveling out the garage door area, it was at its worst with fresh snow on the boots.

I bought the Epoxy shield brand from Menards. Another tip if you buy the stuff from the home centers - I used the "Industrial" grade coating which had a 2-part epoxy base. I have heard stories of other floors that used the "Garage" floor coating and it peeled off in a few yrs. Mine has been good for going on 4 yrs now.

I did my entire 3-stall garage for under $400 but did it all myself.

[harvey lee]

Industrail grade for sure. I put some sand mix in mine and it sure looks nice with this coating. Hides dirt very well also.

[letsfish]

Keep in mind if you have any oil stains or stains of other types you may need to acid wash, otherwise it will not last.

[LundExplorer]

Definitely agree about the acid wash. There is also a degreaser product made by the epoxy shield brand as well. I used it on oil spots and then washed the entire floor with muriatic acid. The acid etches the concrete surface so the paint will stick better. This is a must-do step in my opinion. The paint will last if the floor is prepped correctly.