Garage Floor Epoxy

[milkman 428]

Has anyone had this done recently? The estimate about blew my socks off. They are charging $6.50 per sq foot. Does this sound about right? Garage is about 1200 sq ft.

[T’Boo Ted Marshall 2732]

Scroll down a bit.
I put a post up about a month ago.
$6.50 is high. I’ve found about $5

[DalTxHornFan 3101]

 

[milkman 428]

Seems like pricing is sorta in-line.
I’ve narrowed it down to these two colors.

[TTU13 108]

Do it yourself. Super easy and cheap.

[milkman 428]

Do it yourself. Super easy and cheap.

I don't have time to deal with this. Seems like they strip or grind the concrete and use the good stuff versus buying epoxy kits from the box stores!

[fattyflattie 4639]

11 hours ago, milkman said:

I don't have time to deal with this. Seems like they strip or grind the concrete and use the good stuff versus buying epoxy kits from the box stores!

There is no comparison between the box store and professionals.  Box store stuff gets a bad rap because people don’t prep correctly, but the pro stuff is still considerably better, even if the DIY is done correctly. 

[Texas St. Armadillos 1381]

Mine was done for $5/sqft, but that was 2 years ago.  Houston area.  I used Tailored Living of North Houston.  They did a fantastic job.  2 day job.

[Sam Lin 3559]

12 hours ago, milkman said:

Seems like pricing is sorta in-line.
I’ve narrowed it down to these two colors.

Highly recommend the left one, or ask them to put in even less of the colored flake. You'll never find anything you drop on the right side one.

[Gil Bang 25958]

14 hours ago, milkman said:

Has anyone had this done recently? The estimate about blew my socks off. They are charging $6.50 per sq foot. Does this sound about right? Garage is about 1200 sq ft.

This is how you humblebrag, y'all.

 

[harold 81]

Ours was put in by the previous homeowner.  Only drawback is that it can get really slippery when wet.

[dmtx 159]

59 minutes ago, Gil Bang said:

This is how you humblebrag, y'all.

 

Right?! 😉 I was adding up the costs of my 50x30 garage. 😁

[Braff Zacklin 13573]

47 minutes ago, harold said:

Ours was put in by the previous homeowner.  Only drawback is that it can get really slippery when wet.

Previous homeowner probably had to flee for being wanted, dead or alive. He's probably out there, somewhere, living on a prayer. But maybe can find forgiveness because love is a social disease, even though some claim he gave love a bad name.

[HornOnTheBayou 8922]

1 hour ago, Braff Zacklin said:

Previous homeowner probably had to flee for being wanted, dead or alive. He's probably out there, somewhere, living on a prayer. But maybe can find forgiveness because love is a social disease, even though some claim he gave love a bad name.

You're saying he's a runaway?

[Tailgate 3021]

Mine was @ four years ago…price has doubled.

[T’Boo Ted Marshall 2732]

Highly recommend the left one, or ask them to put in even less of the colored flake. You'll never find anything you drop on the right side one.

[pops 6985]

At 5 bucks a foot for paint I would go with tiles instead. 

[Your Mom 4806]

I’m going for the industrial look with mine.  Concrete in various shades of gray with accents of oil stain, paint splatters, and some saw dust sprinkled in the corners. 

[ScottS 1062]

On 8/12/2022 at 1:52 PM, Braff Zacklin said:

Previous homeowner probably had to flee for being wanted, dead or alive. He's probably out there, somewhere, living on a prayer. But maybe can find forgiveness because love is a social disease, even though some claim he gave love a bad name.

 

On 8/12/2022 at 3:49 PM, HornOnTheBayou said:

You're saying he's a runaway?

I think the previous owners were named Tommy and Gina.  Tommy finally got his six string out of hock after the union got the strike at the docks ended.  With regular employment, some overtime, and Gina's tips from the diner, they treated themselves to a new garage floor.

[thunderlounge 7832]

On 8/21/2022 at 7:48 AM, Your Mom said:

I’m going for the industrial look with mine.  Concrete in various shades of gray with accents of oil stain, paint splatters, and some saw dust sprinkled in the corners. 

 

 

[Okie State 3821]

I’m going for the industrial look with mine.  Concrete in various shades of gray with accents of oil stain, paint splatters, and some saw dust sprinkled in the corners. 

Same. I think the epoxy looks cool, but do you lose the garage smell? Every oil spill tells a story.

[Tonesky 935]

Recently done through builder for under $4/SF.  He used Xpedite Coatings (Houston).

[fattyflattie 4639]

1 hour ago, Tonesky said:

Recently done through builder for under $4/SF.  He used Xpedite Coatings (Houston).

How did it come out? Pics?   That’s huge delta in what Ive been seeing, and wife is all over my ass about it. 

[T’Boo Ted Marshall 2732]

Epoxy quotes per SF are less than polyspartic in my experience.

[Tonesky 935]

On 8/25/2022 at 5:58 PM, Tonesky said:

Recently done through builder for under $4/SF.  He used Xpedite Coatings (Houston).

 

On 8/25/2022 at 7:49 PM, fattyflattie said:

How did it come out? Pics?   That’s huge delta in what Ive been seeing, and wife is all over my ass about it. 

Came out great.  The garage is full of boxes etc from moving, but i have these two photos I took a while back. 

[milkman 428]

Came out pretty good. Now if I could just keep the garage this clean!

[fattyflattie 4639]

10 hours ago, milkman said:

Came out pretty good. Now if I could just keep the garage this clean!

Looks great.  Who did you end up using?

[milkman 428]

Looks great.  Who did you end up using?

Garage Force

[RPM 26321]

Excellent job.

[tx 3 putt 76958]

On 8/27/2022 at 4:49 PM, Tonesky said:

 

Came out great.  The garage is full of boxes etc from moving, but i have these two photos I took a while back. 

how slippery does it get ?

[Tonesky 935]

On 12/31/2022 at 12:43 AM, tx 3 putt said:

how slippery does it get ?

The chips give good traction. I’ve been told single color - no chips - can be slick. 

[tx 3 putt 76958]

5 minutes ago, Tonesky said:

The chips give good traction. I’ve been told single color - no chips - can be slick. 

@Slacks you have a guy ?

[Tonesky 935]

16 hours ago, tx 3 putt said:

you have a guy ?

Was done through our builder.  He used Xpedite Coatings (Houston).

[Mittens 8282]

Imagine dropping a screw on that floor.  

[Saint Tacky 1614]

On 1/4/2023 at 3:52 PM, Mittens said:

Imagine dropping a screw on that floor.  

Might be uncomfortable, but if you let her get on top you'll be okay.

[Dbeasy 15051]

I have a friend that has done this as a business for over 20 years. He does a bunch in Westlake. PM me if you need an intro.