Pics of your shop or garage

[jy211]

anyone have a polished concrete garage floor?

[GregWeld]

Originally Posted by jy211

anyone have a polished concrete garage floor?

NO!! Too slick!

[jy211]

Originally Posted by GregWeld

NO!! Too slick!

that was going to be one of the questions I needed to ask. One place local to me said the floor would be similar to what's in home depot/ sams club

[GregWeld]

Originally Posted by jy211

that was going to be one of the questions I needed to ask. One place local to me said the floor would be similar to what's in home depot/ sams club

A little water or oil or antifreeze on mine and you have to watch your step --- I'm telling ya -- I prefer a floor with just a bit of bite. Concrete is H A R D and not something you want to land on suddenly.

I'm not talking brushed or that much -- but just a bit more than "polished" -- unless you're just trying to make a showroom out of it.

[Sieg]

There are sealer additives that shouldn't create excessive future maintenance.
http://www.hcconcrete.com/products/s...tant_Additive/
Appears to be glass bead media mix in a sealer.

That said - After 36 years in the flooring business the last thing I'd want is a finished floor in my garage/shop. When I built my place we treated the slab with a penetrating sealer and called it good. In key work areas I use pieces (remnants) of fiberglass stabilized loose-lay vinyl flooring for easy cleanup and comfort. 10 years later it has stains here and there but in my opinion it looks much better than any epoxy coating or hi-build clear sealer would after the same use and maintenance (lack of).

I use my garage as a work shop not a showroom and don't want to slow progress taking preventative measures to protect a floor finish.

[SSLance]

The guy that finished my flat work put a really smooth finish on it. My goal at the time was to put an epoxy coating on it so I did NOT seal the concrete after.

Fast forward a couple of months and the guys that did my spray in foam insulation job were less than careful with their drop cloth placement and in several places coated the floor with foam. If you have ever seen that stuff, once it sticks, it is stuck on...FOREVER... I was so sickened by the overspray, I gave up on the dream of an epoxy coating on the floor and have been living with just the concrete ever since.

It's okay... Not smooth enough to be slick, but smooth enough to sweep up pretty easily. It's got some oil stains in it in places, they seem to show up more when it's humid.

I've seen enough horror stories from guys with the nice epoxy floors that have it coming up if they drive on it with hot tires or leave their cars sitting on them for too long that I'm now glad I didn't go that route. I'm sure some of the commercial type epoxy floors are better...but they are compared to the home remedy types.

[jy211]

Originally Posted by GregWeld

A little water or oil or antifreeze on mine and you have to watch your step --- I'm telling ya -- I prefer a floor with just a bit of bite. Concrete is H A R D and not something you want to land on suddenly.

I'm not talking brushed or that much -- but just a bit more than "polished" -- unless you're just trying to make a showroom out of it.

hmmm showroom? well back to the drawing boards!

[jarhead]

mine looks like a DUMP right now due to the house remodel. Everything from the house going into the garage.

Best part is the more my wife spends on the house, the more car parts I get

[Panteracer]

Our shop was a body shop,machine shop
Etc since the 60's so the floor was really shot
We power washed,ground it, filled it and epoxy
coated it with a little texture. Problem is we had the matrix
Paint chips installed. Everyone thinks it is clean all the time
because it hides everything including nuts or bolts I drop
I have crawled on the floor with a flashlight looking for things
way too many times

Panteracer NorCal Bob

[Bryce]

here is my small garage.

I have wanted to insulate and drywall the garage since I moved in. I finally got around to it.

I stripped the walls down to studs.


Moved some outlets and added insulation.


Drywall up, time for mud and tape.


Two coats of primer


one side done, painted with super high gloss white paint with a glass like finish.


time for the second side.


added some outlets and a switch to turn off a few of my overhead lights when not needed. that counts as being green right?


drywall and tape and mud done


done, now to put the mess away.


almost there, time for some garage art and foldup workbenches, and I need to get everything hung up on the walls and off the floor.


its like being at a drive-in....