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Sorry for the bad pics. I wanted tight grout lines and something that would not show dust or dirt. I love it. Epoxy grout is a must. This is the only 100% permanent solution that will look the same in ten years as it does today and increase the value of the house...at least to some buyers.
If I had it to do over I would have used the faux distressed wood like I used in a recent bathroom project. Non-slip and beautiful. But I'm not about to remove this to do it over.
I see this and think; now this is a guy that needs moar 911 and crotch-rocket. Very nice collection and the floor looks great. Did they put down a membrane before installing (like ditra or red guard)?
@Wujohn I don't know and my brain is fading on the details. I will say this as a piece of advice, especially if you live in California: Tile installers gave me pushback on doing epoxy grout, mostly because of inexperience with it. They want to do the same thing over and over. They hear epoxy is hard to deal with and it is NOT. You simply need to do clean up quickly. I had to talk the guy into it by acting like I knew something about it (I do not). They will also try to get you to use this new hybrid grout...I forget the name. It's NOT epoxy. I had to be firm with them.
Also the adhesive I used...Keralastic and whatever it was that I said above. In Los Angeles your installer is 95% Hispanic, and 50% speaks little English. Make sure they read the instruction for the adhesive. I caught him about to make a huge mistake had I not decided to check. There are videos on using Keralastic in Spanish on Youtube.
@Wujohn I don't know and my brain is fading on the details. I will say this as a piece of advice, especially if you live in California: Tile installers gave me pushback on doing epoxy grout, mostly because of inexperience with it. They want to do the same thing over and over. They hear epoxy is hard to deal with and it is NOT. You simply need to do clean up quickly. I had to talk the guy into it by acting like I knew something about it (I do not). They will also try to get you to use this new hybrid grout...I forget the name. It's NOT epoxy. I had to be firm with them.
Also the adhesive I used...Keralastic and whatever it was that I said above. In Los Angeles your installer is 95% Hispanic, and 50% speaks little English. Make sure they read the instruction for the adhesive. I caught him about to make a huge mistake had I not decided to check. There are videos on using Keralastic in Spanish on Youtube.
I've done plenty of normal grout and just did epoxy grout for 2' x 4' porcelain tiles in my back yard. It is definitely more difficult to use (especially under SoCal sun), 5X the cost but a better product if you need more elasticity, stain resistance, etc. in your grout. For those that want to tile their garages, google uncoupling membrane and make sure your installer uses something. Your tiles can crack if you do not.
I'm providing a picture that has a Jackpoint Stand to show the durability of the material. The website also has floor designer to assist you with existing layouts, or design one yourself.
Love your garage and your car, she's a beauty. You have probably already been told this but your left front rotor is mounted on the wrong side of the vehicle. It appears that you have the right front rotor mounted on the left side. The drilled holes and/or slots should always point to the rear of the vehicle.
I've done plenty of normal grout and just did epoxy grout for 2' x 4' porcelain tiles in my back yard. It is definitely more difficult to use (especially under SoCal sun), 5X the cost but a better product if you need more elasticity, stain resistance, etc. in your grout. For those that want to tile their garages, google uncoupling membrane and make sure your installer uses something. Your tiles can crack if you do not.
Yes you are right on the membrane. I got quoted some crazy numbers to do epoxy but in the end it cost me the same as regular grout plus $1 square foot as I recall. I think it was $6 square foot that went up to $7 but my mental hard drive is full. The estimates from some places were higher by a factor of 6. One guy...a "buddy" wanted $40 square foot. That was not happening. Doing epoxy out in the sun would be tough since the big deal with epoxy is cleaning the haze off.
Regardless it was worth spending $12k or whatever it was. Because of its longevity, I would hope to get some of it back in resale value if I sold the house. But this is my end game home. Funny you can tell most real estate agents are female. They almost never talk about garages in homes for sale listings.
By the way thank you for the nice compliments. I need to sell off some bikes.
I've been using these drip trays from Advance Auto ($12) to put under my fluid containers to catch drips and spills and even place oily tools to try to keep the floors clean.
Last edited by CSK 911 C4S; 08-05-2021 at 10:43 AM.
Here's my old garage...
We did Swiss Traxx. I was very pleased with how it cleaned up the space and made it look more finished.
This ribbed flooring system is good looking, tough and weathered 7 years of all season use, floor jacks before we moved.
It required very little care and aways looked great. I would simply take a leaf blower and blow out the leaves and debris occasionally.
Only after about 5 years, I pulled it up, swept and mopped underneath and layed it back down.... it was very easy to do and the entire process only took about an hour and a half in total, start to finish.
Before
After:
Before:
After:
…and an unfinished Porsche
Last edited by Gixxerboy63; 08-21-2021 at 09:26 AM.
This is my current garage.
While I loved my Swiss Traxx flooring at my old house (above post), I’m considering an all white or a very light Gray epoxy floor this time…
My biggest concern is that the existing floor is 40 years old and will require a lot of surface prep. The last thing I want is for the epoxy to lift where the tires rest (This seems to be a hit or a miss, even when professionally done!!! I’ve seen this happen so many times that I am a little scared to do the epoxy system). 😱 😳
My desire is to accomplish a clean look like the HBi Auto detail shop (below)
This is my current garage.
While I loved my Swiss Traxx flooring at my old house (above post), I’m considering an all white or a very light Gray epoxy floor this time…
My biggest concern is that the existing floor is 40 years old and will require a lot of surface prep. The last thing I want is for the epoxy to lift where the tires rest (This seems to be a hit or a miss, even when professionally done!!! I’ve seen this happen so many times that I am a little scared to do the epoxy system). 😱 😳
My desire is to accomplish a clean look like the HBi Auto detail shop (below)
Any suggestions?
🙂
For a real working garage, epoxy is hard to beat. I think a top quality porcelain tile would be even nicer, but at perhaps 5-10X the cost?
I can't imagine having any of those slotted plastic tile systems and dealing with the inevitable spill, dropped small part, etc.
At my previous home I tried epoxy twice each time doing the prep work recommended including grinding the floor followed by acid wash. In the end Porcelain Tile was the final and permanent solution, it was just fantastic.
Two months ago I moved into a new home and really wanted to do my new four car garage in porcelain again but couldn't stomach the cost so as you can see from the photos below I went with a "Polyaspartic" Floor Coating on the floor and concrete foundation walls. This was professionally installed and comes with a ten year warranty. I'm really happy with the end result and It's supposed to be superior to epoxy and urethane coatings but only time will tell. Check out all the high end dealerships and even in their service shops, you will find porcelain tile on the floor.
Although my polyaspartic floor turned out great, if cost wasn't a factor I would have a porcelain tile floor again in a heart beat.