OT - New garage floor
01-29-2011, 08:21 PM
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So, my 7 year old house has a sinking garage floor. I had an home inspector in last summer as I was getting some mold and on the wall which is a result of the floor pulling away from the wall and the moisture in the ground evaporating. I
have had a bunch of quotes and it looks like $4,500 - $5,500. So funds that would have turned into a set of HRE P40's for the 997 now will simply result in some flat evened color concrete.
Since I am into this for about $5K I am wondering if there is anything else I should consider doing to it while I am at it? I was thinking about colouring it, or perhaps even getting it stamped. This time I may even pin it to the foundation walls so the damn thing wont sink again.
You guys have any other idea's?
have had a bunch of quotes and it looks like $4,500 - $5,500. So funds that would have turned into a set of HRE P40's for the 997 now will simply result in some flat evened color concrete.
Since I am into this for about $5K I am wondering if there is anything else I should consider doing to it while I am at it? I was thinking about colouring it, or perhaps even getting it stamped. This time I may even pin it to the foundation walls so the damn thing wont sink again.
You guys have any other idea's?
01-31-2011, 04:44 PM
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02-06-2011, 06:38 PM
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02-06-2011, 06:42 PM
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Those are color chips that you sprinkle on the epoxy right after you apply (or a helper to sprinkle on).
http://www.originalcolorchips.com/
You can find more info from this forum:
http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/f...splay.php?f=20
You need a top coat (clear coat) for UV protection especially when you add color chips.
02-06-2011, 10:16 PM
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I'm looking at a 2000 sq/ft shop and in preparation of a budget checked out a couple of options. First was a commercial outfit who can polish and seal or epoxy. The polish and seal is almost $6gs, the epoxy almost $4gs'. Then I found this DIY at $835 US.
http://ucoatit.com/pgs/main.htm
http://ucoatit.com/pgs/main.htm
02-06-2011, 10:27 PM
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I just (7 months) build myself a tiny garage 1 car + 1 bike, got another car in dusty condo parking and another on the street.
I ended up going with epoxy as well (but skipped the flakes).
However just a heads-up, it's not possible to get the epoxy tinted to a specific color (I wanted to match the darkish-grey exterior of my house, no go).
Don't know what kind of doors you've got now but if you're going with an overhaul of your garage ya might want to consider changing your garage doors for aluminum and glass, I absolutely love mine!
Cheers,
Sid.
02-08-2011, 03:20 AM
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Sorry for the late respond was away for a week and just got back late last night.
Those are color chips that you sprinkle on the epoxy right after you apply (or a helper to sprinkle on).
http://www.originalcolorchips.com/
You can find more info from this forum:
http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/f...splay.php?f=20
You need a top coat (clear coat) for UV protection especially when you add color chips.
Those are color chips that you sprinkle on the epoxy right after you apply (or a helper to sprinkle on).
http://www.originalcolorchips.com/
You can find more info from this forum:
http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/f...splay.php?f=20
You need a top coat (clear coat) for UV protection especially when you add color chips.
02-08-2011, 11:09 AM
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I'd consider 2 things even though you may not use them right away.
1. install the plastic pipes for radiant floor heating and cap them for now. you can do this yourself to save lots of cash. its cheap and easy. Pipe is not expensive. I wish I had done this when I poured my garage.
2. indent a portion to fit a scissor lift in the future.
Paul
1. install the plastic pipes for radiant floor heating and cap them for now. you can do this yourself to save lots of cash. its cheap and easy. Pipe is not expensive. I wish I had done this when I poured my garage.
2. indent a portion to fit a scissor lift in the future.
Paul
02-08-2011, 12:05 PM
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An idea I had was if I could lower the floor of my garage by about 1 foot or two so I can fit a four post lift and put two cars in with ample clearance. I'm guessing I would have to re-grade my driveway as well. Does anyone know if this can be done at a reasonable cost and will it affect the structure of the house?
i'd think one of the main issues would be to avoid water drainage into the sunken garage.
just as a benchmark, the Ancaster zoning bylaw says the floor elevation of a private garage has to be at least 12 inches above the center line of the street adjacent to the garage.
02-14-2011, 11:46 PM
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This is what I'll be doing to mine hopefully this summer. I am a distributor for a few hi-performance coating systems and can tell you this stuff is one of the best I've seen. They are in eastern canada and should have a distributors there. They are very helpful over the phone just to get some info. Good luck.
http://www.enviroepoxy.com/products.html
http://www.enviroepoxy.com/products.html
