Rich's Garage Makeover

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I've been very busy the last few weeks and part of it was organizing a complete makeover for my garage. I was so excited to get this done!! I have spent A LOT of time investigating floor coverings and finally made up my mind. I didn't go with the tiles like Corey did due to our Canadian winters. I don't want water and crappy runoff from the winter getting trapped underneath them.

I ended up going with a Polyaspartic coating. What is that you ask? It's a newer version of a 2 stage epoxy paint that was actually invented by Bayer aspirin. The advantages of it over epoxy are several. It's 4X's stronger, it does not fade from UV (a big plus for me!) and it cures much faster than epoxy. I chose a 4 layer coating with 2 base coats of gray, a layer of different colour paint chips (gray, black and white) as well as a clear coat on top with an anti-slip texture built into it. I got a great deal on it and was very, very happy with the outcome.

Check out the condition of the floor before. I had coated it with epoxy about 9 years ago and it did not hold out well at all. Turns out they now recommend a COMPLETELY different preparation approach than what was suggested 9 years ago.

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I've shown you enough, eh? Really needed attention, didn't it?!? Here are the results after having the floor painted:

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Then I looked at the walls. The house is 10 years old and the walls looked it. I've had brushes dripping stuff down, scuff marks, etc. We decided to paint the walls and ceiling since we had the garage empty anyway. I chose an exterior paint that can be washed down and is very durable. Here is the finished product before moving everything back into the garage. I am very, very happy with the makeover. The walls are so much brighter now that they should really help reflect the light more too. Here it is with the walls painted.

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You did the floor yourself? That looks bitchen bro. How long did it take you?

You'll be amazed at how much having fresh white walls will affect lighting. I yearn for a garage especially one thats not piled with junk.
 
WOW! Now that does look really awesome! Can you tell us what store you bought it from?
 
Mobile detail said:
You did the floor yourself? That looks bitchen bro. How long did it take you?
You'll be amazed at how much having fresh white walls will affect lighting. I yearn for a garage especially one thats not piled with junk.
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No, I didn't. The big part of this job was to strip the old epoxy which needed to be done with a diamond grinder. It took him 3 more hours than he estimated. It took them about 5 hours I believe to do 3 coats and then the next day they returned to do the final coat. I could walk on it that night.
Yes, I wanted white and either a shiny semi gloss or a full gloss paint to get max reflection from the walls to help the lighting. I think it's gonna make a big difference!

B&B Tennessee said:
Very Very nice man :dblthumb2:
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Thanks! I'm very proud of how it turned out!!

DealerDetailer said:
WOW! Now that does like really awesome! Can you tell us what store you bought it from?
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It was a local concrete store in Southwestern Ontario that did the floor and we used the painter we normally do for the garage walls and ceiling.
 
Very, Very, nice job. Professional looking. Now a few shelves, cabinets, work bench, big screen on the wall and you got it made.
 
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Those floors are great Richy and I see he went up about 5 inches or so on the side walls....great idea! :props:
 
Richy, where were you storing everything before? In cabinets in the garage or the house?
 
It's not put back together completely yet in the pics. I'll snap a few when it's back to normal "working" condition. Thanks for the comments. Richard, show up with cigars, I've got the beer..you're welcome any time my friend!!


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Well Richy lets see the finished pics. You've had a month to move back in.:Picture:
 
Looks really nice!! Floor looks great! I need to get off my arse and finish my garage and I agree, where are the the completely finished pics!
 
Richy , what is the brand of product you used on the floor?I am wanting to finish my garage floor and this product sounds interesting. I am in New Brunswick so we should be able to get the same product here somewhere.

Glenn
 
rzatch said:
Well Richy lets see the finished pics. You've had a month to move back in.:Picture:
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derek0609 said:
Looks really nice!! Floor looks great! I need to get off my arse and finish my garage and I agree, where are the the completely finished pics!
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OK, I hear you guys! I have one last thing I'm working on that I think you'll like and I'm hoping to have it finished tonight and will snap pics if I do.

watson1000 said:
Richy , what is the brand of product you used on the floor?I am wanting to finish my garage floor and this product sounds interesting. I am in New Brunswick so we should be able to get the same product here somewhere.

Glenn
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Glenn,
The company that supplies the coating is called Polyval I believe. You would need to contact them and see if they have an installer close to you. If that doesn't work, let me know and I'll ask my fellow if he knows anyone in your area who could help you.
 
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