My garage floor facelift

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My 53 year old floor really needed a facelift. It was so pitted and patched up that I got sick and tired of trying to sweep it clean when it was that rough.
I thought I would share the steps needed to get there.
Here is what it looked like.

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Also removed an old drain cover and cut in a new one I found at HD.

Now you need the product;

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Next we need to pressure wash the old floor to remove all the grime and left over driveway sealer some idiot covered the floor with some 45 years ago.
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Next is to let it dry and brush down a primer.
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Now let it dry overnight and get lots of buckets and start mixing with a 1/2" drill and 5 quarts of water per bag and dump it out. Levels itself to a point, but you have to help it along. LOL
So I modified this to maintain 1/4" thickness.
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And with the Wife to help me carry those Friggin pails, LOL. We got ur done today.

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Then the clean-up.

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4 hours later, good to walk on.
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Next step will be some sort of Sherwin Williams coating. Going to find out tomorrow.
Now both our back hurts. :smiley:
Sure was a lot easier 25 year ago. LOL

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It looks like my garage floor. The good thing about the clean up is that you are done.

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When can I hire you to do mine?

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Very nicely done Marcel.

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Thanks and that was a rude awakening today for me and my wife that we are not 40 anymore. LOL Hurting everywhere. :laughing:

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I used Sherwin williams two part epoxy on my garage floor partner…pricey but worth it,…

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What color and was it slippery.?

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Great job Marcel!! Just added 5k to 50K to a garage based on which RE agent you ask… :stuck_out_tongue:

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I was thinking to myself, man is in pretty good shape!

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I used the standard grey without the chips and I’m happy with it…If You want it to look like a disco dance floor they have options for that but for me less is more…

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Well, when you need help to pick up the bucket you realize your not. LOL
Of, course two months ago, I ruptured my bicep tendon and rotor-cuff on my right arm, so that didn’t help. 3 back surgeries did not help either. LOL

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Thanks, I think we are past that Disco phase and the standard grey works just fine. ha. ha.

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You have my respect!

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Nice improvement. I’m looking forward to your next post with finish coat.

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Yeah, the last coat of epoxy is the easy part. LOL Next week, I got to pack up my car and go fix a few things for my Daughters house 275 miles North over the weekend.

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That must be at the crown of Maine?

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That stuff IS pricey, but worth it. Holds up 100 times better than the crap that is sold at the big box stores.

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Looks great :+1: Marcel!! I did a warehouse floor that way years ago. 10K sq feet. 5 gallon buckets. Took a week. We used a product called Thorite. Had to trowel it smooth after spreading. Just thinking about that job makes my back hurt. LOL. Enjoy your new floor!

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I used some of that crap from the big box store on my basement floor and it did not hold up to foot and dog traffic. There is a path worn into the so-called epoxy coating. :upside_down_face:

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I used that product many years ago, but it was a thoroseal, thoropatch, ect., but never saw a product of thorite to overlay a floor. Not saying it did not exist, just never come across it.