Garage Flips

[Garage ReNew]

I'm starting a Garage Rehab business in San Antonio. I'm a 26 year Army Veteran starting this a a third career. Primarily redoing floors. What tools should I invest in? Where are the "good" deals? Thanks!

 

[radrush]

You should invest in floor rehab tools that you can use to redo floors.

 

[UpNorther]

You should invest in floor rehab tools that you can use to redo floors.

what he said

 

[rburke65]

Do you have a background in floor of epoxy finishing? Tools.....obviously grinders....a good vacuum.

 

[Richard Cranium]

thank you for your service.

 

[Garage ReNew]

radush and UpNorther ... awesome! Got what I deserved!

radush - Awesome Job! Looks great!

 

[Garage ReNew]

Learning. Did my own garage floor two times now. Found a great mentor in Royal Epoxy. Found a supplier in California for wholesale supplies. Very limited opportunities to get trained/certified. Reading everything I can. Even making "dumb" post on this site!

 

[UpNorther]

Lol,
Cool.thanks for clarifying. I didn't know what you meant from redoing floors. I didnt know if you meant epoxy finish or if you meant replacing concrete..
I have no experience with floor finishes, but best of luck to you and your new endeavor !
Also thank you for your service.

 

[Garage ReNew]

Lol,
Cool.thanks for clarifying. I didn't know what you meant from redoing floors. I didnt know if you meant epoxy finish or if you meant replacing concrete..
I have no experience with floor finishes, but best of luck to you and your new endeavor !
Also thank you for your service.

 

[rburke65]

Garage ReNew....first of all welcome to Garage Journal. Second....PLEASE post your location in your profile.....saves us from throwing stuff at you! 3rd.....keep your sense of humor. Ya need a little tough skin on this site. Fourth, there are years on reading that you can do on this site in theFlooring section of TGJournal. One vet to another, thanks for all you s rvic. Keep asking questions and keep reading. Ther are a few suppliers on here that ar more than willing to help. Good luck.

 

[Gotcha640]

Flip, to me, means you will buy the garage for a low price due to it's dilapidated state, repair it for minimal cost, and sell for a profit.

Is that what you're doing?

 

[Garage ReNew]

will do rburke65. Think skin and a think skull are things I have! Appreciate the advice and will update my profile. Thanks for your service also.

 

[Garage ReNew]

Gotcha640 - I used "flip" meaning turning an eyesore into someplace you enjoy. After redoing my garage and learning some expensive lessons I want to do this for others. I'm working on the biz plan now. Found some good mentors. Going to give it a shot.

 

[bmwproblem]

I'd talk to material vendors for the epoxy flooring. They're going to have specific recommendations for surface prep that will dictate your required equipment.

When I hire someone to do epoxy floors for me, they're usually shotblasting the slabs first, but you can do it by hand with a diamond abrasive tool. It's just messier and more time consuming, and you can't be competitive in my market being slow.

Brendan