Recent content by allthingsgiant

The pipes are all covered up with insulation, drywall and paint. I'm not opening up two ceilings; I'm past the point of heat tape.

Agreed. We thought about removing the toilet from the circuit, and I could drain it for the 1-2 weeks when it freezes here in Seattle. But alas, we didn't. I can still do this --- just that the toilet will be non-functional (not a big deal, this unit isn't 100% in use). And I was told the...

Darn... I wish I wrote this thread right after it happened. It's a wet, residential system - it covers a 4-car garage + 700 sqft apartment above the garage. It is tied into the toilet so not to allow stagnant water. And, I did have access to the plumbing when I had to gut-rehab the whole...

Hi - I have 1550 feet of insulated / drywalled garage/workshop space here in the Pacific NW. I had a fire suppression pipe burst this past winter from our singular freeze event, and I need to prevent this from happening again. From a BTU perspective, I don’t want/need to heat the space up to 70...

Overview: Just completed my 1500 sqft detached garage + 500 sqft garage epoxy finish. I used the ArmorPoxy 3-part system: two-part tan primer, two part khaki base coat, and the military-grade two-part urethane finish. You can see in the photos my 1/8" custom flake pattern, broadcast in a...

Thank you for confirming what I thought. UCoatIt recommended the UGlaze as a topcoat to the UCoat base for better chemical resistance and wear. I think I misspoke - you are correct - it's either UGlaze or UGloss as the top coat. My experience with UGloss was that it had some tire peel after a...

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Project: 1500 sqft + 600 sqft garages; poured fresh 5 months ago. General light-medium duty residential garage + woodworking shop / RV bay. Goal: Epoxy Flooring; medium gray finish Budget: sub $3000 Experience: UCoatIt UGloss-AF; lasted 5 years before showing some minor tire peel and staining...