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The subject mostly sums it up. I'm doing an epoxy garage floor project and am carrying the epoxy up the 2' stem wall in the process. I've applied a thin layer of mortar to my garage stem wall to fill in the trowel marks and create a rounded cove at the base. That said, how long do I have to...

I'm curious how impactful aluminum oxide additive is to cleaning the floor. Can you use a dust mop or does the grit relegate you to a push broom? If it's the latter can you slide is smoothly across the floor or does the grit catch/hold debris and you're forced to lift, retract, and repeat the...

While my garage isn't huge (1400sf), it's a job I'm tackling by myself. Also, I have a decent amount of stuff in the garage at this point and moving all of it out for a week or so is undesirable, so doing it in two installs appears to be the way to go (even if I have to rent a grinder twice)...

I've looked at a ton of options over the last year and I'm beginning wonder if less is more. As a brief summary: The garage is 1600sqft of smooth/machine troweled high PSI concrete. Barely a year old and still looking mostly the way it did. Garage space is climate controlled (60-80F...

In terms of effort, probably not, depending on the layout pattern. However, the longer/bigger the tile, the harder it is to get even/full coverage of the thinset without voids. Unless you're really experienced I would do some practice with similarly sized glass pieces so you can test and see...

In addition to rubber/vinyl/PVC tile mentioned in a different thread I'm also considering sealing the garage. Since the topic could expand I thought it best separate them so folks with similar inquiries could have a focused thread instead of potentially two conjoined ones. This is a 1600...

I have a mostly new (1 year old) 1600 sqft garage that I was considering porcelain tile for a while, but for a few reasons have changed my mind. I'm now considering rubber/vinyl/PVC tile. I have a few questions: 1) What is the expected actual lifetime of these products? In my case we'll park...

I was referred to a great deal on tile but I'm already second-guessing the effort with this project now. A clear protection/sealant seems like the easiest choice. Any chance I could apply this is stages as it needs refreshing and it not look terrible? Maybe if I start/stop each section at an...

I have a large garage that I'm about to pull the trigger on tiling myself and there's an 18" stem wall that runs the perimeter of the space. I think tiling it with matching tile would obviously look the best, but this is already a 1400 sqft job so I would *really* appreciate some aesthetic...

Yea, I noticed that. However, my machine troweled concrete should have a similar or worse CoF anyway and I have zero issues presently. At that price I'm likely rolling the dice as it's pretty much the exact color/size I wanted. I ordered a sample and they're holding my quantity in reserve...

House is one year old. Garage is 1400sqft of 4" thick 3500PSI, machine/smooth troweled concrete (with vapor barrier). Overall surface looks fantastic. This space will serve as storage for vehicles, lawn equipment, and a woodshop. I feel like I've reduced my options to the following and would...

Are there any other sources of through-body rectified tile at a decent price? I only ask because I've been watching BuildDirect for the last 6-8 months and your experience just doesn't seem to be happening for tiles with any reasonable quantity of square footage. Most of the clearance sales...

Built this house last year and I'm ready to further invest into the attached garage to prepare it for some additional hobbies like woodworking, and a minisplit seems like the obvious first step. The HVAC company I've used for years and generally trust recommended a 24000 BTU single head unit...

For the amount of information presented it is very aesthetic. That said, it is a bit of information overload. I'm actually actively looking into tile now and my brain had a hard time focusing on what would help me narrow that search down. If each of the tile section's products was already...

Dakota, In lieu of a leveling system what is the tried an true method for leveling in a situation like this then? Genuinely want to do this the best way possible. Is there an A-Z video? Thanks.