Recent content by Rob Beckers

In a previous house I put Rustoleum Pro on the garage floor, and used it for 3 years. No issues, the floor looked good all that time, no delamination or wear. My only regret with that floor was that I didn't put any anti-slip down; it got very, very slippery with any water on the floor. -Rob-

Hidollar, that is an excellent deal! I wish I had known about these products before doing my floor. Please keep us posted how the floor unfolds. Good luck with the move! -Rob-

The Day After... It's the next day, and I just went over to the warehouse to switch off the heater. The floor feels hard as stone to the touch, so the polyurethane set up nicely. Still, I don't want to walk on it just yet. Give it a few more days while I wait for the door to arrive. Since the...

Since I don't know if the people I dealt with want their name on the Internet in a public forum I'd better not write it down here. If you really want to know, send me a PM and I'll tell you. -RoB-

Top coat finished The Devfloor 562 PU top coat is applied. So for now there's not much else to do but wait and let it all dry up. Applying the 562 was very easy compared to the 527 epoxy coat. Pot life is 3 - 5 hours, so no rush what-so-ever. The weather has turned here, outside it is only...

Main expoxy coat down Hi Wolverine, work is progressing. Once started there's a sequence of events and timings for the three layers, yesterday was the day for the 18 mil Devfloor 527. First a bit about the procedure. I had a cheap foam squeegee, 18" Wooster 3/8" roller for back-rolling, spiked...

This morning is chilly with just 7C, so not much drying going on. I just went out to take a look at the floor, and snap a few pictures; the primer epoxy is setting up nicely, just a little bit sticky now. Once the sun comes out it'll warm up fast, and by afternoon it should be ready for the main...

Alright, the Devfloor 505 is down. It went really easy actually. But first things first... Leaving a big fan blowing over the floor overnight made quite a difference, the whole floor was dry (you can tell from the color of the concrete), except for some spots around the control joints (saw cuts...

After posting the previous message I thought I'd better make sure and ask Devoe tech support. An E-mail reply just came back, stating that as long as there are no puddles the floor should be fine for Devfloor 505. In his words: "If the floor is still dark from the water but there is no puddling...

Well, I'm hoping for one day of drying... :shocking: Actually, I'm lucky with the primer I'm planning to use. Devfloor 505 is specifically approved for use on damp concrete. Says so right on the application sheet. They advertise it that way: "Can be applied to damp concrete resulting from wet...

Today was not a good day. I went to the warehouse this afternoon with the intention of putting primer down. The plan was to vacuum the floor, to get the dust off, and get down to business. What I found was that those spots that were still damp/wet yesterday while I did the grinding, had the...

Drivin, the "pain" is worse today, all those muscles that are normally not used are protesting! As they say, "this too will pass". What I wanted to add: It's not that I'm a glutton for punishment. I didn't really want to spend all that money and time to buy a small grinder and work the floor on...

The weather forecast here has a few exceptionally warm and nice days coming up, 17 degrees Centigrade, so I've started work on the floor. I went to the ICI store yesterday, and picked up the supplies. That's a lot of (glorified) floor paint! Next is the obligatory "before" picture. The...

Thanks Jaguar, yes, that is good advise. The listed pot-life for the 527 is only 30 minutes at 21C. Being a one-man crew I would not even try to tackle this in summer. With the current temperatures it'll take a bit longer to set up though. The plan is to mix up one 3-gal kit at a time, pour out...

Prices must be pretty steep south of the border: I called up half a dozen epoxy floor companies around Ottawa and received quotes that were in the order of 3 dollars per square foot for grinding/prep, epoxy, and PU top coat. That was 3 weeks ago. Your garage is 400 sq. ft. if my math is still...