Recent content by Tom Vermont

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I just went through this with Quincy two months ago. My 80-gallon 7.5 HP had an obvious leak from the large bung under the pressure switch. Obvious hiss the first time I pressurized it, no soap test necessary, I could feel the leak with my hand. No way any real QC inspector could have missed it...

Another satisfied New Age Pro customer from shopstoragecabinets.com. They all arrived with matching keys too...22 of them!

Are Race Deck tiles safe? I bought some to create motorcycle parking mats, but now my epoxy floor is being replaced with poly.

Thanks Shea, I'll study that link. It sounds like a hybrid epoxy/poly system. Their proposal includes: "Prepare concrete to CSP3 specification" "Install PremierOne epoxy system with 10 PSI vapor barrier" "Install PremierOne polysparitic coating"

Hello, My general contractor's attempt to install a 3-step epoxy coating using his painting subs has failed. We wasted $1500 worth of materials, and it came out OK in places, but soft and clay-like in others. I suspect that the cause of the failure was temperature-related. We failed to keep the...

Check out my photo album. ( click on my name, then view public profile.) I’m almost done with a garage that has its entire back wall under ground. Steep site in Vermont. I originally specified foundation drain, perimeter surface drain, curtain swale, and provision for sump pumps, but when we...

RJ, Yeah, there’s not much prospect of finding “level” building spots in our village. It’s a v-shaped glacial valley that was settled in the 1840’s because it was a great place to dam the river and set up mills. Makes for some great motorcycling though in the summer, and skiing in the winter...

Thank you all for the kind encouragement. Did the garage floor prep today, primer tomorrow.

Thanks BigJon. We've had another brutally cold night here, but it looks like it stayed warm and things are firming up OK.

Hello, I ran out of propane for my portable heater last night, and I'm wondering if I did lasting damage to my ArmorPoxy ArmorClad flooring. ArmorPoxy recommends a minimum application temperature of 50F for the products I'm using. This morning, the temps were 34 degrees F in the mechanical...

The ArmorPoxy FAQ page suggests reapplying their 2-part epoxy top coat every 5 years or so in high traffic areas. That's epoxy on epoxy, so I would think if the prep is good, why not? P.S. The badge on that red car looks like a total rip-off of my family crest (see avatar.)

My gratitude to Armorpoxy. I used more primer than I thought I would and needed more to keep my project moving, and it was out the door with a tracking number from Fedex within a couple of hours of my call this morning. The computers were down and they couldn’t take my payment, so I haven’t even...

The compressor is in place and running, but my manifold and air distribution lines are not installed yet. I plan to have two drop lines, plus one ceiling-mounted hose reel. The compressor will also be plumbed to my HD-9 lift. It’s quieter than I expected. Air compressors direct was great. I’d...

Did you ever get your RJ-45’s? I paid for a pair in August, and I still haven’t received them. I can’t get anyone at Bend-Pak to return my calls or emails. My salesman doesn’t work there anymore. The place seems to be a mess. Are they in business?