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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 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 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...

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...

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...

I've gotten off Team Epoxy and shifted over to Team Porcelain. I'm wrapping up my research but one thing I was curious about was leveling clips. Obviously keeping all the tiles level is paramount, and I still think one of the clip/wedge systems is probably the way to go, but will the clips...

I prefer a rounded edge for ease of cleaning and preventing crevices for liquids and dust to hide. Attached images shows the profile I'm after if there's any confusion. While I'd like to go with the simplest/cheapest option, my big concern is ensuring an epoxy coat will properly bond after...

My epoxy project is coming up and I'm looking at electric diamond grinders I have in my area. My best bet is probably SunBelt and the two options I'm seeing that are actual diamond grinders are the Edco 10" (Model TG-10-5B) and the Lavina 21" (Model 21-x). The Edco is around $90 for the day...

About to do a 1400sqft garage and I'm almost certainly going to be flying solo on this project. Even if I could nab a friend, I still think my question applies. I'm not going to be able to squeegee/roll the entire floor before applying flakes. So how do you create a consistent look on the...

I've seen pictures so I know you can but looking for insight/tips. Namely curious about preparing the surface. While the slab has a vapor barrier, do I need to worry about moisture wicking in through the cinderblocks? If so, should you paint/prime the stem wall with something first to create...

After some research I'm leaning towards Epoxy-Coat (Rejection or Super epoxy systems), but I am very open to alternate recommendations, or issues specific to this brand. That said, I'll lay out the garage and plans. The garage is a 1400 sqft attached concrete garage. It has a cinder block...