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I did overhaul on my entire garage and posted a more comprehensive thread about the house/garage in the garage gallery. This is dealing with only the floor component. My house is very prominent in the neighborhood and I frequently have social gatherings in the garage so I designed it more for...

A few years ago, a pizza delivery guy drove through one of my garage doors and did me the favor of a lifetime....by accident. Much like woman's ear rings, you cannot replace just one so a month later, I had brand new 4 inch thick mahogany garage doors. This got me thinking about upgrading my...

So I've got about 1/2 of a trash can of concrete dust after a grind. What do I do with it. And no, I don't have any neighbors I don't like. Pretty cruel joke to play on the trash pick-up guys as well...

I like the look of neon in a garage and might look for a clock or two after I finish my garage. I am not a collector but want something more for accent lighting at night. I see several companies who provide clocks and signs that appear to be new construction. Presumably, I assume anything neon...

During an investigation of doing my epoxy job on my garage, I discovered the company EDCO who appears to be one of a few company who manufacturers floor grinders in the United States. Turns out they are 2 miles from my house so a friend of mine went and spent about 2 hours with them to "get...

My goal is to apply an epoxy coating when ready. I am also coming at this from a standpoint of doing fine woodworking/finishing for 25 years. So A buddy of mine loaned me a brand new high end planetary grinder made by cimex. Amazing piece of equipment. He uses it in high-end floor...

When sanding wood, the discussion of grit used to sand is very appropriate. When grinding concrete, are there particular "grits" that you want to use to grind "to"????? I have not yet done my "grind" but I know that once I do, I can tell this question is going to go through my mind in terms of...

I like the idea of a stone look finish as I have a stone house but at $2200 for the primer, epoxy and topcoat for a 700 sq foot garage, I am having a hard time getting my head around the cost vs. others?? Am I missing something??

I have a friend who literally manages millions of square feet of cleaning and maintenance for commercial properties. He just picked up a few $5000 floor polishing/grinding pieces of equipment and has offered to let me borrow them. Currently, I am planning on going with the epoxy route with my...

I have a stone house and am finishing the garage. 26 x 26 with 10 foot ceilings. At about a buck per square foot, tongue and groove knotty pine looks like an interesting option. I put this in a living space over a garage at my Lakehouse and it looked great. Couple coats of poly and the stuff...

After reading many threads where folks use the diamabrush, it appears almost everyone grinds "dry". I spoke directly to the diamabrush folks they told me I want to grind wet?? Sounds like the dust of dry grinding is a mess and the slurry that gets created if "wet" is also a mess?? "Water...

I have a stone home in a historic town in central Maryland. Very prominent location butted up against a park in the downtown area. Garage was added 25 years ago. I painted the floor 15 years ago and the paint failed about 14 years ago. Shame on me but I just didn't know any better. I did etch...