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The 25th is my "soft open" when I'm having a bunch of co-workers over for a cookout which is QUICKYLY approaching. The last 1/3rd of floor was prepped and 4500 primed over the weekend after moving everything out of the way. All clean: 4500 down, I know it looks crazy different. I...

I missed responding here, but thanks! It's definitely gotten to the point I am tired of working ON the shop and not just working IN the shop. I'm getting really close. Small update was I finally pulled the trigger on the first of two Chamberlain RJO101 jackshaft openers. I wanted to ensure I...

The photo with the floor and bucket is still with it wet. It dulled a good bit but the hard trowel spots do have some sheen left now 24+ hours later. I am using significantly less product as suggested with the power trowel finish by the label coverage as these two bays at ~ 746sqft used ~1.5...

Doing a little more google research I made a personal determination that my floor was power troweled. I applied the 4500 (single coat) just before our week vacation which was perfect for a cure time. The 8510 (wet on wet, 2 coats) was applied as soon as we got back to allow it to cure over the...

Doing a little more google research I made a personal determination that it was power troweled. I applied the 4500 (single coat) just before our week vacation which was perfect for a cure time. The 8510 (wet on wet, 2 coats) was applied as soon as we got back to allow it to cure over the week...

Yea, I believe mine was manually finished but don't know for sure. I didn't catch them doing the finish work on the slab 2 years ago and it wasn't that detailed in the contract info. I do know a neighbor that had the same crew build recently. I will see if he caught what they used to finish...

You mentioned in your build thread only using 4.5 gallons in your 32x32 space? Based on a 300sqft application coverage reccomended and then "less needed" for the wet coat should be somehwere in the 5-6 range no?

Supposed to have negilgable change to surface appearance. I'll let you know is 2.5 weeks. You can keep an eye on my build thread

I really wish I would have done it way earlier in my shop build to prevent as much prep requirements. I'm using a saw cut in my floor I will mask off to separate a 2/3 & 1/3 application with stacking all my stuff up in that 1/3 area for the majority application, then moving it back over to get...

This is directly from the website, but I'll double check the labeling when it arrives as well. I only have the 4500 in hand currently. "Apply with a solvent-resistant roller, brush or low-pressure, non- atomizing sprayer. Apply to saturation letting the first coat penetrate for 5-10 minutes...

I've done some car/mower maintenance and feel like I should degrease to be safe, I only get one shot. Dusting is a huge concern currently still so I'm glad to hear that helped. I will be doing a lot of mecahnical car work and fabrication so I figure the sealer is the best application for me...

Home HVAC is back to normal operation, with minimal exposure to hot days which was good. Got back to some shop progress, and did and initial pressure wash of the floor to apply the densifier and sealant (Ghostshield 4500/8510) in the next weeks. 20/20 hindsight this should have been done...

I've been trying to find the most recommended success stories using Ghostshield products to coat my floor before final move in. I'm having to apply in two sections for my 28x40, using the cut relief as my divider (2/3 1/3 split) as I unfortunately have some stuff moved into the space already...

I missed a while of these updates, but hope you're back on track after the job loss. The kiddos in the shop space and enjoying it is definitely a plus. I'm not sure where you're at with insulation but if you decide to do more rockwool (I did the same), I'd highly suggest getting an electric...

Updates back to 3/11 are updated in the post prior... the build thread is current. We'll see if I get anything done this weekend as my house upper HVAC went out so we're in emergency work protocols there.

3/11- the upstairs HVAC ceiling cassette was able to be final hooked up with the ceiling finished painting which was amazing news. I lucked out as we did not plan that the louvers pointed AWAY from the staircase to keep the space conditioned better. 3/13- Not a lot picture worthy tonight...

Yea, at 28' you'd need to upgrade to either Steel beams or IJT's I looked at both WAY back. I am definitely glad I have no HOA issues and my county is unconderned on height requirements. My desires to match the house as close to what I did was my own desire. I had friends early on trying to...

Thank you. I got a lot of insight from this community in my planning and definitely wanted to put some of it back in. Kent Island is about 4 hours north of me. Not sure if you are 26 wide and 40 deep or 26 deep and 40 wide, but if its the later I would highly suggest trying to squeeze in...

So we had a nice day so I opened up the shop and gave the third bay a pressure wash/light scrub/squeegee and it came out about 95% which was promising. I'll likely hit it with a quick wet mop and then head to the degreaser next chance I get but I want to get the ceilings painted and lights hung...

Yea I have a feeling it will be a lot of wet moping cycles to get all the drywall dust off the pad. I know I'll have some use dust, but I'll be painting all the drywall very soon and densifying and sealing the concrete to keep that dust down. I have considered applying a single coat of drylok...