PremierGarage Floors Reviews site

Ok, maybe my search did not turn up a consolidated review for this company and products and it is here somewhere - if so I apologize in advance:
http://www.premiergarage.com/

I am renovating a house in the Seattle area and a novice on garage floors, and would appreciate some experienced advice.

I called them and they quoted me a price of $4.60 SF for Decorative Chip epoxy flooring on my 2 car garage (about 750sf). To prep they will diamond grind and apply a product made by Sika. They also can install some storage and a work table I need, but the price for those seems a little high.

I know they are a franchise operation but anyone have thoughts about:

1. Quality of products company uses? Anyone use the Seattle/Kirkland WA rep?

2. Ballpark of the price they quoted?

3. It is wet 'occasionally' in Seattle - will it be slippery? What life should I expect?

4. Are their work bench and storage elements generally priced well and good quality?

I have lived a long distance away for the last 6-7 years and will return soon - out of the loop and without a photo to post of the garage...

Thanks!

For whatever it's worth, I would suggest you do some serious research on the problems you can experience with epoxy floors. Epoxy does not breather so test your cement to make sure there's not water coming up through it during wet weather/wet season. If it does your epoxy will laminate and separate. There is a test they can do to make sure the cement is dry enough, but do it during the wet season not summer months. Make sure the surface is rough, seems they covered that issue. Things like standing water, brake fluid that isn't wiped up will lift epoxy. I dropped some cement on my epoxy and it caused it to wrinkle up and separate. People I've talked to about epoxy floors said it only lasted a few years before they started having problems. I was one of the unlucky ones, I didn't do my home work and ended up with an expensive mess. Even Jay Leno said he had troulbe with an epxoy paint job he had done when brake fluid sat on it... you can find that on YouTube. Although Jay in another video praised epoxy. I won't use it ever again myself. I wish I had just sealed my cement and moved on like it was. My options now are to have a company come in and remove the epoxy and clean it up or leaving it and look at a mess for the rest of my life. I'm considering race deck or Rubber Flooring http://www.rubberflooringinc.com/garage/index.html?gclid=CLzzvKul0K0CFQS8KgodcDwmCw you can check both out if interested. I'll probably come out ahead even though it's a bit expensive not having to have the epoxy removed. Epoxy is slick and I've heard some say even with sand in it to make a nonskid it was slick and they fell. I found that it was slick and almost fell once. Now I walk flat footed and am careful. More reason to go to the snap together stuff I guess. Good luck to you, looking forward to seeing your shop picks.

I don't know about storage and benches you can buy, I'm bulding my own stuff, can't afford to buy any myself. Would rather spend my money on my hot rod projects. Except that I am buying one or two of the 13 drawer tool boxes from Harbor Freight and making a bench out of it... My other benches will be made from construction grade lumber. Lots of plans and picks available for that kind of stuff. I found some free metal shelving and bought some from a pet store that was going out of business. I have some scrap plate that will work well for a welding bench and I'll make that myself too. Good luck with your shop project... Here's my project hope to be done by summer with everything but that's wishful thinking http://s1134.photobucket.com/albums/m614/CaptainRay1964/

CR,

Thanks for the tips. Actually I stand corrected, PremierGarage says that they use a polymer, not epoxy. Problem is I don't know the real difference. From other reviews on the internet they seem to be positive on this company and process. Just looking for a reason to go with them over another process.
Nice photos!

Below is what PremierGarage says:

"Our hybrid-polymer based flooring system created by Sika, the global leader in industrial flooring technology results in higher performance and longer lasting color than traditional solvent- based epoxies.
Cures two times harder than traditional epoxy products resulting in higher impact and abrasion resistance. Your garage flooring is designed to stand up to hot tires and dropped tools and maintain its good looks.
Our proprietary garage floor coating cures in less than 36 hours, which is half the time of other liquid flooring products, so you’ll be back in your garage in less time.
100% UV protection with no oxidation means that your garage floor will look as lustrous and glossy in five years as the day it was installed.

Rc

Re: Premier Garage

I used Premier and have been satisfied so far going on year 2.

As far as I know about the only thing that will eat through it is brake fluid...

I do regret not having a drain in the floor as the water has nowhere to go.

Price is fair for what you get. I think mine took a couple days to dry before I parked on it...

It was done in 2days by a crew of three men.

I passed on the cabinetry...

robertc said:

CR,
Below is what PremierGarage says:

"Our hybrid-polymer based flooring system created by Sika, the global leader in industrial flooring technology results in higher performance and longer lasting color than traditional solvent- based epoxies.
Cures two times harder than traditional epoxy products resulting in higher impact and abrasion resistance. Your garage flooring is designed to stand up to hot tires and dropped tools and maintain its good looks.
Our proprietary garage floor coating cures in less than 36 hours, which is half the time of other liquid flooring products, so you’ll be back in your garage in less time.
100% UV protection with no oxidation means that your garage floor will look as lustrous and glossy in five years as the day it was installed.

Rc

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I'd do a little research before believing that. The term "hybrid-polymer" could be a term that is used to describe most epoxy floor coatings; I don't know. They do a lot of comparison to "traditional" products which just says they don't consider their product to be the same.

I'm not saying that it is a bad product, but their marketing implies a lot without explicitly stating much.

Kert, Dbolter

Thanks. I have checked around on the internet and the reviews seem generally OK but I will ask about the difference between hybrid-polymer and epoxy.

I would like to know what most people generally use in the high-end garages, so I don't reinvent the wheel... My is not all that high-end, but I would pay more to do it right so I do not need to do it again anytime soon. Want a professional job.

Rc

I just unstalled a Swisstrax floor and I think that is one of the best quality floors available.

I looked at Swisstrax and Racetrack flooring, however I don't feel food about about this type (permanence and water and cleaning issues) sitting on top of the slab. I what to use something that will add value to the home should I sell in 2-3 years - leaning toward the polymer based product that Premier uses, but still have an open mind...

get some....