Hey everyone, I'm about to put down epoxy on my garage floor. I was wondering if you guys stopped the epoxy on the outside or inside edge of the garage door? If I tape on the inside edge of the door I will be able to close the door after the epoxy is done. If I put it to the outside edge, I will have to leave the door open slightly until it dries.
Epoxy near garage door
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51rider
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The general rule of thumb seems to be stopping just short of the door.
If you put a couple of marks along the back edge of the door and tape to them on the driveway side, the door will come down on it when it closes. You will get the epoxy as close as you can by doing this and avoid having to leave the door open.
Don't forget to burnish the tape down to avoid bleed through
The law of sod dictates that of you do leave it open, you will either:
a) have it rain & flood the garage or
b)Get critters or moths or leaves in through the opening & stuck to your otherwise perfect floor.
The complete Bas**!? law says you get any or all combinations of the above
If you put a couple of marks along the back edge of the door and tape to them on the driveway side, the door will come down on it when it closes. You will get the epoxy as close as you can by doing this and avoid having to leave the door open.
Don't forget to burnish the tape down to avoid bleed through
The law of sod dictates that of you do leave it open, you will either:
a) have it rain & flood the garage or
b)Get critters or moths or leaves in through the opening & stuck to your otherwise perfect floor.
The complete Bas**!? law says you get any or all combinations of the above
I have had a few people insist that the coating go to the edge of the slab - outside of the door (it yellows / discolors). I second 51rider's idea of marking the back of the door when closed and then tape a quarter inch behind that point. When you close your door, you can duct tape the bottom just in case, but it should not disturb your coating.
SUPERCOAT
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I would recommend staying inside as well. It looks kind of funny when the epoxy is peeking out from under a closed garage door.
Chatam/Garage
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What does this mean?
burnish the tape...
burnish the tape...
Basically, just rub back and forth along the edge of the tape to get a good seal. If you rub back and forth quickly and get a little heat going, the tape will seal well along the edge and your coating will not bleed under the tape edge.
Did you end up doing it on inside the door ? I'm now in similar situation and thinking to do it as well on inside of the garage door, however I have seen someone mentioning that it is better to do a 3-5mm cut across the floor at the door level since epoxy will bind to it better, and then fill this cut with some filler later on…
GreenFoxEpoxy
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If there is a "ledge" or "drop off" where the garage door comes down...
We typically grind the ledge very well, and then tape the very corner of the edge with red duct tape. This ensures a straight line at the very start of the epoxy project, which is what our customers see as they are opening the garage door from the outside. This also ensures that we are not applying epoxy to the actual corner edge, creating a weak point that could peel.
HOA's throw a fit when we go past the ledge or any further out. Even if the epoxy is still contained behind the closed garage door, they don't like us applying epoxy there. We find that it is easier to let the homeowner apply a concrete stain that compliments the epoxy color, and **** right up to our epoxy line. This way, not only are we avoiding coating a sharp corner with epoxy; but we also are avoiding any bad things that could happen when leaving a garage door open a few inches with epoxy curing inside.
If there is no "ledge" or "drop off", we lay down duct tape on the inside edge of where the garage door comes down. This usually takes two workers about 15 minutes to carefully lay the tape down, an 1/8th of an inch away from where the door comes down. We also use blue tape to tape off the garage door itself, just in case.
m237b, the cut and fill method seems like a great idea. I am hoping someone else will chime in on this; I would like to see photos of finished projects where this method was used.
We typically grind the ledge very well, and then tape the very corner of the edge with red duct tape. This ensures a straight line at the very start of the epoxy project, which is what our customers see as they are opening the garage door from the outside. This also ensures that we are not applying epoxy to the actual corner edge, creating a weak point that could peel.
HOA's throw a fit when we go past the ledge or any further out. Even if the epoxy is still contained behind the closed garage door, they don't like us applying epoxy there. We find that it is easier to let the homeowner apply a concrete stain that compliments the epoxy color, and **** right up to our epoxy line. This way, not only are we avoiding coating a sharp corner with epoxy; but we also are avoiding any bad things that could happen when leaving a garage door open a few inches with epoxy curing inside.
If there is no "ledge" or "drop off", we lay down duct tape on the inside edge of where the garage door comes down. This usually takes two workers about 15 minutes to carefully lay the tape down, an 1/8th of an inch away from where the door comes down. We also use blue tape to tape off the garage door itself, just in case.
m237b, the cut and fill method seems like a great idea. I am hoping someone else will chime in on this; I would like to see photos of finished projects where this method was used.