Farm Office Floor

[farmer_ryan]

Ok. Complete newb to the forum.

I've googled garage floor epoxy about 1000 times and most of the results bring me to this site, with lots of information available. So i figured i would join and get some expert advice on my situation.

Background:

I have a 20x18 office that gets used for my farm office. clean, unsealed concrete poured 28 months ago. surface densifier applied after it was poured. most of the expansion joints were filled with Vulkem 45 SSL. the floor absorbs water quickly and does not bead. radiant tubes in the floor keep it about 70*. I primed the drywall before i moved some stuff in, and like a genius, got some over spray on the floor. most of it came up with some heavy scrubbing, however there is about a 1 in strip right were the wall meets the floor that did not come up with general scrubbing.

Questions:

#1. Plan on using the epoxy floor coating, was looking at the Legacy Kits. Is 1 600 sq ft kit going to be enough:

#2. Is primer necessary? Preferred?

#3. Is my densifier that has been applied going to cause problems.

#4. I have about 20 ft of expansion joint to fill yet with more Vulkem 45. How long do i need to wait before putting the epoxy on the floor.

#5. Is acid etching going to be sufficient on the floor to get a good bond? (office attached to house, don't want dust everywhere)

#6. Should i worry about the 1 inch of "painted" concrete along the edge of the office?

Any and all info/input is appreciated.

Ryan

 

[LegacyIndustrial]

Poor guy. No takers?

Yes, as discussed primer is a key element in any coating project and diamond grinding is my recommendation as well.

Grind that paint off too. No loose ends means no issues later.

Good luck Farmer!

Your floor should look similar to this:

 

[farmer_ryan]

Got the floor ground and prepped yesterday. Hopefully start applying tonight.

 

[farmer_ryan]

I got the epoxy and chips down today and it looks fantastic. i'm planning on clear coating in the morning. your directions on the website say 2 coats is a must. I'm planning on doing 2 coats if i have enough product. if i put half of the clear in a paint try, will the other half in the can last until i can walk on the floor again to put the 2nd coat on?

 

[LegacyIndustrial]

Farmer:
(2) coats if you covered the floor with chip to rejection.
If you just laid down a good coat of chip and can still see epoxy then the 2nd coat is optional.

If this is HD356VOC, you can use what you need, lid the can and return in 10 hours for coat 2.

Glad it is working out well for you.

 

[farmer_ryan]

Thanks scotty. I've got some pictures of the process, i'll post 'em soon.

 

[farmer_ryan]

UPDATE:

I got the floor done last weekend. Ground the floor down on Friday, primed it Saturday, epoxy coat and chips on Sunday, and clear coat on Monday morning. Turned out very well! Scotty at Legacy Industrial was very helpful in sizing my project and what I needed to do.

here's some Pics.

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This is after grinding the first half of the floor. Right side is what my floor looked like before. No sealer on it, but it was finished very smooth and it had a surface densifier applied to it at the time of the pour.

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This is the grinder i used to grind the floor. Rented it from a local rental house, I think it was $40 for the day, then another $50 to rent the inserts to actually grind with, which is this picture.



I then used my shop vac with my squeegee attachement on it to **** up as much of the dust as I could. Then used a moist mop 2 times over, changing my water every 50 sq ft or so to get every last bit of dust picked up.

Next came the primer. Not sure if I needed this, being inside and never going to see wheel traffic, but i figured the concrete would soak up more of the primer and then I would have less of a chance of running out of actual epoxy. No pictures of primer coat, it was blurry.

 

[farmer_ryan]

Next comes the actual epoxy and chips. Everything went on smoothly. I was concerned my pot life would be reduced significantly working on a heated slab, so I was trying to work as quick as possible. It definitely allowed me to get a good base of chips down and settled into the epoxy.

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View #2

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Minor Error

Apparently I missed a small strip of floor putting the epoxy down. Swept up the extra loose chips and found this spot.

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Here's the only chips that were loose and swept up. I used this when I put the clear coat on to fix my strip. I used the 2 pounds of chips that were included in the kits, and then I purchased an additional 5 pounds of chips.

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Put the clear coat on the next day. Scotty told me it was going to stink, and he was 100% correct on that. It stunk like hell for about 12 hours. We had to open the windows with fans blowing out around 7 pm Monday night for about a half an hour in each room. Got some fresh air in the house and were good to go.

Up close pics of the finished product.



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[farmer_ryan]

Here's a pic after we painted the walls, before anything got moved back in. I still need to put the baseboard up, but overall I'm very happy with out how floor turned out. Got a little paint drip on it when i was painting the dark gray on the bottom of the wall, it wiped right up with a wet rag.

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[LegacyIndustrial]

Awesome!
Glad it worked out well.

Pm me your address, shirt size(helpers too). We will send you some of our new shirts.

 

[amberjack1234]

HMMMnnnn Looks like farmers can do just as good a job as city slickers HAHAHA.

Looks great congratulations on the floor. I hope that you enjoy it.

 

[Farmerjonathan]

Man that floor looks great. If you were in that office without the floor covered, you will not believe how much cleaner your office will stay now that the floor is covered. Good job and great looking office space.

 

[farmer_ryan]

Man that floor looks great. If you were in that office without the floor covered, you will not believe how much cleaner your office will stay now that the floor is covered. Good job and great looking office space.

it does make a big difference on dirt in the office. the old plain concrete would always seem dusty, dirt everywhere. this new coating seems to keep the dirt to a minimal. that or i am just more conscientious as to how much i'm dragging in. i know that it certainly is easier to clean than the old plain concrete floor was.