Thank you to everyone on the site for the ton of information and ideas! After a long debate and a few samples of various floor tiles (both RaceDeck and SwissTrax sent samples and were over the top nice! They both offer discounts to GJ members too, so be sure to ask if you go that route) I decided on Premier Garage to put down their flooring. Here were my reasons:
1.) My garage floor was not in overly great shape and I wanted it sealed.
2.) Friends have tiles and I didn't much care for the click clack sound made when walking on them.
3.) Although the tile floors do allow water to travel under them, I am a bit of a clean freak and I know I would be pulling them up to clean under them; I can only imagine what a pain in the a** that would be. Plus, reading through the various threads on the site, people were honest in saying that they tend to get grungy looking with time.
4.) Another friend has had Premier flooring for 3 years now and hasn't had a problem what so ever.
5.) I am a dyi person but after watching these guys prepare the floor, I am quite happy I paid someone else to do it. For sure you could save money if you're willing to do it yourself, but it wasn't for me. 2 day process and AT LEAST 6 to 8 hours of prep time with commercial equipment.
6.) Price was roughly the same; $4.00 a square foot or so.
7.) I love the look of the epoxy as it looks more finished. To me anyhow.
So, after a new coat of paint and some 1x6 painted pine, and some homemade insulation (r30 ripped in strips covered with foil back polystryene) here it is. Hot Dawg heater going up Saturday (went with 75k btu, garage is 35x24) and new Craftsman workbench and cabinets Monday. Gotta finish painting and misc. stuff, but almost there. Can't wait. Next is the TV and of course the kegerator. Did put up new lighting too, 3 sets of 4 bulb T8 covered fixtures (bright as hell!).
For those curious, I was able to walk on the floor after 48 hours, and I haven't yet put the cars back yet. I am going to wait 96 hours to be safe; wife is getting anxious though as everything's outside.
1.) My garage floor was not in overly great shape and I wanted it sealed.
2.) Friends have tiles and I didn't much care for the click clack sound made when walking on them.
3.) Although the tile floors do allow water to travel under them, I am a bit of a clean freak and I know I would be pulling them up to clean under them; I can only imagine what a pain in the a** that would be. Plus, reading through the various threads on the site, people were honest in saying that they tend to get grungy looking with time.
4.) Another friend has had Premier flooring for 3 years now and hasn't had a problem what so ever.
5.) I am a dyi person but after watching these guys prepare the floor, I am quite happy I paid someone else to do it. For sure you could save money if you're willing to do it yourself, but it wasn't for me. 2 day process and AT LEAST 6 to 8 hours of prep time with commercial equipment.
6.) Price was roughly the same; $4.00 a square foot or so.
7.) I love the look of the epoxy as it looks more finished. To me anyhow.
So, after a new coat of paint and some 1x6 painted pine, and some homemade insulation (r30 ripped in strips covered with foil back polystryene) here it is. Hot Dawg heater going up Saturday (went with 75k btu, garage is 35x24) and new Craftsman workbench and cabinets Monday. Gotta finish painting and misc. stuff, but almost there. Can't wait. Next is the TV and of course the kegerator. Did put up new lighting too, 3 sets of 4 bulb T8 covered fixtures (bright as hell!).
For those curious, I was able to walk on the floor after 48 hours, and I haven't yet put the cars back yet. I am going to wait 96 hours to be safe; wife is getting anxious though as everything's outside.
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