Flooring project

[seanmoonye]

Hi everyone

I have a bit of a problem with my flooring project.

The previous owner of my garage had put down multi coloured vinly tiles about 25 years ago and they dont look good now and i want to do something new..

Id love an epoxy coat on my floor but am i going to be able to remove the tiles and the contact adhesive that they were stuck down with in order to get the nice epoxy coat down?

Or what other options have i avaliable to me?

Many thanks

Sean

 

[thegarageguy]

Hey Sean, you can hire a pro that uses the correct tooling to remove and prep your concrete and apply a flooring system according to manufacturer's specs

 

[Garage Flooring]

It is usually best to remove the old product before you start anew, but it will be a lot of work. A good premium garage floor tile, perhaps over an underlayment, will work without removing what you have.

Depending on if the existing tiles have any defects that would telegraph, a Roll Out Seamless Garage Flooring may work as well

 

[seanmoonye]

Thanks for that..

See we use a flooring contarctor for all our carpeting etc on our construction projects and i rang him last week and he said that he has a machine that would remove the tiles ok but that the contact adhesive will be left behind.

Now i tought that an electric buffer with a diamond pad on it would of been able to remove the adhesive am i wrong in saying that?

He laso suggested that he could screed it and then i could then put my epoxy layer over it but i personally dont think that is a good idea as i think if using axle stands and the weight of the car could crack the epoxy coat..

Id really love a real shiny grey or red epoxy coat on my floor..

 

[LegacyIndustrial]

Diamabrush mastic remover may work depending if the material is brittle or gooey.

 

[Ultimate Floors by Rhino]

Diamabrush mastic remover may work depending if the material is brittle or gooey.

If its gooey he can throw down some play sand to act as a binder and it comes right up.

 

[seanmoonye]

Started to lift the tiles last nite with a hammer and a paint scraper and thery are lifting easily enough.

My girlfriends brother came over last nite to get a list together for some electrical work i want done and he told me that i could hire out a concrete floor grinder which would remove the mastic as you have stated above..

I have noticed that when removing the tiles that there are several dimples in the ground so i will have a bit of repair work to do if i want it to look good.. No cracks as of yet just the dimples which is good.

 

[seanmoonye]

i just rang a local company there and they have a petrol "floor grinder" as such and they said it will remove the adhesive left behind and leave a smooth surface.

So ill go and see it after work today and see will it do my job and ill get it over the weekend and give it a go.

Ill update with pictures as soon as i can..

 

[seanmoonye]

see i would love to do that but money is a tad tight for this project as we just moved into the house..

I would imagine that the cost of getting someone to do this woul be wuite a bit so i tought that i would give it a go and it may look ok for a few years and ill save up and get a pro to do it again.

 

[seanmoonye]

Well here is how far i have got at the minute.

Still looking for a machine to remove the adhesive left behind.

I have found some local contractors that do this line of work so i have the 3 different contractors to come have a look and give me a quote for the work.

 

[Edger]

Scotty's Diamabrush should do a great job if you put it under a floor polisher. Diamond grinders work well occasionally on glue and more than occasionally they don't. I heard that Home Depot stores are starting to hire Diamabrush too.