56nash
Well-known member
I started reading this looking for info on an epoxy floor. I had researched a number of options before deciding on what to do. I thought, simply clean, etch and roll out a finish. I started emptying and de-junking the space and found more work needed to be done.
The garage I am working on is my upper garage, I have two 24x24 garages, one over the other. Corner lot with a driveway on the front and on the side. After clearing out the garage to start the floor cleaning process, I found some bigger problems than I expected. I found that we had a few areas that sounded hollow and cracking. I popped out a chunk about 12" x 16" with not much more than a screw driver.
we started the scary and long process of carefully removing the loose concrete and leaving any "healthy" concrete alone. The further we went the uglier it got.
With the help of Scott from Legacy, I have gotten well on my way to having this project completed. We started out with an epoxy product that was poured into the hole to seep into the cracks that were left and bond any loose pieces together that may still be there, but keystoned into place.
Then came the filler, 100% solids epoxy and sand to fill the huge hole in.
My son and I really hope to have all of the fill done this week and be able to finally do the finish coat on this and get back to turning this into a garage instead of the dump it has been for the past few years.
My finish has been here from RockSolid for a few weeks, but a Lasik eye surgery slowed things down about the time the product arrived. Soon we should have the floor done, the space has been insulated, electrical installed, and heat. We have through all of this gotten at least half of the walls covered in OSB. All of this I like to blame on Garage Journal
We will continue to update as we go.
The garage I am working on is my upper garage, I have two 24x24 garages, one over the other. Corner lot with a driveway on the front and on the side. After clearing out the garage to start the floor cleaning process, I found some bigger problems than I expected. I found that we had a few areas that sounded hollow and cracking. I popped out a chunk about 12" x 16" with not much more than a screw driver.
we started the scary and long process of carefully removing the loose concrete and leaving any "healthy" concrete alone. The further we went the uglier it got.
With the help of Scott from Legacy, I have gotten well on my way to having this project completed. We started out with an epoxy product that was poured into the hole to seep into the cracks that were left and bond any loose pieces together that may still be there, but keystoned into place.
Then came the filler, 100% solids epoxy and sand to fill the huge hole in.
My son and I really hope to have all of the fill done this week and be able to finally do the finish coat on this and get back to turning this into a garage instead of the dump it has been for the past few years.
My finish has been here from RockSolid for a few weeks, but a Lasik eye surgery slowed things down about the time the product arrived. Soon we should have the floor done, the space has been insulated, electrical installed, and heat. We have through all of this gotten at least half of the walls covered in OSB. All of this I like to blame on Garage Journal
We will continue to update as we go.