Hey all,
I have a 670 sq ft. 3 car garage. Previous owner put down a very thin epoxy just before we bought the house 11 years ago. Within a year or two, the floor was coming up under the tires.
I've had (3) companies come by my house this week to give me quotes to re-coat the floors.
The first vendor did no moisture testing. Was the lowest price for EPOXY ($2500) and deeply discounted a vapor barrier, but didn't say why I needed it. $1200 down to $300 for the barrier alone. 8 day job he says. Not known for being the most responsive company and has some bad reviews along with some good reviews.
The second vendor didn't do moisture testing either. I questioned him on it (because I started reading this forum...thanks!) and he said he sees nothing to indicate any moisture problems. He also stated that most moisture tests are inaccurate and many companies do it just to sell you expensive barrier coatings. He quoted no moisture barrier, but his cost for a polyaspartic/polyurea floor was $3500.
Both vendors quote diamond grinding of course....
Third vendor came out today. Has the best reviews out there in my area for the most part. The first thing he did was used a Wagner meter that had metal prongs on the bottom. He said anything over a "5" and they wouldn't do the job without a barrier applied. He started checking and found the downside slope had 5's all over the place. The upper side of slope was 2's and 3's. He quoted $1900 to put down a Citadel / Rustoleum barrier in our 670 sq ft. Then like the others, diamond sanding, polyurea coat and polyaspartic on top of it. $6000
I read thru this forum and find comments all over the place. I'm hoping someone can help a brother out. We're here another 10 years and I'd like to get the job done right, but $6K is expensive. Also, my concrete has NO cracking, only a very small spot with spalling (3rd vendor said it's almost nothing) and said we have great expansion joints.
What's a guy to do? Wife dropped a load when I told her $6K....as this was my Christmas present from last year. I wrench a little but don't do anything ********* where I'd be considered "rough" on the floor. 3 kids with bikes and things plus my two jeeps.
Any thoughts? I thank everyone in advance for any responses....http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/images/smilies/lol_hitting.gif
I have a 670 sq ft. 3 car garage. Previous owner put down a very thin epoxy just before we bought the house 11 years ago. Within a year or two, the floor was coming up under the tires.
I've had (3) companies come by my house this week to give me quotes to re-coat the floors.
The first vendor did no moisture testing. Was the lowest price for EPOXY ($2500) and deeply discounted a vapor barrier, but didn't say why I needed it. $1200 down to $300 for the barrier alone. 8 day job he says. Not known for being the most responsive company and has some bad reviews along with some good reviews.
The second vendor didn't do moisture testing either. I questioned him on it (because I started reading this forum...thanks!) and he said he sees nothing to indicate any moisture problems. He also stated that most moisture tests are inaccurate and many companies do it just to sell you expensive barrier coatings. He quoted no moisture barrier, but his cost for a polyaspartic/polyurea floor was $3500.
Both vendors quote diamond grinding of course....
Third vendor came out today. Has the best reviews out there in my area for the most part. The first thing he did was used a Wagner meter that had metal prongs on the bottom. He said anything over a "5" and they wouldn't do the job without a barrier applied. He started checking and found the downside slope had 5's all over the place. The upper side of slope was 2's and 3's. He quoted $1900 to put down a Citadel / Rustoleum barrier in our 670 sq ft. Then like the others, diamond sanding, polyurea coat and polyaspartic on top of it. $6000
I read thru this forum and find comments all over the place. I'm hoping someone can help a brother out. We're here another 10 years and I'd like to get the job done right, but $6K is expensive. Also, my concrete has NO cracking, only a very small spot with spalling (3rd vendor said it's almost nothing) and said we have great expansion joints.
What's a guy to do? Wife dropped a load when I told her $6K....as this was my Christmas present from last year. I wrench a little but don't do anything ********* where I'd be considered "rough" on the floor. 3 kids with bikes and things plus my two jeeps.
Any thoughts? I thank everyone in advance for any responses....http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/images/smilies/lol_hitting.gif
