My Epxoy floor review

[Streetglide11]

Just wanted to give my opinion on my epoxy floors

First I have an attached 3 car garage that i had epoxy floor put in before we moved in it was a brand new house so the concrete was in fine shape and power trailed. A family memeber has a epoxy floor business so he put it in at cost. At first it was great looked great completely happy then I started moving my stuff in just temporary until I finished my shop. Rolled the big tool box in and I hit a small rock and scratched the hell out of the floor not down to the concrete but it's noticeable, the epoxy is thicker than I thought. Then durning the hot humid summer the floor was slick as ice kids falling down busting there *** all the time also me almost dropping the bike while pulling in after the rain. Then I had to do some maintence on the car so I laid a rubber mat down put the car ramps on top of the while driving the car up ramps the ramp slides forward and puts a nice gash in the epxoy floor down to the concrete about the size of a quarter and it's the bay my wife parks in so from her driving over that spot it's started to make the quarter size gash the size of my hand. It's going it get fixed just haven't had the time to do it. So all and all my opinion of epoxy floor is it ***** other than look nice it *****. Wished I had never put it down. I guess I could have added some grit to make it not as slick but I don't really see how that could have helped much. I'm sure there's plenty of people that love the epoxy but I'm not one of them. Hope this will help someone decide on epoxy floor or not. I will post a picture soon as I figure it out.

 

[scatkins]

Sounds like it wasn't an epoxy floor. It was paint like the "kits" at the big box store. Looks pretty when first installed, but deteriorates rapidly with use.

 

[graffix000]

What "kit" did you use, and what kind of prep was done to the floor prior to installation? Those two questions make a world of difference.

 

[Eslader]

Sounds like it wasn't an epoxy floor. It was paint like the "kits" at the big box store. Looks pretty when first installed, but deteriorates rapidly with use.

+1. Mine has suffered a lot more abuse than yours and it still looks perfect. Either that's not an epoxy floor, or the installer really screwed up. As to the slipperiness, it should be textured unless you specifically told them you wanted it totally smooth. Mine's not even the roughest texture they offer and it has great traction.

 

[cash68]

+2 to everything that has been said. Mine has been fine so far, though it's technically polycuramine

 

[Shea]

Yes, it may be a 1-part epoxy paint. Unfortunately, manufacturers confuse people with their marketing to make it sound like you are buying an epoxy product when in fact it's just a fortified latex acrylic floor paint.

 

[Toomanytools?]

Just wanted to give my opinion on my epoxy floors

First I have an attached 3 car garage that i had epoxy floor put in before we moved in it was a brand new house so the concrete was in fine shape and power trailed. A family memeber has a epoxy floor business so he put it in at cost.

Read the post wasn't a kit , might have been a lower solid epoxy. The problem seems to be more with "slipping" than durability. Epoxy will chip and scratch depending on your topcoat and the amount of flakes on the floor.
You could rough it up and add a clear poly topcoat with some anti-slip in it.

 

[bigjon]

Read the post wasn't a kit , might have been a lower solid epoxy. The problem seems to be more with "slipping" than durability. Epoxy will chip and scratch depending on your topcoat and the amount of flakes on the floor.
You could rough it up and add a clear poly topcoat with some anti-slip in it.

You have to admit his post is pretty vague.

I only use high solids epoxy (PPG brand) as they're easier to obtain over here and I've never had an issue. My most recent jobs I have used a clear poly top coat and I have to say it really improves the aesthetics.