Actually this was done 2 years ago. I asked some questions on this post but never followed up until forum member DoItMyselfToo contacted me on details. I thought that I'd just post up.
I was looking to do it myself, but decided to get quotes to see how much it would cost. The Roll on rock kit would have run $500. A diamond grind machine would have run another $100+. I received several quotes and went with the lowest at $800, around $2/sf for my 400sf garage. I thought it was a pretty good deal considering labor was really only $200 more than it would cost to do it myself.
The contractor was supposed to use the Roll On Rock kit, but ended up using the 5325 urethane instead of the 5073 polyurea. He claimed that the 5325 was tougher but was more toxic when curing (I told him I worked on cars and also wouldn't be moving in for another 2 weeks). I also think it was cheaper for him. He did some patching, grinding (diamond?) before rolling.
Despite several members' advice to put in grit, I simply could not get myself to do it. I really didn't want to slide underneath my cars on a gritty surface when working on them. As a compromise, I put in flakes for some traction when wet, and I think I made the right choice. We don't get a lot of rain here in CA, and I haven't had any problems. Even when wet, it's not that bad. Just need to be careful when I wet clean, which I only do several times a year.
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I was looking to do it myself, but decided to get quotes to see how much it would cost. The Roll on rock kit would have run $500. A diamond grind machine would have run another $100+. I received several quotes and went with the lowest at $800, around $2/sf for my 400sf garage. I thought it was a pretty good deal considering labor was really only $200 more than it would cost to do it myself.
The contractor was supposed to use the Roll On Rock kit, but ended up using the 5325 urethane instead of the 5073 polyurea. He claimed that the 5325 was tougher but was more toxic when curing (I told him I worked on cars and also wouldn't be moving in for another 2 weeks). I also think it was cheaper for him. He did some patching, grinding (diamond?) before rolling.
Despite several members' advice to put in grit, I simply could not get myself to do it. I really didn't want to slide underneath my cars on a gritty surface when working on them. As a compromise, I put in flakes for some traction when wet, and I think I made the right choice. We don't get a lot of rain here in CA, and I haven't had any problems. Even when wet, it's not that bad. Just need to be careful when I wet clean, which I only do several times a year.
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