Ok.. here's what I'm going to do to my floor

[utah997]

Not sure if this has been done (haven't seen anyone on the board do it yet)

When I frst built my garage, I had Epoxy put on as a temporary measure till I could decide what I wanted long term.

I've looked at VCT, Regular Tile, Industrial coatings, Race Deck.. etc, etc..

I've decided to Rhino Line my entire garage floor, ( and up the sides of the foundation)

Called the local distributor, and he says they do it all the time for manufacturing plants.. so sure.. why not.

$8/foot including all prep, grinding etc...

You can choose your color, and they mix it in before it's applied (obviously)

No more worries about hot tire pickup, no worries about anything getting spilld on it, it has some nice texture so it should be as slippery as epoxy when wet.

And honestly, I think it will last about 300 years.

 

[Tom2]

Very interested to see the results.

The price is nuts IMO - but, it will be unique, and it's important to make the space however you want it.

I have no experience with that stuff..but I can't help but imagine it chipping eventually..But maybe not.

 

[Costner]

I think I have something like 960 square feet of garage space not including the concrete ledge. At $8 a square foot I'd be looking at at least $8000 to do my garage.

Not only would it need to last forever, but it would need to sweep itself, hose itself off and tell me what a great guy I am every time I pull my car into the garage! Then again it would probably be the only part of the house I would be allowed in after the wife learned how expensive it was.

To think I thought Race Deck was spendy!

 

[Tom2]

If you're super rich..I guess I could see it - if it really is super durable, and what you want.. But otherwise, yea, that price is pretty insane when there are so many good, cheap alternatives.

 

[Joel 67]

If you're super rich..I guess I could see it - if it really is super durable, and what you want.. But otherwise, yea, that price is pretty insane when there are so many good, cheap alternatives.

If it is the same Utah997 I know from another site, he probably has the means

 

[bmwpower]

I would not do it.

You'd never be able to clean the floor unless you power washed it. Forget sweeping - you won't be able to.

After having a smooth epoxy floor for several years now, I would not go with anything else

 

[utah997]

I would not do it.

You'd never be able to clean the floor unless you power washed it. Forget sweeping - you won't be able to.

After having a smooth epoxy floor for several years now, I would not go with anything else

I see what you mean about sweeping..

I'm going to go check out one of the factory floors they have done and see first hand how it would sweep and clean up..

 

[bmwpower]

Yea, maybe they have some sort of different formulation, I'm not sure.

Also, another thing I thought about that may or may not pertain to you...

With epoxy, because it's smooth, you can skoot under a car quickly and easily. No friction to make you work harder. You guys that still have concrete floors can attest - grinding your back against the concree *****.

Rhino would be even worse. It would be like velcro.

 

[Jaguar Fan]

I see what you mean about sweeping..

I'm going to go check out one of the factory floors they have done and see first hand how it would sweep and clean up..

Hey, when you go, can you take a few pics & post them?

 

[RaceDeck1]

Hi Utah997
If you do go the Sprayed Liner route you really need to make sure that your concrete floor was installed 100% correct and you have 0% moisture issue. I do not know much about these types of floors or the companies that install them as they are not that common.
One of our dealers recently did an installation where the sprayed floor started to bubble /blister due to moisture issues from the concrete and some added issues with not adhering. It took him a week to get it all out and about 2 hours to install RD back in.
Where in Utah are you.

 

[TONE]

Id hate to have to kneel on the floor for any reason.............OUCH

 

[HotRodBiker]

I'm 90% sure you can Rhino line without the "grit". I bought some Herculiner to do my Jeeps years back and I had to add the texture stuff to make it rough.

I think it's a cool idea, just out of my price range.

A quick look at rhino's site.

http://www.rhinolinings.com/applications/spray_what/bathroom_floor

 

[PurdueSD]

IMO, i wouldnt do it either. Ive got linex in my truck bed and the only way to get it clean is with a pressure washer or a hose and a stiff brush. Honestly its does its job in the bed great, but it looks like **** after 1 rain.

 

[longboy515]

Has anybody used Durabak (the smooth one, not the textured one)? I wonder how non-slip the smooth version is vs. the textured one.

 

[Stuart in MN]

Rhino is a different formulation than Line-X; I have Rhino in my pickup bed, and I think it's pretty easy to keep clean (and I've swept it out with a broom with no problems.) It is kind of hard to kneel on, but as mentioned they can probably adjust the texture.

 

[thegarageguy]

Rhino has a flooring system division. I don't think they recommend "Rhyno Liner" systems for floors.

$8 for that sounds high. You can get a double broadcast quartz floor that is an 1/8 inch thick (yes Alpha ) and decorative or even a 3/16 inch self leveling urethane cement broadcast floor for that matter.


Jorgen is right about the moisture. Make sure which ever system you choose, a moisture test is done before applying.

NO matter what you do, take before and after pics