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billyjk7

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I am building a new garage with a house attached. The house is 1550 sq/ft and the garage is 1350 sq/ft. I am so thrilled. The garage floor is going to be poured in about 3 weeks. I am going to go with the saw cut seams and want to epoxy coat it. I have done two garage floors before that received moderate to heavy abuse and held up fairly well. I used rustoleum for those but this one is my dream garage so I want a high gloss floor that I can do myself. Here is what I want it to look like in terms of gloss. I stole this picture from a guy here on the site because i fell in love with his floor (how shameful that I fell in love with a floor!) :drool: I want a product that is durable durable durable. I am going to need to fill the seams with something . Please give me advice. I have done a ton of reading here and have decided on Wolverine or Epoxy-coat. What should I go with. What special stuff should I order. I am already planning on a large wide roller and the spike shoes.

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That's Scott's DIY floor with our Wolverine coatings.

The LiquaTile 1184 top coat is Standard Gray, and the flakes are a premix combo - "Moody Granite". Scott filled the expansion joints with IntegraFlex 1121, a 100% solids epoxy that retains some flexibility even after it's fully cured.

It was recently featured on the cover of "Great Garage Makeovers".

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Look for the issue, it has a very good write up following a DIY floor project.

Here's another angle to get your creative juices going...

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A quick note on the wide roller... I urge caution with them. Most of the consumer 18" roller frames aren't the best, they'd probably do okay with wall paints and most epoxies, with our LiquaTile they tend to break. LiquaTile has a high level of ceramic content, which makes it real durable but also very viscous, and the small plastic end caps tend to crack under the pressure. The pro frames don't have that problem, but they can be tough to source.

Also, with a floor that has an uneven finish the wider rollers can ride the peaks and bridge over the valleys, leading to thin & heavy coverage. Yes, an 18" frame will save a few minutes, but for me not enough to use them as opposed to standard 9" rollers.
 
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@AlphaGarage - I can't find IntegraFlex anywhere on your website... I'm interested in purchasing but your site doesn't seem to have any information on it. I'm in the same boat as the O.P., so thanks for the response!
 
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I can price this project our for you. We have a special running on our premium kits. Call me at the office.
 
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Do all of the epoxy companies on here offer a urethane top-coat? When I get the concrete poured, is there such thing as a hidden joint or should I just let them saw cut it and worry about filling in the joint before I do the epoxy? Is the urethane coating something that can be done by a DIY'er like myself without screwing it up?
 
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billyjk7 said:
Do all of the epoxy companies on here offer a urethane top-coat? When I get the concrete poured, is there such thing as a hidden joint or should I just let them saw cut it and worry about filling in the joint before I do the epoxy? Is the urethane coating something that can be done by a DIY'er like myself without screwing it up?
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I think most companies offer some version of a polyurethane, but certainly not the same polyurethane.

Saw cuts are easy to fill, just use the IntegraFlex noted earlier.

We've helped several hundred DIYers from this forum alone, and are getting more and more repeat orders when they move or add on space, so yes - you can DIY polyurethane clear coats w/o screwing up.
 
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