premierguy
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It certainly does include product issues: You can read it yourself here:
http://www.learnaboutlaw.com/documents/premier_suit.pdf
Premier Garage isn't stating that it is the best floor product on the market. The company is just saying it’s the # 1 garage enhancement company.
I’ve seen this product installed in my buddy’s garage, and this is all about appearances folks. There is enhancement that only the eye can see, but how well built is the actual product for the price? The truth in reality is in knowing how to make a product better by over-analyzing what your looking at by developing an eye for the unseen.
Notice how the installer didn’t seal the back surface of the counter top. This is a disaster waiting to happen... have you ever seen mid-grade unprotected industrial board expand with water invasion? Not a pretty site. Melamine is nice and bad at the same time.... The fake surface will show the real color of white melamine underneath if rubbed to hard.
These types of cabinets may cost around 175 to make and sell for 575 to 600 or more. The backboard seems to be a flexible piece of 1/8 " compressed board painted on one side only. The nailer boards need to be replaced with solid pieces and the wood dowels would be stronger in place if the edge was banded just like the front. The European hinges are a bonus on any cabinet and salice has nice ones.... The Drawer unit’s gliders are the cheapest on the market and should be changed out for more solid types.
Overall... the appearance is nice, but its not a Toyota your placing in your garage unless they get rid of the compressed non-melamine nail boards and replace the backing with a 1/4 inch solid backboard and thermally fuse melamine on every rear edge piece and every side edge of shelving that are openly susceptible to water damage. The shelving -at just under 4 ft wide- will eventually bow under the stress of 75 pounds…. not even close to recommended support strength of 100 pounds Per shelf.
An overall analysis about Hybrid Acrylics I've seen installed in a garage during summertime.
1) Too much heat in summer applications equals pinholes during the catalyzing process leaving thin unprotected craters underneath the floor where you can't see it... which is no good in areas that have high moisture transmissions.
2) Cold substrates will kill the curing time, not making it a true one-day application during winter months as advertised to be driven on the same or next day unless a heater is involved... But you get more much more product for your buck applying high bred acrylics during cold weather applications folks and it won’t bubble as much.
3) Adhesion is lost around metal drains and the product is known to absorb rust like a sponge in few years time, so make sure that metallic coating products are applied on metal drains first.
Flooring Pro's: It has a nice appearance to the eye allowing you to see the color of the base coat beneath and can save time during installations.
Flooring Con's: Product will not fill pinholes very well in high heat and will not achieve 100% chip coverage like Epoxy will. Quick catalyzing acrylics will chip easier than most applications in cold weather environments.
Question to Premier Garage... why are your cabinets so highly priced when it is a simple melamine product?



