Quartz Double Broadcast Floor

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Something a little different;
I just finished doing my garage floor.
It was a complete disaster form the day it was poured.
Slab was not flat, improper slope, bowls, Saw cut a crooked joint in the middle,etc. etc.
Contractor tried to repair w/ coating (applied by 2x4 and brick).
Had 3 different contractors tell me the only fix was to demo and re-pour.
That wasn't gonna happen, so You know the old saying...."Do it yourself"
(there is another thread I started w/ pics last year, if you're really bored)

Anyway.......I spent ALOT of time reading everyones flooring threads, and none really solved my issues. I needed alot of hide/build to cover the ugly.

Enter benwah, I Pm'd him w/ some questions, seeking advice, and he recommended a system I never heard of before, didn't know I've seen them, but would solve the ugly floor issues !

Double broadcast quartz floor..Here's how he explained it to me.

1. prime coat
2. 100% solids epoxy coat, broadcast to refusal with quartz or silica sand @ 20 mils
3. 100% solids epoxy coat, broadcast to refusal with quartz or silica sand @ 20 mils
4. clear or pigmented 100% solids epoxy coat
5. clear or pigmented polyurethane/polyaspartic (optional)

Sounds perfect !!I made a couple changes, I liked the quartz look, but not the price.
So benwah says; use sand for the first coat, it's going to be covered up anyway. Brilliant !..Quartz is $70.00 a bag, sand is $7.00 !

PM Justin @ GFLLC, he has exactly what I'm looking for.
Following his recommendations, ORDER PLACED !

Now for some pics;

BEFORE

Crooked joint, "smear coat"


Finished corner


Drain


Kinda thick, huh?


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On to the prep

Diamabrush w/ buffer and dust skirt


Works pretty good


Amount from a 10 x 10


Half way there, looking better!


All done


Here's a little tip, wrap the vac hose and (buffer) electric cord together
makes moving around alot easier

 

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My "Crash cart" keeps everything together and stops me from moving it 20 times



Still wet



Materials arrived...Thanks Justin


Silica sand (picked up locally)

 

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Primer ready to go !


Primer coat down (note arrows on walls, define measured space)


1st epoxy coat, broadcast w/ sand


Full broadcast

 

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Now we run into problems...
After sweeping sand from floor, this is what I found

Spike shoes were hard for me to get used to, did alot of slipping
the marks dried in the epoxy


had a few spots that looked pretty bad



So...buffer and 60 grit sand paper, prep for 2nd coat

 

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Another epoxy coat and on w/ the quartz! (good friends work while I take pics)


Quartz down

 

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Top coat w/ urethane

 

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Pretty much finished

 

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My topcoat didn't cover as much as I thought, so timed out on it.
I wasn't able to apply 2nd coat w/ in time requirements.
I called Justin, he got some out really fast !!
( I think I still have to pay him )

The recommended prep before re-coat was to scuff and solvent wipe.
I was not looking forward to that.

Garage Journal to the rescue.
Scotty recommended a Mal-grit brush. (thank you )
So it was off to the buffer AGAIN


Worked like a champ!

 

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I will post a current pic w/ completed top coats.
This is a cross section w/ a mil gauge we keep hearing about from the pros here.
(courtesy benwah)



Needless to say I am very happy w/ the results.
Looks alot better than I expected.

Justin @ GFLLC was great to work with, top notch materials, and customer service!
Saved a bit of money taking advantage of his loaner tools.
benwah was a great source of information, thank you my friend.

(Feel free to seek information from either one of these guys)
'cause if you ask me, I'm gonna PM them

Seriously, I would be glad to answer any questions.

Thanks for looking at my project.

 

[uncletater]

that looks great!!!!

 

[Craftsman51]

Looks fantastic!

 

[fury9]

Looks fantastic to me, even though the finished pic isn't up yet. Do you think you'll have ant trouble with jack stands or rolling heavy loads around?

 

[12ozd]

that looks great!!!!

Looks fantastic!

Looks fantastic to me

Thanks, I appreciate that!

Do you think you'll have ant trouble with jack stands or rolling heavy loads around?

I don't think so, I used an aliphatic urethane (3 coats),it's pretty tough stuff.
Here is 1 coat applied, and a couple close ups.

 

[ADSR]

Wow! What a transformation! That was a lot of work!

Well done!

 

[ihscomputers]

Amazing!

 

[mnavillus]

Great job! To everyone envolved. We install a lot of SF of Quartz annually and looks like a job well done!

Great post!

 

[Garage Flooring]

The job looks incredible and we greatly enjoyed working with you.

A couple of notes here:

He used our clear epoxy specifically for broadcast systems. http://www.garageflooringllc.com/clear-epoxy-for-mica-and-quartz-full-broadcast-systems/ as in many cases, we encouraged him to go direct on the quartz as often that is cheaper.

The silica sand broadcast is not something we had done before. Looks like that portion turned out well!

A lot of times in full broadcast systems we find a single clear epoxy top coat followed by an aliphatic top coat is the way to go. In this case we did two coats of aliphatic.

The nice thing about doing the epoxy as the first coat is it goes on thicker.

The entire project was an amazing thing to work with on a supply side of things. This all started with a simple Rust Bullet project and what has emerged from it is a lot of fun.

 

[Shea]

Great job! Very smart using all the resources and help available here. You now have an extremely durable garage floor that may last longer than you

 

[12ozd]

Well done!

Amazing!

The job looks incredible .

Thank you !

Great job! To everyone envolved.

Great job!

Was hoping you two would chime in, saw aot of your posts during my "research". Appreciate feedback from the pros.

Very smart using all the resources and help available here. You now have an extremely durable garage floor that may last longer than you

Speaking of resources, I spent ALOT of time @ All Garage Floors.
Thanks for that site, it was invaluable while doing my research.
(glad you, Justin, and benwah didn't charge me by the hour )

 

[EpoxyCoat2]

Great Job! Looks AWESOME!

 

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Thanks Kayla.

 

[dubber]

Nice job in there. And A+ for the documentation.

 

[benwah]

Great looking floor D! I am glad everything turned out well for you man... Now it's time to start bustin' down rigs on that, right?!?!

In all seriousness, you put an extreme amount of work into this floor, and I hope it lasts you a long, long long, time! Glad this system worked out for you, and yeah, looks MUCH better!

I can tell your level of craftsmanship is above most and attention to detail is on point! Get with me anytime my friend

 

[12ozd]

Nice job in there. And A+ for the documentation.

Thank you

Great looking floor D!

Thanks coach..

I have a couple things to tie up before I post any more pics..
Lost last weekend,.... but this one is 3 days!!!

 

[benwah]

I am looking forward to the weekend myself! I may actually try to sleep in one day....

 

[Trey T]

looks like top-notch result!!!

 

[12ozd]

looks like top-notch result!!!

Thanks Trey

Think I'm done w/ the floor / hope so

Had a little garage time this weekend for some finishing touches.

 

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Here's a couple before and after shots (same corner, different angle)

 

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Another

 

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Black base sets it off pretty nice. (crooked saw cut gone !!)

 

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Can see a little texture, cleans easily, water and squeegee works sweet !

 

[Garage Flooring]

Can see a little texture, cleans easily, water and squeegee works sweet !

Great floor and nice job on the photos! Please remember to send me that photo link

 

[ripkinc]

Wow! This is what I want to do. Do you havea estimatedfinal cost per square foot?

 

[EricVonHa]

All in, a minimum of $3 per square foot.

This includes the cost of the quartz/sand and grinder/buffer rental.

Friend labor for assistance is priceless.

Ben is a good guy. I recently went through a similar finish installation and his expertise is amazing.