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Hey all - Long time lurker, first time poster here.

My wife & I purchased a home 4 years ago, and the PO really bragged up the garage. At the time of purchase, he had just completed a DIY floor epoxy job, which looked great. However, as is the case most of the time, you realize the corners that were cut by the previous home owner, and that was the case here.

The epoxy job flaked and broke apart to the point that my wife finally said "Will you PLEASE get this floor redone.. I'm tired of tracking this stuff all over the house!" So of course I obliged.

This blossomed into repairing quite a few drywall spots, new trim work, new paint, new work benches, adding a hot/cold faucet & a sink. Just last night I finished all the trim & paint work so figured I'd start a log here. I will start on my workbench over the weekend.

Now onto the pics..

Here was the place shortly after we moved in. You can see the epoxy is already starting to peel.

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I built an 8x12 shed next to my house a couple months ago. My goal was to get everything non-immediately garage related OUT of the garage. (Yard tools, mower, coolers, extra jack stands, kids toys etc) The shed is easily accessable right off my concrete so retrieving things should be pretty easy.

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Starting to move stuff out... There used to be a peg board in over the white area that I had since moved. This is when I realized just how bad the walls were. You can see how bad the floor had gotten in just a few years.

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I ended up rerouting the cable coax that had run along the walk-in door and to the ceiling through the wall and removed the telephone box. So glad I did that, it was driving me nuts.

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Once I got the garage cleared I tore into the existing water spigot. The drywall below it was ruined as was the trim work. I replaced this with a hot/cold spigot. Will really come in handy for winter car washings.

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Not sure this is exactly to code lol

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I ended up abandoning this water line and capping it off. The tankless water heater at the back of this closet and already using PEX so I routed them through the wall from there.

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Of course the DIY epoxy stopped at the closet doors but that will be addressed when it's redone.

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I took out the ~1' of wall to make room for the sink. This is where it will sit.

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I'm certainly a beginner at drywalling but for a garage I think it turned out just fine.

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On to painting.. Was sort of nice not to having to worry about getting paint on the floor or trim work.

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The night before the epoxy guy came.

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The shed is FULL!

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Floor epoxy day..

He was super excited to see there was no trim work up! He shook his head at the DIY epoxy job - I was sure to tell him I didn't do it. I was worried what remained on the floor would be a problem, but it was no match for his diamond grinder.

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One piece of advice I'll give... Remove anything from the garage not nailed down & tape off your cabinets!

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The door I'm looking through here will be replaced as it's in pretty rough shape. I went ahead and removed the threshold so he could get epoxy all the way under it.

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They filled in the cracks & divots (there weren't many) then came back and ground them flush with the floor.

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Flakes!!

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I was blown away by how much better this looked. I almost asked him to stop here!

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Finished.

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They returned the next day to put a top coat on it but I wasn't home to witness. I was texting my wife all morning asking for pics but her words were "It looks exactly the same". Ahhh suchis life. I got home and it indeed look very similar. Here's the one pic I got of it up close.

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I replaced the door this past weekend & got the trim cut, painted & installed. I still need to touch up the nail spots but will do that once all the trim is on. I went with 1x4's as that's what was used on the other door. Since it was in great shape, I didn't want to take it down but wanted them to match.

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Trim all painted & ready for install

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This was a close one! Shaking up my gallon and somehow fumbled it and it popped open. Probably a 1/8th of a gallon spilled but seemed like a lot more. I salvaged what I could but was just so happy it didn't end up on the floor. After it was mostly cleaned up I made sure the drop cloth didn't tear from the impact, which it HAD. However I was pleased to see how easily it wiped up off the epoxy.

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I don't have anything on the calendar immediately. I typically do my own mechanic work on our two daily's and our Jeep - and always seem to have a project with wheels going for our son, so we will see.

This was his birthday present this year. Next year may be a souped up power wheels Jeep.

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Looks awesome! I like the clean look of the 1x4 trim, and that spigot is cool, haven't seen one like that.
 
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Very nice place! Looks very tidy already.
Funny you have the same swing I had in my garage when my oldest son was little. It was ideal to have some garage time while watching the kid :).

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That looks great! Seeing bright and clean like this with an epoxy floor makes me rethink not doing epoxy on mine

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Thanks guys. There has been many-a oil changes in this garage already and surely many more. Our Tahoe has a knock in the rear end that's probably a sway bar end like or similar that I will be addressing soon. Although due to COVID we're driving about 3 miles a week.
 
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Thought I'd pop in and say hello. Your shed looks awesome! I thought about building mine myself but it would have probably taken me a year to finish it. The floor turned out great as well. We actually have a pretty similar setup (even matching air hose reels!) so I'm excited to how yours turns out. Subscribed.
 
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I hear ya on free time. I built the shed floor & walls during our son's nap time and after he'd gone to bed for the night lol. A couple buddies and I put it up one Saturday. Garage has been the same story - lots of late nights.

I am very happy with the floor. It comes with a lifetime warranty so hopefully I don't have to deal with chipping & flaking like I have in the past.
 
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I'm borrowing a router from my dad to install the formica counter, so until then it is sitting idle. I did build a set of shelves on the opposite side of the garage to house my detailing stuff & everything else that doesn't have room in the toolbox or garage cabinets.

I made a spot for my air compressor so that I can hose out the garage whenever needed while removing only minimal tools. I did this on Sunday since all my wood working tasks should be finished.





A good coat of black paint to match the workbench & floor.





Getting the compressor in was a bit challenging but not bad. I will probably add some anchors to the feet to keep it from walking, and add a easy-open drain to the bottom of the compressor.



With all the garage work that had been going on, it had been a minute since any of our cars got a good cleaning. Cleaned up the wife's daily Sunday afternoon since the garage was now available and it had been sitting outside for the last month. Too bad it hasn't moved much since COVID began lol

 
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Really like what you've done with this space. The floating shelves are great.
 
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