Any epoxy garage floor owners here?

[mazeroth]

I have a 20x24 two car garage that I'm thinking of finishing the floor with an epoxy finish. I've seen the kits they sell at Lowes/Home Depot from Rustoleum that are around $100, to the more expensive $300-$500 kits. I'm also reading that I can have a professional come in and do it for 3-6 dollars per square foot ($1440-$2880).

The garage will be used to park one Chevy Traverse and the other half will house gym equipment on rubber mats (squat rack, elliptical etc) and a push mower etc.

Just looking to see if anyone here can chime in with personal experience. Pictures would be great. Thanks.

 

[Kelvrick]

I epoxied my single car garage (i think it was like 10x19). I used a double car garage kit (from lowes or home depot or something) and did double layers since it was going to be my workshop. I never parked any cars on it, but I'd probably add a vinyl tile or something where the wheels will be just to keep the rubber from slowly wearing out the epoxy.

It is MUCH easier to clean and sweep compared to regular concrete garage flooring and I'm happy I did it. I decided not to bother with my main 2 car garage where the cars sit though.

It has held up pretty well. It has been damaged but then the concrete underneath was also gouged too, so I don't think its fair to fault it.

 

[nickbits]

it is super slippery when wet

 

[96Firebird]

it is super slippery when wet

This. The garage at a house I used to rent had epoxy flooring, and it was great in the summer. In the winter, with slush falling off the car and melting, it would get very slippery. It wasn't completely smooth either, it had little bumps in it. But I would still slip and slide with any amount of water on it.

I'd probably get it again though, it really was very nice to work on and clean.

Edit - Best picture I can find that shows the flooring, it was a light purple with specks of different color in it.

 

[Pacfanweb]

When we bought our house in 05, I did the garage floor with what the sold at Lowes. Not sure if they still use the same brand, and frankly, I don't remember what brand it was, but I mixed in the sandy stuff for traction.

This stuff is almost as hard as the concrete. Not a chip, and I've been restoring a Jeep on it. Welding, dropping and sliding heavy things on it, etc. Not a chip, and it's not slippery at all when it's wet, either.

It's also not a high gloss finish, so that probably helps traction. More of a Battleship gray..dull.

 

[Clump]

I had mine professionally done at least 10 years ago. It has held up really well. There is some color fading, but no peeling, etc. I love the easy cleaning. For example last winter the snow blower left rusty spots that I cleaned up with just water and light brushing with a push broom. I don't use anything on the floor except water. There are particles in the surface that provide good traction, even when wet. It was fairly expensive, about $2K for a 2 car garage IIRC. The people who did it lied about some stuff- they said no dust, but they bead blasted the concrete with open machines that put dust EVERYWHERE. That was the only problem. We had to wait for the floor to cure before we could clean it up and it clogged the overhead door mechanism, which was a PITA. Well worth it in hindsight.

I had a friend use 1 of the kits. They did meticulous prep and followed the directions to the letter. When he finally parked his car on it the tires peeled up finish the next morning.