Wondering if any folks here have experience with epoxy (or some other attractive surface finish) for a garage floor.
My FL condo has a 2-car attached garage. It has a cement floor that been painted light gray at least once (maybe twice, as I think I may have seen a slightly different shade of gray somewhere). The paint and floor is in good shape...a few tiny, thin cracks from the usual settling that occurs over time.
I'm evaluating putting down epoxy, as I keep seeing tire marks (I don't know if this is from driving home with hot tires and then parking, and as they rest and cool they leave leave the marks or perhaps it's induced by the tire/painted surface interaction or ??) I'm thinking epoxy with sprinkled-in paint chips would help hide or perhaps even avoid these tire marks.
I've seen a neighbor who has 2 long carpet runners in their garage, laid crossways. I'm assuming they drive in and park so their tires are on the carpet runner. So this 'solution' might have been prompted by a similar situation of tire marks on their floors.
Anyhoo, with the floor already having a painted surface, I'm wondering how much cost and hassle it would be to install epoxy (DIY). If it's too bothersome, perhaps planning on repainting before I put it up for sale in the future might be an easier solution.
If I were to undertake this project, I'd likely do it next season, picking cooler days with low humidity.
Thoughts, ideas, and comments welcome.
omni
My FL condo has a 2-car attached garage. It has a cement floor that been painted light gray at least once (maybe twice, as I think I may have seen a slightly different shade of gray somewhere). The paint and floor is in good shape...a few tiny, thin cracks from the usual settling that occurs over time.
I'm evaluating putting down epoxy, as I keep seeing tire marks (I don't know if this is from driving home with hot tires and then parking, and as they rest and cool they leave leave the marks or perhaps it's induced by the tire/painted surface interaction or ??) I'm thinking epoxy with sprinkled-in paint chips would help hide or perhaps even avoid these tire marks.
I've seen a neighbor who has 2 long carpet runners in their garage, laid crossways. I'm assuming they drive in and park so their tires are on the carpet runner. So this 'solution' might have been prompted by a similar situation of tire marks on their floors.
Anyhoo, with the floor already having a painted surface, I'm wondering how much cost and hassle it would be to install epoxy (DIY). If it's too bothersome, perhaps planning on repainting before I put it up for sale in the future might be an easier solution.
If I were to undertake this project, I'd likely do it next season, picking cooler days with low humidity.
Thoughts, ideas, and comments welcome.
omni