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Offline danny76

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Re: Garage Floor
« Reply #15 on: April 11, 2013, 08:34:17 AM »
Quote from: VonMessa on April 11, 2013, 08:00:29 AM
Good stuff to know.

I have been trying to decide what to do about the floor in the brew-house (basement).

It is usually covered in water while we are brewing, so slipping is an issue.

Cover it in sand.....or sawdust. Sawdust surface is good for sopping up blood during impromptue operations but it makes it hard to find any little slivers of wood that you drop :old:
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Re: Garage Floor
« Reply #16 on: April 11, 2013, 08:56:50 AM »
A very light dusting of sand provides a ton of grip.  A cup of sand per 10' x 10' area is sufficient. 
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Re: Garage Floor
« Reply #17 on: April 11, 2013, 09:26:24 AM »
Quote from: danny76 on April 11, 2013, 08:34:17 AM
Cover it in sand.....or sawdust. Sawdust surface is good for sopping up blood during impromptue operations but it makes it hard to find any little slivers of wood that you drop :old:

I have a trough that leads to my sump pump.  After a brewing session, I spray the floor down and squeegee everything towards the pump.

Sawdust would clog that after time.  Cleaning the sump is something that gets done as rarely as possibly and performed by the loser of the coin toss  :t

Quote from: Dragon on April 11, 2013, 08:56:50 AM
A very light dusting of sand provides a ton of grip.  A cup of sand per 10' x 10' area is sufficient. 

On top of the epoxy paint as it is curing, I assume?
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Re: Garage Floor
« Reply #18 on: April 11, 2013, 10:20:12 AM »
Yeppers.


It'll tear up the squeegee though since it is so abrasive.  A fine sand will do less damage but provides less traction but can also be stirred into the paint for the most even coverage.

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Re: Garage Floor
« Reply #19 on: April 11, 2013, 10:50:50 AM »
I'll take the traction and sanitary qualities over being able to use the squeegee.

I will be looking to get a license here, at some point  :x
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Re: Garage Floor
« Reply #20 on: April 11, 2013, 02:03:08 PM »
rpm is awesome :)

Glitter on the floor reminds me of my youth :)
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Re: Garage Floor
« Reply #21 on: April 11, 2013, 04:15:37 PM »
Quote from: VonMessa on April 11, 2013, 10:50:50 AM
I'll take the traction and sanitary qualities over being able to use the squeegee.

I will be looking to get a license here, at some point  :x

  Von,  it's a silica that you add to the coating and you usually only add it to the top coat! Yes it will tear a squeegee up over time but a good push broom should work almost as well.

   I did this in the laundry room,I only used concrete paint that was grey BTW and added the silica to the final coat.

   YMMV.


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Re: Garage Floor
« Reply #22 on: April 11, 2013, 09:37:14 PM »
Ty for the replies, seems like there are alot of products available, will check SW and some others..........I like the sand/silca idea for traction, been on some hangar floors with the smooth coatings and know they can be hazardous when combined with liquids.


Now if I couls just get an AH logo big enough to put in the middle of it all  :D

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Re: Garage Floor
« Reply #23 on: April 12, 2013, 08:34:12 AM »
Quote from: rpm on April 11, 2013, 02:23:49 AM
I hear carpet is popular among the aging metrosecksual BMW crowd.

Seconded on the carpet just in case you happen to come across a wounded doe to keep in there.

(Who still remembers where that came from?)
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Re: Garage Floor
« Reply #24 on: April 13, 2013, 03:12:59 PM »
a little late into this thread, but I'd recommend giving a thought to a different option...

my garage floor was a few years old when I bought our house in 2003... like 26 years old. Well, I painted it, and did all of the recommended prep to the concrete like they say: thorough cleaning, acid etch, 3 coats of paint.... and it looked great. Should have, I spent a couple hundred $$ on the good paint.

Looked great..... for about 2 years, then it started to come up.

everywhere.

So I went with something that solved that problem, and has been awesome to live with:

garage floor tiles.

they're heavy duty plastic, thick (over 1/4"), and snap together. I bought enough that I had about a dozen of each color left over in case I damaged one somehow, but after 6+ years I haven't hurt one yet. MUCH more comfortable to lay on when you're working under a car, especially in winter.

I got mine from costco, but there are several companies that sell them.

I love my floor, and for the money, I don't think you can beat it.













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Re: Garage Floor
« Reply #25 on: April 13, 2013, 03:56:54 PM »
Reaper90, nice garage. I don't usually say this much, but I love u man!    :O

Any chance I can use your garage for when my car needs repair?
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Re: Garage Floor
« Reply #26 on: April 13, 2013, 04:24:44 PM »
Can i be your Butler?
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Re: Garage Floor
« Reply #27 on: April 13, 2013, 04:34:59 PM »
Quote from: smoe on April 13, 2013, 03:56:54 PM
Reaper90, nice garage.

Thanks, man!

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Re: Garage Floor
« Reply #28 on: April 13, 2013, 04:48:40 PM »
Quote from: rpm on April 11, 2013, 02:23:49 AM
I hear carpet is popular among the aging metrosecksual BMW crowd.

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Re: Garage Floor
« Reply #29 on: April 13, 2013, 11:55:40 PM »
Quote from: rpm on April 11, 2013, 02:23:49 AM
I hear carpet is popular among the aging metrosecksual BMW crowd.

Ripsnorts probably still getting his walker up to speed.
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