Garage Floor coating - epoxy paint ?

[ameliasolis]

Hello all.

OK, I need a cram course on what to put on the garage floor of a new house. the cement will be about 4-5 months old if that matters, and it will be in Florida.

The homebuilder says the epoxy floor is $3.50 Sq. Ft.. I don't know the process, but it has that confetti stuff on the tops. Since the garage is about 32 x 26 feet, the estimate is more than $2800 !!!

I don't have a budget for that. If I do this myself, is this a multiple-layer coating? How long does it take to dry, and does it really? I don't want to breathe that stuff for a week. Also,

my wife has asthma and couldn't handle the fumes.

I don't know what I'm talking about....if you can't tell hahaha hahaha

 

[Paul Sweet]

A fluorosilicate sealer-hardener should be adequate for a garage. They are generally water-based so fumes shouldn't be an issue. They should be available at building supply stores.

 

[Msradell]

Floors like that are normally a 3 step process at the very least. You put down the initial coat which is very slow drying and sprinkle the colored flakes on top of that so that it's 3 steps. Then after that dries thoroughly you put on the topcoat, many times you will need to use multiple topcoats in order to get a smooth finish. It's certainly not easy and needs to be done correctly to get it to look good.

 

[ameliasolis]

@Msradell thank you so much for your suggestion

 

[ameliasolis]

@Paul Sweet also thank you for your suggestion