Epoxy floors for basement

[RedBlooded]

I'm considering putting down an epoxy floor for my basement. The area I want to do is about an 180 sq ft.

I'm having a hard time finding the multi-color (marble looking) kit for a smaller area. I don't want to have a ton of waste.

Has anyone used any product that they were really impressed by, and easy to use? Any tips, or lessons learned the hard way?

 

[Lineup]

mennards i have my garage and basement done , Rustoleum rock hard

 

[dmclone]

Rustoleum. I've done two garages with hardly any issues. Our current house is now 15+ years and I have one bad spot that needs to be touched up. In the basement, this stuff would last forever. When I did the garages, I would section it off with blue tape and do one section at a time. So for each garage space, I would break it into 4 or so sections. I would also break the flakes into 4 ziplock bags so that I would have even coverage. The only thing I would probably do different in the garage is to add something for a little traction. When it gets wet, it can get a little slick.

 

[Gorm]

I've seen that Rustoleum Rock Hard in person. I'm pretty impressed by it, and will be planning on that covering for my new garage here next summer.

 

[BCClone]

I'm considering putting down an epoxy floor for my basement. The area I want to do is about an 180 sq ft.

I'm having a hard time finding the multi-color (marble looking) kit for a smaller area. I don't want to have a ton of waste.

Has anyone used any product that they were really impressed by, and easy to use? Any tips, or lessons learned the hard way?

A neighbor just did his garage floor. Cost 6k for a company to do it. I thought it was nuts to spend that much.

 

[BWRhasnoAC]

There's a newer product that dries in about 6 hours. Can drive on it in 24 hours. We just used it but I'm forgetting the chemical composition.

 

[BWRhasnoAC]

A neighbor just did his garage floor. Cost 6k for a company to do it. I thought it was nuts to spend that much.

Depends on if you want it flat. Pros will come in with a floor grinder smooth everything out fill all your seams do all the stuff that's going to make your floor last longer. The actual application of the epoxy is not difficult you are correct.

 

[BryceC]

We put epoxy paint on my family home when I was a kid, maybe 12 or something but that was the early 90s. Get good masks and stay in a hotel for a day or two if the fumes are still what they were then.

 

[dmclone]

I've seen that Rustoleum Rock Hard in person. I'm pretty impressed by it, and will be planning on that covering for my new garage here next summer.

Both times I did, it was a new garage and I think that helps. Pro-tip, fill in the expansion cracks with that self leveling stuff before you do the epoxy. I didn't do this with the first garage and the only place I had issues was near those expansion joints. I think salt gets in those expansion joints.