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Revredneck

11-03-2003 05:53:08




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Hey Guys, I'm building a new garage and am thinking about sealing the concrete floor. I wonder what y'all recommend for the job, and where I could get the stuff. I am concerned about it getting really slick when it gets wet, though. I have taken a few wild steps on wet sealed and painted floors and I don't want a little puddle of anti-freeze to make me break a bone. I'm not as young as I used to be.
Good Luck and God Bless, Tommy

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MarkB

11-04-2003 03:39:33




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 Re: sealing a shop floor in reply to Revredneck, 11-03-2003 05:53:08  
I used Meadows CS-309 on my new shop floor. It's intended primarily as a curing sealer, but it leaves the floor nice and shiny and is not the least bit slippery when wet.

It's not a real durable finish, Meadows has another product, "HIAC" that they say to put on top of CS-309. I haven't used this sealer, so I can't say anything more about it.

Many ready-mix plants stock CS-309. I ended up putting in on with a roller, it was too thick to go through my garden sprayer.

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Hal/WA

11-04-2003 01:00:25




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 Re: sealing a shop floor in reply to Revredneck, 11-03-2003 05:53:08  
When my garage floor was poured and worked, the concrete finisher talked me into applying sealer. He used a garden sprayer and just sprayed it all over the new floor. The man said it would make the floor more durable and much easier to take care of and it really didn't add much cost to the job. The sealer smelled very strongly of solvent for a couple of days, but has proved to hold up very well and does make clean up easy. Grease and oil do not penetrate the sealer, but gasoline and some other solvents will. It can get a little slick when the floor is wet or when snow is tracked in, but if you are aware of the potential problem, you are more careful about how you move on it.

Of all the things I did in my garage, the one I am most pleased with is the central floor drain. The floor all slopes slightly toward the drain and water will not pool up anywhere on the floor. It really didn't cost much to add it to the construction, but was a little bit of extra work. I drained the cleanable sump to the French drain system. If you haven't poured your floor yet, I would suggest that you consider a drain. I'm sure glad I did. Good luck with your new garage.

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Mac

11-03-2003 12:29:13




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 Re: sealing a shop floor in reply to Revredneck, 11-03-2003 05:53:08  
That 2 part epoxy stuff was to rich for me, so I got a roll on sealer from the guy who poured the floor, does a good job, BUT if wet, can be a little slick. If you spill some gas, it softens it for a couple hours and sets back up. Other than that it has held up well. #1 son didnt seal his and gets along well with it.



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Gene SC

11-06-2003 15:28:21




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 Re: Re: sealing a shop floor in reply to Mac, 11-03-2003 12:29:13  
A light broom finish then a good sealer recommended by your concrete company should work
fine.. Drain is a MUST if you want to keep it clean.



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