If you are looking for a way to improve the look and feel of your concrete floor, then you may want to consider looking into garage flooring options. One of the high end, and more expensive options is epoxy paint. You can save around one thousand dollars if you do can install the paint yourself. If you properly paint your floor, then you can hide any visible oil or grease stains and make your floor look significantly better.
A contractor may be expensive and if you think you handle the job yourself, then go for it. The benefit of hiring a contractors is that they will save you hours of preparation work and they will make sure that the job gets done correctly. There is a lot of prep work must go into the installation process and there are many factors that can go wrong. Before committing to the job, you should do some research on epoxy garage flooring installation. If you do want to do the job yourself, then you can purchase a kit at Home Depot or your local hardware store. You can also purchase a kit online for around seventy dollars.
Any kit you purchase will come with everything you need to the perfect floor but before you purchase the kit you must take care of all the prep work. A major preparation step is making sure that your garage flooring is completely clean. The best way to make sure you floor is ready to be painted is to use a power washer to clean it done. It should be able to get rid of all the dirt, dust, and stains that you need to get rid of before you begin to paint. You must make sure that your floor is almost spotless because your floor can peel and become ruined if there is even the smallest particle of residue on your floor.
There are some other smaller issues with painting your floor yourself such as you can’t park in your garage for a few days after the completion of the project. You also must wait several hours between each coat of epoxy and most floors need at least two, so the painting part of the job can easily take all day. Also, you have to move everything into the house and completely clean our your garage which is always a pain. Contractors may be more expensive, but they can save you a lot of work and time. It all comes done to your personal preference, and if you are confidant that you can get the job done yourself, then by all means go for it!
