4 Reasons Homeowners FAIL when installing EPOXY GARAGE floor coatings

Don’t listen to all that negativity, Mike I’ve watched you for quite a while now you’re top-notch. I’ve never experienced any negativity coming from you. It’s all positive and helping people. Retired in Wisconsin

My wife and I did my brand new 22X40 shop. Looks great. We went with Exterior Coatings. As a home owner and DIY person we figured out how to do it correctly. There is a ton of info out there. You make it sound like all home owners are POS’s. There is a reason that I do all my own projects. Contractors are to expensive and you never know what you will get. I was a millwright for 12 years. I am a journeyman machinist. I have worked in maintenance and fabrication all my working life. I consider my work better than most contractors. Don’t get me wrong your works is top notch. It’s just that I have had two shitty contractors do some work and I regret it.

Nice work Mike and your reasoning as to why this will probably fail for most who attempt it with no prior experience is totally logical to me. Of all the bad that's on the internet, it's so good to see folks like you share your knowledge. Like some others eluded to, I venture to guess most folks on here want a durable quality floor, which they know is highly unlikely in those big box diy kits. I will be subscribing to your course. thanks again

Just like any other coating or painting 75 to 90% prep, then application. Happy customer of a pro company in SC. 2400 ft2 garage. They spent most of the time grinding the new garage floor. And flake spread to rejection.

Profile the concrete by grinding or a light etching solution, power wash it real good, let it dry . roll out two-part solvent-based epoxy moisture barrier, let dry , roll out colored 2 part water based epoxy broadcast the flakes (there’s an art to this ) knock down the excess after it dries with a good floor scraper . Come back the next day & roll out a 2 part polyaspartic or polyurethane clear topcoat & done ✅ Pro tip : don’t waste your 2 part polyurethane sealer on the sidewalls ,you can use a single component acrylic wetlook on these . Only use the Poly on the part that is driven on.

Just bought my first home, this is gonna be my first project. Appreciate your videos

Spot on. Seems easy but like most things - it’s not if you want to do it right.

Great job,I used to do alot of epoxy floors in the central coast i like the way you do the stem wall before hand ,thanks for the videos ,I'm thinking about getting back into it again.

I feel like floor will fail when professionals install it. Very hard to find someone who takes pride in what they do. All those reasons are basics. I installed 2 and now working on 3rd 100% solids with excellent results. Yes need helper, but I feel like I am getting better quality

Great video. Thanks for sharing your knowledge, Mike.

That's one helluva garage. Nice work 👏🏾

Great video, Mike you are a great teacher. Love your enthusiasm. Nothing is easy! Have a great week!

GRACIAS BRO and God bless you and YOUR family and HARD WORKIG CREW . i personal apreciate this detail information i kinda already new the whole process to do this but thank to you and comfirm i was right on the stemps to do the job right GRACIAS brother

Thank you

Well Done Mike and team .LOOkS fantastic

I have a moisture meter i use on surfaces like concrete or wood when I paint those surfaces. My brother in law had a contractor coat his garage floor down south (no snow or salt) and it failed twice already because they used the HD stuff. I told him I would come down and do it like you taught us on your videos but he's not interested.

Thanks for your help!

Great video. Thanks. I have a brand new 1400 square foot garage that I want to epoxy with chips. It's a smooth trowel finish. Do I need to etch it? It's 4 weeks since the pour. Thanks.

Can you resolve the moister issue you talked about?

Thanks for a great video and educational advice. What is a rough estimate per foot for jobs similar to this? To have professionally installed.