Hi, Guest
03-18-2009, 11:29 AM
Yeah I know its just a garage, but it looks cool. I get the diamondplate pretty cheap (these smaller size offcuts) so its not that bad in cost. Cheaper than buying them.
As for the floor, the 1st year was good. The 2nd year it really chipped easily with the floor jack and jack stands. It also peeled up where I parked my car (in the second year). I just did the basic install, eteched the floor and two part epoxy + chips.
In a few other forums it was suggested that my premature failure was due to not putting a good high solids clear on it. So I may try this epoxy again and just do that in hopes that I get at least more than two years out of it.
Did you clear your epoxy floor?
The heater I think is just a basic electric heater w/ two large ceramic elements. I turn it on a few hours before going into the garage to do something and in the winter when its -15 outside it heats up the garage warm enough to work in with a sweater. An infrared heater would probably do a better job for me, but for what I paid I can't expect more.
As for the floor, the 1st year was good. The 2nd year it really chipped easily with the floor jack and jack stands. It also peeled up where I parked my car (in the second year). I just did the basic install, eteched the floor and two part epoxy + chips.
In a few other forums it was suggested that my premature failure was due to not putting a good high solids clear on it. So I may try this epoxy again and just do that in hopes that I get at least more than two years out of it.
Did you clear your epoxy floor?
The heater I think is just a basic electric heater w/ two large ceramic elements. I turn it on a few hours before going into the garage to do something and in the winter when its -15 outside it heats up the garage warm enough to work in with a sweater. An infrared heater would probably do a better job for me, but for what I paid I can't expect more.