Garage Floor

[Dick W.]

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I didn't mention the minor spalling I had on my floor when I posted earlier to this thread. I did have some. It seems that the spalling I had was where snow melts off the car when parked. Michigan roads are salted so I suppose the spalling was ceated by melt/freeze of salt and ice? Dunno.

Salt will definitely spall concrete.

[Paul J.]

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One item no one has mentioned is spalling or scalling. One cause of these is a plastic layer under the concrete. Interestingly enough, I have it on my driveway but no my garages. The garages have plastic under them and the driveway doesn't. Another cause is sealing the concrete prior to it's curin (drying). This was my mistake. It was recommended by my contractor, but was a mistake. At the bottom of each spall is a pea gravel rock, so I believe it maybe the pea gravel instead of bluestone. If you garage is heat all winter then disregard the above. Spalling only occurs during freezing/thawing cycles.

Post #5. Don't any of you people read.

Dick, chloride in the mix will cause spalling, which is why there are restrictions about using aggegates from coastal areas. Salt will also attack unprotected rebar. As the rebar rusts and produces metal scale, it breaks the concrete apart.

If you drive south toward Charlotte, you'll travel several bridges and roadway that I poured (it's the smooth part).

Paul

[Robert K.]

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Post #5. Don't any of you people read.

Dick, chloride in the mix will cause spalling, which is why there are restrictions about using aggegates from coastal areas. Salt will also attack unprotected rebar. As the rebar rusts and produces metal scale, it breaks the concrete apart.

If you drive south toward Charlotte, you'll travel several bridges and roadway that I poured (it's the smooth part).

Paul

Paul, I guess you are the expert and the rest of us should shut the FU. Your right I missed the last word in the first paragraph of post #5. How dare I.

Since you are the expert why didn't you explain the rest of the causes of spalling, the ones that are applicabile to the OP, like putting plastic under the concrete which he intend to do, like sealing the concrete too early, the wrong kind of aggregate, pressure washing, etc. or maybe explain to the OP that he wants to avoid pouring concrete in the winter to avoid the adding of calcium cloride (salt) if he is in a northern state. No instead you remove my tonsils with a spool and attempt to intimidate others from posting on a concrete subject. I'm done.

[Gary C.]

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Guys, please let's keep it civil without any disparaging remarks or comments!

We're all just trying to share experiences and comments.

Gary
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[Dick W.]

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Post #5. Don't any of you people read.

Dick, chloride in the mix will cause spalling, which is why there are restrictions about using aggegates from coastal areas. Salt will also attack unprotected rebar. As the rebar rusts and produces metal scale, it breaks the concrete apart.

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They found that out the hard way, sadly, at the Charlotte Motor Speedway a few years back. Too much chloride in the mix on the pre-stressed pedestrian walkway ate the cables up and the walkway came down.

[Dick W.]

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On the last shop I painted my floor about seven days after the floor was poured. The old shop went about two weeks before I sealed it. My garage at the house was sealed the next day after it was poured. No problems with any of them. They all have plastic under them also.

[Gary H.]

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I went with Race Deck when we moved into our new home 5 yrs ago. Love it, no regrets,no cracks, no chips and no stains. Linda and I installed it ourselfs in 4 days, would have been 2 days if the neighbors had stayed away.

[Joe R.]

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Gary,

That is a nice floor! I couldn't help but notice the air compressor on wheels. Hopefully not to hijack the thread too badly (yeah right!), can you tell me more about your portable compressor set up? And more pictures too please, if that's not asking too much.

Joe

[Larry E.]

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I went with Race Deck when we moved into our new home 5 yrs ago. Love it, no regrets,no cracks, no chips and no stains. Linda and I installed it ourselfs in 4 days, would have been 2 days if the neighbors had stayed away.

Gary: I agree with you as seen in my above post. Why anybody would gamble with epoxy with so many variables in the weather and contractors is
beyond me. To each his own though. I might add that any design and color can be had with Race Deck and if any tile ever gets damaged for whatever
reason all you have to do is R/R the tile and your as good as new. Just my opinion; Thanks; Larry

[Gary H.]

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Joe,
So as not to hijack anything I will get the parts back together and send you some photos later.
Gary

[Gary H.]

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Amen to that. Also if you move you can take it with you or better yet sell it to a "friend".

[Don H.]

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All, The floor (24x32) was poured today! Unfortunately I am 1000 miles away on an unavoidable business trip - yeah horrible timing. My wife sent these pictures. We decided on a very very light broom finish so the epoxy would grip better and smooth it out in the end. Thanks all. Don H.

[Joe R.]

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Joe,
So as not to hijack anything I will get the parts back together and send you some photos later.
Gary

Gary,

That sounds like a better idea. Back on topic, I am also building a garage. Thanks for bringing up Race Deck, I am considering it. My feet are not very good, how is it for standing on? How about laying on? How hard is it to cut during install? And finally, how thick is it? I poked around on their web site a little, but didn't see answers to these questions.

Joe

[Dick W.]

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If you drive south toward Charlotte, you'll travel several bridges and roadway that I poured (it's the smooth part).

Paul

Ya'll do the section from South of Jonesville to just South of US 421 interchange? I do not know what kind of screed you used but that is some of the smoothest roadway I have ever been on.

[Tim G.]

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I just closed on my new home last Thursday and "Texas Tough Tops" was out that night for floor prep and coating the next morning. They placed the speckles in the floor and came back friday night with a clear coat of epoxy over everything. By Sunday, I moved the Corvettes in the new garage. The same fellow did my old floor and it's one of the things the new buyer liked about my house. The cost was 3.75 per foot, but mine was a bit less since I'm a repeat customer. It looks great. I'd do it myself, but the professional route worked too well.