Which flooring for garage renovation?

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jimbarlakka
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Its been a while that I have been looking to upgrade my garage. My garage is a 1995 build with a floor area of 20X14 sq ft. The concrete floor had really started to crack and bits have fallen apart. To add, the grease and oil have made the situation worse. I think it is high time to renovate it. The point is im confused over the kind of flooring to be used for a long lasting floor. I searched on google about garage customizing and came across epoxy, polyurea and polyurthane flooring. I am confused over which one to choose from thought there are pros and cons for each. Can you help me narrow my confusion and help me choose a good flooring for my garage.


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I thought all those were just seals/paints. You'll have to fix the chips and chunks that are missing first... Not sure if you want to chisel up all the bad concrete and lay new concrete, or if you can take a stab at epoxy filler or something.
Do you have any pictures of the damage?

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If there is major chipping, cracking & chunking you're going to want to patch & repair the floor before you do anything, especially an epoxy coating.

If it's just some minor cosmetic damage you could buy some interlocking tiles to cover your existing floor. The problem with this is that you won't be able to easily keep an eye on what's going on with the subsurface and the cracks could be exacerbated without your knowledge.

Nice looking floor you posted up there Nuts, a little busy for me personally, but it's a looker!

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I feel like if I walked into the shop with a hangover, and saw that floor, I'd toss my innerds all over the place. Looks trippy.

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Id worry about getting liquids between the mat and the concrete, and it causing issues over time.

Just go big and get shag carpeting. Yeah, its gonna take a little extra care and maintenance.... But huge style points.

Or just epoxy, cause it works super good.


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