The new shed!

[Stan]

more pics!

[Preen59]

Thumbs up for planning ahead with the plumbing and power. I hate it when they do a dodgy and try to fit things like that later.
You will have no problems fitting plenty of cars in there

Haha. I've got plenty of **** to move in there. I'll build a loft, too. Going to paint the floor before anything goes in there, though.


Slab was supposed to be poured yesterday.. Hasn't rained for weeks, but guess what? Yesterday it rained. They'll probably be pouring tomorrow, I'm hoping.

[Water Boy]

What product are you planning to seal the floor with? Are you thinking a fresh grind and then a 2 part apoxy?

[Preen59]

What product are you planning to seal the floor with? Are you thinking a fresh grind and then a 2 part apoxy?

We did that in a workshop when I was working for a guy in the Fujitsu series a few years ago. It was expensive and a huge PITA to do. He ended up getting some pro painters in and they did it with trowels.

I'll see. We use paving paint at Electrolux and it works quite good. Chips off when you drop a 5 tonne mould on it, but I don't think I'll be playing with anything that heavy.

Still need to acid etch and possibly give it a grind, though. I'll talk to the sperts and see what they reckon.

[Ben J]

Good stuff. I can't wait to one day have my own place and build (albeit probably with the cheque book and not the hands) a shed exactly the way I want. Interested to see how this turns out for sure

[ffoff]

I did my garage in a 2 part epoxy, applied it with a roller with my dad and it only took us about 2 nights. Ours would be about the same size as yours I reckon.

[Water Boy]

The company I worked for earlier in the year did specialist flooring. As you said acid etch and/or a grind is essential for a long lasting floor in an industrial workplace.

As foff said the 2 part can be done at home with some rollers very easily, its just a matter of mixing up and applying.

If ya want it to look funky you can add glass for grip and make it pop.

[Geoffrey Hale]

I like it a lot !

[Preen59]

I did my garage in a 2 part epoxy, applied it with a roller with my dad and it only took us about 2 nights. Ours would be about the same size as yours I reckon.

The company I worked for earlier in the year did specialist flooring. As you said acid etch and/or a grind is essential for a long lasting floor in an industrial workplace.

As foff said the 2 part can be done at home with some rollers very easily, its just a matter of mixing up and applying.

If ya want it to look funky you can add glass for grip and make it pop.

Well, to be fair the workshop we did was massive. We did it with rollers and it was Very time consuming. A floor if this scale should be a lot easier.

[s4mmie]

Def recommend an epoxy, you'll regret it later if you don't, especially if you plan on working on any cars in there.

Just having a quick squiz at the m2, you should be looking around $900 materials for a decent 3 coat epoxy system.
It should be done over 3 days minimum, 1 day to pressure wash, 2nd to apply sealer and first top coat, 3rd for final topcoat.


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