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Congratulations to Brian who is a joint winner of our December #showusyourproject competition!

December Winner: Garage Conversion

A few years ago when the garage extension was built I applied a single coat of garage floor paint bought from a local DIY store, direct to the concrete floor. This soon started to lift with the car being driven in and out of the garage.

More recently I decided I want to re-do the floor as it looked a mess. After a lot of research I concluded that I needed to remove the old paint with a concrete grinder which I hired c/w dust extractor. I also concluded that the best way to go was to prime the now bare concrete floor and apply a proper 2 pack epoxy floor paint finished with a clear coat to get the shiny professional finish I wanted and also for extra protection.

I also decided to paint the wood skirting with the same paint for better protect fro water and oil etc. I left 24hrs between each coat as per the instructions and all coats were applied with 18” rollers using 18” paint trays. All the paint, rollers and trays were bought from regal paints which I picked online largely due to their good reviews.

15 months later the floor still looks as good as new in spite of all the car traffic and me doing lots of Diy in the garage. Very happy I took the time and effort with proper materials to the the job properly.

Before – Tidying and Preparation