"JimH" wrote in message
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We will be selling our house in 3 or so years as the kids will (hopefully)
be gone. We are now looking at some fix-ups that will add value to the
house. One includes repainting the garage and doing something with the
concrete floor.

If I remember your carriage house you garage your auto collection had an
epoxy finish on the floor. If I am right, did you do this yourself and
was it difficult?


Originally, I simply applied a couple of coats of regular (latex) epoxy
concrete floor paint which was cheap and easy. At the time we were not using
the garage to store cars however. When I started to use it for cars I put
down 18" x 18" tiles ... black and white.

I wouldn't recommend latex epoxy floor paint as a permanent finish. It just
doesn't wear well when driving cars on it. I have another, smaller 2 car
garage that I plan to finish using one of the epoxy kits that you can add
speckles or other decorative color designs to. I've seen them done and,
when applied properly, are very tough and durable. They are also much more
expensive. Lowe's and the Home Depot carry the kits. There are also
commercial companies that apply them.

Eisboch