Garage Floor coating - epoxy paint ?

[virginiaharms]

OK I need a cram course on what to put on the garage floor of a new house. the cement will be about 4-5 months old if that matters, and it will be in Florida.

The homebuilder says the epoxy floor is $3.50 Sq. Ft.. I don't know the process, but it has that confetti stuff on the tops. Since the garage is about 32 x 26 feet, the estimate is more than $2800 !!!

I don't have a budget for that. If I do this myself, it this a multiple layer coating ? How long does it take to dry, and does it really stink ? I don't want to breathe that stuff for a week. Also my wife has asthma and couldn't handle the fumes ?

I don't know what I'm talking about....if you can't tell hahahahahha

 

[virginiaharms]

OK I need a cram course on what to put on the garage floor of a new house. the cement will be about 4-5 months old if that matters, and it will be in Florida.

The homebuilder says the epoxy floor is $3.50 Sq. Ft.. I don't know the process, but it has that confetti stuff on the tops. Since the garage is about 32 x 26 feet, the estimate is more than $2800 !!!

I don't have a budget for that. If I do this myself, it this a multiple layer coating ? How long does it take to dry, and does it really stink ? I don't want to breathe that stuff for a week. Also my wife has asthma and couldn't handle the fumes ?
garage floor coating charlotte
I don't know what I'm talking about....if you can't tell hahahahahha

thanks in advance for any help

 

[AC Power]

To do that properly, the concrete needs to be acid washed. Muriatic acid is VERY VERY toxic, and most places will not sell it to a homeowner. Notwithstanding this, Muriatic acid wash MUST be vented with fans. It is VERY dangerous. I've inhaled it before, and you can tell this is not a Home Depot product.....it's a "COMMERCIAL USE ONLY" product that the epoxy contractors should only have.