How To Make A Garage Floor

Use the 2x10 boards around the perimeter using the corner stakes to help keep the level of the lines.

How to make a garage floor.

A new spacious garage is the answer and this is the instructable to make it possible. These lines establish a floor plane that will be the basis for building the floor support structure. Epoxy garage floors are a great diy project you can do to spruce up your home. Over the years i ve epoxied about 10 garages for friends and family.

Typically made from heavy duty vinyl. As a new homeowner and avid diy type guy i was up against a big challenge. 2 even out the garage floor by removing any debris and evening out any irregularities in the surface using a trowel or other tools. Diy epoxy garage floor tutorial.

G floor midnight black 4 in w x 300 in l garage floor edges. This old house host kevin o connor assists epoxy coating expert doug fasching in creating a good looking hardwearing stain resistant garage floor. Use a trench digger or a shovel to dig your footings around the perimeter of the slab layout to a depth of 18 inches. The inside portion of the garage will be dug out to 6 inches deep.

All of them have turned out great and the floors have held up. The mats are durable but like most coverings they can be permanently stained by hot tires and chemicals. Measure the distance from the garage ceiling to desired final floor level at each corner of the garage and make a pencil mark on the wall. For pricing and availability.

To install them all you do is sweep the garage floor paint unroll the flooring and butt the edges together or overlap them and then trim the mats to fit with a utility knife. Step 3 create the form. Epoxy will make your floors look nice clean up easily and give your garage a finished look. Use a chalk line to snap a straight horizontal line connecting these marks on each wall.

Peel and stick tiles 3 9 if you have a level garage floor without severe cracks or height imbalances you can cover the surface with peel and stick tiles. Use four simple wooden boards pushed against the walls of the garage and secured either by weights or nailed together.