One of the many things that makes this channel great is how open you are about cost of materials, sponsored content, what sponsors paid for, income from the channel. I wish more UA-camers were like this.
@@snofire9119 not gonna lie the fact that someone can do it in a day and all you gotta do is move the stuff out almost seems worth the cost of getting it professionally done
I just had my garage professionally epoxy resined. I had to take everything out of my garage for 2 weeks.. It took one week to apply the epoxy. 5 coats in total.. 1 base coat 2 top coats with flakes and 2 polyurethane sealer coats.. The guy in this video absolutely did not do it properly and his floor will not last 20 plus years like it should. It took 1 week to complete the job and you need to wait another 1 week for the epoxy to cure to 100 percent.
I wish I had used a diamond grinder instead of the shot blaster when I did this. The glorified angle grinder shot blaster was inconsistent causing excessive pitting and took forever. Not to mention high material costs for the actual blast beads. I used rustoleum instead of leggari in a commercial bar environment and it worked great with the only wear spot being where the crappy dishwasher was always drug out for service. Good tips all in all though, you should be happy with that for a long time, I would like to do something similar with the addition of caulked gaps for a smooth transition from wall to floor.
Looking on epoxy the garage floor on a house we are soon to acquire and came across this video. I really appreciate the fact that you did a price breakdown including things that we do not have, for example the floor scraping machine.
Nice job on your floor. You did a great job explaining the actual amount of work involved. Most people don’t understand this and cringe when you tell them how much a floor costs installed professionally. I’m also glad you broke down the actual cost of professional epoxy (100% solids) as opposed to big box store epoxy. (There is a difference). Keep up the good work. Looking forward to the next video.
I ended up spending thousands of dollars on my garage and I have no idea how long it took. Mine has a grade at the last 1/3 but I ended up using a copper metallic and grey charcoal that looks amazing in the sunlight. I also put in dimmable LED's that makes my garage look like a show room. I wish I had cut the end like you did where the garage door goes down because the sun light and heat are really hard on the epoxy. It is so easy to clean, I can't tell you how beautiful the floor is when you are done. It was worth every penny and I would do it again.
Always opt for the traction enhancement - epoxy floors get really slippery with any dust, water, or oil on them! We did an 1,100 room with an epoxy floor at our makerspace. We did not do the same prep work, because the floor had carpet glued to the tile at one point and all that was left was the glue. It took us 2 weeks with scrapers, solvents and finally a motorized wire brush machine that we borrowed (and broke and had to fix in order to finish) to clean the floor. We used epoxy paint from a local paint company without a primer, chips or topcoat. We cut the epoxy paint with 50% Xylene by volume to make it go down easily with rollers, but that really lengthened the cure time: No walking on it for 3 days, to moving furniture for a week, 3 weeks before we would be able to move in heavy workbenches or machines without risking damage. Two coats went down in two days (paint, cure, second coat). It took two people with VOC cartridges, gloves and paper socks 3 1/2 hours to coat the floor. There were no windows, so we did not opt for UV Stabilizers. We did it for $1800, including consumables (but not including the cost of the wire brush machine repair) in early 2013 but it was a lot of work. We moved out last year and the floor was still great looking despite 5+ years of maker shenanigans.
We've epoxied a few floors over the years and after the first one I quickly learned that using a traction additive is a must. The first floor was like an ice rink whenever you had any moisture on the bottom of your shoes. I'm personally not into flakes because I like super clean looking shop floors so I'm not sure if they add sufficient traction to pass on that step 🤔
Over time micro scratches be your reactions or use aluminum oxide smallest size you can get.. mix in top coat and spread it out.. it's like sandpaper floor.
Probably not going to invest in epoxy floors in the garage/shop of our current house, BUT. Just want to point out my gratitude Travis for the way you take subjects with tons of content and/or product options out there, research it all, then boil it down to a great option for us all to consider. The fact that you’re compensated (in part) for all this by picking up the sponsorship is well deserved in my book.
We are professional installers, and everything you described in terms of material costs is spot on, and the floor looks great for your first time! Thankfully we’re able to complete a floor in 2 days though and not a week plus 😉
This is awesome. I’m in the middle of building my house and a 3 car garage. I may do this when it’s finished to prevent having to do the shop blaster part lol
I used a similar professional grade product on my new garage 18 years ago. It STILL looks great and has had zero peeling or lifting. You get what you pay for.
Beautiful job. A firm in our area will do the shot blast but not the chemical etch. Their reasoning is to avoid any added moisture or organic agents added to the blasted. dry concrete floor surfaces.
"Which, you know... is neat." Laughed. My favorite term for those type of situations is, "Well, that's novel." This is an excellent step-by-step. I've done, and seen, concrete "paintable" coatings and they flake off as soon as water finds a pin hole OR if the concrete is porous enough to bubble from underneath. The prep, the primer and the top coat had me nodding and pointing at the screen the whole time. Great video!
I had our floors done in our last house and wished I had way less flakes more plain epoxy. Funny you wanted more. Different folks different strokes! Great looking floor. Thanks for the video.
Hmmm, looks pretty good, but I think for the price, SwissTrax gives it a run for the money. Plus the ability to take it with you if you mov, is mighty attractive. Great work regardless!
Your videos are the reason I created a UA-cam account. Just so I could subscribe to your content. It's amazing to see how far your channel has come. You rock and keep driving for shop greatness!
I have been waiting for you to do another video, this was not a let down. I just did the floors in my employeers shop it worked out amazing. Looking forward to your next DIY
I did my 500 sq ft garage with Armorpoxy 100% solids epoxy and top coat for around $800 total. Was super easy to do, just make sure to prep well and understand each step fully.
Looks nice dude. I went with a much cheaper option, and still broke the bank in the process (probably 2.5 times your area). I did mine a few years ago now but it still looks great. I was recommended what I got from a friend who worked at a marina. He said it holds up to the weather here, and all the caustic fluids they could throw at it, and I believe him. What you used is MUCH nicer though. No regrets for what I used, but I'd have definitely upgraded to this stuff if I could.
Dude. Thank you so much. I watched this over and over for months. Finally did it and I am loving how my floor came out! I was super hesitant and then I decided to do it.
Glad this video popped up. Been watching a ton on the rustolium stuff and was kinda turned off by it. This product looks a lot better and isn't really that much more cost wise. Definitely gonna do this when we get into our new home in 6 months!
Great video! I paid a small fortune to have my kennel shop building done professionally and watch the entire process. Our video looked just like the pros process. I plan on doing my two car garage myself using the Leggari now that I have watched your video.
Great job, Travis~! Floor looks really good (from what I can see in the video). I'd love to finish my shop floor with a product like this~! The square footage of my pole barn shop is 1300 sq.ft., so I'll first need to fatten up my piggy bank a bit. I agree with you on the cost of putting out for a good product. My grandmother always told me, "Cheap is expensive." I later learned that she was spot on~! Thanks for sharing~!
We have a 2 car garage that I paid to have a company come install it for me. Cost about $2300.00 and it came out perfect, have had it for 8 years now and it still looks as good as the day it was installed. This is too much work for the average Joe. The preparation of the floor is the most important part and they completed the job in 2 days.
my 40x60 shop is being built as we spead, I know I've wanted epoxy floors from the beginning. I checked on prices and I'm about $6800 just for epoxy, obviously doing it all myself. 2022 prices suck.
Just a tip brother, blue tape works best on trims and other painted our stained materials, the white tape is much stronger which is why some paint was removed from the trim but this was a great tutorial and it truly was helpful. Keep it up!
Uhg.. yeah putting down a good and long lasting garage floor sure is a long...loooooong process, especially when it comes to prepping. Hell I did our 2 1/2 garage just a few months ago, used a 4" hand grinder on the whole surface (because I was being a stupid cheap ass... 10/10 would rent a machine if I did it again), not to mention the numerous cleans and etches. But the end result is extremely satisfying and should last a long time! No peels or anything yet :)
I love Legarri's UA-cam page! Their epoxy pours are amazing to watch and learn from. Been a subscriber of them for a while. Your floor definitely looks a lot better than the kits you buy in the big box stores.
That looks really fantastic! As a side note...please please wear some sort of respiratory protection when cutting concrete. Silicosis is nothing to play with.
Yeah, personal safety is really important. I get ridiculed by my dad for wearing safety glasses and hearing protection when using my circular saw. He calls me "ARBO" which is the dutch OSHA. Last week i cut a new rubber strip on the track of my saw and some of the rubber shot in my face. If I wasn't wearing safety glasses that would've really hurt my eyes instead of mild pain in my face.
Floor looks great. I had mine done with Polyurethane, black with silver glitter and white specs. Looks really cool, and looks different depending on what kind of lighting is on it and time of day. Its kinda neat, with sun on it glittlers blue, green and purple almost, can see it from the street if garage door is opn. Only thing was the joints are still showing a bit and was supposed to be a seamless floor. But it looks so good to me I don't even mind that much.
After you finish the topcoat, close the garage doors. This will Increase the cure time but keep little animals and bugs and dust from becoming part of your floor. Vent out thru the side windows which should have screens. Top coat of urethane is a good idea, but I am not sure it is necessary and if you don't know what you are doing, can be a big problem. Venting is crucial for urethane since the solvents are toxic and will make you sick. Heat and humidity are also problems. If there is a change in either it will effect the mix/application time of epoxy.
I think you did a very good job on your homework and the work its self. I had my garage floor done and I never have looked back its been 5 years and it looks like new !!
Is shot blasting better than diamond grinding on a 20 year concrete garage floor? I haven’t tried either one. I was impressed with the over all level of floor preparation. When I encounter a project or a product that I haven’t used I really enjoy the DIY component. Your videos are informative and enjoyable.
Very helpful! Thank you. I'm buying a house as a new build and I would like to do the garage floor before I even move in, so the concrete will be brand new.
You give so much more information on this "How to video" than Leggari does on their channel. I want to give them my business but I loth "watch me work while music plays" videos that tell me nothing other than what I see them doing... It doesn't take much effort to edit a nice video, so it just seems like they don't take their business serious if they consider their music videos instructional.
The garage floor looks sweet. Cant wait till the shop is up and running you defiantly have style. I wonder where those stairs lead to another shop extension maybe? Good luck
I have always love watching your videos and following your advancement in your search for shop greatness!! As always your content is precise and to the point!! Thank you
Looks great, thinking about doing the same to my garage, but my immediate challenge.... where do you put all your stuff that is normally in your garage for 7 Plus days. ugh!
Did you consider just removing the baseboard trim and reinstalling after completion? Between carefully laying down the tape and then removing it and repairing the paint, it wouldn't have been much extra work to guarantee a perfect edge all around. Just food for thought - great job on this!
I'm new to this, but even I know that you shouldn't soak a punched floor like that before application. The water will still be inside the pours 3 days later unless it's over 90 out.
Travis! I have been researching epoxy coatings for months, planning to do my garage floor at the end of summer. Will you please tell us, in all honesty, if you have ANY hot tire pick-up issues? Also, I live in Western Pennsylvania where more road salt, coated with calcium chloride, is spread on the roadways than in any other city I've ever been in. I believe you get what you pay for also, and I am more than willing to put in the prep time and effort necessary to apply the Laggari product as I trust your recommendation. However, it would be a crying shame- and a costly project ruined- if the road salt dropping off my wife's vehicle in her garage/my shop were to damage the floor or if the hot tires on my pick-up pulled up the product when I drive in to unload materials. Thanks for the insight!
I'll answer this.. Google Xtreme polishing systems. Call em up they can explain everything on how to do your floor. One stop shop for all supplies it's a professional distrubor... they also teach classes to do this professionally as a business and get you up and running as a business but sell their products to DIY guys as well.. same cost no gimmicks. They have hundreds of videos on youtube.. watch a lot of them find the ones where they go into detail start to finish. Biggest hurdle is grinding the floor coating off to CSP 3-5 my area didn't have a rental place I could find.. paid a company to do it.. was cheap. Cost of materials and shoes rollers squeegee etc. was $1500 1 year ago.. Cost to grind floor was $600... resell value on home I'll get $2000-$3000 back... so I lose $300 including fix worse case scenario. My neighbor is a realtor has appraise all my house improvements for home resell value so this was a win win. I mean everything you need to do the floor yourself Xtreme sells Not high price either.. very cheap but very good products. I'm not a spokesperson for epoxy or thus company. I did my own researching. I'm a woodworker hobbiest only, I'll retire in about 4-8 years and do this full time for fun/charity maybe do my own youtube channel like shop nation guy... anything I recommend is top notch quality.. price is mute to me.. but this place is about the best product and price.. he paid $2300 and it be about the same price for 750sqft. The product is way better.. 20+ year floor product.. I can beat it up dropping chisels.. when I sell the home.. easy fix.. sand floor.. pour clear epoxy thin coat done.. for about $200. Floor is 100% moisture barrier.. dead flat garage not kidding. My coating is 25 mills about 17mils of which is clear top coat. From his video I'm gonna guess his is like 6 to 8 mils thick and since this will be a shop enivronment it will last 8 years roughly.. Mine will last 20 years same cost cause of my super thick coating.. Mines 400 sqft but 4 x thicker.. no flake, it's silver metallic marble look. Top coat was poured thick to protect color coat.. easy sand and fix floor for cheap when I sell home. Drop a chisel/hammer no probelm.. can gouge floor and easy fix which I've done.. metal screw I pushed into floor rolling around a 600lbs machines by accident wheel hit the screw. Left a nasty gouge.... I'm not worried good traction spot lol.. easy fix later. So give them a hard look next time when in the market for floor coverings and hope you enjoyed my very long research to find this type of product and business.
Thanks for sharing your "real" costs. I got quotes from three professionals in my region and they ranged from $3000 to $4000. Not sure it is worth $700 for me to spend 4 days doing this myself...
The price of the Leggari products really floored me. A two car garage at 500 sq ft was going to cost me close to $3000. The estimates I got for contractors to do the whole thing were between $3300 and $3700. I wonder what products the contractors were using. I suppose if the contractor was going to use the Leggari products the estimates would have been more like $5000 ??
Just paid to have mine done for 3.50 sq ft and it's not the cheap stuff either. Not sure where you're getting the cost at 5-7 sq ft. That's seems ridiculous and I'm in Chicago where labor cost are high. Took 3 days to do. Only the first day was full 10 hr day as it involved the grinding and primer. Second day epoxy and flake and 3rd day was the clear coat. 2nd and 3rd day were shorter days for the crew.
Idk if this is per state but here in utah the most expensive we got quoted for out of 4 places was $3.5/sqft. We ended doing a 750sqft garage with walls and stairs done for $2450 total!! So to me thats crazy!! At that price you can just buy the colored concrete and pour yourself a new garage. Lol.
Great job Travis. Congratulations on the new house. I've been looking to do the same thing in my garage/shop. Now I have another product that I can use to get the job done. Looking forward to seeing the new shop progress. Have a great day.
Hello, Nice to know there are so many experts out there. Some GREAT questions and awesome answers. I haven't done this before but have my floor prepped and drying. Waiting for the epoxy to arrive at the door. I couldn't find the roller type listed anywhere (couldn't find the list that was mentioned) and what is the best way and the best time to get the flakes on the VERTICAL stem walls? I would think I want to do them first so the floor immediately in front of them doesn't get over-saturated with flakes but details? Thanks
Duct tape a plastic cup holder and you're good. Love how it increases brightness too. I wish you would have reminded people that for that cost it will last a long time and be worth it over that time. That amount of money is low to everyone when you change perspective. And equity investing in home I guess too. Patios and fences can cost more than a reasonably priced car. Ha :)
Okie wish you said something prior doing all this. Leggari is Okay ishhh product. Xtreme polishing system way better and cheaper. Before you take leaps.. sometimes just ask your viewers opinions.. could of set you up really good on how to do it better cheaper and faster. Good video though. Don't know how to post a pic of my floor or i would show everyone. Unforunately im computer/cellphone illiterate and can't find a way to post it up.
You should look into polyurea, it's much better than epoxy, more durable, doesn't yellow on the sun, and doesn't keep hardening like epoxy does. The epoxy never stops curing.
Wow, I have learn so much in this 12:45 min video, thanks to keep it simple and clearly to the point... I was about to do the HD Rust-Oleum, but now I am looking for my local Leggari provider... Thanks and looking forward to your next video... PS what brand is your shop vac?
I had a company just do mine, polyurethane. Ebony Kristalina system from flowcrete. Basically black with tiny white/navy blue specs and silver glitter. Looks like outerspace lol but its pretty cool and looks amazing when the sun is on it and door is open. Can see it sparkling from the street.
Great video and instructions. My friend had his floor professionally done and I noticed that the floor had little bumps and dips due to the high volume of flakes used. I recently got an estimate from a different company and asked if I can have the floor smooth rather than bumpy like their sample tile. The answer was no and was told the flakes add to the integrity of the epoxy. Did your floor come out smooth and if so was it because you scraped off the loose flakes before the last step?
that you got an awesome deal from Legarri ! I watched the part of your video where you broke down YOUR cost with the disclaimer that Leggari provided your raw materials. So I don't know exactly where you got the $1,680 dollar amount from. I just received my quote from Leggari for my 1,000 SQFT Garage Condo and it is ~ $ 3,400.00 for just the Leggari products. Will you please provide more info on the working times of the product and how long each day took. From their product literature, once you have applied the primer base, you'll need to start applying the epoxy base within ~ 4 hours before the epoxy completely sets up or you'll have to come back and scuff the primary for proper adhesion. Did you use the two bucket system while mixing, and did you use the denatured alcohol step? Overall, I agree with your assessment of Leggari Products. Looking forward to follow-up videos...
Just curious, did you ever consider going with polished concrete? If so, what made you decide with commercial epoxy? I keep going back and forth between the two.
I wonder if you just clear the concrete and skip out on all the other stuff.. Also flake floors look great until you drop something small and can't find it..
Not the best from what I have gathered for a working shop garage. Heard they can move and creek when using a floor jack and small fasteners and things can lodge in the cracks. Can you confirm that?
Nice video Travis. You always do a great product demo and review. I already bought the same Graco gun you have after your review and this might need to be next!
Question: I’m a first-time home owner and was considering doing this for my sunroom that used to be carpeted; any thoughts or suggestions? I’ve already torn up the carpet and filled the cracks, but there is this yellowish carpet glue still remaining on large portions of the sunroom. Not sure how much of an issue that is
One of the many things that makes this channel great is how open you are about cost of materials, sponsored content, what sponsors paid for, income from the channel. I wish more UA-camers were like this.
Straight shooter for sure.
The thing keeping me from doing this in my garage isn’t the cost, it’s emptying my garage and keeping it empty for a week.
The company that will be doing mine only needs 1 day to do it and roughly 24hrs before putting stuff back.
@@snofire9119 not gonna lie the fact that someone can do it in a day and all you gotta do is move the stuff out almost seems worth the cost of getting it professionally done
@@havox112 it is worth it. I had a company do it and watched the whole process..
I just had my garage professionally epoxy resined. I had to take everything out of my garage for 2 weeks.. It took one week to apply the epoxy. 5 coats in total.. 1 base coat 2 top coats with flakes and 2 polyurethane sealer coats.. The guy in this video absolutely did not do it properly and his floor will not last 20 plus years like it should. It took 1 week to complete the job and you need to wait another 1 week for the epoxy to cure to 100 percent.
This right here!! 👍
I wish I had used a diamond grinder instead of the shot blaster when I did this. The glorified angle grinder shot blaster was inconsistent causing excessive pitting and took forever. Not to mention high material costs for the actual blast beads. I used rustoleum instead of leggari in a commercial bar environment and it worked great with the only wear spot being where the crappy dishwasher was always drug out for service. Good tips all in all though, you should be happy with that for a long time, I would like to do something similar with the addition of caulked gaps for a smooth transition from wall to floor.
Looking on epoxy the garage floor on a house we are soon to acquire and came across this video. I really appreciate the fact that you did a price breakdown including things that we do not have, for example the floor scraping machine.
Nice job on your floor. You did a great job explaining the actual amount of work involved. Most people don’t understand this and cringe when you tell them how much a floor costs installed professionally. I’m also glad you broke down the actual cost of professional epoxy (100% solids) as opposed to big box store epoxy. (There is a difference). Keep up the good work. Looking forward to the next video.
I ended up spending thousands of dollars on my garage and I have no idea how long it took. Mine has a grade at the last 1/3 but I ended up using a copper metallic and grey charcoal that looks amazing in the sunlight. I also put in dimmable LED's that makes my garage look like a show room.
I wish I had cut the end like you did where the garage door goes down because the sun light and heat are really hard on the epoxy. It is so easy to clean, I can't tell you how beautiful the floor is when you are done. It was worth every penny and I would do it again.
Always opt for the traction enhancement - epoxy floors get really slippery with any dust, water, or oil on them!
We did an 1,100 room with an epoxy floor at our makerspace. We did not do the same prep work, because the floor had carpet glued to the tile at one point and all that was left was the glue. It took us 2 weeks with scrapers, solvents and finally a motorized wire brush machine that we borrowed (and broke and had to fix in order to finish) to clean the floor. We used epoxy paint from a local paint company without a primer, chips or topcoat. We cut the epoxy paint with 50% Xylene by volume to make it go down easily with rollers, but that really lengthened the cure time: No walking on it for 3 days, to moving furniture for a week, 3 weeks before we would be able to move in heavy workbenches or machines without risking damage. Two coats went down in two days (paint, cure, second coat). It took two people with VOC cartridges, gloves and paper socks 3 1/2 hours to coat the floor. There were no windows, so we did not opt for UV Stabilizers.
We did it for $1800, including consumables (but not including the cost of the wire brush machine repair) in early 2013 but it was a lot of work. We moved out last year and the floor was still great looking despite 5+ years of maker shenanigans.
By the way, I am a little jealous of how fast and easy your prep was with the shot blaster!
We've epoxied a few floors over the years and after the first one I quickly learned that using a traction additive is a must. The first floor was like an ice rink whenever you had any moisture on the bottom of your shoes. I'm personally not into flakes because I like super clean looking shop floors so I'm not sure if they add sufficient traction to pass on that step 🤔
Over time micro scratches be your reactions or use aluminum oxide smallest size you can get.. mix in top coat and spread it out.. it's like sandpaper floor.
anti-slip is only good in times where you use no flakes. Flakes create a natural anti-slip
Probably not going to invest in epoxy floors in the garage/shop of our current house, BUT. Just want to point out my gratitude Travis for the way you take subjects with tons of content and/or product options out there, research it all, then boil it down to a great option for us all to consider. The fact that you’re compensated (in part) for all this by picking up the sponsorship is well deserved in my book.
We are professional installers, and everything you described in terms of material costs is spot on, and the floor looks great for your first time! Thankfully we’re able to complete a floor in 2 days though and not a week plus 😉
This is awesome. I’m in the middle of building my house and a 3 car garage. I may do this when it’s finished to prevent having to do the shop blaster part lol
I've never done an epoxy floor costing but id imagine one of those hand spun lawn fertilizer spreader could help get more even flake spread
Nice idea!!
Awesome! Tell me shop lights are NEXT so that way we can see all the next projects!
yeah the epoxy surfacing is always the best. Totally worth it.
I used a similar professional grade product on my new garage 18 years ago. It STILL looks great and has had zero peeling or lifting. You get what you pay for.
I would have suggested taking the time to fill the expansion joints. Will make moving around the shop way easier and look cleaner in the long run
Beautiful job. A firm in our area will do the shot blast but not the chemical etch.
Their reasoning is to avoid any added moisture or organic agents added to
the blasted. dry concrete floor surfaces.
I’m doing it. !!!!! New house. Framing just completed. 1360 square feet of garage. It’s the best part of the house.
"Which, you know... is neat." Laughed. My favorite term for those type of situations is, "Well, that's novel." This is an excellent step-by-step. I've done, and seen, concrete "paintable" coatings and they flake off as soon as water finds a pin hole OR if the concrete is porous enough to bubble from underneath. The prep, the primer and the top coat had me nodding and pointing at the screen the whole time. Great video!
I had our floors done in our last house and wished I had way less flakes more plain epoxy. Funny you wanted more. Different folks different strokes! Great looking floor. Thanks for the video.
Hmmm, looks pretty good, but I think for the price, SwissTrax gives it a run for the money. Plus the ability to take it with you if you mov, is mighty attractive.
Great work regardless!
Thank you for the info. Great video.
just built my 24x24 and I'm going with these guys soon as i get my heat pump installed to keep a consistent temp.
Your videos are the reason I created a UA-cam account. Just so I could subscribe to your content. It's amazing to see how far your channel has come. You rock and keep driving for shop greatness!
I have been waiting for you to do another video, this was not a let down. I just did the floors in my employeers shop it worked out amazing. Looking forward to your next DIY
I did my 500 sq ft garage with Armorpoxy 100% solids epoxy and top coat for around $800 total. Was super easy to do, just make sure to prep well and understand each step fully.
Looks nice dude. I went with a much cheaper option, and still broke the bank in the process (probably 2.5 times your area). I did mine a few years ago now but it still looks great. I was recommended what I got from a friend who worked at a marina. He said it holds up to the weather here, and all the caustic fluids they could throw at it, and I believe him. What you used is MUCH nicer though. No regrets for what I used, but I'd have definitely upgraded to this stuff if I could.
Dude. Thank you so much. I watched this over and over for months. Finally did it and I am loving how my floor came out!
I was super hesitant and then I decided to do it.
Hi I'm in the same boat now but afraid to make a mistake. Any tips?
Glad this video popped up. Been watching a ton on the rustolium stuff and was kinda turned off by it. This product looks a lot better and isn't really that much more cost wise. Definitely gonna do this when we get into our new home in 6 months!
Get a car mat for your garage floor, that way you aren't driving on the epoxy floor. That's what I did, and its awesome. AutoFloorGuard
Great video! I paid a small fortune to have my kennel shop building done professionally and watch the entire process. Our video looked just like the pros process. I plan on doing my two car garage myself using the Leggari now that I have watched your video.
Floor looks AMAZING!!!! Definitely worth the investment in my opinion. 👍🏼👍🏼
Great job, Travis~! Floor looks really good (from what I can see in the video). I'd love to finish my shop floor with a product like this~! The square footage of my pole barn shop is 1300 sq.ft., so I'll first need to fatten up my piggy bank a bit. I agree with you on the cost of putting out for a good product. My grandmother always told me, "Cheap is expensive." I later learned that she was spot on~! Thanks for sharing~!
We have a 2 car garage that I paid to have a company come install it for me. Cost about $2300.00 and it came out perfect, have had it for 8 years now and it still looks as good as the day it was installed. This is too much work for the average Joe. The preparation of the floor is the most important part and they completed the job in 2 days.
my 40x60 shop is being built as we spead, I know I've wanted epoxy floors from the beginning. I checked on prices and I'm about $6800 just for epoxy, obviously doing it all myself. 2022 prices suck.
Excellent video sir!!! You're the first I've found to establish estimated costs. Especially the time!! Really really appreciate it.
Just a tip brother, blue tape works best on trims and other painted our stained materials, the white tape is much stronger which is why some paint was removed from the trim but this was a great tutorial and it truly was helpful. Keep it up!
Uhg.. yeah putting down a good and long lasting garage floor sure is a long...loooooong process, especially when it comes to prepping. Hell I did our 2 1/2 garage just a few months ago, used a 4" hand grinder on the whole surface (because I was being a stupid cheap ass... 10/10 would rent a machine if I did it again), not to mention the numerous cleans and etches. But the end result is extremely satisfying and should last a long time! No peels or anything yet :)
That is a lot of work plus videotaping for one person.
Impressive, well done
I love Legarri's UA-cam page! Their epoxy pours are amazing to watch and learn from. Been a subscriber of them for a while. Your floor definitely looks a lot better than the kits you buy in the big box stores.
I used Leggari to refinish my kitchen countertops. Great product.
That looks really fantastic! As a side note...please please wear some sort of respiratory protection when cutting concrete. Silicosis is nothing to play with.
Yeah, personal safety is really important. I get ridiculed by my dad for wearing safety glasses and hearing protection when using my circular saw. He calls me "ARBO" which is the dutch OSHA.
Last week i cut a new rubber strip on the track of my saw and some of the rubber shot in my face. If I wasn't wearing safety glasses that would've really hurt my eyes instead of mild pain in my face.
appreciate your transparency
Floor looks great. I had mine done with Polyurethane, black with silver glitter and white specs. Looks really cool, and looks different depending on what kind of lighting is on it and time of day. Its kinda neat, with sun on it glittlers blue, green and purple almost, can see it from the street if garage door is opn. Only thing was the joints are still showing a bit and was supposed to be a seamless floor. But it looks so good to me I don't even mind that much.
After you finish the topcoat, close the garage doors. This will Increase the cure time but keep little animals and bugs and dust from becoming part of your floor. Vent out thru the side windows which should have screens. Top coat of urethane is a good idea, but I am not sure it is necessary and if you don't know what you are doing, can be a big problem. Venting is crucial for urethane since the solvents are toxic and will make you sick. Heat and humidity are also problems. If there is a change in either it will effect the mix/application time of epoxy.
I think you did a very good job on your homework and the work its self. I had my garage floor done and I never have looked back its been 5 years and it looks like new !!
Is shot blasting better than diamond grinding on a 20 year concrete garage floor? I haven’t tried either one. I was impressed with the over all level of floor preparation. When I encounter a project or a product that I haven’t used I really enjoy the DIY component. Your videos are informative and enjoyable.
Very helpful! Thank you. I'm buying a house as a new build and I would like to do the garage floor before I even move in, so the concrete will be brand new.
You give so much more information on this "How to video" than Leggari does on their channel. I want to give them my business but I loth "watch me work while music plays" videos that tell me nothing other than what I see them doing... It doesn't take much effort to edit a nice video, so it just seems like they don't take their business serious if they consider their music videos instructional.
Your videos are always so informative. Always time well spent
I will say the pricing isn’t that bad, considering for my 2 1/2 car garage, I spent about $1,600 for racedeck flooring.
Good point!
is it liquid proof? Say you spill a quart of oil on the floor does it get down between the tiles?
3:30 That's why you wear jeans when working lol. It'll give you at least a little protection
Thanks for sharing! Do I still need to grind my floor even tho my garage is brand new?
Thanks for showing a transparent break down of the cost. It drives me wild when I see DIY videos and the creator leaves that out for whatever reason.
The garage floor looks sweet. Cant wait till the shop is up and running you defiantly have style. I wonder where those stairs lead to another shop extension maybe? Good luck
Basement stairs! Super handy
Great job! I opted for the 2x2 cushion squares, for various reasons. Can't wait to see what else you have in store for us!
I have always love watching your videos and following your advancement in your search for shop greatness!! As always your content is precise and to the point!! Thank you
Looks great, thinking about doing the same to my garage, but my immediate challenge.... where do you put all your stuff that is normally in your garage for 7 Plus days. ugh!
Cool, but wear a mask when grinding concrete.
Not if you have a good vacuum. Table 1 code in California doesn’t require a mask while doing this.
I commented before I watched the whole video. My bad he just grinds with the blade and throws dust everywhere 😂😂
looks nice. I paid $4800 to have this professionally done to my 3 car garage. How much did all the material & equipment cost?
Nice job explaining the entire process. Glad you're back and doing videos.
Good job for the effort ! Most wouldn’t have even tried to do that. Definitely room for improvement though,turned out patchy and little blotchy
Did you consider just removing the baseboard trim and reinstalling after completion? Between carefully laying down the tape and then removing it and repairing the paint, it wouldn't have been much extra work to guarantee a perfect edge all around. Just food for thought - great job on this!
That darn hindsight! The Leggari guys actually told me to do that...I didn't listen
I'm new to this, but even I know that you shouldn't soak a punched floor like that before application. The water will still be inside the pours 3 days later unless it's over 90 out.
Instead of a "concrete shot blaster" you should go with a "single disc grinder".
It's way quicker ;).
excellent job! I think finding the shot machine could be a challenge. I'll have to look into that. Can't wait to see your garage done!
Travis! I have been researching epoxy coatings for months, planning to do my garage floor at the end of summer. Will you please tell us, in all honesty, if you have ANY hot tire pick-up issues? Also, I live in Western Pennsylvania where more road salt, coated with calcium chloride, is spread on the roadways than in any other city I've ever been in. I believe you get what you pay for also, and I am more than willing to put in the prep time and effort necessary to apply the Laggari product as I trust your recommendation. However, it would be a crying shame- and a costly project ruined- if the road salt dropping off my wife's vehicle in her garage/my shop were to damage the floor or if the hot tires on my pick-up pulled up the product when I drive in to unload materials. Thanks for the insight!
I haven't had it long enough to tell but may be worth reaching out to Leggari for some feedback there. They are really easy to work with!
I'll answer this.. Google Xtreme polishing systems. Call em up they can explain everything on how to do your floor. One stop shop for all supplies it's a professional distrubor... they also teach classes to do this professionally as a business and get you up and running as a business but sell their products to DIY guys as well.. same cost no gimmicks. They have hundreds of videos on youtube.. watch a lot of them find the ones where they go into detail start to finish. Biggest hurdle is grinding the floor coating off to CSP 3-5 my area didn't have a rental place I could find.. paid a company to do it.. was cheap. Cost of materials and shoes rollers squeegee etc. was $1500 1 year ago.. Cost to grind floor was $600... resell value on home I'll get $2000-$3000 back... so I lose $300 including fix worse case scenario. My neighbor is a realtor has appraise all my house improvements for home resell value so this was a win win.
I mean everything you need to do the floor yourself Xtreme sells Not high price either.. very cheap but very good products. I'm not a spokesperson for epoxy or thus company. I did my own researching. I'm a woodworker hobbiest only, I'll retire in about 4-8 years and do this full time for fun/charity maybe do my own youtube channel like shop nation guy... anything I recommend is top notch quality.. price is mute to me.. but this place is about the best product and price.. he paid $2300 and it be about the same price for 750sqft. The product is way better.. 20+ year floor product.. I can beat it up dropping chisels.. when I sell the home.. easy fix.. sand floor.. pour clear epoxy thin coat done.. for about $200. Floor is 100% moisture barrier.. dead flat garage not kidding. My coating is 25 mills about 17mils of which is clear top coat. From his video I'm gonna guess his is like 6 to 8 mils thick and since this will be a shop enivronment it will last 8 years roughly.. Mine will last 20 years same cost cause of my super thick coating.. Mines 400 sqft but 4 x thicker.. no flake, it's silver metallic marble look. Top coat was poured thick to protect color coat.. easy sand and fix floor for cheap when I sell home. Drop a chisel/hammer no probelm.. can gouge floor and easy fix which I've done.. metal screw I pushed into floor rolling around a 600lbs machines by accident wheel hit the screw. Left a nasty gouge.... I'm not worried good traction spot lol.. easy fix later. So give them a hard look next time when in the market for floor coverings and hope you enjoyed my very long research to find this type of product and business.
Thanks for sharing your "real" costs. I got quotes from three professionals in my region and they ranged from $3000 to $4000. Not sure it is worth $700 for me to spend 4 days doing this myself...
The price of the Leggari products really floored me. A two car garage at 500 sq ft was going to cost me close to $3000. The estimates I got for contractors to do the whole thing were between $3300 and $3700. I wonder what products the contractors were using. I suppose if the contractor was going to use the Leggari products the estimates would have been more like $5000 ??
I love this!! Any comments on how it's wearing, in terms of durability?? I'd love to do epoxy for a house, wondering how it wears. Thanks!
So far it’s been great! No wear
Just paid to have mine done for
3.50 sq ft and it's not the cheap stuff either. Not sure where you're getting the cost at 5-7 sq ft. That's seems ridiculous and I'm in Chicago where labor cost are high. Took 3 days to do. Only the first day was full 10 hr day as it involved the grinding and primer. Second day epoxy and flake and 3rd day was the clear coat. 2nd and 3rd day were shorter days for the crew.
Idk if this is per state but here in utah the most expensive we got quoted for out of 4 places was $3.5/sqft. We ended doing a 750sqft garage with walls and stairs done for $2450 total!! So to me thats crazy!! At that price you can just buy the colored concrete and pour yourself a new garage. Lol.
Try a floor genie next time. It a huge scoring grinder
Great job Travis. Congratulations on the new house. I've been looking to do the same thing in my garage/shop. Now I have another product that I can use to get the job done. Looking forward to seeing the new shop progress. Have a great day.
Legarri is amazing!! I’m planning on using lagarri as well when our home is done being built.
Hello, Nice to know there are so many experts out there. Some GREAT questions and awesome answers. I haven't done this before but have my floor prepped and drying. Waiting for the epoxy to arrive at the door. I couldn't find the roller type listed anywhere (couldn't find the list that was mentioned) and what is the best way and the best time to get the flakes on the VERTICAL stem walls? I would think I want to do them first so the floor immediately in front of them doesn't get over-saturated with flakes but details? Thanks
Duct tape a plastic cup holder and you're good. Love how it increases brightness too.
I wish you would have reminded people that for that cost it will last a long time and be worth it over that time. That amount of money is low to everyone when you change perspective. And equity investing in home I guess too. Patios and fences can cost more than a reasonably priced car. Ha :)
Agreed!
Every video on this subject further convinced me that I will just pay a pro to do it. 😀😃😄😁😆
Okie wish you said something prior doing all this. Leggari is Okay ishhh product. Xtreme polishing system way better and cheaper. Before you take leaps.. sometimes just ask your viewers opinions.. could of set you up really good on how to do it better cheaper and faster. Good video though. Don't know how to post a pic of my floor or i would show everyone. Unforunately im computer/cellphone illiterate and can't find a way to post it up.
You should look into polyurea, it's much better than epoxy, more durable, doesn't yellow on the sun, and doesn't keep hardening like epoxy does. The epoxy never stops curing.
Wow, I have learn so much in this 12:45 min video, thanks to keep it simple and clearly to the point... I was about to do the HD Rust-Oleum, but now I am looking for my local Leggari provider... Thanks and looking forward to your next video... PS what brand is your shop vac?
good job and good break down of the process and cost that way the costumer know that not being rip off by the contractors and paid for the sytems
I’ve been torn between a professional polyurea/polyaspartic coating and the cheaper big box store stuff. Thank you for this video!
I had a company just do mine, polyurethane. Ebony Kristalina system from flowcrete. Basically black with tiny white/navy blue specs and silver glitter. Looks like outerspace lol but its pretty cool and looks amazing when the sun is on it and door is open. Can see it sparkling from the street.
Daaaamn that's a lot of work, but it looks like it paid off. Great overview of how to do it. Excited to see what you do with all this space!
Great video and well done floor! I’m about to start mine with a polycuramine from Rustoleum, so we’ll see how it goes. Thanks
Ghost shield epoxy makes a great product. I just did a 1200sq ft shop. Looks great. Only cost 1000$
Great video and instructions. My friend had his floor professionally done and I noticed that the floor had little bumps and dips due to the high volume of flakes used. I recently got an estimate from a different company and asked if I can have the floor smooth rather than bumpy like their sample tile. The answer was no and was told the flakes add to the integrity of the epoxy. Did your floor come out smooth and if so was it because you scraped off the loose flakes before the last step?
Leggari is GREAT for Countertops...one of the best out there... Garage Floor, and Metallic... make sure you show that floor in 6 months...
Great video.....love your humor and simple approach to DIY!! Keep the videos coming.
Great video! Agreed with previous comment that it is great that you keep it honest about prices and everything in general!
nice job I'm excited to see the new shop come together
Pretty much answered all my questions
that you got an awesome deal from Legarri ! I watched the part of your video where you broke down YOUR cost with the disclaimer that Leggari provided your raw materials. So I don't know exactly where you got the $1,680 dollar amount from. I just received my quote from Leggari for my 1,000 SQFT Garage Condo and it is ~ $ 3,400.00 for just the Leggari products.
Will you please provide more info on the working times of the product and how long each day took. From their product literature, once you have applied the primer base, you'll need to start applying the epoxy base within ~ 4 hours before the epoxy completely sets up or you'll have to come back and scuff the primary for proper adhesion.
Did you use the two bucket system while mixing, and did you use the denatured alcohol step?
Overall, I agree with your assessment of Leggari Products.
Looking forward to follow-up videos...
Just curious, did you ever consider going with polished concrete? If so, what made you decide with commercial epoxy? I keep going back and forth between the two.
Just like the look of epoxy, but polished looks great too!
I wonder if you just clear the concrete and skip out on all the other stuff.. Also flake floors look great until you drop something small and can't find it..
I’ve wanting to do this for awhile.
Swisstrax and call it a day. Plus you can take it with you when you move.
Not the best from what I have gathered for a working shop garage. Heard they can move and creek when using a floor jack and small fasteners and things can lodge in the cracks. Can you confirm that?
Great Job!!! suggest pants to reduce the shin pain ...
Nice video Travis. You always do a great product demo and review. I already bought the same Graco gun you have after your review and this might need to be next!
Leggari's products are awesome.
Question: I’m a first-time home owner and was considering doing this for my sunroom that used to be carpeted; any thoughts or suggestions?
I’ve already torn up the carpet and filled the cracks, but there is this yellowish carpet glue still remaining on large portions of the sunroom. Not sure how much of an issue that is
You can do this easiler. I suggest an acid etch and use colored epoxy
Leggari is a American company, big plus!