Before and Afters, Garage Floor Coatings

The Ultra Top Coat for Garage Floor Coatings

by Joe Sheehan

October 18, 2010

Question: How thick is your garage floor top coat? We hear this question all the time.

Answer: Every coating manufacture and blender has a recommendation for the thickness of the coating wear surface or D-F-T (Dried Film Thickness). This recommendation is minimal at best and is based on keeping the cost down for the applicator/contractor. We, at G-F One Coatings, know it’s simply not enough.

Result: We only apply, for our Minneapolis, Minnesota area customers, a top coat that has a D-F-T that is twice, 2 times or 100% MORE than the manufacture’s recommendation.

Conclusion: We add more value to our customer’s garage floor project by increasing the thickness of the top coat. Our customers can see the difference. Over time, we hear comments about their appreciation for the “rich, deep, thick top coat” and it’s long term performance.

So we, at G-F One Coatings, named our top coat “the ULTRA TOP COAT.” It’s on every garage floor we do. Call us anytime at 612.919.4414

Before and Afters, Garage Floor Coatings

Joe’s Garage: A Unique Example of a Garage Done Right

by Joe Sheehan

October 11, 2010

Here’s the story: A pending kitchen remodel in 2003, forced us to move our kitchen temporarily into the garage. We built out the East Wall with a “pizza kitchen” with cabinets, refrigerator, microwave and sink. We also didn’t forget the stereo and TV. After eating our meals in the garage for so long (the kitchen remodel was a long process), we eventually coined the phrase “Garage Food.”

With winter fast approaching, we realized that in order to eat comfortably, we needed heat and ventilation. We installed patio doors for natural light along the North Wall and insulated the remaining walls.

With winter departing, still eating “garage food,” (the kitchen remodel had already been completed) the boat and four wheelers needed maintenance, along with the sleds in order to put them away for the season. So we installed a wall of shop cabinets and tool boxes (the tool crib) on the last remaining wall.

Then came the one thing that we at G-F One Coatings specialize in and will always have a passion for – garage floors. After some deliberation and planning, I had graphic inlays printed – a company logo, and a Dale Earnhardt Jr. race car. We prepped the concrete floor with “The Prep Perfect System” and then applied our polyurea/aspartic elastomeric full-chip, granite look (color: saddle tan) garage floor. Here are some of the pictures of the results.

What started out to be a place to eat, evolved into a garage restoration gone wild. Today, the primary use of the garage isn’t for parking cars. It’s my office, which allows me more time at home with my family. It’s our computer room, it’s where we catch Sunday’s big game, it’s where the family gatherings are held. In the winter, it becomes a game-room for the kids.

garage floor coating garage graphic inlay
Throughout the whole process, I could have never foreseen what this garage would end up being. And everyday, our customers echo similar sentiments. To me, the term “garage” no longer is just a place to park cars. On special occasions we still serve “garage food.”

Questions? Comments? Call us at 612.919.4414