Small Holes in garage concrete floor


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Old 05-31-23, 10:36 AM
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Small Holes in garage concrete floor

Over the years, I have noticed small holes in Concrete Garage floor.
I had painted it couple of times but paint and top layer has been eroded as I park my vehicle inside - Canadian winter (so salt and snow) and summer.

Is their any easy solution to fix this? As I am not sure how handy I will be with the overlay process.

Any suggestions to how furnish a top layer which is smooth and does not erode easily.

Thanks in Advance.



 
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Old 05-31-23, 11:50 AM
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Since you have multiple layers of paint on the floor most things you can do are going to require serious work. The first step for almost anything is to provide a clean surface. Usually that is done by grinding. I would consider hiring this done but you can check tool rental stores for a grinder but it's a messy, sorta tedious job as you are literally grinding away the top layer of concrete.
 
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Old 05-31-23, 12:14 PM
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That is normal wear to concrete, salt is not kind.

Epoxy flooring is the most widely used, had mine done about 6 years ago. Has held up well with the exception that it will fade so have had to learn to keep the doors closed.

As noted it's all about a virgin surface to everything would have to be ground down to remove all the spalling surface and paint, it's a mess!

I've seen DIY kits, not a lot better than paint, all the cracks and joints require special fillers or they are the first to crack. Any moisture that comes up will simply push up the material so again it's all in the prep.




 
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Thanks for your feedback and sharing the pic of your garage..

I think - it looks like that I also have to get the epoxy floor done.. The reason I wanted to avoid that is because I have couple of heavy cabinets, shelves besides lawnmower and snow blower in my garage - no other place to put them easily or temporarily.

I was hoping to find if I could put something on top to stop the erosion and smooth it out but looks unlikely.

Thanks for taking the time to reply.. Have a nice day!!
 
 

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