The garage has become more than just a place to park your car and store a few tools. Many of use use it as a utility room or want to create a space that is a bit more inviting and not always considered "dirty".
The first step in converting your garage into a more useable and appealing space is to redo the floors. Our friend Matt recently shared his process of installing an epoxy coating over his stained and chipped garage floor and so far he's very pleased with the results. Matt lives in Mesa, Arizona which has extreme summer temperatures (115 degrees+). Garage floors must withstand hot tires and not stick or melt in the heat.
For his garage floors Matt chose a local product, Veron Coating's Granite-Cote System, that simulates the look of granite or terrazzo flooring. He went with a medium brown base and paint chips in dark brown, cream, and black. Granite-Cote is a durable, chemical and abrasion resistant seamless system and is easy to clean. Perfect for a garage floor which must withstand a ton of abuse.
Here are the steps he took.
During the colder months, it's hard to envision lazy summer days spent outside, lounging on outdoor furniture with a book (or your latest DIY to-do list.) We'll help chase away the winter blues with a suggestion on an outdoor project that you can complete now (if you live in a warmer area) or in a few months.
If you have a piece of reclaimed wood furniture (or plan to build one), opt for a few coats of teak oil to stain and seal the wood. The benefit to teak oil is that it deepens in color with age and outdoor exposure, meaning your furniture will only look better with time.
Teak oil also brings out the natural grain of the wood. The deeper the oil penetrates, the more noticeable the wood grain will be, adding a striking dimension to the piece.
KILZ has introduced a zero-voc interior/exterior primer, sealer and stainblocker called KILZ Clean Start. It's also low odor and and water based and cleans easily with soap and water.
If you plan on re-painting a wall you should definitely take the time to use a primer to ensure the best adhesion and performance of your paint as well as to make sure you get the desired color.
KILZ Clean Start is currently available at Walmart and Home Depot for $21-$25 per gallon.
Make sure you follow us on Facebook and Twitter as we'll announce our KILZ $100 Home Depot Gift Card Giveaway that you can use to buy some KILZ Clean Start or use for any other home improvement products.
Our friends at Remodeling for Geeks has introduced us to one of their favorite new products, the Gripper Primer from Glidden. Priming your painting surface is an important step before painting as it is specifically formulated to seal unfinished or finished surfaces and make sure the topcoat of paint adheres to the surface. Without a primer you'll often waste paint because you'll need multiple coats.
Remodeling for Geeks loves this primer so much that it's spurred them to take on more paint projects and they really feel its the only primer anyone would need because if it's
"incredible gap filling and coverage."
