[TR] Shop floor for TR

[wbeech]

Bill,
Thanks for the advice, I suppose I would like the floor to outlive me, 20-30
years.  This is a shop floor and not a showplace so I was thinking of
foregoing the non-slip additives to make it easier to squeegee when cleaning
up.
 
Have not get a quote from anyone one, called the only one in the phone book
and he is 5 hours away.  I will call Sherwin-Williams, they sell these
products, and see if they have a guy to recommend.
 
All the best,
Bill B
TS30800L
 
From: WILLIAM SMITH [mailto:smithw1 at optonline.net] 
Sent: Sunday, October 11, 2015 10:08 PM
To: Wbeech at flash.net
Cc: triumphs at autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Shop floor for TR
 
Bill, It all depends on two big questions: 1) How long do you need to have
the floor last, and 2) (the biggest question) - what you can afford. Like
Hoyt's response, I have also heard to avoid the big box products.  If you
have the funds, the best answer is a professionally done epoxy job where
they grind down the surface of the concrete before the coating is applied.
(BTW, while some of the franchise outfits do a reasonable job, I found the
best was an independent guy (in NJ) who used better products and did a more
thorough job.) If you choose to go that way and get bids, make sure that you
compare "apples to apples" and don't focus on the cost per square foot - go
by the total quote for the job.  I got three bids for my garage.  While the
two franchises quoted a lower cost per foot, they inflated the number of
square feet so that the independent guy who had a higher cost per foot came
out almost as low as the lower of the two franchise bids.  It was a
no-brainer, and he did a great job! Also, IMHO, make sure that whatever you
do, make sure that you put down a non-slip surface.  The franchise guys I
spoke to sprinkle multi-colored plastic flakes into the top layer while it's
wet. The independent who got my business used colored silica (sand).  
 
Bill 
 
William L. Smith
'72 TR6
'80 TR7
 
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