How To Permanently Repair A Pitted Or Chipped Garage Floor

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I am preparing my garage floor to install an epoxy coating with the flake finish but before then I have some repair work to do. I have done a prior video on repairing cracks • How To Permanently Rep... but this one I wanted to show how to repair a pitted of chipped concrete floor which should help get as smooth of a floor finish as possible before putting down the Epoxy.
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[@toddgrx]

Spider hiding in brush at <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="36">0:36</a> got the boot

[@30guarino]

thought it was as well until I slowed the video down @.10x speed and saw it was the bristles from the brush lol

[@doloresm7396]

Whoa!!! At that price? I'll still do my floor with two parts sand and one part portland like I have been doing for years and as long as you remove the spalling appropriately you're good. I imagine the chemicals are toxic. Just wear an N95 while mixing portland & sand.

[@Tinyteacher1111]

May I ask what that is? Thank you!

[@Hunterhunter-ir9nz]

I’ve never done this repair this way. But I’m going to try it next time. What he’s talking about is Portland cement. You can buy it in 95# bags at Home Depot or the like. I don’t think it comes in smaller bags. I normally just mix up a small portion of regular 60# bag of cement in a bucket and then brush water onto the damaged area I’m patching, beforehand. Then put on the wet cement and use a slightly wet concrete brush to smooth out this repair. The only problem with my repair is that the bagged concrete has small stones that you have to pull out while using my method. His method, you buy the 95# bag “it’s a fine powder” and mix it 2 parts play sand and 1 part Portland and do the same as I do with the regular cement bag. Portland is the “binder” holding the rock and sand mix in cement together. You will have more to throw out a bigger unused bag but this will give a smoother looking finish than my method. You can store the Portland cement for a while but it will sooner than later get hard and useless. Duct tape the unused portion and put it in a sealed bag. It might last a year or so, but eventually it will go. But this method would cost less than $20 and patch as much a you can imagine a 50# bag of sand will fill! Way cheaper, than epoxy. I’ve patched a lot of areas over the years with my method and had good results. And his idea should make better results and easier than my way.

[@nismo613]

$200 to fill that small divet? Lol. I'll just buy a bag of cement.

[@TechTrainer230]

This guy is totally nuts! Who would spend that much money for a little hole in your garage

[@jbc1042]

This is an educational video. For illustration purposes only. I agree with you. No one in their right mind would spend that much money for a small discrepancy in their concrete.

[@cadayx]

Love your channel! But I'm not sold on this solution at all.

[@johnhouli3450]

Ty Scott, I have a large crack outside in front of my garage. I have tried to fill it in with concrete but every winter it comes out with snow and ice. Ty

[@johnhouli3450]

Will this product work for outside on my concrete not this concrete is 75 years old.

[@hassanbazzi3545]

Well done. Thank you for sharing

[@EverydayHomeRepairs]

You Bet!

[@dodongregencia4611]

👍👍👍 watching from Lapulapu City, The Philippines.

[@EverydayHomeRepairs]

Nice, welcome to the channel 👍

[@joemoore5763]

I had this problem about 15 years ago. It started like a small circle and then spread like cancer. A home inspecter said that it was a bad pour. Could have used your tip back then. Thanks, You always provide some good info.

[@woodstream6137]

How old was it when it started?

[@joemoore5763]

@@woodstream6137 It was new construction. A new slab.

[@tstahler5420]

My buddy had a chip in his garage floor from dropping a bfh on it. Anyway he cleaned it then filled it with JB. It dried, he sanded it smooth and that was 20 years ago. 😂

[@williamprezioso2742]

Believe it or not Bondo works great for this and you don’t need an angle grinder to sand it.

[@richj011]

My garage in the corner was all chipped plus the rest of the garage had bad spots as well. I called a company and they had the total floor resurfaced and flaked in 6 hours. The diamond blade cutter machine they used 1000 lbs! Sherwin Williams sells that chemical solution kit for the repair. Definitely use a mask. It's been a week and I still smell it a little.

[@bgpnu]

West System epoxy with or without sand works great for this, half that price or less. Plus you can get slow set if you want so you have longer working time

[@OldAndGettingOlder]

No doubt a good product. My garage floor problem is a large area depression where water puddles. As deep as 1.5 inches. What's the best way to flatten a large area?

[@Tinyteacher1111]

VERY clear instructions! Thank you! What the heck causes this? I have had these all over my garage floor since I moved in 5 years ago. Thank you. I figured I’d have to get epoxy finish. Oops! Spoke too soon!

[@richj011]

Not using a vapor barrier or enough concrete with rebar will cause it. A lot of new Construction will pour 5 driveways and garages in a day

[@Tinyteacher1111]

@@richj011 Thank you! My neighbor has this as well (Our homes were built in the late 1950’s.), and she thinks it because there used to be so much sand here.

[@lizardspock4746]

Do you know if this can be used outdoors? I didn't see anything in their data sheets saying whether could be used outdoors, or indoors only. I've got some spalling at the edge of my concrete patio which will probably keep getting worse from freeze/thaw unless I can fill in the pits and low places. Do you know of any alternatives that come in smaller packaging for those of us who aren't contractors and don't need a 100 year supply?

[@weekendhomeprojects]

Nicely done!

[@EverydayHomeRepairs]

Thanks!

[@Verminator151029]

What the hell!!??? I watched the entire video and where do the Wagos fit in??

[@DMUSA536]

😂😂

[@EverydayHomeRepairs]

😂 nice one!

[@GeezerTuber]

Quickcrete makes a patch that works well and has lasted for years. It also costs a fraction of this.

[@EverydayHomeRepairs]

Thanks for the feedback!

[@mattman3495]

I'm just going to get a tube of self-leveling concrete crack filler.

[@EverydayHomeRepairs]

That could work but probably not the best under an Epoxy floor coating

[@StrawDragon]

Why do you need to fill it? I would think that when you apply the Epoxy later it will fill that hole as it is fluid like and even auto level itself?

[@nothingtoseehere93]

No the epoxy is 1-2 mm thick at most and not self leveling also it will not bind correctly and peel off

[@StrawDragon]

@@nothingtoseehere93 Thanks, but isnt self leveling with any liquid used? I have been thinking of coating my car garage as well.

[@Busydadgarage717]

When are you doing the garage floor in your house? You were planning on grinding the whole floor from what I remember.

[@EverydayHomeRepairs]

Yep, I just returned the rental today. This will be a full grind on a rental property then using Concrete Floor Solutions Epoxy kit. Need the weather to cool down a bit so the Epoxy doesn't setup faster than desired then I will finish the installation. Probably next week 🤞

[@marklundeberg7006]

​@@EverydayHomeRepairswouldn't the relevant temperature be that of the concrete? If so then it should keep rising gently as summer proceeds...

[@vitalsteve1]

​@@marklundeberg7006if its warmer out it will cause the epoxy to heat up faster, causing it to cure faster

[@nilofarkhan2141]

Yes, I need help with my garage floor. How do I contact?

[@dp9324]

Your Milwaukee gloves are offended by your non-Milwaukee tool

[@EverydayHomeRepairs]

😂

[@Tinyteacher1111]

I love when someone has a great joke in these things! Thanks!

[@homerosborne9769]

Do tile and tile my floor

[@bobb8423]

My my the whole garage is chipped every where do to salt in the north woods I have to find a better way.

[@Mylifeinshorts500]

😂

[@anthonyfrattalone9937]

Life’s too short to be doing all that for a garage floor. Just park your car over it and be done.

[@Tinyteacher1111]

Exactly what I do!

[@mattypants]

Repairing a home is part of home ownership. Repair small issues before they're big issues. It's 20min of time, that's a Saturday morning. Easy fix

[@emmgeevideo]

I agree. Why set high standards when low standards are so much easier to achieve?

[@jeremygalloway1348]

The channel is about home repair. Not laziness

[@tnourse]

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