Sue asked:

I am preparing a garage floor for epoxy paint.

There are old grease stains that I cannot remove. I have used a garage floor degreaser, with scrub brushes and a pressure washer. DIYnetwork suggested dishwasher detergent, laundry pre-treater, etc. but I am concerned that putting too many competing chemicals might cause toxic fumes.

After pressure washing, there is a large light brown stain remaining (the oil/ grease had been so thick we actually scraped it away before degreasing).

Is there a way to test the surface to see if the stain still contains oils that would keep the epoxy from sticking?

The garage kit includes an etching chemical, and a two-part paint (pigment and activator).

There are also some shiny black paint stains (drips) that even the pressure washer couldn’t blast off. I actually pitted the concrete attempting it, so more pressure isn’t an option.

Question posted courtesy of: Kim

questionvs asked:

Durability?
how does it look after a few years?

Question posted courtesy of: Megan

Georgia R asked:

I’m doing a report and im designing a house but i dont no if i should include the garage? should i add it to the square feet or disclude it?

Question posted courtesy of: Christina

creativenarrative asked:

Do you need planning permission to erect a permanent brick double garage in your garden?

Question posted courtesy of: Beverly

D L asked:

I want to repair my garage floor that is about 11 yrs old. It has minor pitting and cracks. I would ultimately like to apply some sort of epoxy finish to it if it will last. Any of the DIY kits recommended?

Question posted courtesy of: Laura

Katelyn asked:

I want to buy a prefabricated detached two car garage with a second floor that can be converted into an in-law suite. I can’t seem to find many good options - most the sites I find are pretty junky and aren’t really selling kits, just trying to get you to click on ads. The rest of them seem to just be selling plans. Anyone have a manufacturer they’ve worked with on a similar project?

Question posted courtesy of: Carla

firefly3050 asked:

A new house has been built behind ours and initially, from the plans, we had no major objections. But now the building is being erected we are appalled at the height of the double garage roof. It is unnecessarily high, the apex measuring the same height as the bricks forming the housing of the garage. This was impossble to invision from the plans and we, and our neighbours all think the roof should be at least half the height it currently is. The garage is linked in a curved kind of L shape to the house by single story utility room and the roof on this is perfectly acceptable. Any suggestions as to how or who we should send our objections to before the roof is actually completed?

Question posted courtesy of: Ida