{"id":2483,"date":"2021-11-30T12:44:37","date_gmt":"2021-11-30T20:44:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/buildingfromscratch.com\/?p=2483"},"modified":"2021-11-30T12:44:37","modified_gmt":"2021-11-30T20:44:37","slug":"garage-makeover","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/buildingfromscratch.com\/index.php\/2021\/11\/30\/garage-makeover\/","title":{"rendered":"Garage makeover"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve been wanting a workbench in the garage for a while, and the floor was starting to get stained just from the cars.\u00a0 We started our makeover by doing an epoxy coat on the floor.\u00a0 Here is the before:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-2488\" src=\"http:\/\/buildingfromscratch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_9289-1280x960.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"730\" height=\"548\" srcset=\"http:\/\/buildingfromscratch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_9289-1280x960.jpeg 1280w, http:\/\/buildingfromscratch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_9289-300x225.jpeg 300w, http:\/\/buildingfromscratch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_9289-768x576.jpeg 768w, http:\/\/buildingfromscratch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_9289-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, http:\/\/buildingfromscratch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_9289-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The process was surprisingly complicated and thorough.\u00a0 They started by grinding down the entire floor, grinding out any cracks, and then filling them.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-2489\" src=\"http:\/\/buildingfromscratch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_9300-1280x960.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"730\" height=\"548\" srcset=\"http:\/\/buildingfromscratch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_9300-1280x960.jpeg 1280w, http:\/\/buildingfromscratch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_9300-300x225.jpeg 300w, http:\/\/buildingfromscratch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_9300-768x576.jpeg 768w, http:\/\/buildingfromscratch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_9300-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, http:\/\/buildingfromscratch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_9300-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Then they ground the fills down, cleaned the floor really well, and literally poured and squeegeed the epoxy down.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-2490\" src=\"http:\/\/buildingfromscratch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/epoxy-1280x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"730\" height=\"584\" srcset=\"http:\/\/buildingfromscratch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/epoxy-1280x1024.jpg 1280w, http:\/\/buildingfromscratch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/epoxy-300x240.jpg 300w, http:\/\/buildingfromscratch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/epoxy-768x614.jpg 768w, http:\/\/buildingfromscratch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/epoxy-1536x1227.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/buildingfromscratch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/epoxy.jpg 1929w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>With the epoxy still wet, the covered the floor in the decorative flecks.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-2491\" src=\"http:\/\/buildingfromscratch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/flecks-1153x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"730\" height=\"648\" srcset=\"http:\/\/buildingfromscratch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/flecks-1153x1024.jpg 1153w, http:\/\/buildingfromscratch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/flecks-300x267.jpg 300w, http:\/\/buildingfromscratch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/flecks-768x682.jpg 768w, http:\/\/buildingfromscratch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/flecks-1536x1365.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/buildingfromscratch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/flecks.jpg 1748w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Once the epoxy was dry, they cleaned off any loose flecks, and then added a top seal coat.\u00a0 The end result is beautiful.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-2492\" src=\"http:\/\/buildingfromscratch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_9372-1280x960.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"730\" height=\"548\" srcset=\"http:\/\/buildingfromscratch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_9372-1280x960.jpeg 1280w, http:\/\/buildingfromscratch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_9372-300x225.jpeg 300w, http:\/\/buildingfromscratch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_9372-768x576.jpeg 768w, http:\/\/buildingfromscratch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_9372-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, http:\/\/buildingfromscratch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_9372-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-2493\" src=\"http:\/\/buildingfromscratch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_9371-1280x960.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"730\" height=\"548\" srcset=\"http:\/\/buildingfromscratch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_9371-1280x960.jpeg 1280w, http:\/\/buildingfromscratch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_9371-300x225.jpeg 300w, http:\/\/buildingfromscratch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_9371-768x576.jpeg 768w, http:\/\/buildingfromscratch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_9371-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, http:\/\/buildingfromscratch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_9371-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>From there, we added some built-in shelving, and a workbench shelving combo.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-2494\" src=\"http:\/\/buildingfromscratch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_0041-1280x960.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"730\" height=\"548\" srcset=\"http:\/\/buildingfromscratch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_0041-1280x960.jpeg 1280w, http:\/\/buildingfromscratch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_0041-300x225.jpeg 300w, http:\/\/buildingfromscratch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_0041-768x576.jpeg 768w, http:\/\/buildingfromscratch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_0041-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, http:\/\/buildingfromscratch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_0041-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-2495\" src=\"http:\/\/buildingfromscratch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_0043-1280x960.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"730\" height=\"548\" srcset=\"http:\/\/buildingfromscratch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_0043-1280x960.jpeg 1280w, 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