Rotated tires today...

They sell such a thing?

And is it less than $0.79/sq.ft.?

 

Epoxy is great if applied correctly. You have to take the time and do the prep and testing to make sure it will take. It's certainly going to be more than $0.79/SF but I can't see the oak holding up (I'm from New England and would never put a wood floor in a garage, obviously different climates would allow you to get away with it I suppose).

Have you thought about a stained and polished concrete? Very durable, relatively inexpensive, no peeling worries and is very sharp looking when it's done.

There is direct glue down oak flooring, not sure about the cost though. How would you apply it otherwise, a floating floor system?

 

It's for the garage and it is utility oak so I would want to see the cracks, knots, imperfections, etc.

That being said, it is all 3/4" tongue and groove. I could either 'lego' it together and give it a tight fit essentially making it a floating floor that could expand and contract with the weather Otherwise I would throw down some 1/2" ply and nail it to that.

Either way, when done, I would just dump a couple of gallons of lintseed oil on it and work it into the wood. Essentially it would get that barn, old saloon look to it.

 

Unless your garage is a conditioned space, I'd worry about the longevity of putting wood directly on concrete (again, this is coming from a New Englander and I don't know your climate). What I meant by floating floor was plywood and then nail to that (or use a sleeper system to allow for ventilation under your wood floor). Since the plywood isn't nailed to the floor, it's a whole 'floating' system. That'd put you well over your $0.79/SF though... In an unconditioned space, I haven't been overly impressed with how wood holds up when in direct contact with concrete. Remember concrete wicks water and is constantly drying.

 

Thank you for this. I'll have to go outside and check when the temp outside is a bit lower than 101.

 

that patio area is fantastic!! very nice!

 

You have good advice Pugga. Using 1/2 ply only puts me at $0.99/sq.ft. total not including nails and I had been thinking about it as an option already.

Concrete here in Texas is a weird thing. I've done many a wood floor in Iowa and refused to put anything directly on concrete until I moved here. My wife wanted a bamboo floor and the recommended install for Texas was gluing directly to the concrete floor with no prep! I know that bamboo is a grass product, not a wood, but I would expect it to swell and absorb moisture much like wood. The bamboo we got was 3/4" carbonized vertical strand. We've been through one season of constant rain and three summers of drought and the bamboo floors haven't had any problems at all (house is on concrete slab, built in the 60's) If it was cheaper than oak I would put it in the garage.

When finished, I will probably HVAC the garage with it's own unit and air recirculation. I want to install a dust evacuation system as well so that I can stain and finish in there.

I've also thought of the stained concrete like your recommended. I'm just a wood person at heart though.

 

Thank you, but wait until you see my garage floor...

 

I'll have 2 look for the AC drain. Thanks.

 

Yep, good reminder about extending the AC drain. I really need to get on that soon!

Now that this old thread has been revived; O.P. have any pictures of that garage floor?

 

Yea, only a few 3 years old, but then again I knew nothing of this extension of drain line. I'm wondering now if the op still has this truck and how many miles it has on it now.