Need help with garage floor.

However you do it it's not going to be cheap.

grimmstone said:

Here the concrete would cost almost $30,000. I could put in quite a few floors for that. Concrete around here is crazy expensive. It would have to be trucked in from a hour away. And yes if I prepared it myself would be cheaper but not cheap enough.

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fk that's crazy price!

River sand and synthetic grass or large rubber matt/s?.....Just a first coffee of the day idea...not saying its a great one..lol

rent a tamper and just use the floor you have and pound the shit out of it! (that cost of concrete is INSANE! I have a family member in the business in the state and WOW!)

meangreengrowinmachine said:

rent a tamper and just use the floor you have and pound the shit out of it! (that cost of concrete is INSANE! I have a family member in the business in the state and WOW!)

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Yeah it’s been like that for the last five years. Should maybe start growing concrete instead of weed. Maybe it’s the new cash crop? Not sure how it works out pound for pound though lol.

I would suggest constructing a raised (false) floor out of untreated timber - whilst i cannot comment on your climate given I am UK based (where every day is anybody's guess) I have seen this approach used in concrete floored areas to good effect.

The only useful bit of advice I can give is avoid using ANY kind of treating products timber or otherwise, keep your environment clinical. A local chap I knew of had years of poor and failed crops which he simply could not pinpoint the cause, until he finally discovered that the linoleum he lined the garage floor with had been treated with an anti-fungal chemical, as you would expect for kitchen/bathroom flooring. It raped his ladies for years - cast it out and they thrived ever since.

Would be using treated wood but all of it would be sealed with paint or the like.

What About a Heavy Duty Canvas like used with Ice-Rinks?

Or A Pool Tarp?..like this... http://www.tarpsplus.com/pool-tarps.html

They're both supposed to wick/repel/resist water. That would be at the very opposite end of the cost spectrum, compared to concrete.

Joint Monster said:

What About a Heavy Duty Canvas like used with Ice-Rinks?

Or A Pool Tarp?..like this... http://www.tarpsplus.com/pool-tarps.html

They're both supposed to wick/repel/resist water. That would be at the very opposite end of the cost spectrum, compared to concrete.

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Yeah was thinking of using a pond liner in each room 6”-12” up the wall, but would still build a sub floor and try and seal up the building. And might as well give it a good coat of paint before putting walls up just to help seal the floor and cause walk ways between rooms and mechanical area should be painted anyway.

How about concrete pavers...they too pricey too?
JD

JohnDee said:

How about concrete pavers...they too pricey too?
JD

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Again don’t need to drive on it. Pavers I think wouldn’t be cheap either, plus they have gaps and won’t really seal the rooms that well.

Coming from somebody who has made lots of garages, a gravel floor is not a bad thing. When you think about it. A typical garage build has footer and a stem wall then the floor is poured ober the top of a compacted gravel bedding.
So as long as your garage itself has proper footings, the sill/support piers are made of pressure treated, and the structure has a good ventilation. I see no problems not having a concrete floor. I left the floor in my basement addition un-poured in a temperate humid environment for 8 years with no ill effect. I had 15k watts in there for 5 of the 8 and you would not have known it.

How cold were your winters and wouldn’t the gravel floor harbour bugs?