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Here are useful tips learned during more than 40 years of installing epoxy urethane floor seals and coatings on Fortune 500 company concrete floors, as well as in basements, garages, and decks. These tips can help you avoid mistakes that can limit the life of your floor.

There are three broad steps to doing your floor project: planning and preparation, repairing, and applying the coating. This article is the first in a three part series, and deals with planning and preparation.

General guidelines for applying an epoxy coating to your floor:

Do no harm.

Investing in prep produces the best value, (cost divided by years of service).

Let the chemicals and equipment do the work.

What can go wrong, will go wrong, unless you think ahead.

Technique is what separates mortals from Rembrandts.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

Now let’s get started with tips on how to plan your job and prepare your floor.

Plan the job.

Stick your coating to something that is not going to move

The better the tools, the less work you have to do.

Removing loose concrete is as important as removing dirt

Different types of dirt require different cleaners

“Shocking” the floor can help free dirt and contaminants.

Some things must be abraded off.

Don’t blow bubbles through your finish

There is only one way to remove gum

Asphalt bleeds

If you coat over things that move, your floor may move

Vacuum out those holes

Gravity is unforgiving

Here are useful tips learned during more than 40 years of installing epoxy urethane floor seals and coatings on Fortune 500 company concrete floors, as well as in basements, garages, and decks. These tips can help you avoid mistakes that can limit the life of your floor.

There are three broad steps to doing your floor project: planning and preparation, repairing, and applying the coating. This article is the first in a three part series, and deals with planning and preparation.

General guidelines for applying an epoxy coating to your floor:

Do no harm.

Investing in prep produces the best value, (cost divided by years of service).

Let the chemicals and equipment do the work.

What can go wrong, will go wrong, unless you think ahead.

Technique is what separates mortals from Rembrandts.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

Now let’s get started with tips on how to plan your job and prepare your floor.

Plan the job.

Stick your coating to something that is not going to move

The better the tools, the less work you have to do.

Removing loose concrete is as important as removing dirt

Different types of dirt require different cleaners

“Shocking” the floor can help free dirt and contaminants.

Some things must be abraded off.

Don’t blow bubbles through your finish

There is only one way to remove gum

Asphalt bleeds

If you coat over things that move, your floor may move

Vacuum out those holes

Gravity is unforgiving

Here are useful tips learned during more than 40 years of installing epoxy urethane floor seals and coatings on Fortune 500 company concrete floors, as well as in basements, garages, and decks. These tips can help you avoid mistakes that can limit the life of your floor.

There are three broad steps to doing your floor project: planning and preparation, repairing, and applying the coating. This article is the third in a three part series, and deals with applying the epoxy paint to the floor.

General guidelines for applying an epoxy coating to your floor:

Do no harm.
Investing in preparation produces the most years of service.
Let the chemicals and equipment do the work.
What can go wrong, will go wrong, unless you think ahead.
Technique is what separates mortals from Rembrandts.
An once of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

Now let’s get started with tips on how to coat your floor with an epoxy or urethane floor paint.

Plan the job.

Good floor prep is key to a long lasting floor.

Take a break.

Mix 200 strokes.

Easy work makes for a better job

No one is perfect

Don’t worry about tricks of gravity

A rag may not save you

Technique, technique, technique.

When you finally decide that it’s time to put together your dream bathroom you’ll find out all too soon how big of a job it really is. You really need to research all the fixtures and designs you want before hand and have it all laid out and ready to go.

The first step should be focusing purely on the design of the bathroom. You have to get your creative mind working and piece together everything you want and how well it will flow with the rest of your home. You need to look over the rest of your design in your home. You want to make sure that it all flows well. Make sure that the fixtures you are thinking about for your bathroom still go well with the rest of your home.

The worst thing you can do in the design process of your home is having a completely different style for each room. You need to figure out if you want traditional, modern, etc, or what underlining colors you want throughout. Then make your bathroom flow with that.

Once you have the basics of what colors or design you want, it is time to look into fixtures. There really are so many bathroom fixtures to think about and decide on. You should be looking for fixtures that work well together. Don’t think that they all have to matching though. But don’t pick a faucet fixture and then a completely different tub fixture that would be considered to be in a different design or color category.

Combining comfort and elegance in your contemporary home decor is easy and affordable. For starters, find time to research and choose from the myriad of closet door ideas that will help transform your traditional home into a modern one and provide the perfect oasis where you can retire and rejuvenate after a long and stressful day.

Gone are the days when closet doors were designed solely to be used as covers for your closets. Often they are bulky and plain and not much thought were given on their purchase. Nowadays, they have become versatile in their functions and designs that many are great replacement doors.

Closet Door Styles and How They Can Make a Difference to Your Home:

Small rooms will benefit from bifold or sliding doors. Both these styles do not require that you clear some space in front of your closet to allow you to open the door. These designs eliminate the possibility that you will bang the door on the foot of your bed or on the wall. These styles are also great for large or walk-in closets as they provide complete access to the interior.

Louvered doors are great for shoe closets or linen closets or in areas where enhance air flow is needed. The slats of these doors are very functional and can also bring a decorative touch by using plexiglass, glass or mirrors. You can also buy an unfinished door to allow you to paint or stain them with a color or combination of colors that you want.

Exchange that wood closet door with mirrors to expand your room and bring in more light to the area. A floor to ceiling mirrored door can double as full-length mirror and thus, you can make the front of your closet as your dressing area. This door style is truly functional and at the same time brings elegance and class to any room in your house. Just make sure that you choose a high quality mirror for that continuous and non-distorting reflection.