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Ryalls_first_build

Mar 30, 2017
6:59 pm

Ditto with Skye! Ours always looks wet.. i have to bend down and feel it to check lol

Looks so much better

BrownDog77

Mar 30, 2017
7:10 pm

Driveway looks awesome

Skyepie

Mar 30, 2017
7:59 pm

thanks guys! Will post once it's sealed too

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vonsta76

Mar 30, 2017
8:49 pm

Ryalls_first_build

Ditto with Skye! Ours always looks wet.. i have to bend down and feel it to check lol

Looks so much better

I thought I was the only weirdo to do this

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Lucylivesey

Mar 31, 2017
12:31 pm

Hey Skye, your house looks amazing!!!! It has made me sooo excited for ours to get started! Where did you get the driveway sealant from? And what is the name/brand of your interior tiles?

goldcoasthome

Mar 31, 2017
1:50 pm

Skyepie

goldcoasthome

Oooh loving the driveway!! This might sound silly but what is the difference between a sealed vs not sealed driveway? Does it look different?

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Thanks huni! So a sealed driveway will remain and even colour. Most have a shine or gloss in it, so it kind of has that dark, clean, wet look to the driveway. Without sealant the cement becomes water marked and supports mould and other microbial growth and residue chemical build up. You don't see the tire track marks on the driveway and less likely getting oil staining due to the barrier preventing absorption. This is my understand and basic explanation.... I have seen sealed driveways and they stand out against non sealed, especially as the driveway ages...

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Ahhh thanks for clarifying!

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Skyepie

Apr 05, 2017
9:03 pm

Today I painted the garage floor! All by myself while hubster was at work!!!
I knnoooooowww right! I'm pretty amazing 🤣 (really I am softening him up so I can get the couch that he doesn't really like

)

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Skyepie

Apr 05, 2017
9:10 pm

Lucylivesey

Hey Skye, your house looks amazing!!!! It has made me sooo excited for ours to get started! Where did you get the driveway sealant from? And what is the name/brand of your interior tiles?

Hi Lucy,
Our tiles from Beaumont's. I'm not sure what either tile is called as I can't find my variation but f your really want to find out I can reply with the names tomorrow... I have spare tiles out the back and should be able to find the names on the box, surely!! (It's just dark and I'm scared of toads jumping out at me so will wait til tomorrow to look lol)

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BrownDog77

Apr 05, 2017
9:11 pm

You are amazing it looks fantastic! I think you'll have yr couch before you know it!

charlibear

Apr 05, 2017
9:11 pm

Surely this should get you the couch

Ps it looks awesome!! Looks a million times better

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BrownDog77

Apr 05, 2017
9:11 pm

Oops forgot to ask what did you use?

jmart90

Apr 05, 2017
9:11 pm

It looks awesome!! Well done!!

Skyepie

Apr 05, 2017
9:18 pm

Thanks gang! I used concrete paint (see pic) grabbed it from Bunnings. Cost about $180 and did two coats on a standard double garage with some
Left over. I chose "Slate Sole" as the colour. I added sand to the second coat and it came up perfect! However you can pay more to get there grip to add to the paint however it's just expansive sand to me. (I got 3 cups of sand form then Brickies building next doors house for free)

I better get my couch

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vonsta76

Apr 05, 2017
9:30 pm

That looks so Schmick! Sadly I have to pay someone to do it because with 6 months of use, it needs alot of prep before it can be painted. But that's what I'll be doing next month hopefully!

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Skyepie

Apr 05, 2017
9:46 pm

vonsta76

That looks so Schmick! Sadly I have to pay someone to do it because with 6 months of use, it needs alot of prep before it can be painted. But that's what I'll be doing next month hopefully!

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Awesome Von!! You won't know yourself walking on such a schmick garage floor!! And no more concrete dust walking into your house

you can prep the floor using Hydrochloric Acid, or purchase concrete prep (same brand). We just pressure sprayed ours and was fine. Is it going to cost you much to get someone to do it for you?? I have come to love DIY projects. I don't know whether it's just a phase being a new first home owner or if I have a "thing" for it... I hope it sticks around

Honestly, I was so surprised at how grubby the garage concrete was at handover... do the trades not care about other peoples houses?

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BrownDog77

Apr 05, 2017
9:53 pm

Thanks for pic you did a great job! I hope I feel
Like DIYing when ours is finished too

vonsta76

Apr 05, 2017
9:58 pm

Skyepie

vonsta76

That looks so Schmick! Sadly I have to pay someone to do it because with 6 months of use, it needs alot of prep before it can be painted. But that's what I'll be doing next month hopefully!

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Awesome Von!! You won't know yourself walking on such a schmick garage floor!! And no more concrete dust walking into your house

you can prep the floor using Hydrochloric Acid, or purchase concrete prep (same brand). We just pressure sprayed ours and was fine. Is it going to cost you much to get someone to do it for you?? I have come to love DIY projects. I don't know whether it's just a phase being a new first home owner or if I have a "thing" for it... I hope it sticks around

Honestly, I was so surprised at how grubby the garage concrete was at handover... do the trades not care about other peoples houses?

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Skye, I wanted to get a pro in because it's not just dirty or dusty, there's oil patches from a minor leak, and some concrete had been splashed on the surface by the tradies so it's not flat everywhere. I got a quote for $1k for tinted sealing, which includes the cleaning and prepping etc. Would have cost double for epoxy. I'm confident doing the actual painting, but not confident in prepping what with the crap surface.

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1sttimer_stoneridge

Apr 06, 2017
6:01 am

Skyepie

Thanks gang! I used concrete paint (see pic) grabbed it from Bunnings. Cost about $180 and did two coats on a standard double garage with some
Left over. I chose "Slate Sole" as the colour. I added sand to the second coat and it came up perfect! However you can pay more to get there grip to add to the paint however it's just expansive sand to me. (I got 3 cups of sand form then Brickies building next doors house for free)

I better get my couch

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Hi,
I have been a background stalker for a while. Congrats on the new home. It's looking great! Question, did you just paint this with a roller? It looks really good and I'm stockpiling pics and things I need to get done if my house ever gets built....
Thanks

Milestone

Apr 06, 2017
6:05 am

Skyepie

Today I painted the garage floor! All by myself while hubster was at work!!!
I knnoooooowww right! I'm pretty amazing 🤣 (really I am softening him up so I can get the couch that he doesn't really like

)

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wow that looks terrific

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RegVic

Apr 06, 2017
9:58 am

Looking AMAZING Sky... fantastic job

DIY hobby is addictive... you do something and you like the result, you will continue to do more... you will be surprised how easy it is to learn something new and love doing it... (P.s. but be ready to sacrifice most of your weekends on DIY...lol)