fishroom construction begins-Step by step

[1977]

Well I've kicked my wife and I out of the garage and taking over half of it for a fishroom. She doesn't mind too much because she will have her guest bedroom back now, which is good since our first baby is on the way. I'll take step by step photos through the project,which I plan to have completed in a couple weeks. Step one clean garage floor and paint it battleship gray for a nice clean look(that'll make em spawn!)

[1977]

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[1977]

and...more to come-stay tuned!

[ronrca]

Great start! Im going to love seeing the progress.

Thanks for sharing.

[alpine]

Thanks for sharing.. I would love to see all this Step by Step..

roberto

[Jarrod]

That's gonna be a great fishroom!...looks like a great start and thanks for sharing the pics...keep em coming as you progress
Jarrod

[CAGE-RATTLER]

Looking forward to see how it prgresses ......... especially the plumbing.

[scans]

Make sure you use one of the Floor epoxys with traction stuff (Sand). regular paint on a concrete floor becomes an ice skating rink when wet!

[Jarrod]

Make sure you use one of the Floor epoxys with traction stuff (Sand). regular paint on a concrete floor becomes an ice skating rink when wet!

A vey good point indeed!
Jarrod

[AADiscus]

Hey Britt!!!!!!!!

You changed your mind. I thought you were gonna go long ways with the room. I think you will like it better this way. I know Val is excited about getting the guest room back. lol Have fun with it.

ps.....we are suppose to get bad weather tonight. Hope it don't hail on that new car.

[1977]

Don't jenks me Angela! I post pics as I progress. I plan on framing it Friday.Already bought my sink and Reflectix to wrap tanks and storage tanks. I also ordered a 300 gal. vertical storage tank to add to the room. I already have a 100 and a 65 for ro. I can't wait to get the fishroom finished!

[lauris]

would epoxy paint, or the gray paint, affect the ability of the concrete to let water pass through?

[1977]

Not sure if I understand your question but the stuff I used should seal the concrete and keep water from doing any damage, Not that I ever spill any!Yea Right!

[discusfire4]

Not sure if I understand your question but the stuff I used should seal the concrete and keep water from doing any damage, Not that I ever spill any!Yea Right!

I realy do not see a need to put anything down to protect your floor. You can if you want to. A little water is not going to hurt it at all. Concrete is constantly curing and water if any will help even when it has set up. Concrete is pretty tough except when it is exposed to fire. The epoxy paint is really for visual effects in my opinion.

[lauris]

careful what you wish for as to a 'sealed' floor. that water has to go somewhere. when i spill on my basement floor i turn the lights off and go watch tv for awhile. come back and its gone. in a garage i suppose you can squeegee it out the door or whatever. the painted floor does look great.