"garage floor sealing" for indoor kennel area? - Page 1

I've had this idea in the back of my mind for several years now to try one of these new garage sealing kits rather than ceramic tile or vinyl flooring for a room indoors used for whelping and younger pups. (another thought was having that Rhino liner sprayed down) since horse mats wouldn't work for indoor cleaning and vinyl is too slick and vulnerable and ceramic is way pricey.
Doing online research it appears that there are many types of these products, some with sealers, some colored, some that can even be used to redo all your kitchen countertops.
My thought is this type of 2 or 3 step product would be hardy, non slick, hold up to multiple daily cleanings and could always be "resurfaced" or resealed in the future if need be and come with a minimum of 10 year on warrenty.
Has anyone any experience with these types of epoxy garage flooring products used indoors with multiple dogs?
Some of the websites offering kits of this type show doing very high dollar new home constructions and ballrooms and showrooms and they look very versatile and yet not all expensive and some of these homes look magnificent! Way ritzy!
comments or experiences please?
OB

I would price out ceramic tiles. I went with polished concrete in my kennel room, it's stained (tan) and sealed, and has some grip crystals added to it so it's not super slippery. The reason I did not go with epoxy is because I was told it does not wear well, and with the traffic of dog nails and dragging crates around I think it would be damaged soon. I was told by a dog daycare owner not to do an epoxy seal.  Turned out polished concrete was the same price as ceramic tiles.

I would go with ceramic tile if I were you. It is may not be as expensive as you think and it looks nice. For cheaper, maybe linolium tiles like schools and offices have?

Hi OB, I run a coating contracting co, and I went with an Epoxy floor system that we've installed commercially for my own whelping area, on top of the existing bare concrete. There are several systems out there, but you don't have to go specifically for the "garage floor kit" that comes pre-packaged from the big box hardware stores. They tend to cost more and come in a kit made for single car garage spaces, meaning you'll need to buy multiple kits for even a slightly larger area. Personally I went with a Sherwin Williams industrial product called "MacroPoxy 646", which is a 2 part epoxy system that is very nice. It can be tinted to lots of different colors, so you can compliment your surrounding walls / fixtures, etc. instead of having to pick from the standard gray/black/red options that most of the kits come in. It cures hard enough for heavy dog traffic, and if you throw in a bottle of "Shark Grip" additive, it'll give the texture a little extra bite for wet traction.  

There are also some heavier duty epoxy products out there that you can use to get more texture (similar to the pebbling like on a Rhino liner that you mentioned). The current surface condition and type does make a difference as well, as far as prep and cure time.  

As far as the other options mentioned, you can only acid stain the concrete if it's never been sealed before (so no previous paint or other coatings), but it is a very popular way to go currently and I think it looks great.  You can do it yourself as well, many contractors charge a premium for this service as it's rather new and there won't be too many professionals offering it, but it's easy to do and less expensive than a good tile job. 

Feel free to PM me if there's any info I can provide, FWIW I've been very happy with the MacroPoxy system as mentioned.

Best of luck!
Dan