Be careful on the products you select for an epoxy floor. I am an architect and have done a number of auto dealer service shops. Very difficult to keep it from peeling up due to the tire traffic. I would recommend looking at polished concrete with stain and sealant. I believe you can get the color combinations you want that way too

The Taylors ( & Taylors adjacent ) are definitely not affraid of hard work !! I am so super stoked to see Alex getting her own shop ! This is super rad !!

Way to go ! Plan out your space well ! Don't let daddy fill it up. Maybe do not give him s key just yet ? Can't wait to see more videos !

Definitely should have that floor grinded and epoxy'd seems like the most ideal option

grind it out use leveling Crete to get it all flat polish it, stain it the color u want it to be and then seal it good and it will hold up for a very long time , its cool your right next to your dad and mom and i can't wait to see it done good luck and hope to see more vids soon!!!

Nothing better then too see everyone helping each other because that is hard work it's going too be one nice shop

No one can say you guys don't know how to work! Good job!

The front room would look cool with Racedeck on the floor with shop logo in it. Congratulations it's looking good.

You are correct on the asbestos assessment, I did a lot of remediation work, as the environmental engineer for a large corporation. Glad you checked and glad it worked out. Just signed up for power tour hope to see you all there but if not go fast and have fun. Long term the best floor is to polish the concrete and you can stain and seal it. Epoxy is ok but you need a good vapor barrier, urethane is great but cuts, I don’t think you would be happy with a laminate because it will chip.

The dog can see the ghosts. Also heat is the best way to peel decals off car bodies and glass (or bike frames). A hair dryer does enough usually and won't damage the underlying paint.

Polished/stained concrete in the shop. Vinyl decorative floor up front. If you go epoxy make sure they check moisture content. Also have your lifts figured out before you start so you can determine if the concrete is good enough.

I do not miss my days helping my Dad remove & lay floors! That stuff is too new for asbestos. Your Dad is right, it looks totally different. Run any communication or electrical before you get to covering them walls and making them looking pretty.

As someone else mentioned is to polish the concrete and you can stain and seal it, I have seen some really good looking results like that. Also you guys can do that yourselves. And was really cool to see you and your dad on Merlin's Old School Garage. I have been watching him, Welderup, Fab Rats, for awhile.

Great job scraping the floor. That's a whole lot of floor to scrape

Alex I want you to know you have been a Huge Inspiration for my Daughter she use to get intimidated on working on Cars in my shop and after watching you she rolls her sleeves up and gets into it and says if Alex Taylor can do it so can I. Definitely Epoxy but if you don't know how to do it or done it before you will mess it up. You need special shoes with metal spikes to walk on a Epoxy floor as you do it. They have some really cool Epoxy floors to choose from. Also you want commercial rated epoxy and put a non slip Sand coating which is very important because you do not want to be sliding around LOL Also you should see if Benpak will sponsor you for lifts. You should see what Lifts your going to use first because you might need to cut out the concrete and make it thicker where the lifts go. I had to do that with my Shop!!

First off, congrats! Second, asbestos tile (at least here in CA) is an 8" square while the newer ones are a 12" square. Always fun having that "!" moment when you see the smallbois in a building still.

Well done Alex, all the best with your project!

Polished and sealed concrete is the best way to go

Nice job everyone! I like how Nick added the extra engagement with asking for relative comments at the end. This is gonna be fun to follow along.

What a great new shop looking forward to see more episodes, If the concrete is good enough you could consider polishing it

Congratulations...how exciting is a clean slate like that! So much potential and room for activities. With a shop that size, I would really look hard into installing a sprinkler system, especially while it's much cheaper, easier, and less disruptive now, versus later. It's by no means a cheap or sexy endeavor, but it can make all the difference in how much you lose when something goes wrong...the potential is certainly there with the hot work, vehicles, fuel, exposed insulation, etc... Plus, your insurance may become cheaper. That's the fire protection engineer in me talking about the boring stuff, lol!

ALEX G DAY. Congrats on your new adventure. For my picking, I would put down industrial Lino you can mop it sweep it polish it and if it gets wet just mop it again. Blacken the roof first then panel and paint and the walls, then flooring . cheers keep the vlogs coming.

Thanks for sharing your adventures Alex

Great job Alex on the new shop

GREAT JOB!!

Don't do the epoxy floor yourself get a professional crew in to do it,,, you will save yourself a lot of headaches, it may cost a bit more but the end results will convince you it was worth it, & it will last a lot longer, i personally go with a black & silver marble effect it looks stunning when done right

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Aient nothing exciting like getting a new shop !!

That is typical VCT tile, Vinyl composition tile, they use a thin set glue to install. good work guys I'm interested in how this is going to take shape!!

I have been in the concrete business for most of my life...PLEASE do vapor emission testing before doing ANY epoxy or anything else that adheres to the concrete! (It is cheap and will tell you if the epoxy/whatever will actually adhere to the concrete, and possibly save you a ton of money!) Honestly though, I would suggest to grind and polish the existing concrete. (good looking finish, easy to clean and LOW maintenance) You could probably do all or most of it by yourselves because y'all seem more than capable and willing to put in the work! (I think I may have a handful of the vapor emission testing kits in my shop...they are easy to use (I could send instructions), if you'd like them, let me know and I would be happy to send them to y'all if I do have them.) Best of luck to you guys and congrats on the new place!!!

Love y’all’s work. Shout out for dads COE. Professional epoxy contact the guys that did Brad Debertis garage.

Congratulations to Alex on getting a shop all your own. The Taylors are not afraid of hard work. That much is obvious. From your Dad and his world-famous Hot Rods to you and your quest to be the fastest female drag racer of the modern drive and drag genre. And, Alex, you are a wonderful example to other young ladies who want to be successful business owners and drag racers. Your willingness to not only dream big but to get in there and get your hands dirty makes you my personal Rock Star! There was only one other female fabricator and racer that I enjoyed following. She was also instrumental in bringing females into the fabrication side of things. I followed her career and I was saddened when she was killed doing what she loved....going fast, really fast. Alex, you remind me so much of Jessi Combs. Your willingness to get your hands dirty welding, designing, and fabricating. Yes, to me, You Are A ROCK STAR!! Oh, and I think Groot was taught not to go outside and he apparently learned it well....lol..... He's a cool dog. 😎 As far as doing your floor...there's a dude here on KZfaq that has a channel called "Concrete Floor Solutions" and he ONLY does concrete floors. He also sells everything you need to do any finish on concrete and offers step-by-step guidance on how to do it yourself. Maybe you should check his channel out.

Ask Cleetus, who he used to epoxy his floors. They look pretty good!

i really got to give it to them for doing all the work themselves, im sure lots of people would have hired a crew for that. with everything else they still find the time to put in the work. i am glad she is taking us along to the ride. and Dennis is 100% right, fire makes everything better.

Alex, I remodel grocery stores for a living in CA. For the showroom find a commercial flooring company. There is commercial flooring that looks like wood flooring in a variety of colors. For the shop if you no longer want to see the outline of the old VCT you could diamond grind, polish and seal the floor. If the shop floor isn’t a big deal because of welding, chemicals and spills just sand and seal.

Hot Damn I love a good shop build out!! You have content for days!

I'm 74 and DAMN that looks like a LOT of work!!

Alex, congrats on the new shop! I really enjoy your channel and the stuff you do on HRG with Lucky. He's a good dude, and you are the real deal. Your attitude and work ethic reminds me of my friend Jessi Combs, who we lost way too soon. I have a 3000 sq ft shop that I had professionally epoxied (ground the concrete, filled the seams, then color and clear coated) about 10 years ago. I like it, but if I was going to do it again, I'd go with polished/stained/sealed concrete in the work areas. With epoxy, you have to be really careful about welding spatter. It will leave burn marks on the epoxy. Grinding dust will take the gloss off the finish quickly. Epoxy might be the answer for the more lightly used showroom areas, as it can add color, your logo, and be kept high gloss and pretty. I'll offer you a couple more bits of advice I learned the hard way, but your Dad probably already knows these things: - Spend some time planning the layout of the shop, and keep future your plans in mind. Will you need a paint booth? Machine shop area? Indoor wash bay? Sanding/grinding/sandblast area? Planning the plumbing and electrical for things you might add down the road will be easier and cheaper now. - Figure out where you'll need 220V outlets, and add a few extra. One outdoors is always handy too, for welding up something quick. - Plan on adding 3 phase electrical if you don't already have it. American Rotary makes great phase converters. - Put in about twice as many regular electrical outlets as you think you'll need. In my shop (half the size of yours) I have 40 110V outlets, and I still need power strips in some places. - Plumb the shop for air, have a fitting at least every 10 feet down all the walls, and 3 or 4 drops on hose retractors near your lifts. Plumb at least one air fitting into the front showroom too. - Do not paint the ceiling black. It might look cool, but it sucks all the light out of the room. Go with a white ceiling, and light colored walls, to maximize the lighting in the shop. - Have at least two "shop sinks" with hot and cold water. Two, because one can be used for really dirty work, and the other for normal mechanics washing up. - If you can, build a "carport" roof on the side of the shop and fit it with a lift and pressure washer so you have a perfect place to get a car up in the air and really get it clean. (think about all the crap that came out of the Savoy) - And lastly, it's expensive, but heat and air condition the entire shop. It not only makes your shop a pleasant place to work, but it also will control humidity, and minimize corrosion on any bare metal. If you are ever in need of anything in the Phoenix area, you're welcome to my shop, lift, and tools anytime. Garry S.

I haven't watched your show for a while I wish I knew before. the best thing for the concrete is to stain it to even the color. and they make a commercial wax that's nonslip and it buffs up really nice. Contact a really good janitorial service they do all the commercial floors. Like markets. Well maybe you still have some concrete to do check this out. a big fan and seventy three. T.H.

That would have been a lot of work. Good job guys

I completely understood Dennis' excitement for the concrete being so nice under the linoleum. As a teenager I wouldn't have gotten it. As an adult who dreams of just having a one car garage....I get it. This shop is so cool.

Always depends on budget, but personally, I'd just resurface and seal the existing floor. Sealer can be clear to any color. Color matching different batches can be difficult if it isn't premixed. Biggest thing is, of course, the prep work. Unless you want it to lift, the bond has to be excellent. So, no oils, silicones, etc. Concrete is porous so if there were any spots of those after resurfacing, they'd need to be cleaned or neutralized. Good luck. Better you than me. Been there done that.

Love all your content, couple suggestions, grind, stain , seal existing concrete. Or, over pour the whole floor with couple inches of concrete you could color to your liking and seal that

Alex I’m a big fan of you I can’t wait to see the shop finish keep up the good work.

Even if you want to put tiles or carpets later, grind, clean and epoxy it as soon as you can - an epoxy coat controls the dust that comes out of the slab, which comes up through carpets and other flooring. Grind it back to where you can see the stone mix, and the epoxy will bring out the colours in the stones used.

I did my garage floor. You should sand the floor down. I sprayed acid on it to clean after sanding and used Sherwin Williams epoxy. The more coats the better. The only spot i have that's starting to discolor i had left gasoline on it for a few days. If you're going to do it yourself by some old spiked golf shoes so you can walk on it while painting.

I did my garage floor with a U-Coat-It kit a few years ago. Very happy so far. No signs of any sort of issue. After 37 years in my old shop and the original industrial concrete painted floor the garage is way more robust and durable.

This looks like a quick resto--one week at the most. ;)

I would definitely go with the epoxy floors and have a company do it. There is a lot of prep involved and if not done right you will have problems.

Hell yeah!! Great work! Looking great!!

Epoxy the front of the whse make really nice show room and sand n seal the whole back whse you can have the front showroom professionally done and you guys can sand n seal the big whse to offset the price

Hope you’re making the right decision with a bigger place. Look at Orange County Choppers. It didn’t go well after their 15 minutes of fame was over. Enjoying your content… wishing you the best!!

Asbestos tiles are usually all 9 inch square. Rubberized tiles are 12 inch square. The other worry is the asbestos in the glue. The concern is if the glue is black in color it most likely had asbestos in it. A fan would of helped in the tiny hot room. I'm sure dads shop across the street has a few fans in it

You may want to ask Rich at Deboss garage how he likes his floor so far. Happy to see your new shop coming along.

Little help with your torch, fire maker. Your bottle freezes, use the torch to warm the bottom to unfreeze. Worked outside using a torch, having another torch to warm the other bottle, 30 below times

Good job , i bet the ones that use 18 gallons of cleaner on that tile is sad ,, lol , and the dog is funny ,, see yall on the next one

If you decide to Do it yourself you might want to go with a large manufacturer like Glidden or Sherwin Williams and have them recommend the best industrial product. They can tell you what kind of prep needs to be done to the concrete like etching it with Muratic acid.

I can’t wait for the future of ATR keep it up guy’s

You should hire the flooring company that Cleetus used in his shop.

Great job, by the time i went to write to use heat you guys had it, thats vinyl tile.. love the epoxy floors in my shop, they will test it with a moisture meter, fill cracks with epoxy patch and then grind and coat. you can also add grit for traction. and make sure its a quality epoxy as hot tires will stain and can peel a cheap epoxy as it will stick to the tire :)

Great job ya'll. The secret to epoxy floors is the same as painting a car. Prep work is everything.

All I can say is “Tim the Tool Man Taylor” would be totally proud.. crackin up the Power

Congratulations Alex, all the best with your new shop!!! Glad to see you back on.

Glad to see a fellow Arkansas racer living their dream!!!

Have the Concrete sealed to a color that you like this is Mark

Texas Roadhouse, I love that place.

Smol but mighty!

You and your family are such hard workers I'm sure it going to come out amazing good luck

Awesome progress, to make epoxy stick well we have had a company come in and shot blast the floor with a ride on unit so the material had lots of pores to grab it was expensive but will not peel off.

Good job!! Alex and the rest of your family and team!! I'm glad you got the opportunity to make it happen your hard work and the rest of atr's hard work will pay off soon!! 👍✌️

So happy for you guys thanks for posting

So exited for you Alex well done getting the shop across from you dad's. Doing so much work to a building your renting is scary I hope you can buy the building down the line 💯🤙👌

strongly recommend looking into ecobee over nest thermostats.. they have more issues than good

Asbestos tile are usually 9”x9” is size and pretty easy to spot.

So excited for you, the shop is going to look fantastic, now is the time to spray those walls 👌

Very smart that you checked to be sure you were not dealing with asbestos. I had a older building in Dallas Texas that needed asbestos tile abatement we hired professionals and it cost us $25,000. for half the size of your workspace .

It's Ghosts!

Hey Alex: Make sure that you have an adequate fire suppression and alarm system and have insurance all in place since this is probably the biggest investment you've made thus far... Can't put a price on peace of mind!!!! From the home of PB Blaster and Permatex... Cleveland, Ohio....

AWESOME JOB ALEX!! THE SHOP LOOKS AWESOME 😊

My 2 cents. If you want prettier AND tougher floors that are low maintenance, I think polished concrete with a sealant for moisture is the best option. Much tougher than any coatings like Epoxy. Walmart is using polished concrete now, and those floors while occasionally ghosted from previous tiles are acceptable in appearance and much better looking, in an industrial sort of way. The only real drawback to concrete is, if you fall, it's gonna hurt. If you drop something breakable on it, it's gonna break.

What can be more fun than playing with fire and shooting the bull with friends? When you think about paving the outside areas, Roller-compacted Concrete (RCC) can be laid and driven on in 24 hours.

Surely there is some kinda of sponsorship deal here . There must be a company willing to do a deal on the epoxy floors for signage on your trailers & shirts etc with a quick mention on each episode .

I would do painted steel on the walls over sheet rock. Saves tons of work plus is way more durable.

Sanding your self with big sander machine , put concreet coating on it . Can do with airless spraygun)

So proud of you Alex and you are so amazing gifted ❤

Great Work. You know if you asked for "help" from your fans, we would!

Getter Dun Taylor Crew. Hard work pays off. You guys already know that. Haha. Looking forward to seeing how this building progresses.

Polished concrete is nice.

I work for a dealer and our floors were epoxy coated. It failed after 6-7 years. They just ground down the concrete and polished it. It looks so much better.

I am a mechanic at an equipment rental company, I wish I would have known that you guys were doing this ahead of time, we have everything you would have needed to get the title up effortlessly.

The front showroom floor would look awesome done in the same tile but in black and white to represent a Winners Flag or Circle, as long as it's waxed with a high gloss finish so as to show professionalism, Ah! Looks good. You are a lucky young lady to have such an incredible family and circle of friends, always keep those values, and you'll do just fine in life. Meeting up with Merlyns Old School garage was a great episode. That would be a great formate, to travel around North America and help each unique garage on their project builds for a weekend in the off season. You and your father (Team) have a lot to offer smaller, race, speed, custom shops. Would be Grand Wrenching by all. Luv from m Barrie Ontario Canada

An SDS drill with a flathead bit works great as well! I got the Makita 18V one and it helped a ton when I remodeled my bathroom.

Nice remodelling

Nice shop 😊

Hi all. Doing well, I have seen big roll lay outs, like carpet rolls, when I was younger, yet I have no idea of what it was. Happy newbyear year. Thanks Karl

Thats really exciting for you! I hope you get the floors done with the epoxy. That looks so awesome!

I did concrete grinding, polishing and epoxy floors for a few years. I would recommend getting it done professionally as they have all the right equipment and knowledge. There are little things that if not done correctly will have a big impact on the final finish and durability. The epoxy will seal the slab so that it doesn’t absorb oils or other contaminants. A polished concrete floor, even with a sealer applied will still absorb liquids that are not cleaned up very quickly and can then be stained as a result. Even water can stain them if left there too long.

Needed one of those tile removers that you ride on...way faster.

I would use Terrazzo flooring, looks of epoxy, many color choices, oil and slip resistant… really durable too up to 4,200 psi per square inch.

Rosebud torch tip always makes a good fire