Recently, we’ve been encouraging homeowners to winterize their garage and focusing on what they should look for. Now we like to recommend this article that provides some steps homeowners can take if they identify problems.
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Winter epoxy floor cleaning
Many garage floors now feature an epoxy coating that prevents liquids and stains from penetrating into the concrete. The coating makes cleaning easy with just a little water and mopping needed. In the winter however, you still have to worry about the situation we wrote about last week of the water freezing on the floor. Fortunately, this page offers an effective solution (literally) for the problem.
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Winter cleaning tips that will floor you
This winter the floor of your garage will probably take another beating. There will be snow melting off your car, snow shovels, blowers, and plows. Along with this snow comes all the road salt and dirt. Leaving standing water on the floor or hosing it down periodically risks freezing after your car or equipment cool down, and freezing water risks damaging the floor especially if it’s in cracks. This article offers some good alternative suggestions.
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Winter garage maintenance
Winter is getting ready to level its annual assault on our homes, and garages usually take a fair share of the brunt of cold weather and frozen precipitation. Whether it’s from more items being stored in garages or more outside elements coming in, garages require routine maintenance throughout winter, and we wanted to pass on a few tips.