Epoxy paint or snap together tiles for the garage??

[Double Venom]

Update:
06, Nov. 2003
After a week of digging, laying out "in ground plumbing", packing sand, 3 major inspections, final approval finally came. (Did I mention the temperatures where in the 40's and continous rain for four days? Concrete was finally scheduled for 7 AM yesterday morning. I wanted to be there so bad, but unfortunately I had extended my time away from the primary shop far to long and simply had to get back!

Mrs. DV beeped me first thing yesterday and passed along the good news. The first of three cement trucks had arrived. Glory be! Three trucks later it finally got done.

Now, back on target. After an overly extensive amount of time was spent invesitgating "in floor radiant heat" that too is done.

After the job site was prepped, I laid out a thermal blanket over the entire floor area. Pretty spiffy stuff by the way. Then the reinforcing steel mesh was laid on top of this. Now...two days later the 2,000 feet of plastic tubing was laid out and wire tied to the wire mesh. Talk about a job! In the rain, 40 degrees, on your knees, and attach the tubing to the mesh every three feet! (Seems if you don't tie the tubing down, it will float to the surface of the concrete before it hardens.)

Everyone from the concrete guys to the building inspectors say we will love this heat. Can't wait to try it out! Of course we now need a boiler permit, then another inspection, then a licensed boiler installer, then a "gas line" inspection, then an inspection for the gas exhaust system! Geesh...does it ever end? Of course this is after the needed zoning variances, building permit, permit and inspection for the inground plumbing, footer and concrete permit, with inspection of course! Mechanical inspection for the in floor heat tubes; had to put a pressure test of 50 psi on the tubing for 24 hours. (Thank goodness it stayed on 51 lbs.+ !)

Building arrives Tuesday! Anyone up to a "Shop raising party?"

DV...still drying off