If you want to create a pleasant, clean garage environment, start by finishing the floor. Most residential garage floors are unfinished concrete, which accumulates dirt and stains, is difficult to sweep clean, and produces dust whenever you walk or work on it.

Finish the floor with any type of sealer, paint, epoxy, vinyl mat or tile kit (more on all of these options below) and you, your wife and your pets will be much happier, I promise you.

Garage flooring options all have their pros and cons. They range from just adequate to incredibly high-end, and as you might imagine their cost escalates accordingly.

If you choose any type of paint, sealer or epoxy, proper preparation is an absolute requirement-- including cleaning and etching the concrete surface with muriatic acid. --MM

More about garage flooring:

Garage Floor Epoxy Finishes

Garage Floor Paints & Finishes

Garage Floor Tile Grids

Garage Floor Vinyl Mats