Should I remove a water heater stand before epoxy coating?
Water heater stands are typically difficult to remove, so many DIYers simply coat around them rather than uninstalling the unit. However, leaving the stand in place makes the application trickier, while suspending or removing it allows for a seamless, continuous floor coating.
What people tried
Every workaround mentioned in the threads below. We haven’t tested any of them — and nobody here is claiming they worked.
Found another way around this?
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- 1Coating around the legs of the stand instead of removing or suspending itDid this help you?
- 2Painting the stand a similar color to the floor to help it blend inDid this help you?
In their words
Unedited, grouped by where they were said, most upvoted first within each place, each linked to the thread it came from.
“What’s the standard for coating with a hot water heater stand in the garage? Do we get it taken out or suspended and then re install the stand on top of the coating after all is done? Do we coat around the stand itself?”source ↗
“New to the epoxy game and was just wondering.”source ↗
“I coated around the stand. It's pretty difficult to remove, but easy to work around.”source ↗
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