I was passing by a home, and noted that the garage flooring had a shiny vinyl coating, looking as if it were waterproof.
Does anyone know of this product used? And how long it lasts.
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If these are minor holes that don't cause loss of function of the floor, I think they are probably "wear and tear" that is a legally mandated part of every rental agreement (in the USA), so you could not worry about it and leave them be...
Per your question, properly glued this is way the professionals patch. I have noticed that they tend to put a little fillet of glue around the border if the patch, I suppose so you are less likely to catch the edge and rip it back up. I'm not sure what the glue is - sorry.
Cut the patch piece first (in rectangular shape) then lay it over the bad spot and use it as a guide to cut the damaged flooring. This will help you get a patch that's the exact size for the hole.
I'd question how waterproof you need this to be. Will there routinely be water sitting on the floor? If not, you may be over-engineering things.
That said, off the top of my head, one option for waterproofing the subfloor would be to paint on Redgard:
It's a 'paint on' waterproofing membrane that you'd typically use behind tiles on cement board and the like.
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I used the same type of epoxy paint for a basement floor:
Rust-oleum EPOXYSHIELD Garage Floor Coating
There are a lot of different versions as well as professionally applied products. If you want to do it yourself:
Concrete, Basement & Garage Floor Paint at The Home Depot