Garage Floor Coatings Made Easy
Harmony Teal
If you're looking for a permanent solution to stained garage floors, or you're tired of ugly grey concrete floors in your garage, look into premium garage floor coatings.
You'll need to pour epoxy floor coatings on a prepared surface, which needs to be installed by a professional. You will have to prepare the concrete surface carefully and pour out the epoxy properly, or it may not adhere. Sometimes epoxy fails to stick even with good preparation.
When epoxy fails to stick to concrete floors, water and humidity are the biggest culprits. Concrete has a way of retaining water for a long time compared to other surfaces, so you need to wait long enough for the concrete to dry after you clean it.
It's the same problem with humidity. Check the product's guidelines, which should tell you what the humidity level should be when you apply it.
There's more than just water and humidity to consider: You want the concrete floors to be as clean as possible. Dirt, oil, grime, and dust can all prevent your epoxy garage floor coatings from sticking.
Salts and other minerals rise to the surface of fresh concrete as it cures. You'll need to scrub the concrete clean of all these things and allow it to dry completely before you apply the epoxy.
When a professional comes to install your epoxy floor coating, he will follow several steps, and it will be a multi-day process. The first day should be devoted to cleaning the existing floor, and making sure that all dirt, oil, dust, grease, etc. is completely gone.
Special chemicals and/or pressure washing may need to be involved. Afterwards, the floor needs plenty of time to dry.
Priming the floor with a specific floor primer is the next step. After it dries out in a day or so, the installer pours the epoxy finish over it.
He may apply one or two coats, which may depend on the thickness of the product. The sealer is applied last.
Epoxy is unfortunately not the cheapest or the easiest option for garage floor coatings. But if it's done properly, you'll appreciate having a smooth, clean garage floor.
Before you design your garage, make sure to visit Garage Designs for advice and tips on everything from Garage Conversions to Garage Shelves.
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