Why Epoxy Coat Garage Floors?

Epoxy flooring is the coating or paint system that’s normally made up of 2 separate materials. When combined together, the resulting substance easily hardens into a durable high-gloss or semi gloss flooring surface. 

Epoxy can be utilized on cement, concrete, wood or metal surfaces or can be an undercoat beneath some flooring, yet it’s most frequently used on the concrete floors in residential garages. Before this dries, epoxy will be sprinkled with paint flakes or some chips to make designs or for stimulating granite and some textures, and same abrasives to make the surface much slippery. 

But, what makes epoxy flooring as one of the perfect garage flooring options? Aside from looking nice, the thick and hardened application that you acquire from epoxy makes a coating that’s very resilient and durable to chipping, impacts, stains, surface abrasion, and chemicals. You do not need to panic about damaging your floor once you drop your tool kit or your bike falls.

In addition to that, epoxy flooring’s thicker coating does a good job of covering minor imperfections including flaws and cracks in the concrete. Since epoxy is a topical sealer, it’s also dust resistant. Usually, the dust in the garage is because of the powder that cement floors may shed. Typical traffic on bare concrete may kick up dusty powder that has the tendency of collecting on tool benches, cars, as well as storage items.

Since it’s a topical coating, it’s also moisture resistant. It’s a good advantage for those who are living in cold climates. It can help you clean road salts and icy brines that may collect on your floor during winter. All you need to do is to mix water with mild soap to get rid of debris and dust may be collected with a soft broom or dust mop when your floor is dry. 

There are different epoxies for garage flooring options and these include 100 percent solid epoxy coatings, which are the priciest and usually used by the professionals on the commercial floors, while water-based and solvent-based epoxies both contain about forty to sixty percent epoxy. 

A DIY epoxy floor kit may cost $50 to $600or more, yet it depends on the kind of epoxy. The square footage that the kit covers, the number of the required coats, number of materials and tools are included in the kit. The solvent-resistant brush, goggles, roller, plastic water pail or rubber gloves are also required.

There are several ways on how to find the right and best epoxy for your garage flooring. You can check out online or some local stores that are known for providing different kinds of epoxy for garage floors. If you want to get the finest choice for you, make sure that you shop around first and make comparison. The reason behind it is that not all stores are the same and some epoxies available might be your preferred option. So, it is always best to rely on the experts, particularly if it is your first time and you don’t want any flaws.