Why garage floor coatings bubble, and how to stop it
Bubbles, blisters and pinholes in a new garage floor coating have two causes: moisture vapor from the slab and outgassing from a warming floor. Here is how
Read the guide →Most of what gets written about floor coatings is written to sell one. These are the things we end up explaining at kitchen tables: what goes wrong, why it goes wrong, what it costs and what nobody tells you until after you have paid.
If you only read one, read the one about what a warranty really covers.
What goes wrong with coated floors, why, and what can be done about it.
Bubbles, blisters and pinholes in a new garage floor coating have two causes: moisture vapor from the slab and outgassing from a warming floor. Here is how
Read the guide →A floor coating is thinner than a credit card and follows the shape of the slab underneath. Here is what grinding can and cannot fix, why gloss makes high
Read the guide →Most bad-looking garage slabs are repairable. Here is the difference between spalling, popouts, scaling and structural cracking, which ones a coating fixes
Read the guide →The apron outside your overhead door is the hardest-working concrete you own. Here is why it chips and spalls before the rest of the floor and what a coati
Read the guide →How to read a quote, what a floor costs and what a warranty is actually worth.
Lifetime warranty sounds absolute and never is. Here are the standard exclusions in every floor coating warranty in this industry, in plain language, so yo
Read the guide →Real installed prices for polyaspartic flake garage floors by size, what actually moves the number up or down, and how to read a quote from a company that
Read the guide →The real difference between epoxy and polyaspartic garage floor coatings, why one-day floors peel, and what a floor needs underneath to last.
Read the guide →What happens while we are in your garage, and what you need to do around it.
Diamond grinding makes concrete dust and flake broadcast goes everywhere. Here is what actually gets dirty, what should be masked before the crew starts, a
Read the guide →Cold weather changes cure times, product selection and scheduling, but it does not stop a garage or basement floor from being coated. Here is what actually
Read the guide →Rain on an uncured coating leaves a dulled, cloudy or pocked finish that usually cannot be patched to match. Here is what rain actually does, how long a co
Read the guide →A full walkthrough of a residential garage floor coating install, from the crew arriving to the walkthrough at the end, plus what you need to do before and
Read the guide →Colors, finishes and the decisions you make before anything gets ordered.
How flake blends actually work, what full broadcast means, how to pick a color that hides dirt and hides repairs, and what a custom color match involves.
Read the guide →Patios, basements, porches, shops and commercial floors, each built differently.
Outdoor concrete needs a different build than a garage floor. Here is how slip resistance, surface heat, UV and Illinois freeze-thaw change what should go
Read the guide →An honest comparison of the three realistic basement floor options, with the moisture question that decides most of it and what each one actually costs you
Read the guide →What a commercial kitchen floor actually has to survive, why urethane cement is used instead of standard epoxy in hot kitchens, and how to get a floor repl
Read the guide →The concrete at your front door is the first thing anyone sees and usually the worst looking on the property. Here is what can be done with a spalled porch
Read the guide →Outbuilding slabs have different problems than attached garages: no vapor retarder, heavy equipment, bigger temperature swings and a lot more square footag
Read the guide →Keeping the floor looking like it did the week it went down.
Day to day cleaning, what to use, what to never use, how to handle road salt and oil, and what actually damages a coated floor.
Read the guide →Tell us the room, the rough size and your town. You get a written price, not a two-hour pitch. Fastest way is to text a photo of the floor to (815) 585-1750.