Garage floor coatings come in various designs, colors, and finishes to suit virtually any décor. You can enhance your garage concrete floors’ appearance and extend their life with high-quality coatings.
As you can imagine, a lot goes into deciding which garage floor coating will work best for your particular requirements. Here, Young Flooring’s experts give valuable pointers to ensure you choose the right concrete coatings for your garage floor.
What Are Garage Floor Paintings and Coatings?
Epoxy paints and coatings are an excellent option to upgrade your garage floor. These garage floor coatings provide a smooth, high-gloss finish that’s easy to care for. Their long-lasting protection helps you get the most out of your space.
Flooring experts apply these coatings using epoxy paints or an epoxy base and scratch-resistant acrylic polymer coating. The latter can withstand damage from hot tires, chemical spills, or other abrasions.
Garage floor epoxy paint comes in different colors and finishes. You can also choose from various thicknesses to ensure the perfect consistency for your garage floor.
Epoxy coatings are a bit different. They consist of a special epoxy resin and polyaspartic top coat that helps them last longer than regular paint—up to ten to 15 years! That means no more worrying about replacing your garage floor coating every few years.
How Do You Choose the Best Garage Floor Coatings for Your Home?
Choosing a garage floor coating is like choosing a new car—it’s not just about what you want, but also what you need.
Several factors go into choosing garage floor coatings, including:
Durability
Longevity is the first thing you should consider when choosing the best garage floor coating for your home.
A good garage floor coating should withstand a lot of wear and tear and not break down easily. Most coatings last between five and ten years. Some last longer than 20 years with the proper maintenance.
If you have kids or pets that may damage your floor, look for high-performance coatings with added protection from chemicals or abrasions. These coatings include epoxy and polyaspartic coatings.
Cost
Cost is a weighty factor when choosing a garage floor coating. How much you have to spend will determine the coatings you can afford.
If you’re working with a very low budget, and just need to do something for your garage concrete, you can go the DIY polyurethane paint route. This concrete floor paint is less durable than other garage floor coatings, such as an epoxy base, and offers the minimum protection for your garage floor from moisture and chemicals.
If you want a professional coating lasting at least ten years with minimal maintenance, we recommend a two-component epoxy system that includes primer and topcoat. These coatings are highly resilient and will protect your garage floor from all kinds of chemicals, including gasoline, brake fluid, and diesel fuel. They will save you considerable money on garage floor repairs.
UV Resistance
UV resistance is essential if you live in a sunny area or just want to ensure your garage floor sustains minimal fading and cracking. Because sunlight can degrade the coating and make it less effective, look for an installation that can withstand high levels of UV light (and other harsh conditions) such as a polyaspartic flake floor.
Ease of Application
Ease of application is also vital when considering garage floor coatings for your unfinished concrete surface. The more straightforward the process, the better. Minimal application time and effort will help you save money on labor costs and ensure you get your garage floor coated in as little as 24 hours. A polyaspartic coating installation is excellent for this situation.
Get High-Quality, Durable Garage Coatings from Young Flooring
If you want to transform your garage space with beautiful floor coatings, Young Flooring has you covered. All of our epoxy and polyaspartic coating installations come with a limited lifetime 20-year warranty that guarantees a smooth surface and enhanced durability.
Our team of expert floor coating technicians works around the clock to meet every deadline and complete each job with the highest level of quality. Our customer service and support don’t stop once you make a purchase; we will be by your side during every step of your floor coating installation and beyond.
Contact Us for a Free Custom Garage Coating Estimate
Call (336) 502-6356 to request a free quote for a garage floor coating installation in Winston-Salem and the surrounding cities. Whether you have old, dull, or rusty concrete garage floors, we will install the the coating you need.
