Epoxy flooring has become THE hottest trend in commercial flooring and the perfect choice for high-end mechanic garages and auto repair shops. Gone are the filthy, oil spilt floors, replaced by a sleek, clean and shiny floor, the gleam and pride of ownership for shop owners. Now you can have your own personal showroom right in the comfort of your own home, and turn your garage into the ultimate man cave this spring. Read on to know why so many mechanics shops and dealerships choose epoxy flooring. It’s durable nature, ease of maintenance & all-around great investment make it the perfect flooring choice for your garage floor.
Why Epoxy Flooring for Your Garage?
Why is epoxy flooring the perfect choice for your home garage? Epoxy flooring is made up of resin and a hardener. When these two components are mixed, they form a rigid, plastic-like substance that is both ultra durable and unbelievably beautiful. The coatings adhere very well to their substrates and are resistant to degradation caused by moisture, acids, and impact. Let’s explore further the 3 reasons epoxy flooring is a great choice for your garage floor: Its Durability, Easy maintenance and overall affordability.
Epoxy Flooring is Durable and Damage Resistant
If you are looking for a fabulous finish on your garage floor that offers great durability and resistance to damage, epoxy flooring is for you. Epoxy flooring is extremely thick, acting as a sealant and creating a virtually waterproof and damage-proof barrier. It can also hide any imperfections, covering any small holes or cracks in your current garage floor. Don’t worry about rolling your heavy tool box, jacking up your car or dropping a wrench. Epoxy flooring can withstand such acts with ease.
To put this in perspective, imagine the auto body shop where mechanics can drop tools and spill oil, bleach and other harsh chemicals. It seems epoxy flooring was created for situations that can occur in accident-prone areas. Brake fluids, antifreeze and other caustic car chemicals can easily be wiped up without worry – even if it sits for a while. This extra layer of shock protection prevents chipping against heavy items falling on it and it’s formula makes it easy to clean and resistant to spills. The constant wear and tear on environments like these makes epoxy flooring a mechanics dream and likewise perfect for your home’s garage floor!
Epoxy Flooring is Easy to Prepare for, Clean and Maintain
Preparing your garage floor for epoxy floor covering must be done for the epoxy to adhere properly to your current floor. Skipping this step could cause the newly solidified epoxy to chip away once dried. The preparation process includes sandblasting, grinding or chemical etching. It’s pretty simple but must be done properly. Rest assured AP Painting Solutions has the proper equipment and can take care of this important step for you. We use a state of the art diamond grinding vacuum system that removes contaminants like oil, grease, years of built up of dust and dirt, which allows the epoxy to absorb into the open pores of the concrete for a superior bond.
And once it’s applied and dried, you’ll never find an easier floor to clean and maintain!
Your new epoxy garage floor will make cleaning less of a chore and more of a bore! Simply use Windex for spot cleaning and good ol’ fashioned ammonia with a mop for all over surface cleaning every 3 to 4 months! Avoid using citrus or vinegar based cleaners as these will eventually dull the shiny surface. Here’s a more thorough guide on cleaning epoxy floors, including chemical ratios and what else is not recommended.
Epoxy Flooring is an excellent investment
If you are considering one home improvement task this spring, consider epoxy flooring in your garage. Compared to other types of flooring, the per square foot cost of epoxy floors are tough to beat.This is because it can be installed directly over most flooring types. It’s promises far outweigh its cost and the return on your investment is phenomenal because it lasts and lasts!
The average cost of epoxy flooring is $3 to $7 per square foot, depending on style and labour intensity. Break that down in years it lasts and it is pennies per square foot. You’ll never have to deal with bringing in dust from your attached garage or cleaning what you store there. Your garage will be as clean as all the other other rooms in your house!.
What Style of Epoxy Flooring is Perfect for Your Garage?
There are many different styles of epoxy flooring but make your garage your own! It’s separated from other rooms in your home and that gives you a unique artistic freedom that can be different from the rest of the house. It’s art, after all and the palate is yours! Choose your favourite colour or something that compliments the rest of your home. At AP Painting Solutions, we offer 3 specific styles: Industrial, Flake and Metallic.
Industrial Epoxy Flooring
AP Painting Solutions offers what is coined industrial epoxy flooring. It is our thickest epoxy application and handles best the heaviest of traffic, wear and tear. Whether your garage is a high-traffic party room or just sporting your vehicle, rest assured industrial epoxy flooring will be designed and engineered to resist wear and tear, dulling and more.
Flake Epoxy Flooring
Flake style floor coatings start with a fabulous array of your chosen coloured vinyl flakes. These flakes actually act to increase overall floor performance, protecting against the potential of scratches, cracks and gauges in your floor. These flakes actually can act as a sound barrier, which is perfect for blaring the stereo!
Metallic Epoxy Floor
Metallic Epoxy floors create a seamless look with a unique three-dimensional appearance. This choice offers a high tech, glossy and deep look with a variety of different colors and visual effects. Metallic floors are unlike other choices because they are created by the artistic ability of each and individual installer. You can choose an illusion of craters, ripples, or swirling rivers of metallic-looking plasma.
When installing garage floor coatings it is important to mention that polyaspatics are used as well.
There are many other benefits to a polyurea/polyaspartic floor coating. These include:
- 100% U.V. stability – they will never yellow.
- Crystal clear finish that won’t blush from moisture in the concrete.
- Similar high abrasion and scratch resistance to polyurethane.
- High tolerance to heat, meaning hot tire pick up is a non-issue.
- High film build-up that can be controlled by the applicator.
- High gloss finish
- High solids content with little to no VOC’s in most applications.
- High stain and chemical resistance. This includes salts for winter climates.
- Good flexibility for higher impact resistance.
- Excellent wetting characteristics allowing for good penetration into the concrete for a strong bond.
- Decreased chance of bubbles from outgassing due to the faster cure rate.
If you are ready to make some home improvements this spring, here are 5 great reasons to install epoxy flooring for your garage. Epoxy flooring is durable, easily maintained, a great investment and the perfect flooring choice for your garage floor. Take a look at the epoxy floors section of our website and contact us today for a no-obligation estimate. Why wait? Have it ready for summer and beat the rush!
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