Start to finish. Four careful steps.
Most epoxy floors fail because of skipped prep, not bad product. Every floor we install gets the same four-step treatment — in order, no shortcuts.
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Inspect, then profile the slab
Every floor gets inspected first. Some floors with previous coatings, builder-applied sealers, or floors that are machine trowel-finished (extremely smooth) require diamond grinding to open the pores for a clean, mechanically-bonded surface. Whereas, in our 12 years of experience, most floors are good candidates for acid etching — the lower-cost option. The right call on this matter can save our customers significant money. All cracks are patched, and any cracks that are offset (high on one side) are hand-ground. This first step, the preparation process, is the step that determines whether your floor peels in two years or holds tight for the long term.
Roughly: 60 to 90 minutes for a 2-car garage.
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Patch, prime, and prep the surface
Every crack and gouge gets patched. The patch material is selected based on the severity of the damage — we use only the highest-quality patching materials available, matched to what each floor needs. Then the slab gets a solvent-based primer that locks the prep work in and bonds the system to the concrete. Most competitors skip the primer step entirely. We don’t — and that’s one of the reasons our floors hold.
We’ve completed over 600 epoxy floors as of May 2026, with new satisfied customers added every week.
Roughly: 45 minutes plus cure time.
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Apply the tinted 100% Solids epoxy base coat and broadcast the flakes
The tinted 100% solids epoxy is applied next. This coat is applied with an 18″ wide roller. Your floor is now ready for the broadcast of flakes while the epoxy is still wet and tacky.
The flake blend of your choice is then broadcast into the wet epoxy, assuring that the floor is completely covered with flake — no wet spots, no missed spots. This method of flake application is referred to in the industry as “flake to rejection.” The result: depth, texture, and a slip-resistant surface. We have completed these floors in the garages of many elderly couples, where the importance of slip-resistance cannot be underestimated or taken lightly.
Roughly: 90 minutes.
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Scrape the loose flake, then top-coat with polyaspartic
After the base coat cures, we scrape every loose flake by hand to leave a smooth, uniform texture. Then a polyaspartic clear top coat goes on — UV-stable, abrasion-resistant, and significantly tougher than the standard polyurethane top coats most contractors use. You can drive on it the next day.
Roughly: 45 minutes plus overnight cure.
What you can expect on install day
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Start to finish expectations. Most 2 to 3-car garages are completed in 3 to 4 days. We arrive the day that we promise to arrive. We complete your work on the day that we promise to wrap up. Setting realistic expectations and keeping our word is the basis of our stellar reputation.
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You move stuff out the day before. The garage needs to be empty — cars, shelves, bikes, fridges. We grind dust-free, but we still need a clear slab.
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Foot traffic and park on your floor. After we complete the topcoat, the floor can be walked on (and driven on) 24 hours later.
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Cleaner than we found it. Every job ends with the garage swept, the driveway hosed off, and the trash hauled away. That's the standard. No exceptions.
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