Concrete Floor Coatings | Our Process | Stronghold Floors
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Your Garage Floor Coating, Expertly Installed

Preparing garage concrete floor by diamond grinding

1 – We Prepare The Surface

No acid-etching.   No power-washing.   No sanding.  

Our installers will mechanically prepare your garage’s concrete floor coating the same as we do for our commercial and industrial customers.

Failed floor coating? Peeling garage floor paint? Sticky sealer?  No worries.  Our 7 HTC grinders remove paints, sealers, epoxies and overlays.

All edges and small surfaces are prepared by our extensive array of hand-grinders. And, best of all, we capture the dust with our special dust collection vacuums.

2 – We Repair the Surface

No more cracks.   No more oil stains.   No more damage.  

After surface grinding, our installers will chase all cracks and fill them with the appropriate epoxy or polyurea materials.

Any remaining surface contaminants are removed and surface damage is repaired.

Floor coating crack filler to repair chased crack
Apply epoxy floor coating to the garage concrete floor

3 – We Coat The Surface

No paint.   No acrylic sealers.   No stain.  

Our installers will apply your garage’s floor coatings using industry standard techniques.

All of our floor coating systems utilize industrial grade materials applied at the proper film thicknesses, proper temperature ranges and proper environmental conditions.

All edge work is completed by hand to ensure clean, crisp lines and no mess.

Call today and find out for yourself why we are the floor coatings company of choice for so many homeowners, home builders and businesses.

Frequently Asked Questions

How long does this process require?
For the typical one, two or three car garage, the entire process only requires only 1.5 days.   If extensive spalling or cracks are present, an additional day may be required.  Some floor coating systems require an additional day, but the decorative chip/flake (which is the most common system for a residential garage floor coating) does not.
How long until I can use the garage again?
Under most conditions, pedestrian traffic can return within 12 hours and vehicular traffic can return in 24 hours after completion.   Our staff will be happy to provide specific date and time based upon the system installed and current weather conditions.
If I’m getting my garage done in the winter, do I have to heat the garage?
No.   The customer does not have to provide any heat or cooling to the garage.   Our garage floor coatings may be applied year round in a wide range of temperatures.   Unlike epoxy paint kits, our garage floor coatings do not require a heated room or warm surface.

If you floor does have radiant heat, we will work with you to set the appropriate temperature during the coatings process.

See Garage Floor Coatings in Winter? to learn more.

Is this a dusty or messy process?
During the surface preparation, we utilize special vacuum systems to collect the concrete dust and debris.    While our staff vacuums several times during the process, trace amounts of dust or the decorative chips may be found on top of window sills or doors.
Why don’t you acid etch the concrete prior to coating?
Preparing a concrete surface using the acid etching process is messy, dangerous and often ineffective.   While this process is typically used by the Do-It-Yourself epoxy paint kits, all reputable and experienced floor coating companies will prepare the concrete with a mechanical form of surface abrasion, such as diamond grinding or shotblasting.

Diamond grinding is the most effective and productive form of surface preparation for a residential garage floor.  It is how our teams will prepare your garage.

What if my garage floor has sealer on it?
No problem.   Our surface grinding equipment can cut through sealers, garage floor paint kits and overlays.    More often than not, we are removing some former, failed attempt to protect or enhance the concrete.

Our installation teams have a tremendous amount of experience in all types of removals.   We have completed projects where our installers  removed over 10 layers of paint that was applied over a 50 year period.    Even sticky, uncured DIY kits can easily be removed.

What if I have a garage floor covering system?
Plastic tiles?   Garage Floor mats?   Just remove them several days prior to the arrival of our coatings team.    It allows the concrete to properly air out and dry.   Often, garage floor coverings trap moisture and can even create odor and mold issues.    There may be a odor after removing the floor coverings, but that odor will not be an issues after we install our coatings.

To learn more about garage floor coatings vs. garage floor coverings, see Protecting Your Garage Floor: Coating vs. Plastic Tiles.

Have more questions?

Contact us today and we will be happy to assist you.

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