Epoxy floors consist of a mix of resins and hardeners. Once combined and applied to the floor, they chemically react and form a hard plastic coating. This surface is ideal for a home garage. Here's why.
Stain Resistant
A garage floor bears the brunt of dirty car tyres, oil spills, and mud and dirt carried in on the bottoms of shoes. Because of this, a grey concrete garage quickly becomes stained and dirty. However, the hard epoxy covering is non-porous, unlike standard concrete, and it doesn't take on stains. Spills tend to stay on the surface rather than soak in, so you can more easily clean them away.
Attractive
While epoxy flooring is resilient enough for garages, outdoor spaces, and commercial settings, it's as attractive as indoor flooring. Contractors can add flakes and pigments to the resin mix to give the floor patterns and colours. They can emulate the look of marble and brick. The garage floor could even be stamped with paver textures and the epoxy flooring applied to give the look of tiles. Thus, you don't have to accept an ugly garage. It can be as appealing as the rest of your home.
Reflective
Epoxy floors reflect light around the garage, creating a brighter environment. Polished surfaces also give a sense of dimension and space, thus opening up the garage. On the other hand, matte surfaces can absorb light, making an area seem smaller.
Safe
While polished surfaces can be slippery at times, you can use methods to give the surface more traction. For example, contractors can spread quartz sand over the floor. They can use coarser granules for a rougher feel or finer sand for a smoother, textured surface. Quartz sand also comes in shades such as blue, pink, and sand to finish the flooring with shimmering colours.
Can Be Applied to Existing Concrete
Another reason to consider epoxy flooring for your garage is that you can apply it to the current concrete, meaning you don't have to lay a new slab. Of course, this will depend on whether there is major damage or not. Minor cracks can be fixed with a mortar epoxy layer. Before any finish is applied, the concrete will be cleaned thoroughly and dried to ensure that the epoxy sticks. Thus, you can transform the look of your garage without even laying new concrete or another hard substrate. Another option may be to pour a concrete overlay over the existing floor. Your contractors can advise on the best course of action.
Talk to a contractor to learn more about epoxy flooring.
