Garage Floor Protection Options Ranked From Best To Worst
It’s common for garage floors to be neglected until they’ve finally lost their visual appeal and a certain level of functionality. At such a point, it would be good to upgrade your garage floor protection so that it can continue functioning the way you need it to. Remember that your garage floor deals with vehicle and pedestrian traffic, dirt and dust, grease, household chemical spills, automotive fluids, hot tires and road salt. These things can degrade your garage flooring, so you have to take some measures to prevent any serious damage.
Different types of floor coating systems can be used for your garage. Below are some of the most popular ones, ranked from best to worst.
Polyaspartic Floor Coating
This high-performance coating is the best on the market as it’s made of professional-grade materials. It penetrates deeper into the concrete, creating a stronger foundational bond with the flooring material. This allows your garage floor to effectively resist water, chemicals and other elements that can cause damage to the floor. The durable top coat of polyaspartic coatings also does a great job at withstanding impacts and abrasions as well as permanent markings from hot tires.
Polyaspartic floor coatings should be applied by trained professionals as their installation requires special equipment to ensure long-lasting protection for your garage floor.
Epoxy Floor Coating
Epoxy floor coating is often recommended to those who wish to DIY their garage floor coating. This type of coating promises easy application and wonderful results — all for a cheap price. But here’s the catch: While epoxy coatings can do a decent job at protecting your garage floor, they won’t be nearly as effective as polyaspartic coatings.
Whether you’re working on garage floors residential or commercial floors, keep in mind that any floor surface will have to be prepared thoroughly before any coating product can be applied. This, along with the temperature and humidity levels in your garage, can have an impact on the epoxy coating’s performance. Unlike polyaspartic coatings, epoxies usually can’t be applied in extremely cold or hot temperatures. There’s also very little room for error during their installation.
Floor Paint
Floor paint does practically nothing to protect your garage floor surface. Although they can certainly spruce up your garage floor, they won’t be able to do anything to prevent cracks or other types of damage that can be caused by impact, chemicals, changing temperatures, etc.
Guardian Garage Floors can provide you with high-quality one day garage floors at a reasonable cost. We also offer a warranty for our polyaspartic coatings, so you can rest assured that they won’t easily paint or fail. Call us at (615) 645-3696 or fill out our contact form to request a free quote. We serve customers in Marietta, GA, and the surrounding areas.
