Garage Floor Coating – A Necessity And Its Importance

Garage floors are always the last options in the list of home refurbishing job and is the most unprotected floor being left to be exposed to dirt, grease, oil, paint and other substances used in cars. Getting the garage floor coated has two good reasons for doing so – first of all the coat gives protection to the sub-floor concrete from damages and secondly it provides additional safety as it makes the floor non-slippery even from oil and water.

Know Everything About Garage Floor Coatings

There are a number of garage floor coatings from simple paints to high end products that gives stone like finishes. The most popular coatings are the epoxy, latex and polyurethane. Out of the three the system of epoxy coating is the most popular and preferred garage floor coatings used mainly because of its nature to cure into a hard surface.

Epoxy garage floor coatings gives a finish to the floor that is quite easy to maintain and clean and does not stain easily even from oil and grease. Available in different colors to match a particular style and give a grand new look to garages.

Latex coatings are also used and applied in a similar way as that of epoxy, with the only difference that a primer coat is applied to the floor before applying the finish coat. Latex coating provides resistance to the floor from many substances and damage from weather conditions.

Polyurethane coatings provides superior high gloss finish than the other two and also protects the floor from damages and weather. Similar to latex primer is applied first and then polyurethane coat. It’s expensive than epoxy and latex coatings.

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Imperfect Details: The Unique Beauty of Acid Washed Concrete

If you are like many of our clients who are looking for an unusual and distinctive custom flooring option for your home or commercial building, it is hard to beat the beauty of an acid washed concrete finish. Suitable for some indoor and outdoor residential, restaurant flooring, and commercial flooring applications, our acid washed stained concrete service is popular several reasons – it is a cost effective, low maintenance, attractive floor finish, and is available in unlimited colors and design styles.

What is Acid Washed Concrete?

Acid washed flooring is created by applying a solution of acid, water and inorganic chemicals to a cured concrete surface. Variations in the concrete’s porosity, density, and water retention creates the unique marbling effect and extraordinary hues in the finished concrete.

                         Samples of  Acid Wash Concrete by Dreamcoat Flooring

What are the Benefits of Acid Washed Concrete?

1.Our Acid Wash Process adds Versatility: An acid wash finish can be applied to virtually any concrete surface, from flooring to countertops, including surfaces that have been in place for years. Due to the chemical makeup and content and variations in the surface texture, as well as ambient environmental conditions, each acid wash application is unique.

2. Acid washed flooring has a unique aesthetic appeal, a low initial installation cost, is easy to clean, and is very low maintenance. There are numerous style and design options we will help you choose from when selecting an acid washed concrete finish:

• The surface can be etched in virtually any pattern, such as stone, brick, tiles, custom patterns and even monograms.
• Applying a stencil during the installation process results in beautiful, complex patterns.
• Stencils can even be used to emboss patterns into the acid washed concrete.
• Alternately, applying an overlay after acid washing, but before concrete staining creates rich depth and a stunning effect.

3. Our Dreamcoat Flooring acid washed finishes are durable, and resist damage such as chipping, cracking, staining or discoloration from materials being dropped or spilled. Once sealed, the finish is sturdy and forgiving for both living spaces and high foot-traffic areas.

If you are thinking about installing or beautifying your existing concrete surfaces, weighing your design options, or are considering the benefits acid washed concrete flooring vs epoxy coatings, please contact our professional concrete coating contractor company in Phoenix, AZ Metro today!   We can be reached at 480-226-4172 for a free design consultation and floor estimate to help you determine if an acid washed application is right for your home.

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