Garage floor coatings in Pinecrest FL - a floor that stands up to tires and spills

The price of a garage floor coating in Pinecrest comes down to the size of the garage, the shape the concrete is in and which coating you pick. Crack and chip repair, grinding off an old coating, a moisture problem and a heavier layer of flakes all add to it, while a sound, bare slab keeps it lower. I write all of it into the estimate, and a quote that leaves out the grinding or the moisture test usually isn't the bargain it looks like.

With one maker's epoxy garage system, you wait 3 to 5 days for it to dry before driving onto the floor, and other products set their own times. Polyaspartic coatings cure faster than standard epoxy, and the job is often finished in a single day. Weather plays in too, since one maker's kit sets temperature and humidity limits and outside them the coating may cure poorly, with wet spots or weak adhesion, so I'll tell you the wait for your product before we book.

In Florida, skipping the moisture test to save money is the most common reason a coating fails within its first year. One maker's simple check is to lay a plastic sheet on the concrete for at least 24 hours, and if there's condensation under it or the concrete has darkened, the slab is too wet to coat. That's why we test before we coat, and it's fair to ask anyone you're comparing whether their quote includes a moisture test.

It can be, since one maker notes epoxy floors get slippery with water or other fluids on them and advises adding enough non-skid material. That's the grip we add to the top coat, and I'd suggest it if your garage takes rain from the driveway, hose-downs or drips off a wet car. On a floor that stays dry, plenty of people skip it for a smoother feel underfoot.

If you want the garage back fast or your floor sees a lot of sun and sticky summer air, I'd lean toward polyaspartic, because it handles humidity and sun better than standard epoxy on top of that quicker cure. Epoxy is still a good floor when you have time to let it dry and want a particular look, like metallic. The prep is the same either way, and I'll tell you at the estimate which one your slab and your schedule point to.

In Pinecrest, the Village of Pinecrest building office handles permits, plan reviews and inspections for residential and commercial construction, and contractors working in Miami-Dade County are licensed through the county's Contractor Licensing Section. Before we start, we check with the city or county office that covers your address on whether your garage job needs a permit. If it does, the Pinecrest permit application is signed and notarized by you or your representative and by a registered contractor, so we handle our side and walk you through the part you sign. We're licensed and fully insured.