Is an Epoxy Garage Floor Worth It?
When it comes to choosing the right flooring for your garage, it’s important to choose a flooring which is durable, aesthetically appealing, and has a long lifespan. You may still be wondering if an epoxy garage floor is worth it, and if so, you’re at the right place. In this post, we’ll explore more of the advantages and disadvantages of choosing to have an epoxy garage floor installed in your garage. Should you have any questions, feel free to contact us, and we’ll be sure to respond to your message as soon as possible.
Advantages of Epoxy Garage Floors
Durability & Resistance
Epoxy flooring is exceptionally durable when compared to other types of flooring. Epoxy flooring is resistant to impacts, chemicals, stains, oil spills, and more. These are all common occurrences within a garage environment. Unlike plain old concrete floors which may wear down from automotive fluids and heavy foot traffic over time, epoxy has the resilience to withstand the rigors of daily garage use without degradation.
Ease of Maintenance
Epoxy garage floors are one of the lowest maintenance flooring options available. Epoxy flooring’s seamless surface is able to repel dust, debris, and grime buildup. This makes the epoxy floor easy to sweep or hose off. Spills can be easily wiped up without leaving stains, as epoxy flooring is resistant to nearly all automotive fluid and chemicals.
Aesthetic Appeal
The aesthetic appeal of epoxy flooring is in its bright, clean look which can truly transform a dull, depressing looking space into a sleek, attractive space in no time. With a variety of color pigmentations to choose from and various finishes to select, your epoxy flooring product can be easily customized to your liking. Additionally, you can choose to incorporate a metallic or flake style finish to add more design elements to your epoxy garage floor.
Safety
Adding non-slip additives to your epoxy floor product is the right move, as it will greatly reduce the risk of slipping; even when wet. You’ll likely thank yourself later for this, as a slip and fall in the garage area can result in unpleasant experiences and injuries.
Cost-Effectiveness
Epoxy flooring is one of the most cost-effective flooring solutions out there when you examine it from a long-term perspective. Epoxy flooring can last for decades, whereas other flooring types may only last a few years in certain scenarios.
Considerations & Potential Drawbacks
Preparation & Application
The preparation and application typically requires a high level of involvement. This is where our team at Epoxy Floor Experts can come in to save the day. Our team will take care of the entire process, from preparing the floor by removing any dust or debris, to proper application of the epoxy flooring product, to ensuring the floor is fully cured before signing off on the job. Improper application can make the end result epoxy flooring product virtually worthless. This is why it’s important to have true professionals do the job the majority of the time, as the added cost of labor and expertise almost always outweighs the potential savings of doing it yourself.
Temperature & Humidity Sensitivity
If you happen to live in an area of the world where humidity fluctuates frequently, you’ll need to ensure the garage floor area is at the right temperature and humidity level to avoid having a botched project. It’s very similar to baking bread, in the sense the overall humidity levels in the air greatly affect the end result. Our team at Epoxy Floor Experts goes above and beyond to ensure your epoxy garage floor is fully and properly cured, even with fluctuating humidity levels as seasons change throughout the year.
Curing Time
The curing time involved with an epoxy garage floor may vary, depending on humidity, size of the project, and thickness or thinness of the epoxy. You’ll want to plan for downtime of garage use during this curing process, as you only have one chance to cure it right.
Choose Epoxy Floor Experts for Your Epoxy Garage Floor
Now that you’ve learned more about all of the benefits of an epoxy garage floor, do you believe an epoxy garage floor is worth it? We hope you do! If you’d like to schedule an initial appointment to have one of our amazing Epoxy Floor Experts visit your home, commercial space, or industrial environment to determine if we’re the right fit for your epoxy garage floor project; you’ll want to contact us. We’ll be sure to respond to your message as soon as possible. We look forward to hearing from you soon and we’re eager to begin working with you on your epoxy garage floor project!
