When it comes to home flooring, most people think of materials like carpet, tile, or hardwood. While those are great for inside your home, the garage floor is a whole different story. Garage floor coatings are in a class of their own, providing long-term protection and durability that outlasts most other flooring materials.
So how long do they last? Well, that depends on the quality of the coatings and how it’s installed. While some garage floors coatings can wear down after just a few years, properly installed systems that use a 2-day process can last 20 years or more.
Garage Floor Coatings: 1-Day Systems -The Fast but Flawed Option
The idea of getting your garage floor coated in a single day might sound convenient, but don’t be fooled by the quick turnaround. 1-day systems often skip essential steps in the preparation process, especially when it comes to moisture control.
1-day polyurea-polyaspartic coating systems use quick-curing polyurea-polyaspartics are both the primer coat and single top coat. They use these quick-cure products to ensure the installation gets done within the promised 1-day. However, these products, although excellent top coats, are lousy primers. The cure so fast in the presence of medium to high moisture that they fail to penetrate and properly bond to the concrete substrate. And they are not “high-build coatings, so they can only be applied thinly. As moisture wicks up through the concrete creating hydrostatic pressures that push up, the thin, poor-bonded polyurea-polyaspartic primer coat has a propensity to delaminate.
Without a proper moisture-mitigating primer coat, moisture becomes the enemy, leading to cracking, peeling, and bubbling. Not only does this shorten the lifespan of the coating, but it also means you might be looking at repairs or replacements sooner than you’d like.
Garage Floor Coatings: 2-Day Systems – Built for Longevity
At Garage Floor Coatings of Maryland, we focus on the long game. Our 2-day installation system starts with a thick, slower-curing, moisture-mitigating 100%-solids epoxy primer. It acts as a moisture vapor barrier, deeply penetrating the concrete and forming a strong bond with the substrate. On Day 2, we apply two layers of 100%-solids polyaspartic topcoats (1-day installs apply only a single coat). The dual topcoats provide superb protection from UV rays, chemical spills, and even hot-tire transfer. This combination of epoxy and polyaspartic gives your garage floor the strength it needs to last decades, even under heavy use.
Why This Matters in Maryland
In Maryland, the climate can be messy. Summers can be hot and humid, while winters bring cold temperatures and snow. All that shifting weather can wreak havoc on poorly protected garage floors. The moisture from snow and rain, along with the salt used on roads, can seep into the concrete, leading to damage if your floor isn’t properly protected. That’s why our 2-day system, with its focus on moisture mitigation and UV protection, is perfect for Maryland homeowners.
We also exclusively use 100%-solids Eco-Corflex products, which have been tested in real-world conditions for over 28 years. These products are built to handle whatever nature throws at them, which is why we offer some of the best warranties in the industry.
Built to Last
If you’re looking for an epoxy floor in Maryland that’s built to last, you can trust Garage Floor Coatings of Maryland and our 2-day system. Give us a call or fill out our online form to get started with a free quote. We’re here to make sure your garage floor lasts for years to come.
