Why Polyurea Flooring Systems Are Best For You

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What is polyurea floor coating?

Polyurea flooring systems present the most-advanced, fast-curing and fast-hardening system in concrete flooring technology. It can withstand more abuse and impact than any traditional epoxy coating, offers much better protection against harmful agents like oils, chemicals, and gas, and doesn't stain, crack, or peel. If you decide to use polyurea floor coating, your floors will look gleaming and new for many years to come, if appropriately maintained. Below are some reasons why the polyurea garage floor is a reliable flooring solution for a garage.

1. It can withstand practically everything

These top-quality floors can withstand all kinds of harmful impacts, extreme pressure, and chemical attacks. Due to its strength and durability, they are often applied in commercial and industrial facilities that require heavy-duty floors. They are waterproof and UV-stable, containing no harmful volatile organic compounds (VOCs). They can also withstand extremely high temperatures, making them resistant to hot tire lifting, patching, and peeling.

2. Polyurea coatings are durable and fast-curing

This kind of garage floor coating is fast-curing, taking only one to two hours to harden, and one day to be ready for use. This is an important advantage in comparison to classic epoxy coating systems that take 3-5 days to set completely. If you decide to hire a professional garage flooring contractor, you'll get a super durable and resistant garage floor that takes only one day to be installed.

3. They look great and are easily maintained

Polyurea floor coatings will create a tough, non-bubbling polymer with a crystal-clear finish. Due to its anti-wear and anti-skid attributes, it creates an outstanding protection barrier for your garage concrete floor, and its smooth surface enables thorough cleaning and easy maintenance. With no crack and crevices, there's no place for insects to hide.

4. Polyurea makes your garage a safer place

Using this specific garage floor coating is a great way to add safety to your garage space. A non-slip surface combined with full paint chips can reduce the chance of an accident when the floors are wet. Heat resistance adds another layer of protection; since they can withstand very high temperatures, they can act as fire retardants. Also, unlike epoxy, it doesn't emit harmful VOCs; they are also antibacterial and nontoxic. The health and safety of your family is a top priority and quality polyurea garage floor coatings must be approved by authorized agencies, in keeping with their strict safety and sanitation regulations.

5. Polyurea flooring solutions come in many color options

Apart from being strong, durable, and resilient, your garage floor can be attractive as well. Dull gray concrete coatings are a thing of the last century! Nowadays, there are available multiple color, design and pattern options that will bring magic to any space, even to your garage. Customize your garage with more than one color or opt for decorative chip floor coating, and make your garage a genuine showpiece. Whichever option you choose, you'll get a strong, impact resistant garage floor coating that will shine like new for many years to come.

Useful Tips

Before any garage floor coating takes place, we recommend to take care of a few things:

1. Do the proper preparation of the surface

Before the flooring process takes place, you must treat the current condition of your garage surface. Take care of all the visible cracks, scratches, stains, and imperfections if you want your new garage floor coating to bond with the concrete surface. You should also check if there are any signs of moisture, as the presence of moisture will derail the flooring process. It's also recommended to diamond grind the surface for better penetration of the solution and do some testing to see if the proper chemical reaction occurs.

2. Hire a professional contractor

If you are a DIY person and you exclusively rely on your own knowledge and skills, this time it might be smarter to consider consigning garage flooring to a professional flooring contractor. Since it's extremely difficult and tricky to handle epoxy and polyurea materials, it's better not to waste time and money on a badly-applied floor coating. The concrete preparation should be done thoroughly and professionally as well, in order not to miss some of a few important steps that deal with possible damages and humidity issues.

3. Don't let the primer be your only coat

The base coat acts as a primer, and it's recommended not to remain the only layer. The primer will not be sufficient to protect your garage floor since it's exposed to pressure and wear. Rather, you should apply the top coat with chips and quartz if you want to secure the anti-slip properties of the garage floor coating and it will give a sleek and elegant look to the overall appearance of your garage.

4. Calculate the cost of the entire installation process

To know the average price per square meter is not enough. The installation process also implies the cost of the preparation, materials, anti-slip chips, technique, and supervision of the flooring project. Examine all these factors and plan your budget on time! Keep in mind that polyurea floor coatings are not cheap, but also be aware that there are no cheap quality floors.

Can you use polyurea to seal your driveway?

It seems like polyurea is a perfect garage floor coating, but is it adequate to use it on outdoor surfaces? If you wonder if polyurea can withstand the temperature oscillations and moisture caused by rain or snow in combination with car tires' marks, peels, and scratches, we have good news for you. Yes, it can, and it's highly recommended to seal your driveway with polyurea. Polyurea is resilient to many harmful outdoor impacts, and when installed properly, it looks amazing. If you had any doubts about applying polyurea to your outdoor surfaces, forget about them.

No sealer can beat the strength of polyurea exposed to outdoor conditions. Epoxy, classic paints, and cheap polyurethane won't give long lasting and satisfying results. Sooner or later your driveway will become worn out and cracked, and you don't want to waste time and money on driveway repair. Polyurea creates an impenetrable barrier that perfectly protects the concrete in all outdoor conditions as seasons change. Superior flexibility offers years and years of resilience without any damage.

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Since the garage is considered an extension of your living space, it must look nice and be functional for many years, and the benefits of a revitalized garage space are numerous. Forget about your old drab and crumbling concrete floor and breathe new life into your garage floor with polyurea solutions. The transformation of your garage comes from the floor up, so inject character and personality to your rock-solid and durable garage flooring. Enhance your comfort level and make the space functional and inviting with polyurea coating systems.

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A Better Garage Floor Coating

There are so many garage floor coatings out there. Each of them has its own benefits. Polyurea, Polyaspartic and urethanes, especially moisture cured urethanes have become all the rage in the garage flooring industry. Why? When you epoxy coat a garage floor, what do you do next? You protect it with urethane! We introduced a hybrid Polyura, Polyaspartic with the single component properties of moisture cured urethane! This means you get an incredibly durable and chemical resistant floor that comes with an installation process you can handle. Virtually unlimited pot-life. No roller marks and no guessing. Of course we still require some floor prep! Data Sheet and Product Info Download

Easy Prep

Untreated concrete floors can easily and safely be prepared without grinding or the use of muriatic acid by using our safer etching method for garage floors

Flake & Coating Colors

Simply select the flake and base coat colors to preview them

Price vs Thickness

Coatings are three dimensional. We tend to look at them like paint on a wall. How much do we need to cover an area? The best trick in the book is to give someone an inexpensive system by taking the same gallon of material and spreading it over 300 Sq. Ft. instead of 200 Sq. Ft. Our kits are based on a spread rate of 200 Sq. Ft. per gallon. Don’t just ‘cover’ your floor. You are building thickness. Even our two coat system is designed to be up 4.4 times thicker than inexpensive garage coatings and 20-30% thicker than similarly designed competitors. More coating on the floor means better color depth, better gloss better performance and it does a better job hiding our flaws.

Is This The Right Coating?

To be clear, there is no coating that is perfect for anyone. This is absolutely the coating we would suggest for the vast majority of our customers. We like to have a closer look if you have specific chemicals you know your floor will be exposed to. If you are going to be welding, you should call us. If you have a floor that was heavily damaged and has a lot of repairs there are times a 100% solids epoxy makes more sense. It is also important to understand that coatings are not a perfect fit to every situation and every customer. If you have questions, CALL US.

Important Tinting & Mixing

Tint always comes prepackaged for a 1-gallon container. For all colors EXCEPT White and Yellow: If you have a quart that needs tinted use 5 Fluid Ounces of tint. 10 Fluid Ounces for a half gallon. Etc. Always mix all tinted material together before applying to the floor. Our 100 Sq. Ft. add on kits are priced as inexpensively as possible. To do this you may need to split a gallon. For example, if you need 1/2 gallon of clear and 1/2 gallon of color, we are sending a gallon. You would separate it and tint half.

For the color White or Yellow use the entire content of the container for 1 gallon. If you have a quart that needs tinted use 7.5 Fluid Ounces of tint. 15 Fluid Ounces for a half gallon. Etc. Always mix all tinted material together before applying to the floor.

Installation & Customer Photos

We have additional installation instructionsand Several project profiles on our Blog.

The Perfect Match

We’ve built a kit for every floor. You want a simple 2 coat system with some flakes. We’ve got that. Do you want a clear that brings out the natural beauty of your concrete? Done! High end three coat flake systems… simplified! You want a full broadcast floor where you see nothing but flake and two coats of clear to make it feel nice under your creeper. We’ve got it. From 250 Sq. Ft. to 1,000 Sq. Ft. we have kits that will work in your garage! Need a little more? We have add on kits so you can get exactly what you need! Our Polyurea is also available individually if our kits do not meet your needs.

Three Floor Coating Options

Two Coat System: Our two coat system is two options in one. Your choice of a beautiful gray garage floor coating with a heavy broadcast of flakes OR a simple yet beautiful option of two coats of clear to bring out your concretes natural beauty. The flake system includes one color coat and one clear coat. The clear system is two coats of clear. This system is perfect for residential garages in relatively good physical condition. This is the basic system we have been selling for years. It performs incredibly well and for most of us, more coats are simply not required. We are using a lower spread rate so you end up with a considerably thicker system.

Three Coat System: This system was specifically designed for those looking for a color option. It does offer a thicker system so we do offer it in gray as well. We find that colors look better when they are applied in two coats. Let’s face it. None of us are coatings contractors. When you want a white floor, you want a white floor. You don’t want concrete showing through. Two coats of color give you incredibly high shine and increased durability. Finish it off with the included clear and you have an outstanding system that hides some flaws in the concrete underneath. This system is perfect for anyone who wants color, commercial applications and those of us who tend to beat our floors up a little — you know who you are!

Three Coat Full Broadcast System: In a full broadcast system, flakes are not just a decorative item. They are part of your floor. They create a fourth layer that makes for one of the most durable and beautiful coatings systems on the market. The system will hide most repairs and provide years of enjoyment. Our system in specific will also smooth out much of the texture. This system is perfect if you like to beat the heck out of your floor or if you just love the unmistakable look of a full broadcast system.

Need Extra?

We have built a little forgiveness into the amount of coatings we shipped (see exceptions below). 250 Sq. Ft. systems could effectively cover up to 300 Square feet. 500 Sq. Ft. Systems could effectively cover Up to 600 Square Feet. 750 Sq. Ft. Systems could effectively cover up to 900 Sq. Ft. and 1000 Sq. Ft. systems could effectively cover up to 1,200 Sq. Ft. You would be reducing your Mil thickness but would still be well within range. You may need additional flake on full broadcast systems. We also sell add on kits. You will need to split ad on kits to cover all coats before tinting. We do not suggest stretching 2 coat tan kits as the full Mil thickness may be necessary to prevent bleed through. Clear kits may be stretched even further or even doubled if you do a single coat of clear at 200 Sq. Ft. per gallon.