Addressing Slipperiness in Epoxy Coatings

Garage Floor CoatingEpoxy Flooring

Epoxy coatings are a top choice for garage floors around Toledo these days, thanks to their natural hardiness, ease of maintenance, resistance to moisture, and simply how good they look. However, they can get quite slippery when wet. This is especially problematic in garages, basements, and patios. Here’s how you can take efforts to avoid any slips and falls in ... Read More

Garage Floor Maintenance: Do’s and Don’ts

Garage Floor CoatingCleaning, Epoxy Flooring

Toledo’s climate can challenge the durability of any garage floor. Epoxy coatings, with their blend of strength and low maintenance, provide a superior solution that outperforms other flooring options. To keep your epoxy-coated floor in peak condition, you’ll need a few essential garage floor maintenance tools. What You’re Going to Need: Sturdy broom Bucket with a wringer String mop If you ... Read More

Understanding CSP: What Every Homeowner Should Know About Installing Garage Floors

Garage Floor CoatingEpoxy Flooring, Garage Floor Coating, Grinding

Proper Diamond Grinding
When tackling garage floor coatings in the Toledo area, the importance of proper concrete preparation cannot be overstated. From hot, humid summers to frigid, icy winters, Toledo’s climate demands a meticulous approach to ensure long-lasting results. Understanding CSP (concrete surface profile) will help you get it right. How Smooth or How Rough? Concrete Surface Profile (CSP) is the foundation of ... Read More

The Impact of Trapped Moisture on Garage Floor Coatings

Garage Floor CoatingEpoxy Flooring, Garage Floor Coating

Moisture Issues
Think of your garage floor as the foundation of a fortress. Just like a fortress needs a strong base to withstand the elements, your garage floor requires proper concrete preparation to combat moisture. In Toledo, with its humid summers and snowy winters, moisture lurking beneath concrete surfaces can become a hidden enemy. Moisture trapped under the concrete slab creates hydrostatic ... Read More

Can You Epoxy Any Surface?

Garage Floor CoatingEpoxy Flooring, Garage Floor Coating

Yes, almost any surface can be coated with epoxy, provided it’s properly prepared and compatible with the specific type of epoxy being used. Whether it’s a garage floor, kitchen countertop, or laminate table, the right preparation ensures a strong and durable bond for a long-lasting, beautiful finish. Some surfaces aren’t suitable due to their nature or composition. For instance, surfaces … Read More

Transform your Garage and Increase your Home Value

Kate BernykEpoxy Flooring, Garage Floor Coating

While 2020 has been a crazy year, the lack of travel and free time has permitted the opportunity to invest back into ourselves and our homes. Home valuations, in our area, have risen; providing amidst the chaos, a positive light. Whether the rise in valuations has encouraged you to move, or invest your back into your current house, we can … Read More

Full-Chip Mica Floors

Kate BernykEpoxy Flooring, Garage Floor Coating

Add a little bit of sass and texture to your home with our full-chip, mica epoxy coatings. An alternative to our standard full-chip flooring system, the Vintage Mica steps up the game with a multi-dimensional finish. What Does “Full Chip” Mean? A chipped epoxy system has thermoplastic PVA  or mica chips (sometimes both) broadcast into an epoxy color coat. The … Read More

Update Your Home with Epoxy Flooring

Kate BernykEpoxy Flooring, Garage Floor Coating

As our friend, Elle Woods, once said: “Excercise gives your endorphins, endorphins make you happy, and happy people just don’t kill their husbands.” In these wild times, filled with togetherness, we could all use a few more endorphins. Yet with gyms (and bars) closed, it has been a bit more challenging to find ways to relax. Because you can’t go … Read More

Minimize Slipping

Taylor RachkoEpoxy Flooring, Garage Floor Coating

Anti-Slip Epoxy

Epoxy coatings are an excellent alternative to engineered hardwoods, laminates, tiles, or vinyl. They are cleaner, far more durable, water & UV resistant, but some people have concerns about the epoxy coatings being slippery, especially when wet. Thankfully, the solution is simple. Our trained, professional installers add a slip-resistant aggregate into the last coat of epoxy. We call this product … Read More