Why DIY and 1-Day Garage Floor Paint Fails in High-Traffic Spaces (and What to Do Instead)

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Garage floor paint seems like an attractive option at first. Whether you’re considering a DIY kit from a home improvement store or a 1-day system advertised as a fast professional install, the pitch is always the same: quick results at a lower cost. But what many homeowners discover is that these shortcuts don’t hold up when faced with real-life conditions—vehicles, ...

See an Epoxy Floor Coating Come to Life in Your Home With This Online Visualizer

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It happens all the time: inspiration strikes, but you’re not quite sure how your idea will look in real life. Maybe you’ve imagined a cleaner, brighter garage, or a home entryway that feels as polished as the rest of your space. Now, you don’t have to guess. With GarageFloorCoating.com’s new Live Coatings Visualizer, you can preview how an epoxy floor coating ...

What Customers Should Expect From a Professional Garage Floor Coating Installation

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A garage floor coating is one of the most effective ways to transform a garage from a dusty, unfinished space into a clean, durable, and visually stunning part of the home. But the finished floor is only half of the story. Just as important as the product itself is the experience of having it installed. Homeowners deserve an installation process ...

Fall To-Do List: Waterproofing Basements and Garages Before the Weather Turns

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As summer winds down and cooler weather takes over, homeowners across the country start preparing their homes for fall. While most to-do lists include raking leaves, servicing the furnace, or cleaning gutters, there’s one crucial step that often gets overlooked: waterproofing basements and garages. Both spaces face unique seasonal challenges, and protecting them now can save you from major expenses ...

Why You Shouldn’t DIY Your Garage Floor Coating

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Many homeowners are tempted by the low price and convenience of DIY epoxy kits from hardware stores and online retailers. On the surface, these kits promise a glossy finish and easy installation. But the truth is this: applying a durable, high-performance garage floor coating is far more technical than it appears. Cutting corners with a DIY approach often leads to ...

Is a Garage Floor Coating Worth the Investment?

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When it comes to home improvements, it’s easy to focus on kitchens, bathrooms, and curb appeal. But one space that often gets overlooked (even though it’s one of the most used and visible parts of the home) is the garage. Whether it’s housing vehicles, storing tools, or serving as a workshop, the garage is a hardworking space. Over time, its concrete ...

Why GFC’s Garage Floor Epoxy System Outperforms the Rest

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When it comes to transforming garages into clean, durable, and beautiful spaces, not all coatings are created equal. At GFC, our 2-day flooring system is built on the strength of a moisture-mitigating, 100%-solids garage floor epoxy, giving homeowners a thicker, longer-lasting, and more reliable foundation than fast-cure alternatives. But what does “100% solids” actually mean—and why should it matter to ...

Garage Floor Epoxy: The Foundation of a Superior Coating System

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Not all garage floor coatings are created equal—and it starts with what goes down first. At GarageFloorCoating.com, we’ve spent decades perfecting our process, and one thing is clear: garage floor epoxy is the superior choice for a base coat. Despite the rise of "1-day" systems that use a polyurea-polyaspartic for both the base coat and top layer, the science—and the ...
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Epoxy Flooring: COVID-19

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At this time, GarageFloorCoating.com is still scheduling and installing our high-end epoxy, polyurethane, polyurea-polyaspartic flooring in your neighborhood. But with the current and ever-evolving situation with COVID-19, we want you to know what precautions we’re taking to ensure our estimators, our installers, and you, our customers, are safe. Our Focus Will Be On Exterior Substrates In general, we’ll be concentrating …

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A Cure for Damaged Concrete

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In the more northern US states, winter temperatures can oscillate wildly. Because of these fluctuations, the freeze-and-thaw can do a real number on your concrete flooring. As winters come and go, your concrete continues to deteriorate. However, there’s a cure for damaged concrete. So What Produces the Damage? Water is a strange liquid. When it freezes, it expands around 9 …