Considering an Epoxy Garage Floor Coating DIY Project?

You might be thinking about a DIY epoxy garage floor or another DIY coating for your upcoming home makeover, but proceed carefully —DIY garage floor coating projects both come with significant limitations. Doing your own installation and selecting epoxy may be less expensive at first, but they often fall short compared to professionally installed polyaspartic garage floor coatings. In other words, the decision to opt for DIY often does not age well — costing you time and money as the years go by.

What are the pitfalls of a DIY garage floor coating? Why is a polyaspartic floor put in place by specialists such as the team at Hello Garage of Cincinnati the preferred solution? Here’s how DIY garage flooring solutions like epoxy and other do-it-yourself garage floor paints compare to expertly installed polyaspartic garage floor coatings.

Many DIY garage floor coatings, epoxy specifically, come with notable drawbacks. From limited long-term durability to a challenging application process, here are some of the common disadvantages homeowners run into with a DIY epoxy coating.

A DIY epoxy garage floor or floor painting often lacks the strength and durability of polyaspartic floor coatings installed by professionals. Unlike polyaspartic, which is a long lasting and flexible surface, epoxy flooring is more vulnerable to splintering, breaking and chemical damage — especially in busy garages. Garage floor painting can easily wear away under heavy use.

Unlike polyaspartic coatings, most DIY garage floor coatings aren’t UV stable. This means even the best DIY garage floor coating made from epoxy can discolor, turn yellow or deteriorate when exposed to sunlight — even light coming through garage windows or open doors.

Unfortunately, DIY epoxy garage floor kits and other do-it-yourself coatings available for purchase typically demand multiple coats with significant curing times in between, sometimes needing several days to complete. Any mistake in mixing or timing can mess up the entire project and lead to unsatisfactory results. Our polyaspartic floors set quickly and are installed by professionals.

For the best outcome, the concrete surface of a garage floor must be thoroughly cleaned, dried and often sanded or acid-etched prior to installing an epoxy floor. This type of prep work is difficult and laborious for homeowners using DIY epoxy garage floor kits. At Hello Garage of Cincinnati, we manage the prep work ourselves using specialized machinery.

Without proper safety gear, fumes created when installing your own garage floor can be dangerous, especially in an unventilated space. You can protect yourself and your family from this potentially dangerous situation by hiring a professional garage floor coating company to do the installation.

Don’t waste your time, money and effort on a DIY epoxy garage floor or another DIY coating that you might have to replace in the not-so-distant future. With Hello Garage of Cincinnati, we do the work and you get to sit back, relax and enjoy a low-maintenance, beautiful and long-lasting polyaspartic garage floor.

Remove the worry from your garage floor coating. Go pro by calling 1.888.59.GARAGE today to arrange your free estimate for a professionally installed, high-quality polyaspartic garage floor coating from Hello Garage of Cincinnati.