Considering an Epoxy Garage Floor Coating DIY Project?

You may be contemplating 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. Handling the installation yourself and choosing epoxy may be less expensive at first, but they tend to fall short compared to professionally installed polyaspartic garage floor coatings. In other words, the decision to do it yourself doesn’t age well — costing you time and money in the long run.

What are the disadvantages of a DIY garage floor coating? Why is a polyaspartic floor put in place by professionals like the team at Hello Garage of Kansas City a better choice? 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 significant drawbacks. From lack of long-term durability to a long an­­­­d complicated application process, here are some of the typical disadvantages homeowners face with a DIY epoxy coating.

A DIY epoxy garage floor or floor painting often doesn’t have the robust nature and resilience of polyaspartic floor coatings installed by experts. Unlike polyaspartic, which is a long lasting and flexible surface, epoxy flooring is more prone to chipping, peeling and chemical damage — especially in busy garages. Garage floor painting can easily wear away in high-traffic areas.

Unlike polyaspartic coatings, most DIY garage floor coatings are not UV stable. This means even the best DIY garage floor coating made from epoxy can fade, develop a yellow tint or degrade 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 on the market typically demand multiple coats with long curing times in between, sometimes taking several days to complete. Any misstep in blending or timing can mess up the entire project and lead to poor results. Our polyaspartic floors harden more rapidly and are applied by experts.

For the best outcome, the concrete surface of a garage floor must be meticulously cleaned, dried and often ground or etched with acid 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 Kansas City, we handle the preparation ourselves using expert tools.

Without proper safety gear, fumes produced when installing your own garage floor can be hazardous, especially in an unventilated space. You can prevent this potentially dangerous situation by contracting 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 long run. By choosing Hello Garage of Kansas City, we do the work and you get to sit back, relax and delight in a low-maintenance, attractive and long-lasting polyaspartic garage floor.

Take the stress out of your garage floor coating. Opt for professionalism by calling 1.888.59.GARAGE today to arrange your free estimate for a specialist-installed, high-quality polyaspartic garage floor coating from Hello Garage of Kansas City.