Thinking About DIY Garage Floor Coating?

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 notable drawbacks. Doing your own installation and opting for epoxy may be less expensive at first, but they frequently underperform compared to professionally installed polyaspartic garage floor coatings. In other words, the decision to opt for DIY tends not to age well — costing you time and money in the long run.

What are the pitfalls of a DIY garage floor coating? Why is a polyaspartic floor applied by experts like the team at Hello Garage of Knoxville a better choice? Here’s how DIY garage flooring solutions like epoxy and other do-it-yourself garage floor paints stack up to expertly installed polyaspartic garage floor coatings.

Many DIY garage floor coatings, epoxy specifically, come with considerable drawbacks. From limited long-term durability to a difficult application process, here are some of the common disadvantages homeowners encounter 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 experts. Unlike polyaspartic, which is a long lasting and flexible surface, epoxy flooring is more prone to splintering, peeling and chemical damage — especially in high-traffic garages. Garage floor painting can easily flake off from foot traffic.

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 fade, develop a yellow tint or degrade when exposed to sunlight — even light shining through garage windows or open doors.

Unfortunately, DIY epoxy garage floor kits and other do-it-yourself coatings sold at retail stores typically end up requiring multiple coats with extended curing times in between, sometimes needing several days to complete. Any misstep in blending or timing can ruin the entire project and lead to subpar results. Our polyaspartic floors set quickly and are applied by experts.

For the best outcome, the concrete surface of a garage floor must be fully cleaned, dried and often sanded or chemically treated prior to installing an epoxy floor. This type of prep work is difficult and time intensive for homeowners who want to install DIY epoxy garage floor kits. At Hello Garage of Knoxville, we handle the preparation ourselves using specialized machinery.

Without protective equipment, fumes produced when putting in your own garage floor can be dangerous, especially in an unventilated space. You can avoid this potentially dangerous situation by hiring a professional garage floor coating company to do the installation.

Don’t throw away 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. When you partner with Hello Garage of Knoxville, we handle the installation and you get to take it easy and delight in a high-quality, attractive and durable polyaspartic garage floor.

Eliminate the hassle from your garage floor coating. Opt for professionalism by calling 1.888.59.GARAGE today to book your free estimate for a specialist-installed, premium polyaspartic garage floor coating from Hello Garage of Knoxville.