Considering an Epoxy Garage Floor Coating DIY Project?

You might be considering a DIY epoxy garage floor or another DIY coating for your latest home makeover, but proceed carefully —DIY garage floor coating projects both come with significant limitations. Doing your own installation and choosing epoxy may be initially cheaper, but they frequently underperform 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 pitfalls of a DIY garage floor coating? Why is a polyaspartic floor put in place by experts like the team at Hello Garage of Memphis the preferred solution? 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 significant drawbacks. From insufficient long-term durability to a difficult application process, here are some of the frequent disadvantages homeowners face 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 prone to chipping, peeling and chemical damage — especially in high-traffic 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 discolor, yellow or deteriorate when exposed to sunlight — even light streaming 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 long curing times in between, sometimes requiring several days to complete. Any misstep in mixing or timing can spoil the entire project and lead to poor results. Our polyaspartic floors harden more rapidly and are put in by skilled technicians.

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 time consuming for homeowners who want to install DIY epoxy garage floor kits. At Hello Garage of Memphis, we manage the prep work ourselves using specialized machinery.

Without adequate protection, fumes created when installing your own garage floor can be risky, especially in a poorly ventilated space. You can avoid this potentially dangerous situation by employing 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 could end up repairing in a few years. By choosing Hello Garage of Memphis, we do the work and you get to take it easy and enjoy a high-quality, attractive and durable polyaspartic garage floor.

Remove the worry from your garage floor coating. Opt for professionalism by calling 1.888.59.GARAGE today to book your free estimate for an expertly applied, premium polyaspartic garage floor coating from Hello Garage of Memphis.