Considering a DIY Epoxy Garage Floor?

You might be thinking about 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 notable limitations. Doing your own installation and opting for epoxy may be initially cheaper, but they tend to underperform compared to professionally installed polyaspartic garage floor coatings. In other words, the decision to do it yourself often does not age well — costing you time and money in the long term.

What are the downsides of a DIY garage floor coating? Why is a polyaspartic floor applied by experts like the team at Hello Garage of O'Fallon 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 kits in particular, come with considerable drawbacks. From lack of long-term durability to a difficult application process, here are some of the frequent disadvantages homeowners encounter with a DIY epoxy coating.

A DIY epoxy garage floor or floor painting often does not have the robustness 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 busy garages. Garage floor painting can easily wear away under heavy use.

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, develop a yellow tint 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 sold at retail stores typically end up requiring multiple coats with long curing times in between, sometimes needing several days to complete. Any mistake in blending or timing can spoil the entire project and lead to subpar results. Our polyaspartic floors cure faster 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 chemically treated 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 O'Fallon, we handle the preparation ourselves using specialized machinery.

Without protective equipment, fumes produced when installing your own garage floor can be hazardous, especially in a poorly ventilated space. You can protect yourself and your family from 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 may not be happy with in a few years. By choosing Hello Garage of O'Fallon, we take care of everything and you get to sit back, relax and appreciate a high-quality, 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 specialist-installed, top-notch polyaspartic garage floor coating from Hello Garage of O'Fallon.