Thinking About 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 be cautious —DIY garage floor coating projects both come with major limitations. Handling the installation yourself and choosing epoxy may be initially cheaper, but they tend to fall short compared to professionally installed polyaspartic garage floor coatings. In other words, the decision to go DIY doesn’t age well — costing you time and money in the long term.

What are the disadvantages of a DIY garage floor coating? Why is a polyaspartic floor installed by professionals like the team at Hello Garage of Rochester-Syracuse 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 kits in particular, come with significant drawbacks. From insufficient long-term durability to a long an­­­­d complicated application process, here are some of the typical disadvantages homeowners run into with a DIY epoxy coating.

A DIY epoxy garage floor or floor painting often does not have the robust nature and hardiness of polyaspartic floor coatings installed by professionals. Unlike polyaspartic, which is a long lasting and flexible surface, epoxy flooring is more vulnerable to cracking, peeling and chemical damage — especially in heavily used 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 lose its color, 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 require multiple coats with long curing times in between, sometimes taking several days to complete. Any error in blending or timing can ruin the entire project and lead to unsatisfactory results. Our polyaspartic floors set quickly and are put in by skilled technicians.

For the best outcome, the concrete surface of a garage floor must be meticulously cleaned, dried and often sanded or etched with acid prior to installing an epoxy floor. This type of prep work is difficult and time consuming for homeowners installing DIY epoxy garage floor kits. At Hello Garage of Rochester-Syracuse, we do the work ourselves using expert tools.

Without proper safety gear, fumes produced when putting in your own garage floor can be risky, especially in a poorly ventilated space. You can avoid this potentially dangerous situation by contracting 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 not-so-distant future. By choosing Hello Garage of Rochester-Syracuse, we do the work and you get to unwind, relax and enjoy a hassle-free, attractive and durable polyaspartic garage floor.

Remove the worry from your garage floor coating. Go pro by calling 1.888.59.GARAGE today to schedule your free estimate for an expertly applied, top-notch polyaspartic garage floor coating from Hello Garage of Rochester-Syracuse.