Thinking About an Epoxy Garage Floor Coating DIY Project?

You might be considering 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 opting for epoxy may be less expensive at first, but they tend to underperform 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 run.

What are the pitfalls of a DIY garage floor coating? Why is a polyaspartic floor put in place by professionals like the team at Hello Garage of White Plains-Stamford a better choice? Here’s how DIY garage flooring solutions like epoxy and other do-it-yourself garage floor paints measure up to expertly installed polyaspartic garage floor coatings.

Many DIY garage floor coatings, epoxy specifically, come with considerable drawbacks. From insufficient long-term durability to a difficult 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 doesn’t have 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 susceptible to splintering, flaking and chemical damage — especially in high-traffic garages. Garage floor painting can easily flake off 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 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 on the market typically end up requiring multiple coats with significant curing times in between, sometimes needing several days to complete. Any mistake in blending or timing can mess up the entire project and lead to poor results. Our polyaspartic floors harden more rapidly and are installed by professionals.

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 laborious for homeowners installing DIY epoxy garage floor kits. At Hello Garage of White Plains-Stamford, we handle the preparation ourselves using expert tools.

Without proper safety gear, fumes created when applying your own garage floor can be hazardous, especially in an unventilated 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 could end up repairing in the not-so-distant future. By choosing Hello Garage of White Plains-Stamford, we do the work and you can take it easy and enjoy a low-maintenance, beautiful and durable 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 professionally installed, top-notch polyaspartic garage floor coating from Hello Garage of White Plains-Stamford.