Concrete sealer or coating: which does your concrete need?
A sealer treats bare concrete and wears off; a coating is a finished floor. What each kind of sealer does, how long it lasts, and when a coating is the better call.
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What to ask a garage floor coating company before you hire one
The questions that separate a floor that lasts from one that peels: what each layer is, how the slab is prepped, who does the work, registration, price and warranty.
Resurfacing a worn garage floor: repair, overlay, coat or replace?
Scaling, spalling, pop-outs and dusting: what is wrong with a worn garage floor, and when it needs repair and a coating, a cement overlay, or a new slab.
Diamond grinding vs acid etching: how a garage floor should be prepped
Prep decides whether a floor coating stays bonded. What acid etching and diamond grinding each leave behind, the surface profile a coating needs, and what to ask an installer.
Garage floor paint vs a coating: what lasts on a garage floor
What garage floor paint is, what its own label says about tires, cure time and prep, why it peels in a garage, and when paint still makes sense.
Are coated concrete floors slippery? How grip is built in
Why smooth concrete and glossy films get slick when wet, how slip resistance is measured, and how a flake or silica broadcast builds grip into a garage floor, patio or step.
What a garage cabinet quote depends on
What goes into a garage cabinet quote: the series, the runs and what each holds, the garage itself, the floor, and what a written quote should spell out.
Can you coat cracked or damaged concrete?
Shrinkage cracks, control joints, settlement cracks, spalls and pitting: which damage gets repaired before a coating, how, and when a slab needs a concrete contractor first.
Garage cabinet sizes: depth, height and parking clearance
The cabinet sizes we install, and how to plan a garage around depth, height, doors, tracks and outlets so the cars still fit.
Basement floors and moisture: what works below grade
Why basement slabs behave differently, what to check and fix before any floor goes down, when a coating makes sense below grade, and what it gives you.