What does an epoxy floor contractor do?
We turn plain or worn-out concrete into a sealed, colored floor that is easy to keep clean. The coating you see at the end is the quick part. What decides how long it lasts is the prep underneath: grinding off old sealers and paint, opening up the surface so the coating can soak in, patching cracks and pits, and checking the slab for moisture.
At the estimate we look the floor over, test a spot for moisture, point out any cracks or flaking, and talk through the finish you have in mind. The price we give covers prep, materials, and cleanup. If something about your slab would make a coating fail, we tell you before you spend a dime.
Store-bought kits skip the grinding. Rolled over smooth or etched concrete, a thin kit coating usually starts lifting under warm tires within a couple of years.
Which floor coatings do we install in Fayetteville?
These are the jobs we get called for most. Each one has its own page with the details.
Garages
Most of our work is epoxy for residential garage slabs, usually topped with a full flake broadcast that hides dirt and adds grip. When you need the garage back in a day, ask about fast-cure polyaspartic systems.
Decorative and bare-concrete floors
For a floor with depth and swirl, we pour metallic epoxy. If you would rather keep the look of the concrete itself, grinding and polishing the slab gives you shine with nothing on top to peel.
Businesses, fixes, and sealers
We put down coatings for shops, warehouses, and storefronts that see carts and cleaning every day. When an older coating is lifting, we handle fixing a peeling floor properly, and for driveways and patios we offer concrete sealer applications.
Why do concrete floors wear out so fast here?
A few local things work against bare concrete in Fayetteville.
- Weather. Fayetteville sits up in the Ozark hills, so garages get humid summers, real freeze-thaw winters, and the odd ice storm that sends road salt and sand in on the tires.
- The houses. Older homes around Wilson Park and Mount Sequoyah have small one-car garages and basements cut into the hillside, while the newer subdivisions on the west side have two- and three-car garages.
- How the space gets used. With the university in town, plenty of garages double as bike rooms, storage for rental houses, or a staging area for game-day gear.
- The slab itself. On hillside lots, groundwater can push moisture up through an older slab, so we test before we pick a primer.
Raw concrete is full of tiny pores that soak up oil, salt water, and dust. A coating that is bonded into the slab closes those pores, so spills stay on top where you can wipe them up.
How much does an epoxy floor cost?
The price comes down to the size of the floor, how much work the slab needs before coating, and the system you choose. A single solid color costs less than a full flake broadcast under a clear topcoat, and a metallic pour costs more than both. Crack repair, removing an old coating, and a moisture-blocking primer all add to the total.
- Square footage. A one-car garage and a three-car garage are very different jobs.
- Condition. Deep cracks, pitting, and old paint mean more grinding and patching.
- System. Solid color, flake, metallic, and polyaspartic each carry their own material cost.
- Moisture. A damp slab needs a vapor-blocking primer under the color coat.
The estimate is free, and the number we write down is what you pay unless you change the scope.
What happens on install day?
Have the garage or room cleared out the day before if you can. We grind with vacuums hooked up, fill cracks, clean up the dust, and roll the coats. Most garages take one to two days plus a little cure time before you drive on it. Fresh coatings have an odor while they cure, so we keep the doors open and ask that kids and pets stay out. For background on coating fumes, see the EPA page on VOCs and indoor air.
Where do we work?
We work on homes and businesses across Fayetteville, AR, including Wilson Park, the Dickson Street area, and the streets around Mount Sequoyah. Restaurants, shops, and offices near Dickson Street and along College Avenue need floors that clean up fast and take heavy foot traffic.
Epoxy floor questions we hear a lot
How long will an epoxy garage floor last?
A floor that was ground, primed, and topcoated correctly lasts many years in a home garage. Early failures nearly always trace back to skipped prep or a damp slab, which is why most of our time on a job goes into those steps.
Will warm tires pull the coating up?
Hot-tire lifting happens when a thin coat goes onto concrete that was never ground. We grind every floor so the coating bonds into the concrete instead of sitting on it.
Does it get slippery?
A smooth gloss coat can be slick when wet. A flake broadcast adds texture, and we can add an anti-slip grit to the topcoat for garages, ramps, and work areas.
When can I park on it?
Walking is usually fine the next day. Standard epoxy needs a few more days before cars, and polyaspartic about a day. We give you exact times for your system.
Want a floor that mops clean?
Call (479) 332-3397 or use the form to set up a free estimate on your floor.