Epoxy floor coatings in College Station TX - a coating that holds on to the slab
Peeling paint, stained concrete or a garage floor that never looks clean? We grind, test and prime the slab so the epoxy stays down.
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What should an epoxy floor coating in College Station include?
An epoxy floor coating is a hard, colored finish bonded to a prepared garage or basement slab. Mainstay College Station Epoxy Flooring puts these floors down in College Station, Bryan, Navasota and the cities around them, so your plain concrete becomes a floor that wipes clean and stands up to cars, tools and foot traffic.
If you're comparing quotes, first check whether grinding and primer are written into the job. One flooring guide warns that a one-day, roll-on epoxy with no grinding can peel under hot tires in a Texas summer, and that's usually where a cheap floor gives up. The price moves with the size of the floor, how much grinding and surface prep the slab needs, whether an old coating has to come off and the finish you pick. The schedule mostly turns on the concrete itself, because a damp or brand-new slab has to wait until it's ready. My written estimate lists the prep right beside the finish so you can see what you're paying for.
How we put down an epoxy floor coating
Most epoxy trouble starts under the coating, so that's where our work starts too. Our crew grinds the slab first, because smooth, sealed-up concrete gives epoxy nothing to grip. Then we check it for moisture, since the coating makers' instructions say epoxy only goes on concrete without excess moisture, and too much of it can discolor the floor or make the coating come apart. After that we fill cracks, prime, lay the color coat, toss colored flakes or grit across it while it's wet if you want them, and finish with a topcoat. If the concrete is new, we plan the coating for after it's had time to cure, which beats arguing with a fresh slab about why it should hurry.
Most of the epoxy we put down goes on garage floors, so if that's your project, look at our garage floor coatings too. If the floor belongs to a shop, warehouse or business that sees forklifts, carts and spills, our commercial and industrial epoxy floor coatings are built for that kind of use.
Full flake finish
Colored flakes are tossed across the wet color coat until it's covered, then sealed under a clear topcoat. It suits garages and workshops because the speckled look hides dust, tire marks and small chips far better than a solid color.
Solid color coat
A single color goes down over the primer and gets its own topcoat, with grit mixed in where you want more grip. It suits basements, home gyms and storage rooms where you want a clean, even look and the floor doesn't see much grime.
Epoxy floor coatings and permits in College Station
College Station's Building Division handles the permits that remodels and additions on single-family homes and duplexes need, and its list doesn't name floor coatings, so it doesn't settle whether your epoxy job needs one. Before anything gets scheduled, we check with that office, take care of the permit when it falls to us and tell you what we found out. The city also requires contractors to register before they can get a building permit, while a homeowner working on the home they own and live in as a homestead can get one without registering. If you'd like to ask yourself, the Building Division answers permit and registration questions at 979.764.3570 or cspds@cstx.gov.
Most of our calls here are attached garages with bare concrete, older slabs with a worn sealer or a peeling kit someone rolled on years ago, and shop floors that need to take a beating. We see the same mix on jobs in Bryan and Navasota, and each one starts the same way, by finding out what's already on the slab before we promise anything.
Why College Station homeowners call Mainstay College Station Epoxy Flooring for epoxy
The owner looks at your slab
I do every estimate and first visit myself, and I come back to walk the finished floor with you. You're dealing with the person who answers for the job from the first look to the last.
Six years of prep-first floors
I learned coating work on an experienced installer's crew and started this business in 2020, after years of pressure washing more garages than I can count. That's taught me the floors that last are the ones that got the most work before any color went down.
Licensed and insured, based here
We're licensed and insured. We're also based in College Station, so the person who quoted your floor is a short drive away if a question comes up later.
The slab under the coating decides how long your floor lasts, and every floor we put down is backed by our satisfaction guarantee. Tell us about your floor or call (979) 393-7012 and I'll come take a look.
Request a quoteGet a written estimate for your epoxy floor
We reply within one business day by phone or email. The estimate is free, done at your property and comes with no obligation. I'll come out, look at the slab, talk through how you use the space and send you a written estimate that lists the prep along with the finish.
What happens after you call about an epoxy floor in College Station?
Call or send the form
I answer the call myself or get back to you, and we set a time for me to see the floor. Tell me roughly what the space is used for so I know what I'm walking into.
I check the slab
I look for moisture, cracks and old coatings and ask how you use the space, since a garage that parks two trucks needs a different floor than a basement gym. You get a written estimate with the prep and the finish listed separately, so you can compare it line for line with other quotes.
Our crew preps and coats
Once you say go, our crew does the grinding, prep and coating with a lead installer on site. Plan to keep cars and foot traffic off the floor until the crew says it's ready.
We walk the floor together
I come back to walk the finished floor with you and go over how to care for it. If anything doesn't look right to you, that's the time to point it out.
Frequently asked questions
How much does an epoxy floor coating cost in College Station?
Epoxy floor coating in College Station usually costs about $4 to $6 per square foot, and that covers materials, floor prep and application. Where your floor lands depends mostly on the shape your slab is in. Our written estimate breaks the prep out from the finish so you can see which is which.
How long does an epoxy garage floor last?
One flooring guide says a properly ground, primed, broadcast and topcoated epoxy system lasts 10 to 20 years. That figure is for the full system, so a quick roll-on coat over bare concrete shouldn't be expected to keep up. How hard the floor gets used moves it within that range too.
How long does new concrete need to cure before epoxy?
One coating maker's instructions say new concrete must be at least 28 days old before epoxy goes on. If you've just poured a slab, plan the coating for after that wait. I'll still check it for moisture when I come out, because age alone doesn't tell you a slab is dry.
Is epoxy flooring slippery when wet?
Yes, epoxy can be slippery, and adding granular material to the coating makes it less slick. Tell me where the floor sees water, like the strip by the garage door or a basement laundry corner, and we'll talk about how much grit makes sense. More grip also means a floor that's a little harder to mop.
What is the best way to keep an epoxy floor from fading in the sun?
Where sunlight or bright lights hit the floor, one coating maker's guide says an aliphatic urethane seal coat, a clear top layer that holds its color well, improves color stability. It's worth asking about if your garage door stays open in the afternoon or the room has big windows.
How do I deal with the dust when a garage floor gets ground for epoxy?
Grinding concrete with diamond tools makes a lot of dust, so one maker's guide says a capable dust collector has to be used. Ask any crew what dust control they bring before you hire them, ours included. Clearing shelves near the floor and covering what you can't move helps too.
Other floors we coat
Garage Floor Coatings
If the floor you're thinking about holds your cars, tools and a fridge full of drinks, a garage coating is built around tire traffic, dropped wrenches and Texas summers.
Commercial & Industrial Epoxy Floor Coatings
Shops, warehouses and restaurants need a floor that handles forklifts, carts, spills and daily cleaning, so we build heavier coating systems sized to the way the business actually runs.
College Station, TX
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