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Epoxy Garage Floors in Salt Lake City, UT
Solid-color epoxy garage floors over a fully ground, repaired slab. Get a free quote.
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Free Garage Floor Quote
Add the garage or shop size, the slab's age if you know it, and any cracks, stains or old coatings. Expect a callback about the floor and a time to see it.
- Free floor quotes
- Diamond-ground prep
- Moisture tested
- Solid or flake systems
Car count or rough square footage is plenty.
Epoxy Garage Floors
Epoxy Garage Floor in Salt Lake City, UT
A garage floor takes more abuse than most rooms in the house: hot tires, dripping brine, oil, dropped tools and the occasional floor jack. Bare concrete absorbs all of it, which is why older garage floors darken, dust and flake near the door. An epoxy system turns the floor into a sealed, wipeable surface, but only if it is anchored to sound concrete. That is why garage work starts with grinding the entire slab, including the strip along the stem wall, not just the open middle where the cars park.
This page covers solid-color systems, and the flake system has a page of its own. A solid floor is built in layers: a penetrating primer that soaks into the freshly ground concrete, a pigmented body coat for color and thickness, and a clear topcoat that takes the wear. For garages that get sun through an open door, the topcoat matters as much as the epoxy, since standard epoxy yellows under UV. A fine anti-slip aggregate can go into the topcoat so wet tires and shoes keep their footing.
What's included
What goes into epoxy garage floors
- 01
Moisture testing
Vapor coming up through the slab is checked first, since it can push a coating off from underneath.
- 02
Wall-to-wall grinding
A diamond grinder profiles the whole floor, with hand grinders along the walls and into the corners.
- 03
Crack and spall repair
Cracks are chased open and filled, spalls are patched, and the repairs are ground flush with the floor.
- 04
Primer and body coat
A primer soaks into the ground surface, then a pigmented coat builds color and thickness.
- 05
UV-stable topcoat
A clear topcoat made to resist yellowing in sunlight and the scuffing of daily traffic.
- 06
Anti-slip texture
Optional fine aggregate in the topcoat for traction when the floor is wet.
Examples
Epoxy Garage Floors: examples of the work
Stock photos: examples of the work type.
How it works
Epoxy Garage Floors, step by step
- 1
Inspect and test
We check cracks, old coatings and sealers, oil and moisture, and ask how you use the garage.
- 2
Grind and fill
The slab is ground and vacuumed, then cracks and pits are filled and leveled.
- 3
Coat in layers
Primer, color coat and topcoat go down in order, each inside its recoat window.
- 4
Cure and return
You get the timing for walking on the floor and the longer wait before cars come back in.
Questions
Epoxy Garage Floors questions
Does road salt damage epoxy garage floors in Utah?
Not quickly, though it can dull the topcoat if salty slush sits for weeks. The bigger benefit is what the coating prevents: brine soaking into bare concrete and flaking it through freeze-thaw. Rinsing or squeegeeing the floor during winter keeps it looking right.
How much does a solid-color epoxy garage floor cost?
It depends on the floor's size, how much grinding and repair the slab needs, and which topcoat you choose. A newer slab in good shape needs far less prep than an older one with oil soak, cracks and an old sealer. The quote is free after we see the floor.
What do I need to do before the coating day?
Empty the garage completely, including anything sitting on the floor under shelves, and plan for the cars to stay out until the coating cures. The grinder and vacuum need power. Old paint or sealer doesn't need to come off ahead of time, because grinding takes care of it.
Why does regular epoxy yellow in a garage?
Standard epoxy isn't UV-stable, so sunlight through an open door slowly turns it amber, most noticeably on light colors. Strong sun at Wasatch Front elevations speeds that along. A UV-stable topcoat over the epoxy keeps the color true.
Can epoxy go over an old, stained garage floor?
Usually, if the slab is structurally sound. Grinding removes most surface stains and old coatings, deep oil soak is cleaned and treated, and cracks are repaired. A floor that has sunk, heaved or broken apart needs concrete work first, which is why we also pour new garage slabs.
Coatings and concrete
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Flake Epoxy Floors
Colored flake broadcast into the base coat for texture, grip and a floor that hides the grit tires bring in.
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Shop & Workshop Floors
Heavier-build coatings for workshops and work bays that see jack stands, rolling toolboxes, solvents and spills.
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New Garage Floor Slabs
Garage slabs torn out and repoured on a compacted base, with a vapor barrier and joints planned for coating later.
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Service area
Epoxy Garage Floors in these towns
We quote epoxy garage floors for homes and shops in these towns:
Salt Lake County
Tooele County
Free quotes on epoxy garage floors
Send the garage size and what's on the floor now, and a free quote follows with the prep explained.