Epoxy Floor Coatings in Amarillo TX - a floor that holds because the prep comes first
Dusty, oil-stained or peeling concrete gets careful prep and an epoxy coat that stands up to wear once it fully cures.
Is an epoxy coating the right fix for your concrete floor?
An epoxy floor coating in Amarillo, TX is a hard coat we lay over garage, basement and other concrete floors, and once it fully cures it's at its toughest against wear and chemicals. The job is as much about preparing the concrete as it is about the coating, so that's where we spend our time.
Most calls I get start with a floor that's dusting, holding oil stains or shedding an old coat of paint. Before I say a word about products, I want to know how you use the floor, because a garage you park in and a basement you walk barefoot need different things. The price moves mostly with the size of the floor and how much prep the slab needs, since oil, old coatings and dampness all add work before any epoxy goes down. The schedule turns on that same prep, on how new the concrete is and on the weather while it cures, and the written estimate I give you after seeing your slab has the figure for your own floor.
What happens after you call about an epoxy floor?
Call and describe your floor
Calls come to me, and I'll ask a few questions about the floor and how it gets used, like whether you park on it, store chemicals on it or walk it in wet shoes. Then we set a time for me to come out.
Look over and test the slab
I look the slab over, check it for moisture and talk through your options, including a simpler floor if that suits you better. You get a written price for the whole job, prep included, so you know the number before anything starts.
Prep the floor, then coat
Our crew does the prep before any coating goes down, and I'm on the floor with them while the work gets done. Before we leave, we tell you when the floor can take foot traffic and when your things can go back on it.
Walk the finished floor together
When we're done, I walk the floor with you so you can see it up close and ask about caring for it. Satisfaction guaranteed on every job.
How we lay an epoxy floor coating, and the work that goes with it
Most epoxy trouble starts under the coating, so we start by looking for oil, old paint and dampness, because any one of them can keep the coat from holding. We strip off old coatings, clean out what oil we can and make sure the slab is dry enough to take epoxy. If it isn't, I'll tell you so rather than coat it and hope. Then we roughen the concrete by machine so the epoxy has an open surface to grip, vacuum up the dust and put the coating down in even coats before leaving it to cure.
A lot of the epoxy we put down around Amarillo and Canyon goes on garages. Garage floor coatings have their own page because a floor you park on takes tire traffic, drips and grit from the drive. Shops, warehouses and other floors that take a beating every day are a bigger job with their own demands, so we cover them under commercial and industrial epoxy floor coatings.
Get a written price for your epoxy floor
We reply within one business day, and I'll ask a few questions about your floor before we set a time for me to come out and look at it. The estimate is free and done on site, and there's no pressure to book.
Questions about epoxy floors in Amarillo
How much does epoxy floor coating cost in Amarillo?
Epoxy floor coating in Amarillo usually costs about $4 to $7 per square foot, and that range covers materials, floor preparation and application. A slab with oil or old paint on it tends to sit higher in the range, because the prep takes longer. We're fully licensed and insured, and after I've seen your slab, you'll get a written price for your floor.
How do I prepare concrete for an epoxy coating?
The surest way is to roughen the concrete by machine, which one concrete prep guide calls the first choice and the safest method. Acid etching suits only some coatings and leaves oil and other petroleum products in the concrete. It also needs good airflow, and the acid can be hard to rinse out and neutralize. If your floor has oil on it, ask any crew how they plan to roughen it before you hire them.
How soon can a new concrete slab be coated with epoxy?
One coating maker's guide says new concrete should cure for at least 30 days before any coating goes on. If you're pouring a new garage or shop slab, plan the epoxy for after that wait. I'll still check the slab for moisture when I come out.
Will an epoxy garage floor be slippery when it's wet?
It can be, because a smooth epoxy coat gets slick, but granular material can be added to give it texture and make it less slippery. If you walk the floor in wet shoes or snow melts off your car, tell me at the estimate and we'll talk about how much texture suits the way you use it.
Can epoxy go on a floor that gets sunlight?
Not every epoxy should, because one maker's epoxy is made for interior floors only and will yellow and turn chalky when ultraviolet light hits it. If sun reaches your floor through an open garage door or windows, ask which product the crew plans to use there. I'll tell you which one we'd use at the estimate.
How long does epoxy take to cure in Amarillo weather?
It varies with the weather, because cool temperatures and high humidity both lengthen the dry, recoat and cure times, and the floor needs protecting from damage and traffic the whole way through. In Amarillo, fall and winter cold fronts can drop the temperature 50 to 60 degrees within 12 hours. On average, the first fall freeze comes around October 20 and the last spring freeze around April 18, so the warmer months between those dates usually mean a shorter wait. Summer highs in the low 90s bring a different risk, since one maker links blisters to rising temperatures expanding air trapped in the concrete's tiny pores, and that maker suggests coating outside the times of day when it's heating up.
Related floor work
Garage Floor Coatings
If your garage floor is dusting, stained by oil or peeling an old coat of paint, this page covers coating a floor you park on every day.
Commercial & Industrial Epoxy Floor Coatings
When a shop, warehouse or kitchen floor takes carts, forklifts and spills all day, it needs a coating chosen for that traffic and the downtime you can spare.
Tell me about the floor you want coated
Have the square footage, the slab's age and any old paint or oil on it ready when you call (806) 457-5783 or send the form, so I know what to check for when I come out.