Frequently Asked Questions

HomeGuide puts professionally installed epoxy at about $4 to $10 per square foot nationally, which works out to roughly $1,600 to $5,800 for a two-car garage. HomeAdvisor reports a typical garage epoxy job at $1,650 to $3,494. Crack repair, old coating removal and flake or metallic finishes move the total. We give you a written price after seeing the floor.

Twenty litres is about 5.3 gallons. HomeGuide lists floor epoxy at about $40 to $100 a gallon for water-based or solvent products and $70 to $150 for solid epoxy, so 20 litres runs very roughly $210 to $800 in material. At HomeGuide's coverage of 80 to 200 square feet per gallon, that covers about 425 to 1,050 square feet for one coat, depending on thickness.

Home Depot and Lowe's stores in Bossier City sell epoxy floor kits and supplies, from basic water-based kits to 100% solids products. A kit puts the prep and the timing on you. If you go that route, grind or thoroughly clean the slab, check it for moisture, and avoid mixing on a hot, humid afternoon.

Epoxy can be poured over wood for craft and some commercial work, but wood swells and shrinks with humidity, and Shreveport air is humid much of the year. That movement can crack a rigid coating. We coat concrete only, and for a wood floor we suggest a finish made for wood.

A smooth, glossy coat can be slick when wet, and cars bring in a lot of rainwater here. Flake floors have built-in texture, and on solid-color floors we can add an anti-slip aggregate to the topcoat.

Standard epoxy cures slowly. HomeGuide says to keep vehicles off for 2 to 7 days. It has poor to fair UV resistance, so it can yellow in sunlight without a stable topcoat, and it needs a dry, clean slab to bond. We plan for each of those with prep, product choice and timing.

HomeGuide's national range for a two-car garage is about $1,600 to $5,800. HomeAdvisor puts a typical garage job at $1,650 to $3,494. Where your floor lands depends on old paint, oil damage, cracks and the finish you choose, and we put the number in writing after the estimate.

Hot tires soften a thin coating, and if it is weakly bonded the tire pulls it up when the car leaves. Grinding the slab and using a thicker system with a durable topcoat prevents most of it. Waiting the full cure time before parking also matters.

We do not coat over paint. The new epoxy is only as strong as the paint's bond to the concrete, and older paint usually lets go. We grind the paint off first.

HomeGuide says to keep vehicles off epoxy for 2 to 7 days, depending on the product. A polyaspartic topcoat shortens that. We give you a specific time based on the system and the temperature that week.

Usually less. The chips give the surface texture. The more topcoat we apply, the smoother it gets, so we set the finish to match how much grip you want.

HomeGuide lists flakes, custom colors or patterns at about $0.50 to $2.00 per square foot on top of the base system. Full broadcast uses more chip than partial, so it sits toward the higher end.

Much less than a solid color. Mid-tone gray and tan blends hide dust and tire marks well. Very light and very dark blends show more.

Yes, with a UV-stable topcoat and extra texture. A plain epoxy topcoat outdoors can yellow in the sun, so we use polyaspartic outside.

It cures faster and resists UV much better, according to HomeGuide's comparison. Epoxy builds thicker per coat and costs less. Many garages get both: an epoxy base with a polyaspartic topcoat.

On a sound, dry slab of normal size, often yes. Heavy paint removal, a lot of crack repair or a damp slab can push it to two days.

HomeGuide lists a lifespan of 10 to 20 years or more for polyaspartic. Prep quality, traffic and how the floor is cleaned all affect it.

Yes. It is UV-stable, which makes it one of the better resin choices outdoors. We add texture for grip and suggest lighter colors for areas in full sun.

This Old House lists metallic epoxy at about $5 to $12 per square foot. Removing old flooring, leveling the slab and moisture mitigation add to that. We give you a written price after seeing the room.

We remove the tile first. Grout lines telegraph through the finish, and the coating can only be as strong as the tile's bond to the slab.

The glossy finish can be slick when wet. We can add a fine anti-slip additive to the topcoat, and mats at doors help.

You choose the colors and general style, such as soft marble, bold swirls or a lava look. The final pattern forms as the resin moves, so every floor is a little different.

Plain epoxy is a poor choice in full sun because of its weak UV resistance. Pool decks do better with a textured cementitious finish or a UV-stable polyaspartic system with added grit.

HomeGuide puts most pool deck resurfacing jobs of 500 to 900 square feet at $1,500 to $10,800, with a national average around $6,200. Kool Deck runs about $4 to $6 per square foot and stamped overlays $7 to $20.

It should not be. We build texture into every outdoor finish, either in the coating itself or with grit in the topcoat.

It will cover and seal cracks that have stopped moving. A slab that is still shifting will crack again, so we may recommend joint work or leveling first.

HomeAdvisor lists commercial or industrial 100% solids epoxy at $12 or more per square foot and notes that commercial-grade coatings for high traffic add 20% to 30%. Prep and phasing affect the total most on large floors.

It is epoxy with no water or solvent that evaporates as it cures, so the coating stays as thick as it was applied. That thickness is what makes it last under vehicles and equipment.

Usually, by working in phases and on nights or weekends. We plan the order with you so the areas you need stay open.

A properly installed epoxy floor with a chemical-resistant topcoat resists oil, fuel and most shop fluids. Wipe spills up promptly, especially strong solvents, so they do not sit on the surface.