Upgrade your garage with a "garage floor makeover" from Lifetime Epoxy Floors, a division of Garage Shapeups. LLC.

One of the best ways to make your home and garage look new and attractive is by installing a epoxy floor in your garage, on walkways, patios, porches, on driveways and on pool decks. The floor installs from Lifetime Epoxy Floors are a great investment that will last for as long as you own your home.


Their floors do not peel, chip, crack, stain or discolor. They are backed by a lifetime warranty and most are installed in just one day.


What make Lifetime Epoxy Floors so durable?


There are several reason their epoxy is so popular and respected. They use the absolute best chemical that are available. They do not use harmful chemicals or acids in the floor preparation process. hey do floor prep, the old, reliable, and hard way. They grind all floors with high speed floor grinders that are equipped with vacuum dust control systems.


They offer free in-home estimates. Call 1-800-214-4311 to schedule a free estimate. Lifetime Epoxy Floors is a division of the Home Improvement Group of Alabama, owned and operated by Garage Shapeups, LLC. Garage Shapeuups is a member of the Huntsville Chamber of Commerce. They are accredited by the North Alabama Better Business Bureau. They are a member of the Huntsville/Madison Home Builders Association.



For more information about Garage Shapeups, visit GarageShapeups.com

Lifetime Epoxy Floors - Job Photos - Before and After

Lifetime Epoxy Floors is your local epoxy flooring company in Huntsville, Madison, and North Alabama. Lifetime Epoxy Floors is a division of the HOME IMPROVEMENT GROUP owned and operated by Garage Shapeups. Lifetime Epoxy Floors and Garage Shapeups, LLC are Better Business Bureau accredited, a member of the Huntsville Chamber of Commerce, and a Member of the Huntsville Home Builders Association.


Below are the before and after pictures of their recent install at the Lincoln Dealership in Huntsville.


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Call 1-800-214-4311 to schedule a free estimate. Thanks for stopping in. Have a great day!

Seamless Epoxy Flooring Provides Durability and Aesthetics

For more information or to schedule a free estimate visit LifeTimeEpoxy.com



By Guest Author: Morgan Peter

Flooring is an important decision to make for the home, commercial business, or industrial sector. Every type of flooring has its benefits and its drawbacks. However, seamless epoxy flooring provides numerous benefits in a cost effective way.

Epoxy floor coating is a flooring surface made up of multiple layers of epoxy applied to the floor to a depth of less than two millimetres. Epoxy is made up of resins and hardeners. The resin and hardener are mixed together to chemically react. This forms a rigid plastic material that is strong, resistant to degradation, and which bonds extremely well to its substrate.

Epoxy floors are incredibly strong and can be used in the most demanding industrial environments as well as provide a beautiful addition to a regular trafficked floor. High grade epoxy resin is used to upgrade surfaces, obtain coloured effects, protect floors against corrosion, and achieve a water tight effect. All of these qualities provide longer durability of surfaces.

Epoxy can breathe new life into old floors. It is able to be applied to existing floors as well as new ones. The coating is a great method to makes sure commercial or shop floors will look their best and the finish will last for many years. Epoxy will protect floors with a plastic-like finish.

It comes in a variety of colours and styles. A simple, solid colour epoxy floor is perfect for industrial companies. This colour can be chosen from a standard colour palette. There is also the option of adding colour flakes and a clear coat, giving floors a showroom appearance. Materials used to make epoxy floors are stronger than concrete.

Coating used in seamless floors is UV resistant against rain and sunlight, designed to shine for years. Epoxy coating is very easy to clean and it does not pick up dust. The installation is simple and quick. It can be used in any place where flooring is required and provides a perfect finish.

Epoxy floor coating provides a sanitary and skid-proof surface even when wet. It is dust free and resistant to acids, suitable for any industry. Epoxy adheres well to surfaces made of concrete, metal, tiles, wood, and more. It has high resistance to abrasion and chemicals such as alkalis, gasoline, greases, thawing salts, and solvents. Adding coloured silica makes the floor attractive.



Attractive epoxy floors will make any area beautiful and will increase the value of the structure the floors are being installed in. Epoxy will protect and extend the life of concrete if applied over the previous concrete flooring. Epoxy floors are easy to clean and are amazingly resistant to bacteria.




Epoxy protects against oil and chemicals, meaning less dirt and dust debris will be tracked into the home or business. Epoxy provides a waterproof barrier that is resistant to mould. Radon gas emissions are reduced when choosing to install an epoxy floor. Epoxy provides a unique and durable flooring application with many customizable options and light reflectivity.




Every floor project is unique. Coating solutions will add value to the floor by making it shiny, better-looking, more efficient, and better protected. Applicators are committed to provide a personalised floor coating system and specification solutions per every flooring need.




Expert and experienced professionals will proficiently test and prepare the floor using state of the art methods. This is followed by installation of floor coatings that are suitable per each floor requirements.




There is another kind of epoxy floors called flake epoxy seamless floors. These are versatile and can be used for water-exposed surfaces. This application method offers diverse size flake and a limitless colour range with many regular colours.




These floors are personalised to suit the needs of the company. Most floor and wall surfaces can receive flake epoxy coating, including concrete, wood, bricks, tiles, metals, enamels, and bench tops.





Rhino Linings Flooring division offers a range of proven coating solutions for residential, commercial, and industrial flooring applications. Rhino Linings Flooring specialises in epoxy, epoxy flake, polyaspartic, polyurethane, and crack repair resin systems. They also offer Rhino Concrete Solutions. This is a decorative flooring system that consists of metallic epoxies, acid stain, spray-top, and other cement polymer based on overlay systems. Their products protect flooring investments and enhance it by offering the highest quality floor coating systems available to the market. Rhino Linings Flooring is committed to delivering the very best solution and their experienced team will work directly with qualified flooring contractors to ensure the best result. Visit their website at http://www.rhinolinings.com.au/flooring




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The Durability of Epoxy Garage Floor Coating

By Guest Author: Sal Farzin

Simply put, epoxy floor coating is indeed, strong and durable. This type of floor covering can last of many years, even decades with maximum protection. Epoxy garage floors require minimal maintenance too. What's more, this type of paint would make your garage look inviting and valuable. In contrast to bare concrete floors, epoxy coated floors are resistant to corrosions, stains, and cracks.

However durable, the way the paint is applied on the floor has a lot to do with it. With a more careful preparation, the more resilient the coating will be. Before, epoxy garage floor coating has to be applied by an expert. Now, with do-it-yourself kits available in hardware stores, anybody can use it easily.

To properly apply epoxy paint, the first thing to do is to clean the floor thoroughly. The floor must be totally free from dirt, dust, and all types of debris. This way, the paint is easily absorbed by the cement. Besides, your floor would look much smoother and shinier if you do the preparations right.

Depending upon the kit you bought, there could be a chemical called concrete solution inside the pack. Apply that first before putting the first coat of paint. This solution would make the paint stick to the floor better.

Some kits would also include a primer. The primer is usually applied after the concrete solution. Some brands of paints may not have this. If it isn't in the box, it only means you might need several cans of epoxy floor coating to cover the entire floor area of your garage to give it a more even look.

Up to three coats of epoxy floor paint may be required on your floor for added strength. The number of coats of paint to add will depend upon how you actually use your garage. If you have more than one vehicle, maximize the coating on the floor as it is subject to twice as much torture.

Maintaining epoxy garage floor coating isn't too much of a hassle. However, a lot of people tend to neglect it. You have to wash or clean the garage floor regularly so that dirt won't stick too much. And the spilled oils won't completely dry out. Because when those happen, you will damage the paint as you try to remove stubborn dirt and stains. And that also means you have to repaint your garage floor over again.

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Benefits of Epoxy Garage Floors - How to Choose the Right Contractor

By Bob Snowzell

I have been thinking about having a new floor finish to my floor of my garage. Someone suggested looking an epoxy finished floor, so I thought I might look into it.

Some concrete paints are not expensive but do not bond well to the concrete surface. You have to bear in mind that garage floors particularly, can take a hammering,not just from people on foot, but also from vehicles tools ladders etc. It is possible that hot tyres may even pull the paint from the concrete. So you need to proceed with care,considering an epoxy paint to get good results.

Epoxy garage floors have become more popular and offer a range of benefits:

• A decorative floor finish will improve the appearance any area and could increase the value of your home, shop, etc.
• Protects and extends the life of your concrete.
• Simple to clean, maintain & is bacterial resistant.
• Dirt and dust debris tracked into your home or business is reduced.
• Provides a waterproof barrier.
• Is mould resistant.
• Reduces radon gas emissions.• Is a unique and durable flooring application.
• Can be laid in hours and usable just one hour after application
• Choice from a range of seamless finishes, dazzling glossy finishes, sparkling epoxies and contemporary designs By the way, epoxy based floor coatings are basically a floor paint but of superior substance and finish. My research also told me to ensure that I contact a professional company to ensure that the job is done right. So how do you find a good supplier of epoxy garage floors?

The first place is the internet, using the Google search engine, for 'epoxy garage floors, or 'resin coated floors. You may search locally, but I would look further afield, as some companies have their head office in a major city, but still have approved contractors working in different parts of the country. You may also want to search in local business directories online like yell.com.

Ask at least three companies to vest and provide a detailed proposal for the work, including the full details of the finish and applications, so you can try to compare 'like-for-like.

Having done this, you are in a position to place you order.

A word of warning, don't pay everything up front. Paying a deposit is OK, but personally I would be looking to no more than 25%, enabling me to keep control should, however unlikely,that a poor job is done.

Best of luck looking for your epoxy garage floors.

Bob Snowzell writes for WeDoGarageFloors.com, specialists in finishes for garage Floors offering a wide choice of epoxy garage floors

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