Huntsville Garage Floors: Purchasing the Perfect Floor: Don't Let Price Hold You Back

By Guest Author: Steve A. Parker


The image of your property or business will always be affected by the appearance of its flooring. Professional, sleek flooring options, such as laminates, tiles, or coated concrete, can add style and panache to even the most industrial interiors. Finding perfect flooring that also fits your corporate budget may feel like a challenge, but it is possible. First, you need to do a little research in order to examine some of the most reasonably priced options for your commercial space.


Safety Matters


Yes, your flooring must have visual appeal and fit your budget - however, it is even more important to ensure that it is safe. Slippery flooring can bring a host of problems - including costly litigation. When you consider your plan for purchasing the perfect floor for your property, always look for coatings or materials that provide excellent grip and increase slip resistance. It's vital that your flooring be functional as well as attractive and affordable.


For workspaces, garages, and patios, special coatings can be applied to a range of surfaces, offering superior skid-resistance, while also making the floor appear smoother, shinier, and more colorful. One example of this type of coating is epoxy paint with a non-skid aggregate for concrete floors. Epoxies have special properties that enhance grip and reduce the likelihood of slips and falls; these paint coatings are also designed for heavy traffic...they hold up extremely well for a very long time...


Laminates Can Save You Money


Wooden hardwood flooring is traditional, beautiful, and quite expensive. To mimic the look of a hardwood floor, consider choosing durable laminates that work for your residential or commercial space. There are two forms of laminate flooring - the first is called direct pressure laminate, and the second type is known as high pressure laminate. Direct-pressure laminate has four strong layers, and high-pressure laminate, which will usually cost more, comes with an extra layer of protection. In general, more inexpensive direct-pressure laminate (DPL) is perfectly adequate for commercial applications. Crafted from melamine resin and fiberboard, laminate flooring can give your property a fresh, clean look that is quite inviting...without busting your budget.


Vinyl Flooring Works For Many Commercial Spaces


In healthcare facilities and other commercial spaces, vinyl flooring provides an easy-care, affordable flooring solution. Sold in sheets, this type of flooring comes in a dizzying array of colors and finishes. In some cases, vinyl can be designed to give the look of stone, wood, or tile flooring. Since vinyl is welded into place at the seams (with the use of special chemicals), it offers great protection from moisture. Vinyl sheets may also feature special embedded patterns that offer superior slip resistance.


As you can see, there are several affordable ways to get the look (and safety features) you want when you choose flooring for commercial use. Whatever you decide, be certain that you choose an installation company with many years of experience. Today's high-tech laminates, paint coatings, and vinyl flooring sheets require expert installation; in some cases, the wrong application methods can result in buckling, sagging, and an uneven, unsafe floor surface. To protect the people who will be using your commercial space, and to add value to your property, you must find a flooring company that is up to date on the most modern, professional installation techniques.


Steve Parker, Sr. Estimator. RaiderPainting.com is the leading painting company providing commercial and industrial painting services to over 1,000 Fortune 500 customer nationwide. We are experienced painting contractors, call 877-724-3371 for a no obligation Estimate.


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Lifetime Epoxy Floors install top quality garage floors in Huntsville, Madison, and all of North Alabama.

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

Local Epoxy Garage Flooring Company: Before and After Pictures

A new epoxy floor can be a great way to give your garage a new look. These pictures show how a old, blemished, cracked, stained, tired marked floor can get "new life" with a new epoxy floor covering. These pictures are of a recent install by Huntsville Garage Shapeups in the Ledges Community.

The floor was in bad need of work. The garage had 1100 square feet of flooring that can only be described as an eyesore. The floor had received two "poor quality" floor resurfacing jobs. The floor was first grinded with high speed grinders to remove all stains, blemishes, and to expose new cement capallaries. This is a key to getting a solid bond with the new floor covering to the cement. The cracks and chipped areas were then repaired and the floor was grinded again. You can see the difference and the results. The floor is a Lifetime Epoxy Floor that is backed by a lifetime warranty.

You can see the final product and results was a beautiful new epoxy floor and a completely new look in the garage. The homeowners were very pleased with the finished look.

Huntsville Garage Shapeups are your local epoxy garage flooring experts. They provide free estimates and consultation. They are licensed, bonded, insured, and a member of the Huntsville/Madison Home Builders Association. Call 1-800-214-4311 or use this CONTACT FORM to schedule your estimate. Visit HuntsvilleGarageShapeups.com for more information on Lifetime Epoxy Floors.

Garage Flooring Ideas and Solutions

Epoxy Flooring: An Introduction

By Guest Author: Renee K Mirabito

Epoxy flooring is a way of sealing and protecting concrete floors. An epoxy coating can prolong the life of your floor, and also achieve a great look. An epoxy floor is created when a protective resin is applied over the top of an existing concrete slab. This epoxy resin is clear, and will create a glossy but non-slip surface. These kinds of resins are often used over specialist flooring like terrazzo or marble.

Epoxy is a hard and durable material, which is why it is well suited to flooring applications. A floor sealed with epoxy will have a long life dealing with a large amount of traffic. Epoxy is also waterproof and dust proof, meaning that cleaning a sealed floor is quick and easy.

For many years epoxy was used in industrial settings for its affordability and durability. Recently, the designer appeal of epoxy has increased. With a wide range of concrete finishes available, as well as choices in resin, epoxy is being used to create great looking floor finishes in shops, offices, and private homes.

Epoxy Floors in the Home

Epoxy is used in many domestic settings. If you are considering a polished concrete floor, a coloured aggregate floor, or other specialised surface, then chances are it will be sealed with an epoxy resin. Many people with allergies or asthma choose epoxy floors because of the low levels of dust and other allergens. Because it's easy to clean and doesn't attract dust and dirt, epoxy is also a hygienic choice of floor covering. Many young families are electing for this type of flooring in traffic areas and living zones.

Industrial and Commercial Settings

Their high level of hardness, durability, and economic viability make epoxy sealants a sensible choice for workplaces. For factories and workshops, epoxy flooring can be strong enough to hold a truck without cracking, but also functional for storage, as well as staff. There is no problems with concrete dust, and cleaning is also easy. Epoxy is a good option for hygienic areas such as kitchens and toilets, as it is waterproof and repels dust, it's well suited to these kinds of areas.

Retail Spaces

Hard-wearing, durable, and affordable epoxy floors are a popular choice among restaurants, cafes, shops, shopping centers, and other retail spaces. It looks great, can take a high amount of traffic, and is also easy to clean up when things go wrong. While practical, epoxy flooring can also be stylish. Choosing a coloured aggregate mix or other designer flooring options can create a wide variety of different finishes.

The Benefits

The cost of an epoxy floor is comparable to that of other flooring types. The real advantage is the durability that these kinds of floors have, along with their good looks. This ind of flooring is also ideal if you have damaged flooring currently. Epoxy can be used to level out problem areas and ensure and even surface. Epoxy flooring is a true low maintenance option.

Concrete Resurfacing Systems offers quality solutions for polished concrete, concrete restoration, protective, and decorative flooring in Melbourne, Australia. If you are interested in learning more about polished concrete Melbourne, please take a look at our website, or call direct on 1300 13 90 92.

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Huntsville Garage Floor Resurfacing - Epoxy Garage Flooring

If you are looking for new garage flooring, epoxy flooring, epoxy garage flooring, patio resurfacing, porch resurfacing and pool deck refinishing, call Huntsville Garage Shapeups. Bill will schedule a free estimate at your convenience.

Give your garage a totally new look with a top quality garage floor from Huntsville Garage Shapeups

One of the absolute best ways to give a garage a totally new look and neat appearance is to upgrade your garage floor with epoxy floor covering from Huntsville Garage Shapeups.

If you have ever considered upgrading your garage floor with an epoxy or polyurea floor, now is the best time to buy. Huntsville Garage Shapeups is now offering a Super Fall Special, (prices good thru Oct. 31, 2012) on their best top quality garage floor covering. This is a top quality floor that has 4 steps in the installation process that make it the best you can buy. Therefore, you not only get a great looking new garage floor, but you also get a floor guaranteed for 10 years. The steps we take to insure your floor look great and last: 1. We use high speed, vacuum equipped, cement floor grinders to prepare your floor. 2. We use an epoxy base coat that seeps into the capallaries of the freshly ground concrete surface. This makes the floor become "one with the cement". 3. We cover the basecoat with full 100% chip coverage. This adds protection and durability and makes the floor's appearance beautiful. 4. The last step is a polyurea top coat that serves to protect and seal the floor surface. This top coast is guaranteed not to fade, chip, peel, disccolor, or crack for 10 years. Garage Shapeups is currently installing the new gaage floor in the 3-car garage of the 2012 Showcase home of the 2012 Parade of Homes in Huntsville. The quality of of our garage floors and service is absolutely the best! Call 1-800-214-4311 or visit HuntsvilleGarageShapeups.com for more info.

Monkey Bars: The Home Storage Solution

Monkey Bar Storage Garage Makeovers New Garage Storage Solutions and Options Epoxy Garage Floor Covering HuntsvilleGarageShapeups.com is your garage storage and flooring experts in the Huntsville and North Alabama Area. MonkeyBarStorage.com

Huntsville's Premier Garage Flooring Company; Garage Shapeups

Garage Shapeups of Huntsville sells and installs custom garage storage and flooring. Check out these links: Epoxy Garage Floors by Garage Shapeups, LLC http://www.huntsvillegarageshapeups.com/flooring.html Huntsville Garage Shelving http://www.huntsvillegarageshapeups.com/garage-shelving.html Huntsville Garage Storage Cabinets http://www.huntsvillegarageshapeups.com/garage-cabinets.html Huntsville Garage Overhead Storage Racks http://www.huntsvillegarageshapeups.com/overhead-racks.html Huntsville Garage Storage Accessories http://www.huntsvillegarageshapeups.com/accessories.html Huntsville Garage Pros Huntsville Garage Storage Blog http://www.huntsvillegarageshapeups.com/blog.html

GARAGE FLOORING TIPS & TRICKS FROM THE PROS

Grinding vs. Acid EtchingWe have found that the most efficient way to prep a concrete floor for coating is by mechanical grinding. Our installers use a diamond encrusted floor grinder with a powerful dust collection system that removes a thin surface layer of the concrete. When complete your stained or painted concrete will be white, porous and ready to accept the epoxy coating. A typical 2 or 3 car garage can take up to 2-4 hours to grind.

Some companies will acid wash your floor if it is free of oil and paint, however the acid washing process presents its own set of problems. The acid being used must be diluted correctly or it can damage the concrete. Additionally, the process can create dangerous fumes to, not to mention that it requires proper disposal of the acid water, which can easily damage your landscaping, to include your pavers, plants, grass, etc. The acid wash also leaves behind a wet concrete dust film that must be completely removed from the pores or it could prevent the epoxy from correctly bonding to the concrete floor. This can result in defects to the coating of your floor as the epoxy cures and eventually cause delamination. Additionally the floor would need to completely dry which could take several additional days delaying the start of the applying the epoxy and extending the time to return your garage to service.

DIY Epoxy or Garage Floor Paints

In our opinion these products are nothing but glorified water based porch and floor paints. They hold up fine until it comes to hot tires or anything that drips from your car like oil, antifreeze or gasoline. They usually come with directions that tell you to use a cleaner degreaser which is simply not enough preparation for the traffic of a garage floor. If you have a previously painted floor, all the paint must be removed to insure proper adhesion. The concrete must be ground down or etched to make it porous enough to be coated properly. There are a couple of choices that you have to achieve the proper porous state. One option is to utilize paint removers, which generates fumes as well a big mess, but the industry preferred method is to remove the existing coating mechanically by grinding or shot blasting.

The mechanical methods, which is used by Granite Garage Floors, both remove the paint and grind the concrete. If you choose the paint remover route, you must still acid wash the concrete floor which comes with its own set of issues see (Grinding vs. Acid Etching). Remember, these epoxy coating products are only as good as the surface they are being applied to and, without a properly prepared surface, it will be very difficult to achieve the long-term durability and protection of a professionally installed garage floor coating system. In our opinion, the preparation is the most critical step of the entire process.

For more information or a Free Consultation call (678) 500-9537 or email us at atl@granitegaragefloors.com.
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For local epoxy flooring installtion in the Huntsville Area, please call 1-800-214-4311 or Local Rep Bill Dixon at 1-256-572-5970

Does your garage need shaping up? It is amazing how garage organization and floor coverings can improve the livability and appearance of a home. When it comes to garage storage systems, you have three choices of equipment:

Shelving

Cabinets

Overhead Racks

Any of these systems can be used alone or in conjunction with each other.
It is not uncommon for a client to shapeup their garage with a long wall of shelving, a wall of cabinets and a set of overhead storage racks. This "combo" systems really makes the garage have a finished custom look.
But, you must remember that the number one shpeup or upgrade to make a garage look neater, cleaner, and larger is a new floor covering. Our epoxy floor coverings are seamless, mult-layer, and warrantied for 10 years. The key to our flooring quality is the effort we put into prepping the floor before the epoxy is applied. We use high speed grinders and do detailed crack repair before the floor is installed. This floor prep insure that a good solid bond will be achieved.

We may not be the cheapest. But, I am 100% sure that we oofer the best in quality, service, and longterm warranty. The other guys floor will always look great when they cash your check. Our floor is guaranteed to look great 10 years after you cash the check. The basic thing to remember is that in flooring, floor prep, crack repair and attention to detail is crucial to floor durability. Give us a call today to schedule your free estimate.
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Epoxy Garage Floor Basics

By Riley Schaffer

Epoxy coatings are used for a variety of things: boats, floors, and anything else that needs a strong, waterproof coating. If you are considering using an epoxy based paint for your garage or warehouse floor, you probably want a little background information on epoxy based products, including: their makeup, what they can and can't do, useful life, and other helpful tidbits. This information should be helpful for a couple of reasons, the most important being if you are going to spend money to upgrade the surface of your building, you want to make sure you are purchasing the right product at the right price.

To begin, epoxy coatings of all types share several characteristics: (1) they have outstanding chemical resistance; (2) they are extremely durable; (3) they have a low porosity (things do not easily get seep into the coating - think oil stain on concrete); and (4) they have a strong bond strength. These qualities make epoxy floor products a great tool to improve both the look and functionality of your garage floor. And although other products are out there that may be better, nothing is currently available that is easy to get and relatively inexpensive.

The magic of epoxy floor paint happens because of a simple chemical reaction. There are two parts to epoxy: a base and a curing agent. When these two components are mixed in a certain ratio, a chemical reaction occurs, causing heat, which causes the mixture to harden into an inert, "plastic." The reaction takes less than 24 hours, making it extremely convenient for many different uses.

It's not all sun and roses for epoxy floor products, however. Epoxies will yellow and chalk over time, particularly if exposed to lengthy periods of direct sunlight (the UV rays break down the chemical bond, causing yellowing and diminishing the epoxies durable qualities). To combat this, there are UV protectant clear coats that can be applied to the final floor product. Although this does tend to increase the cost of the floor, it can have a profound effect on the life, and look, of your new epoxy garage floor.

Working with epoxy products also takes a little skill. Because it is a chemical compound, it does have a specific shelf life, or time when it can be used. This shelf life can be anywhere from minutes to hours, depending on the mixture and how it is handled. As was mentioned earlier, heat is a result of the chemical reaction, so as the mixture nears the end of its usefulness (before it sets) it will become very hot. Additionally, epoxy garage floor paint can only be used in temperatures above 50 degrees. Below that, the epoxy becomes too thick and takes too long to cure.

And finally, if it didn't make much sense before, it probably will now: these products are best applied using a professional experienced in working with epoxy garage floor paint. There are many things that can go wrong when applying this product, the cost of epoxy products is not cheap, and there are people out there that do this for a living. Make sure it's done right the first time and hire someone experienced. In the end it will save you both time and money.

Want to know how to install an epoxy garage floor? Call Holland Construction, a Wichita, Kansas epoxy garage flooring professional.

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