A Garage Floor Coating Makes Your Garage Much Safer

By Expert Guest Author: Al Barnes

Attention Huntsville and Madison homeowners! Do you know which area in your house accidents are most likely to occur? A place that most people fail to think of is the garage, but there is a high rate of injuries caused by accidents in this area. How can this happen, you ask? Most of these garage accidents are slips and falls because of the slickness of the concrete garage floor where oil and rain water are mixed. The big concern is the hard concrete which can be very dangerous for anyone who falls. If your head hits the floor, potential serious brain damage can occur. A way to eliminate the danger from this part of your home is by applying a garage floor treatment that has a sealer which also possesses anti-slip properties.


The most popular concrete floor treatment is an epoxy garage floor coating that you can apply during the weekend. Epoxy based coatings can be easily applied and, when they cure, they become very hard and are durable enough to last for several decades. By adding a friction additive after the liquid is rolled out, you can achieve very good footing for those moments when you decide to drive into the garage and your car is dripping with rain water. The epoxy is also capable of shedding any oil and other spills of petroleum products so cleaning up in the future is much easier.


The steps to applying an epoxy are really easy to follow. The first thing to do is to clean the floor using a good detergent and a high quality degreaser to make sure all oil stains are removed. Apply the mixture and then wait for a few minutes so that the degreaser can do its job, and then rinse it off well. Check to see if there are any water beads anywhere in the area. If beading happens, this means that there's some oil left on the surface and you need to apply the mixture to that area again and to scrub harder. If there's no more beading, your next step is to etch the floor using a weak solution of muriatic acid and water and then rinse off the solution. Leave the floor to dry and, if you have a space heater, use this as it helps the floor to dry quickly. It is important that there is no moisture on the floor when you apply the epoxy coating.


The next thing to do is to mix the resin and hardener and roll out the mixture using a nap roller. The coating is applied the way you do with paint. For the best coating results, apply the coating in a 6 feet square area at a time. After you are done rolling the coating, spread out the anti-slip additive casting it like you do when you feed chickens or ducks at the park. Also, you can apply color flecks to add more life and vibrance to your floor.


The curing takes 18 hours before you can walk on the surface again and it takes three days before you can drive your car on it again. Once completely cured, your floor is now tougher and more durable than before. It is also safer and easier to clean up and maintain.


With the help of a garage floor coating your garage can be a much safer area so you should consider applying it on your concrete floor. Slips and falls are one of the main causes of accidents in the home and anything you can do to stop them will make your house safer. Visit us at the Garage Floor Coating Blog for more great information and tips.

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Lifetime Epoxy of Boaz Alabama, is a full service epoxy flooring installation company. Established in 2011, Lifetime Epoxy installs residential, industrial and commercial floors. The company has a A+ BBB Rating and is a member of the Huntsville-Madison Home Builders Association. Call 1-800-214-4311 to get a free quote. Visit LifetimeEpoxyFloors.com and LifetimeIndustrialFloor.com.

Seamless Epoxy Flooring Provides Durability and Aesthetics

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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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Huntsville and Madison Alabama Industrial and Commercial Epoxy Flooring Company

Epoxy flooring is one of the best flooring choices you can make for residential, industrial, and commerical applcations. The durability, looks, dust control factors, and easy cleanup make it a great choice for your business, organization or home.



Lifetime Epoxy Floors is the local epoxy flooring company in the Huntsville, Madison, and North Alabama region. They install top quality epoxy floors for garages, pool decks, warehouses, manufacturing, showrooms, retail floors, resturant floors, porches, basements, walkways, entryways, foyers, airplane hangers, oil change facilities, classrooms, athletic dressing rooms, kitchens, and driveways.



They do not use harmful chemicals or acid to prepare they floor surfaces. They prepare their floors by grinding them with high speed floor grinders equipped with dust control systems. They can make old ugly floors that are cracked, stained, blemished or worn look beautiful again. They can do must jobs in one day. You can walk or drive on it in 24 hours.




They provide free estimates. Call 1-800-214-4311 or visit LifeTimeEpoxyFloors.com for more information and a gallery of epoxy flooring applications.

Huntsville Garage Shapeups is committed to providing customers with top quality garage improvement products and services. New garage floor installation does wonders for making a garage space look neat and organized. The garage below was a job done last week.
These before and after pictures tell the story. Look at the difference this new floor makes in shaping up the garage and making the home more livable.

This floor carries a 10 year warranty againts peeling, staining, and cracking.

Contact your local Garage Shapeups Representative for more informaton.

Huntsville/North Alabama - Bill Dixon -1-256-5970
Website: North Alabama Garage Shapeups

Birmingham - Shawn Dawson - 1-205-607-4663
Birmingham Garage Shapeups

Chattanooga - John Cook - 1-423-667-6523
Chattanooga Garage Shapeups

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