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.

Get top quality epoxy garage flooring at great prices from Huntsville Garage Shapeups!

If you are looking to buy a new garage floor, there has never been a better time. Hunteville Garage Shapeups installs top quality epoxy and polyurea garage flooring at a great price. They prepare all floor surfaces with high speed floor grinders with dust control systems. Every floor they install has full and coomplete 100% chip coverage for a better look, added protection, and more durability. The floors they install are backed by a 10 year warranty to not tear, rip, peel, flake, discolor or fade. Any oil or gas that you spill will whip right up! Call Bill Dixon today to schedule your free estimate. There is absolutely no cost or obligation on your part. Bill will explain how we can make old or new floors look attractive and improve the look and performance of your garage. Cal Bill at 1-800-214-4311, now. For more information vist http://www.HuntsvilleGarageShapeups.com and click on the flooring tab.

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Garage Floor Epoxy

By Guest Author: David Karlson If your concrete floor has problems with water, oil, crumbling cement or cement that is too smooth then it is not yet suitable for garage floor epoxy. There are a couple of choices of epoxy from which to choose. The water-based product is cheaper, easier to use and keeps the anti-slipping texture of the concrete. The other one is a thicker, solvent free product. This one gives the floor a slippery look and is thicker than the water based one. Many people are not sure whether to apply a primer prior to applying the garage floor epoxy. Priming allows for better adhesion if you happen to have a slight moisture problem. One way to determine if you have a moisture problem is if you happen to notice crystals or white powder on your floor. This moisture is seeping through the concrete. The unfortunate thing about the moisture is that it will go through any coating you apply. Therefore, it will go through your epoxy as well. If the concrete floor was treated with a sealant such as a waxy or silicon based product, no paint is going to adhere to it. One way to test for moisture problems is to place a rubber mat to the floor for a few days; if water is present underneath it then you will likely not get anything to stick to it including garage floor epoxy. Another test you can perform is to pour a little water on the concrete floor, if it just sits there for a long time then a sealer has been applied or it is contaminated with oil or grease. There are sealers that will work internally in the cement and not on the surface. This will protect the cement and is rather inexpensive as well. With this type of sealer, you will be able to apply garage floor epoxy. When applying the garage floor epoxy and it starts to bead up then there is something on the floor causing it such as oil, grease or wax. The epoxy will therefore not stick. Epoxies can turn yellow in sunlight. One way to protect them is by applying a UV blocker. This is not a necessary step but can be done if you want. Therefore, the most important point to remember is that epoxies and paint will not adhere properly if you have a moisture problem and there are several steps to take to determine whether you have this type of problem. Your garage floor should be protected and we provide several different methods to protect any concrete floor area whether using a garage floor sealer or any type of garage floor epoxy by D. Karlson Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=David_Karlson Huntsville Garage Shapeups installs top quality epoxy garage floors at great prices.

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.

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Before and After Photos

This is a recent job that featured a "two-block"high stem wall that was covered also. This was a two day installation. The floor was prepped with a high speed floor grinder. All of our installations feature floor prep with high speed grinders to guarantee a solid floor with good adherence. Our company can do your garage floors and stem walls to give your garage a totally new look that will definitely make your garage space look much larger. This color is "White Granite".
Call 1-800-214-4311 for more information or to schedule a estimate and consultation.

This floor required extensive grinding to remove stains. The floor also had over 30 feet of cracks that were repaired before the covering was installed. Our professionals do crack repair, stem wall coverage, and epoxy floor coverings in garages, carports, basements, rec rooms, patios, and on pool decks. This color was "Desert Sand". The number to call for your free estimate is 1-800-214-4311. We can have your floor installed in most cases within two weeks after the estimate. Call now, this is our busiest time of the year. Schedule your estimates as soon as possible.

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Before & After Pictures tell the story about how your garage can
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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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