Epoxy garage floors on the Treasure Coast
An epoxy garage floor turns bare, stained concrete into a hard, glossy floor that wipes clean and stands up to hot tires, oil and Florida humidity. We install epoxy flooring and epoxy floor coatings in garages, lanais and workshops across Fort Pierce, Port St. Lucie, Vero Beach, Stuart and Palm City.
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All reviewsWe recently had drywall repair and painting completed, and the results were outstanding. The team was professional, punctual, and paid close attention to detail throughout the entire process. …
JC and team did a great job painting our home paying great attention to detail. Their prep work was incredible and they took time to protect our belongings from any mishaps. …
I am very pleased with my experience, and the finished product. They are professionals from beginning to end. They took time and effort to prep all areas, and paid close attention to details. …
We purchased a home where the roof was redone but the skylight drywall was not fixed. We called and scheduled an eval and shortly after the job. They did an amazing job. Our skylight drywall looks great and the crew was amazing. The prep work was top notch. …
Jose and his guys did an amazing job prepping and painting our home. Highly recommend using him for painting services! In addition he is a pleasure to deal with and a great person.
Such a highly professional painting crew! They were always on time and ready to work. They started with pressure washing the roof and worked down from there. Every detail was perfection, from prepping for paint to cleaning up all the work area when completed. …
Jose and his crew did some drywall repairs and interior painting for us. They were meticulous about prepping the walls and ceiling. During the job they were very neat and cleaned up after completion. …
Jose and crew did an excellent job of prepping our house for painting. Not only did we have walls and ceilings painted, but we also had all of our baseboards painted. Prep work is the key to having the work done correctly. …
If there was a 10-star rating, Jose would definitely deserve it. Cleaned up a mess by a very unprofessional company & did a spectacular job. Jose believes in professionalism & good pre-painting preparation. Need painting? This company is GREAT!!!
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Coating types: epoxy, polyaspartic, flake and metallic
Most garage floors get one of four finishes. Epoxy is the classic base coat, polyaspartic is a faster, tougher topcoat, and flake and metallic are the two main looks.
Most of our garage floor coating jobs are a full system: an epoxy base coat, a broadcast of flakes, and a clear topcoat to seal it. Like most concrete coatings, how well the system lasts comes down to the prep under it.
| Type | What it is | Good for |
|---|---|---|
| Epoxy | A thick two-part coating that bonds hard to concrete | Base coats, solid colors, workshops |
| Polyaspartic | A newer coating that cures in hours and won't yellow in the sun | Topcoats, garages with the door open a lot, lanais |
| Flake | Colored vinyl chips spread into the wet base coat, then sealed | Garages: hides dust and dirt, adds grip |
| Metallic | Epoxy with metallic pigment that swirls into a stone or marble look | Showrooms, indoor rooms, man caves |
Concrete prep decides how long the floor lasts
A coating is only as strong as its grip on the concrete. Most peeling epoxy floors failed because the concrete wasn't prepared, not because the coating was bad.
Good epoxy floor coating installation starts with grinding the concrete with a diamond grinder. This removes old sealer, paint and the smooth top layer, and opens the surface so the coating can soak in and bond. Cracks, pits and chips get filled and ground flat. We test for moisture coming up through the slab, a common problem in Florida, because trapped moisture pushes coatings off from underneath.
Cheap kits skip all of this and roll the coating onto clean but smooth concrete. That's the difference between a DIY kit and epoxy garage floor installers. It's also why a worn floor often needs garage floor resurfacing rather than just a new coat on top.
Epoxy floors: before and after
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Florida heat and hot-tire pickup
Hot-tire pickup is when you park after a summer drive and the hot tires soften a thin coating, then peel it up as they cool. It's the most common complaint about cheap epoxy garage floor kits in Florida.
A full-thickness, properly bonded coating doesn't do this. Grinding gives the coating something to grip, and a polyaspartic or high-solids topcoat stays hard at the temperatures a Florida driveway and tire reach in July.
Sun is the other issue. Plain epoxy turns yellow when the garage door is open to direct sun for hours a day. A UV-stable polyaspartic topcoat stops that, which matters on west-facing garages and lanais.
Slip resistance
A bare, glossy coating can be slick when wet, and Florida garages get wet: rain blown in, wet tires, pool towels.
Flake floors have natural texture from the chips. On solid and metallic finishes, we can mix a fine anti-slip grit into the topcoat. It's barely visible and gives shoes and bare feet more grip. Lanais and floors near the pool should always have it.
Cure time: when you can walk and drive on it
You can usually walk on a new floor the next day and park on it after a few days, depending on the coating and the weather.
Heat and humidity change these times, so we'll give you the exact wait on the day. Keep the garage clear until then.
| Coating | Walk on it | Drive on it |
|---|---|---|
| Polyaspartic system | Same day or next day | About 24 to 48 hours |
| Epoxy system | About 24 hours | About 3 to 7 days |
What an epoxy floor costs
An epoxy floor is priced by the square foot, and the total depends on the size of the garage, the condition of the concrete and the coating system. [PRICE: JC's per sq ft range, and a typical 2-car garage.]
What changes the price:
- Size. A 1-car, 2-car or 3-car garage.
- Concrete condition. Cracks, pits, old paint or sealer add repair and grinding time.
- System. A single coat costs less than a base coat, flake and topcoat.
- Finish. Metallic takes more time and skill than flake.
Compare epoxy floor contractors on prep and coating system, not just the price per square foot. See our epoxy garage floor cost guide for more.
You deal with JC from estimate to walkthrough
José "JC" Vega started as a custom home painter and has painted homes across the Treasure Coast for over 10 years. He built the business himself, starting by selling his finishes door to door. As a painter, he'll tell you the secret to paint that lasts is the prep: the washing, patching and priming you can't see once the color is on. He was featured in Stuart's River Living Magazine, and JC Vega's is family and locally owned, based in Fort Pierce.
Questions
How long does an epoxy garage floor last?
A properly installed coating usually lasts 10 to 20 years in a home garage. Whichever garage floor epoxy company you hire, the biggest factors are concrete prep, coating thickness and whether the topcoat is UV-stable. Thin kits on unground concrete can start peeling within a year or two.
Are epoxy garage floors slippery when wet?
A plain glossy coating can be. A flake finish has built-in texture, and an anti-slip grit in the topcoat adds grip to any finish without changing the look much.
Can an epoxy floor be repaired?
Yes. Chips and small damaged spots can be ground out, patched and recoated. Matching the color is easiest on flake floors, where the chips hide the edges of the repair.
What is better than epoxy for a garage floor?
For most Florida garages, an epoxy base with a polyaspartic topcoat beats epoxy alone. It cures faster, won't yellow in the sun and holds up better to hot tires. A full polyaspartic system costs more but goes down in a day.
How much does it cost to epoxy a 2-car garage?
[PRICE: JC's range for a standard 2-car garage, about 400 to 500 sq ft.] The price moves with the coating system and how much the concrete needs repair before coating.
Epoxy floors near you
Port St. LucieSt. Lucie County
Fort PierceSt. Lucie County
Vero BeachIndian River County
StuartMartin County
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Port St. Lucie by Serge Yatunin (CC BY-SA 4.0), Fort Pierce by JonathanPuello (CC BY-SA 4.0), Vero Beach by Kiran891 (CC BY-SA 4.0), Stuart by JonathanPuello (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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