Polyaspartic Floor Coating In Cambridge, Ontario

Fall Garage Jobs Need A Fast Cure

Polyaspartic floor coating is a good choice for fall work in Cambridge. Many people want the garage done before the first snow, but standard epoxy cures slowly in a cold garage.

Polyaspartic cures well at lower temperatures, so the floor can be finished late in the season. A slab reading is still taken first, and if the concrete is too chilly we bring in heaters or pick another day.

Sunlight Yellows Some Coatings

Some epoxy coatings turn yellow when sunlight hits them through an open garage door. Polyaspartic floor coating resists that change and keeps its colour.

That makes it a strong topcoat for garages with west-facing doors, enclosed porches and sunrooms. It also resists hot tire marks better than many epoxy topcoats.

Polyaspartic Over An Epoxy Base

Our usual Cambridge garage stack is three layers: epoxy primer, broadcast chips, then polyaspartic floor coating as the clear cap. The epoxy anchors into the ground slab, and the polyaspartic shrugs off scuffs from bikes, ladders and snow shovels.

You can see the garage version on our garage floor coating page and flake colours on our epoxy flake flooring page.

Polyaspartic Floor Coating For Porches And Entries

Enclosed porches and covered entries get sun, snow and salt in the same year. Polyaspartic handles that mix well because it stays a little flexible and resists sunlight. We grind the concrete, fill cracks and finish with flake or a solid colour under a textured topcoat for grip on wet days.

A Fast Cure Needs Careful Work

This material starts to set within minutes of mixing. We mix small batches and work in sections so each part goes down evenly. That speed is why the floor is back in service so soon, and it is also why the prep has to be right before the first batch is opened.

What Polyaspartic Costs

Polyaspartic floor coating carries a modest premium over plain epoxy, with Canadian pricing often between $6 and $12 a square foot. The faster return to service often makes up the difference.