In Toledo, garage flooring needs to do more than look good—it needs to last through freezing winters, rainy springs, and humid summers. That’s why Garage Floor Coating – The Great Lakes uses garage floor epoxy as the base layer in every system. Compared to quick-curing polyurea or polyaspartic base coats, a slow-curing, moisture-mitigating epoxy delivers better adhesion, protection, and durability from the ground up. (We save our polyurea-polyaspartics as clear top coats only).
Epoxy Anchors to Concrete—Polyaspartic Can’t Compete
A strong garage floor starts with a strongly bonding base coat. Epoxy coatings cure slowly, which allows them to deeply penetrate and bond with the concrete slab. Conversely, polyurea and polyaspartic coatings cure extremely fast, especially in the presence of high humidity and/or high concrete moisture. So fast, in fact, that these coatings don’t have the time to deeply penetrate. The thin coat sits atop the concrete slab and is susceptible to premature peeling—especially in climates like northwest Ohio where temperature swings and high moisture conditions are common.
Moisture Mitigation Matters in the Great Lakes Region
Toledo homeowners know that water is a constant threat. But not just the moisture that’s tracked in from snow and rain. It’s more insidious than that…it’s the moisture that wicks up the porous concrete slab from below. Over time, the moisture vapor exerts an upward pressure (hydrostatic pressure) on the coating system’s base layer. If it’s a thin and poorly penetrating base coat like polyurea or polyaspartic, you may have problems.
Conversely, a slow-curing (we allow a full day), moisture-mitigating epoxy base coat goes down thick and deeply penetrates the concrete slab. It acts as a moisture vapor barrier that resists hydrostatic pressure over the long term.
Durability You Can Feel
Epoxies are also “high-build” coatings and thus allow for a thicker application. This translates into a sturdier base coat! In a working garage—where vehicles move in and out—that added strength makes a difference. A thinner polyurea-polyaspartic base coat simply can’t match the toughness of a properly applied garage floor epoxy foundation.
The Great Lakes Difference
At Garage Floor Coating – The Great Lakes, our 2-day system gives your garage floor:
- A moisture-mitigating, 100%-solids epoxy base coat for unmatched adhesion and moisture mitigation; it acts as a thick moisture vapor barrier
- Two (not only one) 100%-solids polyaspartic topcoats for a beautiful, durable, long-lasting finish
No shortcuts. No weak spots. Just a garage floor epoxy and polyaspartic hybrid coating system designed to thrive in Great Lakes conditions.
Ready to protect your garage with a stronger system? Contact Garage Floor Coating – The Great Lakes and let’s build a floor that lasts.