Epoxy Flake Floors in Lewisville, TX

Epoxy flake floors are what most Lewisville garages end up with. The floor gets a bonded epoxy base, then a broadcast of colored vinyl chips until the base will hold no more, and then a clear topcoat. The chips hide the sand, pollen and tire dust that land on a garage floor every day, and the finished surface has texture you can feel through your shoes.

How a full-broadcast floor is built

• The slab is diamond ground and repaired the same way as any other coating job.
• A pigmented epoxy base coat goes down, usually in a color close to the flake blend.
• While the base is still wet, flakes are thrown by hand across the whole floor until no wet resin shows.
• After the base cures, loose flakes are scraped and vacuumed off, which leaves a slightly rough surface.
• A clear topcoat seals the chips and sets the final texture. One topcoat leaves more grip, and two leave a smoother feel.

Full broadcast or partial

A full broadcast covers the floor completely in chips. A partial broadcast scatters chips over a solid color, so more of the base shows. Partial looks cleaner and costs a little less in material, but the solid color between the chips shows dust and scuffs. In a Lewisville garage that sees lake sand and fall leaves, full broadcast is the more forgiving finish, and it is what we quote unless you ask for something else.

Picking a blend

Flake blends come in dozens of mixes, from grays and tans to blends with black, white and blue. Darker blends hide oil drips. Lighter blends make a garage brighter, which helps in a garage used as a workshop. Mid-tone grays and browns hide sand and dust well. We bring physical samples to the estimate so you can see them under your own garage lights and in daylight from the open door.

Texture and slip

HomeGuide notes that epoxy can become slippery when wet. A flake floor is one of the simplest ways around that because the chips give the surface tooth. If you hose the floor out, park a dripping boat or come in from rain, the texture helps. Floors in a home gym or a covered back porch can be finished with a single topcoat for more grip.

Topcoat choice

The topcoat over the flakes takes the wear. A clear epoxy topcoat is hard and inexpensive but can yellow in direct sun. A polyaspartic topcoat resists UV, which HomeGuide rates as excellent for polyaspartic and poor to fair for epoxy, and it cures faster. Lewisville garages that face west get hard afternoon sun through an open door in summer, so we often recommend polyaspartic over the flakes on those floors.

Where flake makes sense besides the garage

Flake works on shop floors, storage rooms, laundry rooms on a slab, and covered patios. It is a practical finish wherever dirt gets tracked in and the floor needs to be easy to hose or mop.