Metallic Epoxy Floors in Lewisville, TX

Metallic epoxy floors are poured resin floors with metallic pigment mixed in. As the resin is spread and worked, the pigment moves and settles into swirls, veins and pools of color. No two floors come out the same. Around Lewisville we install metallic epoxy in garages turned into game rooms and gyms, in studios and offices on concrete, and in retail and salon floors where the look matters. Local demand is there: a Lewisville question on Yelp this month asked specifically for shops that do decorative metallic or flake epoxy.

Where metallic works

• Garages converted to a game room, home gym, golf simulator room or bar
• Detached shops and studios with a concrete floor
• Retail spaces, salons and sales floors
• Covered rooms that will not see heavy grit or direct afternoon sun

Metallic is a poor choice for a working garage with sand, trailer jacks and dripping boats. It shows scratches and dust more than flake does. For a parking garage we steer people toward flake and keep metallic for rooms that get swept, not hosed.

How a metallic floor is built

The slab is ground smooth and every crack and pit is filled, because a self-leveling pour shows what is under it. A primer coat seals the concrete so it does not release air bubbles into the pour. Then the metallic layer is poured and spread at a set thickness, and the installer works the pigment with rollers, brushes, sprayed solvent or a leaf blower to create the pattern you picked. Once cured, a clear topcoat goes on for scratch and UV resistance.

Choosing colors and patterns

Metallic floors are designed together with you. We show sample boards and photos of patterns: soft marble veining, wide lava-style swirls, a lightly moving single color, or two or three colors blended. Darker bases with silver or copper look dramatic. Lighter pearl and champagne colors brighten a room without windows. We confirm color, pattern and sheen in writing before the pour, because once it starts the pattern is set by hand in real time.

Slab flatness and the old garage floor

Garage floors slope toward the door so water drains out. When a garage becomes a room, that slope is still there, and a poured metallic will show it as color pooling at the low side. We check the slope at the estimate. If you want a level floor, the slab can be leveled with a self-leveling underlayment first, which adds cost and a day to the job. Many people keep the slope and accept a little more color at the low edge.

Sun and topcoat

Epoxy yellows in direct sun over time, and on a metallic floor that shift is easy to see. If the room has a south or west window that throws light on the floor, we recommend a UV-stable polyaspartic or urethane topcoat over the metallic layer.

Care

Use felt pads on furniture legs, keep grit off the floor with mats at doors, and dust-mop often. A pH-neutral cleaner keeps the gloss up. Rolling chairs need a chair mat or soft casters.