Polyaspartic Floor Coating in Lewisville, TX

Polyaspartic floor coating is a type of polyurea that cures much faster than epoxy and resists UV. In Lewisville we use it as the topcoat on many epoxy and flake floors, and as a full system when someone needs the garage back quickly or the floor gets direct sun. HomeGuide puts the full cure at 24 to 48 hours, against up to a week for epoxy.

How it differs from epoxy

• Cure time: Bob Vila reports walking on polyaspartic after about 3 to 4 hours and driving after about 24 hours. For epoxy it gives at least 12 hours to walk and 3 days for vehicles.
• UV: HomeGuide rates polyaspartic UV resistance as excellent and epoxy as poor to fair. Epoxy can yellow where sunlight reaches it.
• Temperature: HomeGuide says polyaspartic can be applied from -30°F to 140°F, while it gives a 60°F to 85°F window for epoxy.
• Lifespan: HomeGuide lists 10 to 20+ years for polyaspartic.
• Cost: HomeGuide puts it at $5 to $12 per square foot, against $4 to $10 for epoxy.

Sun on the slab

A lot of Lewisville houses have garages facing the street, and on a west-facing lot the summer sun reaches deep into the garage whenever the door is up. Epoxy that sits in that light can amber over time. Covered patios and porches see the same thing. A polyaspartic topcoat keeps the color steady. Where the whole floor is exposed, a full polyaspartic system avoids epoxy in the sun altogether.

Heat, cold and fast-set chemistry

Polyaspartic sets fast, which is useful and also demanding. With an average July high of 94.1°F in Lewisville, working time in a warm garage can drop to minutes. We mix in small batches, work in sections and keep a crew rolling behind the mixer. That speed also helps on the other end of the year. When a January morning is near freezing, a polyaspartic coat can still cure, while epoxy would sit soft.

Moisture first

Fast-curing coatings do not tolerate moisture coming up through the slab any better than epoxy does. Bob Vila notes that high-moisture concrete cannot be coated without dealing with it first, and HomeGuide lists moisture and hardness testing at $50 to $300. We test every slab. If the reading is high, we use a moisture-tolerant primer under the polyaspartic or tell you what needs fixing first.

One-day garage floors

A one-day floor uses fast-curing materials for every coat: a base, a flake broadcast and a clear top, all on the same day. Prep still comes first, and grinding a 500 square foot garage and filling its cracks takes a good part of a morning. On a normal schedule you can walk on the floor that evening and park on it the next day. We tell you up front whether your slab can be done in a day or needs two.

Is it worth the extra cost?

If the garage gets sun, if you need it back fast, or if the job falls in a cold or very hot stretch, polyaspartic is usually worth it. For a shaded garage where a few days off the floor is no problem, an epoxy base and flake with a polyaspartic top often gives the same result for less.