Epoxy Floor Coating in Spokane: Strong Floors for Garages, Basements & Businesses

Homeowners in South Hill and North Spokane often have older concrete floors. These floors can have water problems. Water testing stops bubbling and peeling. It protects your money from bad results.Spokane basements often get water at certain times of year. Spring snowmelt makes water levels rise. Concrete lets water vapor move up through it. When epoxy seals the top, trapped water has nowhere to go. It pushes up through the coating and makes it peel off.Professional water testing uses special tools. Some use calcium chloride tests. Others use humidity probes. These tools measure how much water vapor comes out of the concrete. The results tell us if the concrete is dry enough. They tell us if we need to fix water problems first. Different epoxy products need different dryness levels. Most makers say concrete should release less than 3-5 pounds of water per 1,000 square feet in 24 hours.High water readings mean we need to do more work first. You might need to:Let concrete dry longerFix drainage around your foundationAdd water barriers under new concretePick special epoxy made for damp placesSome old Spokane homes don't have water barriers under garage floors at all. These floors always push ground water upward. Regular epoxy won't work well on them. We need to fix the water problem first. Sometimes we can add a special sealer that soaks into the concrete. This can reduce water enough to let epoxy work.The time of year matters for Spokane jobs. Summer and early fall are driest. This reduces water problems. Winter and spring jobs need more care. We watch the concrete more closely. We make sure it gets dry enough before we start coating.

Spokane Valley and Liberty Lake residents want pretty garage and patio coatings. Flake systems and metallic epoxies look great. They also stay tough. They keep the chemical resistance epoxy is known for.Decorative vinyl flakes scatter across wet epoxy. This creates bumpy surfaces. The bumps hide concrete problems. They also make smooth epoxy less slippery. Full flake coverage hides all the epoxy underneath. Partial coverage lets some base color show. Colors range from natural earth tones to bright custom mixes. You can match Spokane's outdoor colors or pick something bold.The bumpy texture from flakes makes floors safer. Water, melted snow, and car fluids make floors slippery. Smooth epoxy gets very slick when wet. Flake systems work better for busy garages and doorways. The topcoat locks flakes in place. It keeps the bumpy, non-slip texture.Metallic epoxy systems use special colors. These make flowing designs that look three-dimensional. They look like polished stone, liquid metal, or art. These fancy coatings work well for homeowners who want showroom-quality garage floors. They also work for unique basement finishes. The way we install them gives some control over the pattern. This makes each floor one-of-a-kind.Topcoats with UV blockers stop yellowing. This matters in south-facing garages. These get bright Inland Northwest sunlight. Regular epoxy turns yellow over time from UV rays. Clear or light coatings turn amber colored. UV-stable topcoats keep colors clear for the life of the floor.Spokane has extreme hot and cold swings. Summer gets hot. Winter gets very cold. This stresses coating systems. Good epoxy bends enough to handle these changes. It won't crack or peel. Cheap DIY kits often don't bend enough. They don't work well in Spokane's weather. They fail too soon.Pretty options don't cost much more than regular epoxy. They usually add 10-20% to the price. But they make floors look much better. This helps your property value. It helps especially when selling homes in nice Spokane neighborhoods. Buyers care about garage quality.