A 1-day garage flooring system sounds convenient, but convenience doesn’t equal quality. These rushed installations look good at first, but as time passes, peeling, bubbling, and cracking become inevitable. Why? Because 1-day installers cut corners and skip essential prep work.
At East PA Garage Floor Coating, we’ve seen the aftermath of these quick fixes—floors that fail under pressure, leaving homeowners frustrated and forced to pay for another round of flooring.
The Hard Truth About 1-Day Garage Flooring
If an installer promises a 1-day turnaround, be skeptical. Here’s what they won’t tell you:
- They skip proper surface preparation by not applying a moisture vapor barrier, leading to weak adhesion under medium to high moisture conditions. (They use a thin, poorly-penetrating polyurea as the base coat).
- They rush application trying to get the install completed in the promised “one-day”.
- They apply a single, clear polyaspartic top coat only (and it’s a less-than-100%-solids coating).
- They don’t warrant their coating systems against moisture-related issues, because they know their systems won’t stand up to moisture vapor transmission and high hydrostatic pressures.
Pennsylvania’s climate brings humidity, rain, and seasonal changes—conditions that demand a garage flooring system designed to last. One-day systems just don’t cut it.
The Right Way to Install Epoxy Garage Flooring
At East PA Garage Floor Coating, we take the time to do it right. Our 2-day installation process ensures that your floor is built for durability, adhesion, and moisture mitigation:
- Day One: We mechanically grind the concrete with diamond grinders and patch cracks, pitting and breaks in the concrete. Next step, we apply our high-build, moisture-mitigating, 100%-solids epoxy primer coat. It’s slow-curing (we allow it to cure over night), so it deeply penetrates and bonds with the concrete slab. We then broadcast the selected flake blend into the thick primer coat.
- Day Two: We add two separate 100%-solids polyaspartic clear topcoats. The dual top coats resist fading due to UV light, impacts, and staining from automotive fluids and hot-tire transfer.
Stop Wasting Money on 1-Day Systems—Choose the Pros
Homeowners across Pennsylvania have learned the hard way—1-day systems are a waste of time and money. If you want garage flooring that lasts, trust East PA Garage Floor Coating to get the job done right the first time.
Call today for a free quote and invest in flooring that actually holds up!