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Epoxy or polyaspartic?

For an Airdrie garage the answer is both. Epoxy goes down as the base. Polyaspartic goes on top.

Side by side

  • Cure speed

    You can walk on polyaspartic within hours and drive on it within days, which is how most garages get done in one working day. An all-epoxy floor typically needs two or three.

  • Cold slabs

    Polyaspartic still cures in a cool garage. Lots of epoxies slow way down under roughly 10°C, and an Alberta spring or fall gets there often.

  • Sun exposure

    Sunlight doesn’t yellow polyaspartic. Many epoxies yellow where sun comes through the open door, so we never use epoxy as the topcoat.

  • Hot tires

    Warm tires after a long summer drive can pull up cheap coatings. A ground slab under a polyaspartic topcoat resists that.

  • Road brine

    Once sealed, both shrug off salt. When floors fail it’s usually the prep: skip the grinding and brine gets underneath.

  • Thickness and price

    Epoxy builds thickness cheaply, which is why it still earns its spot as the base. Polyaspartic is the pricier material by the litre.

The layers we put down

Ground slab, tinted base coat, full-broadcast flake, polyaspartic clear on top.

You get polyaspartic’s speed, cold tolerance and UV stability on the surface, where it matters, without paying polyaspartic prices for the full thickness. Metallic floors are the exception: the pour itself is epoxy, since that’s where the depth comes from, and a hard clear coat seals it.

Whoever you get prices from, ask how they prep the concrete. Grinding, not acid etching, is what keeps a coating attached through an Airdrie winter.

Walk through a garage install

Coating questions we hear

More answers
Which is better for a garage, polyaspartic or epoxy?

On top, polyaspartic: it cures fast, works in the cold and doesn’t yellow. Underneath, epoxy is still a good base that doesn’t cost much.

Polyaspartic and polyurea: same thing?

Polyaspartic is a polyurea that’s been slowed down enough to roll out by hand. Installers use either name for one-day garage floors.

How many years does polyaspartic last on a garage floor?

Many, on a slab that was ground properly. Foot and tire traffic wear the top layer down slowly. When it dulls, we scuff and recoat it rather than tear it out.

What about an epoxy kit from the hardware store?

You can try one. Most kits are a thin, water-based epoxy rolled over acid-etched concrete. Add road salt and hot tires, and a lot of them are peeling after a few winters.

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We measure, test the slab for moisture and leave a written price. Free, and usually within the week.

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