How long until I can park on it?
Foot traffic in 24 hours. Cars in 48 to 72 hours depending on humidity. Gary tells you the exact number when he finishes.
SERVICE 01
RESIDENTIAL · INDOOR · OWNER-INSTALLED
NE FLORIDA
Epoxy Garage Floor Coating in Jacksonville & St. Augustine
A pro-grade epoxy system turns a stained, pitted garage slab into a floor you can drop a wrench on. Gary grinds it, fixes the cracks, coats it, and broadcasts the flake himself. No crew of the day. Most garages are done in two days and driveable in three.
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The System
What an Epoxy Garage Floor Actually Is
Epoxy is a two-part resin that bonds to prepped concrete and cures into a hard, glossy, chemical-resistant shell. On a garage floor it does three jobs: it seals the slab so oil, brake fluid, and Florida humidity can't soak in; it takes tire traffic and dropped tools without chipping; and with a decorative flake broadcast it hides every stain and pour line the old slab had.
It's the same finish you see on dealership service bays. The difference between that floor and the peeling one down the street is almost never the product. It's the prep.
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Prep · The Whole Difference
Why Cheap Epoxy Fails in Northeast Florida
Every failed garage floor Gary gets called to look at failed for one of three reasons.
- No moisture test
- Jacksonville and St. Augustine sit on a shallow water table. Moisture vapor drives up through a slab-on-grade foundation and pushes the coating off from underneath. That's the bubbling and peeling you see on DIY kits within a year. Gary tests the slab before he quotes it.
- No grind
- Acid-etching a slab isn't prep. Diamond grinding opens the concrete so the base coat can bite. Roll-on kits skip it because homeowners don't own a grinder.
- Thin build
- Big-box kits go down at a few mils. A pro system is a full base coat, a full flake broadcast to rejection, and a clear topcoat. Three to four times the thickness.
If a slab has been coated before and that coating is failing, Gary removes it. He doesn't coat over someone else's work.
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Scope
What's Included on Every Epoxy Garage Job
- On Site
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- Moisture test and slab inspection at the free on-site quote
- Diamond grinding of the whole slab, edges included
- Crack repair and pitting fill with a polymer-modified patch, not caulk
- Industrial epoxy base coat, tinted to the flake blend
- Full decorative flake broadcast to rejection, so the color is solid, not speckled
- Scrape, vacuum, and a UV-stable clear topcoat
- Optional anti-slip additive in the topcoat
- Cleanup before Gary leaves. You get a floor, not a project.
- Flake Colors
- Blends are picked at the quote, from physical samples on your slab under your garage lighting. Not from a screen. Blends you can see in the gallery: grey-and-cream, blue-grey, blue-black-and-white, silver metallic. Solid-color epoxy without flake is available for shops that want a plain floor; it shows every scratch, so Gary will tell you when flake is the better call.
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Timeline: 1–2 days on site · Driveable in 48–72 hours
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Straight Answer
Epoxy or Polyaspartic?
Short version: epoxy is the budget-right choice for an indoor garage that isn't in direct sun. Polyaspartic costs more, cures in a day instead of three, and won't yellow where sunlight hits it. If your garage door stays open all afternoon, or you need to park tomorrow, read the polyaspartic page. Gary installs both and will tell you at the quote which one your slab and your schedule call for.
- Install
- Epoxy: 1–2 days on site · Polyaspartic: 1 day on site
- Driveable
- Epoxy: 48–72 hours · Polyaspartic: about 24 hours
- Sun
- Epoxy can yellow in direct sun · Polyaspartic is UV-stable
- Chemicals
- Epoxy: good resistance · Polyaspartic: better
- Cost
- Epoxy: lower · Polyaspartic: higher
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Real Numbers
What an Epoxy Garage Floor Costs
Epoxy garage floors run about $3 to $6 per square foot installed, which puts a typical two-car garage (roughly 400 to 500 square feet) at $1,500 to $3,000. Price moves with slab condition, how much old coating has to come off, and the flake blend.
Every quote is on-site and free. Gary doesn't quote from photos.
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Real Jobs · Real Florida Concrete
Garage Floors in Jacksonville Beach and St. Johns
The garage floors in the gallery were installed in Jacksonville Beach and St. Johns. Two different slabs to work with. Beachside garages in Jacksonville Beach sit close to the water table and see salt air every day, so the moisture test and a full grind matter more there than anywhere else Gary works. St. Johns, along CR 210 and Julington Creek, is mostly newer construction; a newer slab still gets the same test and the same grind, because a coating that fails on a two-year-old slab is a bigger headache than one that fails on a twenty-year-old slab.
Grey & Cream Flake · Two-Car GarageReal Job
Blue-Grey Flake · Side LightReal Job
Silver Metallic · Open BayReal Job
Every photo is a floor Gary installed. Zero stock. The full set is in the gallery.
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Straight Answers
Questions We Get.
The stuff people ask before they book an epoxy job.
Do I have to empty the garage?
Yes, fully. Gary grinds wall to wall. He'll tell you at the quote what can stay against the wall on a tarp.
Will it peel like the kit I tried?
Not if the slab passes the moisture test and gets a real grind. That's the whole difference between a kit and a pro system.
Can you coat over my old epoxy?
No. If it's failing, it comes off first. If it's sound, Gary will say so and may recommend a topcoat instead.
Is it slippery when wet?
Flake gives texture. For a wet-entry garage or a shop, ask for the anti-slip additive in the topcoat.
Do you do this in Palatka and Keystone Heights too?
Yes. Clay and Putnam are home turf. Same prep, same price sheet.
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Where We Work
Epoxy Garage Floors Across Northeast Florida
Jacksonville, Jacksonville Beach, St. Augustine, Ponte Vedra Beach, Nocatee, World Golf Village, Orange Park, Fleming Island, Green Cove Springs, Middleburg, Keystone Heights, Palatka. Full list on the service area page.
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Ready for a Garage Floor
That Can Take It?
Book Gary's visit. He brings the flake samples and the moisture meter.