With Houston’s humid climate, heavy rains, and hot summers, a weak garage floor coating won’t hold up for long. Many coatings fail early because of poor materials or shortcuts during installation. Here are the mistakes you’ll want to avoid.
Mistake #1: Skipping a Moisture-Mitigating Epoxy Primer
Humidity in Houston means concrete slabs often retain moisture. Without a moisture-mitigating epoxy primer, vapor moves up through the slab, breaking the bond between coating and concrete. This leads to peeling, bubbling, and delamination.
Mistake #2: Ignoring Hot Tire Transfer
Tires heat up quickly on Texas roads. On low-quality coatings, that heat softens the top layer and allows plasticizers from the tires to leach in, leaving black marks, tackiness, and stains. Professional 2-day systems with 100%-solids (nothing less) polyaspartic topcoats are engineered to resist hot tire transfer.
Mistake #3: Forgetting About UV Stability
It’s not unusual for Houston garages to sit open in bright sunlight. Unfortunately, ordinary epoxies aren’t UV-stable—they fade, yellow, and chalk under the sun. A high-quality garage floor coating includes UV-stable polyaspartic topcoats that preserve color and gloss.
Mistake #4: Choosing a Thin Coating System
From heavy lawn equipment to dropped tools, Houston garages endure constant use. Thin coatings chip and scratch quickly. A thick moisture-mitigating base coat and full-flake broadcast, all sealed with dual 100%-solids polyaspartic topcoats, builds the thickness and toughness a garage floor coating needs to survive.
Mistake #5: Overlooking Chemical Resistance
Garages are often exposed to gasoline, motor oil, and cleaning products. Without chemical resistance, coatings stain or deteriorate fast in Houston’s humid environment. Professional-grade coatings are engineered to repel chemicals so cleanup is simple.
Avoid Mistakes with a Professional Garage Floor Coating in Houston
Don’t let shortcuts ruin your investment. At Garage Floor Coating of Houston, we install advanced 2-day systems with a moisture-mitigating epoxy primer, UV-stable polyaspartic topcoats, and a lifetime warranty against delamination. Call us today to schedule your free estimate and protect your garage for decades.