Dallas, Texas
Epoxy Garage Floor Coating in Dallas, TX
Short answer
Professional Garage Concepts installs epoxy garage floors in Dallas, Texas over a diamond-ground, moisture-tested slab, usually with a polyaspartic topcoat so the floor does not amber in the sun. Full flake systems run $6 to $10 per square foot installed and a solid color 100 percent solids epoxy runs $5 to $6.50. Call (817) 381-6173.
Epoxy Garage Floor Coating for Dallas homeowners
Dallas holds every era at once. Lakewood and the M Streets have 1920s and 1930s Tudors with detached alley-load garages, Preston Hollow runs 1950s ranch homes next to new builds, and Far North Dallas is 1980s two-car brick on standard lots.
Alley-load garages are their own trade. Older detached structures have out-of-square openings and settled slabs, so a new door usually needs the jamb rebuilt and the track shimmed before anything hangs plumb and rolls quietly.
White Rock Lake, Bishop Arts and NorthPark anchor three different sides of the city, and the alley grid east of Central Expressway means a large share of Dallas garages open onto a paved alley rather than the street.
- 100 percent solids epoxy, not the water-based kit sold in a box
- Diamond grinding and moisture testing before the primer goes down
- Polyaspartic topcoat option so the floor holds its color in the sun
What epoxy garage floor coating involves
An epoxy garage floor is a two-part resin and hardener system applied over mechanically prepared concrete. In Dallas-Fort Worth it runs $5 to $6.50 per square foot installed for a solid color and $6 to $8 with a flake broadcast, which puts a typical two-car garage between $2,200 and $4,500.
Epoxy has a real reputation problem in this market, and most of it is deserved. Big box kits, acid etching instead of grinding, and coatings driven on before they cure produce the peeling floors everybody has seen. None of that is the resin's fault. Prep and cure schedule cause almost every epoxy failure in DFW.
This page covers where epoxy is genuinely the right call, where a polyaspartic system beats it, and what it costs. Professional Garage Concepts has been on DFW garages since 2001, holds 532 Google reviews at 4.8 stars, and keeps sample panels at two showrooms. Call (817) 381-6173.
100 percent solids vs water-based vs solvent-based epoxy
Not all epoxy is the same product. The number that matters is solids content, which is the percentage of what you roll on that stays on the floor once the carrier evaporates. A 100 percent solids epoxy leaves everything. A 50 percent solids water-based epoxy leaves half.
Mil thickness: what you are actually buying
A mil is one thousandth of an inch. A sheet of paper is about 4 mils. That is roughly what a big box epoxy kit leaves on your floor after two coats, which is why those floors wear through in the tire paths within a couple of years.
Why store-bought epoxy fails here
A big box kit is water-based, thin, and instructs you to acid etch rather than grind. Etching does not open the slab the way a diamond grinder does, so the film sits on top instead of keying in. Add a 120 degree garage and a hot tire and the coating comes up in sheets within a season or two. We use 100 percent solids epoxy over a mechanically ground slab, which is a different product and a different outcome.
Where epoxy is the right call
Epoxy builds a thicker, harder film than polyaspartic alone and it is the better base when a slab has moisture movement or needs a vapor barrier primer. It costs less per square foot. It is the standard choice for workshops, garages that see solvents and chemicals, and any interior slab that does not get direct sun. Where it is not the right call is a floor with sun exposure, because unprotected epoxy ambers.
What the add-ons actually cost
Removing an existing failed coating runs $1.50 to $3 per square foot. A moisture vapor barrier primer runs $1 to $2 per square foot and is not optional if the slab tests wet. Crack and joint repair is quoted after inspection. We price those separately and visibly so the number on the quote is the number on the invoice.
Straight pricing
Epoxy Garage Floor Coating pricing in Dallas
These are installed per square foot ranges for a residential DFW garage with a slab in reasonable condition. Removing a failed existing coating, a moisture vapor barrier primer, or extensive spall repair adds cost, and those items are itemized on the written quote before we start.
Solid color 100 percent solids epoxy
$5 to $6.50per sq ft installed
The lowest cost real coating system. Clean single color, storage garages, workshops and rental properties.
- Full diamond grind to CSP 2 to 3
- Crack and spall repair
- 100 percent solids pigmented epoxy base coat
- Clear protective topcoat
- Cleanup and haul-off
Epoxy base with full flake and polyaspartic topcoat
$6 to $10per sq ft installed
The build we recommend most. Epoxy film thickness underneath, UV-stable fast-cure clear on top.
- Full diamond grind and joint detailing
- Crack, spall and pop-out repair
- 100 percent solids epoxy base coat
- Vinyl flake broadcast to refusal
- Scrape, vacuum and reclaim
- Clear polyaspartic topcoat, gloss or satin
Moisture vapor barrier primer
$1 to $2per sq ft add-on
Slabs that test high for moisture vapor emission. Common on older on-grade DFW slabs with no vapor retarder.
- Calcium chloride or in-slab RH testing
- 100 percent solids epoxy vapor barrier primer
- One additional cure day in the schedule
Existing coating removal
$1.50 to $3per sq ft add-on
Garages with a failing DIY kit, an old epoxy floor, or an unknown sealer that has to come off before anything goes down.
- Mechanical grinding or shot blasting to bare concrete
- Containment and dust extraction
- Disposal of removed material
Answers
Epoxy Garage Floor Coating in Dallas: your questions
Still stuck? Call (817) 381-6173 and talk to someone who does this every day.
How fast can you get to Dallas for epoxy garage floor coating?
We run same-day service to Dallas in most cases, and we are roughly 20 minutes from our Grand Prairie showroom to downtown Dallas. Emergency calls are dispatched 24 hours a day. Call (817) 381-6173 and we will give you a real arrival window, not a vague promise.
Do you actually work in Dallas, or just advertise there?
We work in Dallas regularly and have since 2001. Alley-load garages are their own trade. Older detached structures have out-of-square openings and settled slabs, so a new door usually needs the jamb rebuilt and the track shimmed before anything hangs plumb and rolls quietly.
What does epoxy garage floor coating cost in Dallas?
Pricing in Dallas matches our standard DFW pricing, with no travel surcharge. These are installed per square foot ranges for a residential DFW garage with a slab in reasonable condition. Removing a failed existing coating, a moisture vapor barrier primer, or extensive spall repair adds cost, and those items are itemized on the written quote before we start. We confirm the exact number before any work begins.
Which Dallas neighborhoods do you cover?
All of them. We work throughout Dallas including Lakewood, Preston Hollow, Kessler Park, Lake Highlands, and every ZIP in the city (75204, 75206, 75209, 75214, 75218 and more). Dallas County is core territory for us.
How much does an epoxy garage floor cost in Dallas?
An epoxy garage floor in Dallas runs $5 to $6.50 per square foot installed for a solid color and $6 to $8 with a full flake broadcast. A typical two-car garage lands between $2,200 and $4,500. A moisture vapor barrier primer adds $1 to $2 per square foot and removing an old coating adds $1.50 to $3.
How long does an epoxy garage floor last?
A properly prepared 100 percent solids epoxy garage floor lasts 10 to 20 years in residential use. Life comes almost entirely from preparation and film thickness, not brand. A big box kit at 3 to 5 mils over an acid-etched slab may not survive three Texas summers, while a ground and primed 20 mil floor outlives most homeowners' time in the house.
Why do epoxy garage floors peel in Texas?
Epoxy peels in Texas for three reasons: the slab was acid etched instead of diamond ground, moisture vapor was pushing up through untested concrete, or vehicles came back before the epoxy fully cured. Hot tires at 140 degrees or more grip the surface as they cool, and if bond strength is low the coating lifts.
What is the difference between 100 percent solids and water-based epoxy?
100 percent solids epoxy leaves everything you apply on the floor, building 10 to 20 mils in a single coat, and it is the only version that can serve as a moisture vapor barrier. Water-based epoxy is 40 to 60 percent solids and leaves only 2 to 4 mils per coat, but it breathes, which helps on damp slabs.
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