The journal
How we think about floors
Written by the people installing them.
No roundups, no borrowed stock photos. This is the reasoning behind how we prep a slab, what we put on it and why — written by the crew doing the work.
Every photo here is from one of our own projects. Where we are showing a sample board rather than a finished floor, we say so.
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Prep
Why we grind to CSP 2–3 before anything else
A coating is only as good as its grip on the slab. Mechanical prep to a CSP 2–3 profile is what makes a floor bond — on every project we do.
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Prep
Why we grind to CSP 2–3 before anything else
Mechanical prep to a CSP 2–3 profile is what makes a coating bond.
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Prep
What a moisture reading tells us before we quote
We test the slab before we quote. High readings change what goes down.
Coming soon
Sample boardMaterials
Flake or quartz: how to choose
Chip and texture, or a finer and more uniform grain.
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Sample boardOutdoor
Why outdoor floors get a tinted polyaspartic base
Polyaspartic is UV-stable. Epoxy and polyurea are not.
Coming soon
Craft
Anti-slip goes in the mix, not on top
Blended into the topcoat, not hand-broadcast in patches.
Coming soon
Craft
Taping walls and controlling coverage
Tape lines are how a system lands at its proper coverage rate.
Coming soon
Craft
We ask what you want out of the space first
What the space is for decides the floor, not the other way round.
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Commercial
Industrial-strength materials, on every floor
The systems we put down in a two-car garage are the same industrial-grade epoxy, polyurea and polyaspartic we install in shops and warehouses.
Coming soonIn-home consultation
Thinking about your own floor?
Every project starts on site. We look at the slab, test it for moisture and measure the space — including stem walls, steps and curbs, because those get coated too. Projects start at $2,500, confirmed on site. We travel for larger jobs.
Most installs take one to two days · Walk on it in 4 hours, drive on it in 24 · Long-Term Warranties