How slab age, curing, hard-troweled finishes, cracks and past sealers change the way a floor is prepared and coated.
New and old slabs have different problems. New concrete is still curing and drying and often has a dense, hard-troweled surface. Old concrete may have cracks, oil, sealers, patches and years of wear. Both can be coated well, but the plan is different. New slabs need time and moisture checks. Old slabs need cleaning, repairs and sometimes removal of past coatings.
For new concrete, we wait for the slab to cure, test moisture and grind to open the surface. For old concrete, we look for contamination, loose areas and failing coatings and repair or remove them. Nashville builders and owners with new homes and owners with decades-old slabs both call us, and we explain what each needs. Whatever the age, the best floors come from honest assessment before a single layer goes on.
Need time to cure and a moisture check.
Dense surfaces need grinding for a bond.
May need cleaning, repairs and coating removal.
Oil and sealers need special handling.
New slabs often wait weeks before coating.
We look before we promise.
Clear Polyaspartic Concrete SealerClear polyaspartic concrete sealer that protects bare or stained concrete with a transparent, glossy, UV-stable layer while keeping…Explore 
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Garage Floor Design StudioDesign your floor on screen: pick the system, base color, flake blend, border, stripes, pattern, cove and sheen, see a live preview of your garage and send the design to us.Try it 
Garage Floor Coverage and Materials CalculatorEnter the floor size, extras and system to see planning amounts for basecoat, flake and topcoat, plus cove and border lengths.Try it 
Garage Floor Coating Budget PlannerPick a garage, basement, patio or commercial project, set the size and add allowances for repairs, texture, cove base and more to see a ballpark planning range. Placeholder values only.Try it Often several weeks, depending on conditions and tests.
Not always, but it needs more repair and cleaning.
Usually not. Sealers can interfere with bonding.
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