Epoxy Garage Flooring Sunshine Coast

What we do

Epoxy Garage Flooring on the Sunshine Coast

Bare garage concrete stains with the first oil drip, dusts every time it is swept and marks under hot tyres. An epoxy coating turns it into a hard, sealed surface that hoses off. We started doing garage floors for roof restoration customers who wanted the house finished while the crew was there, and it has become a regular job on its own. Photos of recent floors are being added to the site; in the meantime ask us for examples when you enquire.

The coating is only as good as the preparation. We diamond grind the slab to open the surface and remove old paint, sealer and contamination, fill cracks and spalls, then apply a penetrating epoxy primer. Over that goes the colour coat, either a solid colour or a base coat with decorative flake broadcast into it, followed by a clear polyurethane or epoxy top coat that carries the wear and gives the floor its gloss. Flake floors hide dust and tyre marks best; solid colours suit a workshop where you want to see what you have dropped.

Epoxy needs time to harden. Foot traffic is fine within a day or so in warm weather, and the car stays out for several days while the top coat reaches full hardness; we give you the product's cure times on the day. Once cured the floor resists oil, fuel, brake fluid, hot tyres and hot water, and cleans with a mop. A published national guide puts the median epoxy floor job at $900, with a double garage around $1,500; ours is quoted on inspection.

What's included

Diamond grinding

The slab is ground to remove old paint, sealer and contamination and give the primer a keyed surface.

Crack and spall repair

Cracks, chips and control joints filled so they do not show through the coating.

Epoxy primer

A penetrating primer that soaks into the concrete and bonds the colour coats to the slab.

Flake or solid colour coat

Decorative flake in a range of blends, or a solid colour to suit the house. Samples available.

Clear top coat

A clear polyurethane or epoxy top coat for wear, gloss and chemical resistance.

Driveway to match

Driveway pressure cleaned, sealed or painted in the same visit. See driveway cleaning and painting.

When an epoxy floor makes sense

Oil and grease stains that will not scrub out of the concrete
Concrete dust on everything stored in the garage
Old garage paint peeling and lifting under the tyres
A garage being converted to a gym, workshop or rumpus room
Preparing the house for sale and the garage lets it down
Finishing the house after a roof restoration and exterior repaint

Epoxy garage floor cost (guide only)

Priced on the floor area, the condition of the slab and the finish you choose. The published national figures below are a guide only; we quote after seeing the slab.

Job	Guide range
Epoxy floor coating, national median job	$900
Typical range of jobs	$212 – $1,627
Double garage, published guide	around $1,500

Sources: Airtasker epoxy floor coating price guide. Guide only; your written quote is the price. Try the cost calculator.

How a epoxy garage flooring job runs

1
Satellite quote
Send your address. We measure the roof from satellite imagery and give you an estimated price within a day, before anyone climbs a ladder.
2
Site inspection
Tyler walks the roof, checks every ridge, valley and tile, confirms the price and goes through colours with you.
3
Clean and repair
High-pressure clean to bare tile, broken tiles replaced, ridges re-bedded and re-pointed, valleys and flashings sealed.
4
Prime and coat
Primer and two sprayed coats of Industrial Roof Coatings membrane in your colour. Site cleaned, gutters cleared, warranty issued.

Where we do epoxy garage flooring

Across the whole coast: Caloundra & Kawana, Maroochydore, Buderim & Coolum, Sunshine Coast Hinterland, Noosa. Popular suburbs:

Questions

Epoxy Garage Flooring: common questions

How long before I can park on the floor?

Walk on it after about a day in warm weather, and keep the car off for several days while the clear top coat hardens. Cool or humid weather stretches that, so we give you the product's cure times when we finish. Hot tyres on a floor that is not fully cured are the usual cause of lifting.

Can you coat over old garage paint?

No, and neither should anyone else. Paint and old sealer are ground off first, because epoxy bonds to concrete, not to whatever is sitting on top of it. A coating applied over old paint peels as soon as the paint underneath lets go. Grinding is part of every job we do.

Flake or solid colour?

Flake hides dust, tyre marks and minor slab defects and is the usual pick for a family garage. Solid colours look cleaner in a workshop or a converted room, and show marks more. We can leave sample chips so you can see them against the walls and the car.

Will it be slippery when wet?

A gloss epoxy is slicker than bare concrete when wet, so on garages that get rain blown in or double as a laundry we add an anti-slip aggregate to the top coat. Flake floors have a slight texture already. Tell us how the space is used and we will match the finish to it.