Most home improvement projects come with a DIY option, but the perks associated with your remodeling come at a cost. You don’t have to hire labor to install your home flooring. However, you will need to spend time pushing tiles and planks into place.

You can make small changes and customize your plumbing. Incorrect installation and water damage are also possible. While every renovation project has benefits and costs, DIY options can often offer more benefits than the costs.

Very few projects require products not readily available at big-box stores. These projects require special tools and strong chemical substances that aren’t available to the general public. There may also be licensing requirements. You don’t have to sacrifice your time and effort to protect your garage floor with a strong floor coating ,. You can’t go wrong with weaker materials. Garage floor kits are made with epoxy, rather than the polyaspartic and polyurea materials.

Meaning of Polyaspartic/Polyurea

Polyurea comes under a technical subgroup of polyurethane. It forms when an isocyanate reacts to water or a Polyetheramine, which helps to form a urea bond. Polyurea can be mixed with resin using a catalyst to create a curing reaction. This reaction is responsible to harden the material.

Polyurea has a higher elongation than 300%, making it more flexible than epoxy. It is ideal for coating industrial pipes, spray-on bed linesr, and joint fillers. Because it cures faster, most polyureas need professional installation. This requires specialized equipment.

Polyspartic refers to one type of aliphatic urea. Polyspartic overcomes the problems by providing a fast cure time and allows for a longer product-life. A professional installer will take 10-120 minutes for proper installation of polyurea before the beginning to set or even cure it.

Comparison of Polyurea/Polyspartic covering with Epoxy

Polyurea are sub-groups of polyurethane. It forms when polyetheramines and water react to form a urea bond. It is similar to epoxy and consists of a two-part component, which mixes resin with a catalyst. This causes the material to harden by causing a curing reaction. Polyurea is four-times stronger than epoxy and 98% flexibleer than epoxy. Polyurea is elastic and can easily withstand expansion, contraction, relative movement, and cracking within concrete.

Stability, maintenance, and resistance

Polyurea is resistant to gas, oil, salt, and other harsh chemicals up to battery acid. You just need to sweep up all the dirt and use your favorite cleaner. You can make sure your floors stay looking great for many years. Epoxy is not resistant to staining. While epoxy can be useful, it can also remain stained by chemicals such as oil, gas, street de-ice fluid and salt.

Temperature, Odor and time

Concrete coatings can be applied in just three layers, the first being both the color coat and primer, the second being the paint chip broadcast, and the last being the clear topcoat. You can install a complete flooring system in just one day due to the speed of cure. This means you don’t need to work in a cramped space for three to four days as you would with epoxy.

The polyaspartic and polyurea coatings can be applied in temperatures that can be as low as -30F to as high as 140F, whereas for epoxy it needs to be above 55F. It means that you do not have to wait till summer or spring to coat your concrete floors.

Conclusion

Installation completed with polyurea coatings helps to save hours over conventional systems. This is the best garage floor coating option. Polyspartic floor coatings are more durable and can withstand a wider variety of hazards. Epoxies can be difficult to work with and are not flexible. This means that your garage will not be as protected.