First begin by identifying the type and cause of the cracks.
Filling cracks in garage floor before epoxy.
The epoxy will accentuate any crack that does occur and you know that crack will be right in the middle of your brand new epoxy floor.
Fill cracks and holes larger than 1 4 inch using an epoxy crack filler.
Does the epoxy coatings fill in the cracks.
Epoxy is a common way to fill in larger cracks and so is a polymerized concrete mix.
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Assessing the concrete cracks.
Although it is a good idea floor coating contractors advise that the right materials must be used to ensure that there will be minimal damage in the garage floor surface.
It deals with common questions we receive about epoxy floor coatings many of these questions come from residential homeowners concerning their garage or basement floors.
If the cracks are there from the initial curing or settling of the floor our teams normally crack chase or cut the cracks to remove the loose materials.
Most people will consider filling these joints first before the epoxy or paint coat is applied for a smooth seamless finish with no dents and grooves.
Go ahead and fix cosmetic cracks yourself.
Fill the crack with epoxy based concrete crack filler.
Many of these products are injectable and feature a built in applicator.
We don t rely upon the actual layers of the epoxy or polyaspartic coatings to fill in the cracks in a garage or basement floor.
These are tiny stress cracks that are at the surface and can be filled in with our military epoxy or our garage epoxy.
The polymer acts as a binder and helps adhere the filler to the rest of the original concrete on your floor.
So i ll concentrate my answers to garage and basement coatings.
Vacuum away all concrete debris.
Before applying any epoxy floor coating it s important to properly assess the concrete and repair any damage including sealing cracks.
Before you get started though diagnose whether the crack is indicative of a structural problem that requires professional help to fix.
Next are hairline cracks even though they are relatively small cracks they often run down through the whole depth of the slab.
Different products will have their own instructions to follow but the main thing i recommend time and time again especially when using epoxies is.
Leaving the control joints unfilled gives the floor some dimension and the epoxy makes each section look like a large slab of stone if using the chips or a slab of porcelain if not using the chips.
But we called the company and were told that the paint does not fill cracks.
Trying to fill these in with the epoxy may or may not work so best to fill them in to be safe.
We were going to paint it with a product advertised for use on garage floors.
When should a professional fix a garage floor crack.
The garage floor is now stained and cracked.
