Epoxy Flooring in Atlanta, GA

Epoxy flooring in Atlanta starts with one problem ahead of all others: wet summer air. Annual relative humidity here averages 68.3%, climbing to 74.4% in July, and summer dew points sit in the mid to upper 60s. That moisture hangs in garages, settles on cool concrete and can ruin a coating that goes down at the wrong moment. We plan every Atlanta floor around it, from a Craftsman bungalow garage to a warehouse bay near the airport.

Why dew point matters on install day

When a slab is colder than the air's dew point, a thin film of water forms on it, even if you cannot see it. Epoxy laid over that film can blush, cloud or lose grip. On muggy days we take surface and air readings before mixing a single batch, and we will move the start time if the numbers are close. A morning of waiting costs far less than a floor that peels in a year.

Older intown slabs

Much of the city was built in waves. Streetcar suburbs went up between the 1890s and the 1930s, and Craftsman bungalows still fill many low and medium density neighborhoods. Postwar layouts followed in the southwest after the 1950s highway era. Concrete from those decades often has old paint, oil stains, patched cracks and no vapor barrier underneath. We grind those floors to open the surface, fill what needs filling and take moisture readings, which decide the primer.

Rain that arrives all year

Atlanta averages about 50.43 inches of precipitation, spread fairly evenly across the months. Cars roll in wet in every season, and muddy shoes follow them. A full broadcast of vinyl flake under a clear topcoat hides grit between cleanings and gives tires something to grip. For a basement or a low garage that sees water at the door, we talk about texture and drainage first, color second.

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Business floors that never get a day off

Hartsfield-Jackson is the world's busiest airport, UPS runs an air cargo hub there and Delta is the region's largest employer. Around that activity sit hangars, freight docks, service shops and break rooms that need hard, cleanable concrete floor coatings. Film studios such as Tyler Perry Studios and Pinewood Atlanta add stages and prop shops to the mix. For these spaces we use thicker systems, chemical-resistant topcoats and safety striping, and we can phase work so operations keep moving.

Cold snaps are rare but real

Ice storms cause more trouble here than snow, and the city dropped below 10 F in January 2014. Brine and grit from those events end up on garage floors. A sealed, non-porous coating stops that slush from soaking in, so it can simply be squeegeed toward the door.