NO-Slip Poly-Quartz Epoxy
Garage Floor Coating MN
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No-Slip
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Easy Cleaning
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Fix Pitted Concrete
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Add Living Space
ABOUT US
Since 1999, ConcreteRenewal has specialized in one thing: building the toughest, safest garage floors in the Minneapolis and St. Paul metro area. We don't use subcontractors; instead, I bring 27 years of hands-on craftsmanship doing all my own work. My son-in-law joined me 6 years ago, and our combined expertise allows us to handle every project with unmatched efficiency and attention to detail
By combining an industrial-quality epoxy polyaspartic system with a dense broadcast of quartz aggregate—boasting a rock-solid Mohs hardness of 7.0—we essentially install a "suit of armor" over your floor. The result is a beautiful, highly textured surface that completely hides wear and delivers the superior wet slip resistance necessary for Minnesota winters
***NOT JUST ANOTHER GARAGE FLOOR PAINTER. ***
The fact that we work on your garage floor is about the only thing we have in common with the other 300 companies in the Twin Cities area selling garage floor coatings. From the moment we arrive till the project is complete, we are different. Here is exactly why our process and our floors outperform the rest:
Our Process Advantage
👨🔧1. Craftsmanship, Not “Employees"
We don’t have employees. I bring 27 years of hands-on craftsmanship doing all my own work. My son-in-law joined me 6 years ago and brings both the natural ability to work with his hands as well as a natural curiosity that makes him a quick learner who strives to be perfect. Our chemistry allows us to complement each other's roles and makes our efficiency second to none.
🚛 2. Perfect Climate Control (Our Proprietary Trailer)
Our first step is to set up our proprietary trailer. Designed to completely control the environment, this provides much more than just creature comfort.
- Temperatures, humidity, and dew point are instrumental in maximizing product performance from adhesion to chemical curing.
- The humidity control is a make or break factor in dust removal as dust is hygroscopic (absorbs moisture) and becomes sticky when wet.
- The trailer also seals out blowing outside contaminants that ruin other’s coatings.
- With a sealed room, we utilize a negative air pressure system preventing any dust or odors from entering your home.
🌪️3. Patent-Pending Dust Removal
In the year 2000, I was at the forefront using floor grinding equipment to prep floors. Today, the majority of contractors have followed our lead. However, after a floor is ground, the pores get packed with dust, and conventional vacuuming does not get this dust out. Dust left on the surface is a bond breaker with all resin-based coatings. When dust is present, the resin adheres to that and not the concrete underneath it.
- To fix this, I recently designed and built an industry-changing, patent-pending machine.
- It uses a sonic velocity air jet to dislodge this dust and contains the airborne dust as it gets HEPA vacuumed away.
Our Poly-Quartz Advantage
🍌4. Unmatched Wet Slip Resistance
The ANSI safety standard establishes that a hard surface floor should have a minimum wet Dynamic Coefficient of Friction (DCOF) of 0.42 to be considered safe.
- Standard Paint Chip (Flake) Floors: Wet DCOF drops to 0.40 – 0.44. The clear topcoat tends to pool over the flat vinyl chips, resulting in a much smoother finish that drops significantly in slip resistance when wet.
- Poly-Quartz Floors: Maintains a superior Wet DCOF of 0.75 – 0.85. Because quartz is a rigid, three-dimensional mineral, it naturally creates a highly aggressive, sandpaper-like profile that experiences very little drop-off in slip resistance when wet.
- For comparison the Dry DCOF for either coating is 0.80+.
- The real danger here isn't just the 0.40—it is the sudden change. Your brain and muscles calibrate your stride for the high-grip (0.8) surface. When you unexpectedly hit the lower-grip (0.40) surface, your momentum carries you through, but your foot fails to anchor, leading to a slip.
- A floor that drops from 0.80 to 0.40 is a classic “slip trap”. Imagine walking confidently across a plush, high-pile living room carpet while wearing standard cotton socks (DCOF 0.80). You can walk fast and take long strides. Without looking down, you stride out of the living room and directly onto a freshly polished hardwood floor or smooth linoleum (DCOF 0.40). Your trailing foot pushes off with the force needed for the carpet, but your leading foot hits the slick wood and slides forward immediately.
💪5. A “Suit of Armor” for Your Floor (Wear and Impact Resistance)
The vast majority of contractors install “Paint Chip” systems, which are essentially plastic and often installed as thin as 10 to 20 mils—as thin as a business card. Our Poly-Quartz system is applied at 100+ mils. In the flooring industry, adding quartz to an epoxy system is essentially like putting a suit of armor on the floor. Here is how they compare:
- Standard Paint Chip Floors: These systems rely entirely on the durability of the plastic resin, which has a weak Mohs hardness of 3.0 to 4.0. Because of this, everyday foot traffic will create micro-scratches over time. A dropped heavy tool can easily chip the rigid resin, and because neat epoxy is typically smooth and glossy, every scratch and scuff mark is highly visible.
- Poly-Quartz Broadcast Floors: Our system uses tightly packed quartz granules with a rock-solid Mohs hardness of 7.0. The hard quartz aggregate takes the brunt of the friction, easily resisting scratching from sandy shoes and heavy carts. The layer of quartz sand adds significant bulk, acting like a shock absorber to drastically reduce chipping from impact forces. Furthermore, the multi-colored quartz granules create a highly textured, speckled camouflage that completely hides wear.
The Best Part?
We should be measurably more expensive, but because I run my business with unmatched efficiencies and don’t have the added overhead that other companies have, I am able to price our services similarly to the thin flake floors. You get measurable performance and a safety factor for a similar price.
Ready to upgrade your garage with a floor that is built to last and safe to walk on? Call me directly at 612-708-4913 to discuss your project.
*** OUR POLY-QUARTZ PROCESS ***
1. SET-UP & PROPRIETARY CLIMATE CONTROL
Our first step is to set up our proprietary trailer. Designed to completely control air and surface temperatures, it provides much more than creature comfort—it maximizes product performance and eliminates problems with improper humidity or dew points.
2. DIAMOND GRINDING PREPARATION
We use heavy industrial grinders to remove the top 1/8th inch of concrete. This removes contaminants and lets us apply our coating to a fresh, clean surface, which is the single most important factor for long-term bonding.
3. PATENT-PENDING DUST REMOVAL
Conventional vacuuming cannot remove dust trapped in concrete pores. We solve this with our industry-changing, patent-pending machine that uses sonic velocity air jets to dislodge dust so it can be HEPA-vacuumed away, ensuring a perfect resin-to-concrete bond.
4. INDUSTRIAL BASE COAT
We mix and spread industrial-quality resins in 3-gallon batches to ensure precision. The resin is backrolled to guarantee even coverage and deep penetration into the freshly profiled concrete.
5. QUARTZ "SUIT OF ARMOR" BROADCAST
While the resin is liquid, we use a specialized blower to broadcast 700-800 lbs of rigid quartz. This creates a 100+ mil thick "suit of armor" with a rock-solid Mohs hardness of 7.0, providing unmatched impact and wear resistance.
6. HIGH-GRIP POLYASPARTIC TOP COAT
The clear top coat secures the quartz minerals, maintaining a superior Wet DCOF of 0.75 – 0.85. This results in a beautiful, textured camouflage that hides wear and provides the safety of unmatched wet slip resistance.
