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 been built on a simple promise: if I sell you the floor, I am the one installing it. We aren’t a franchise with revolving crews or subcontractors. We are a dedicated father and son-in-law team. I bring 27 years of hands-on master craftsmanship to every project. Six years ago, my son-in-law joined me, bringing a natural mechanical ability and a drive for perfection that matches my own. Together, we handle every square inch of your floor personally. This "owner-on-site" approach allows us to maintain an level of efficiency and obsessive attention to detail that big companies simply can’t replicate. By combining an industrial epoxy system with a dense broadcast of quartz aggregate, we essentially install a "suit of armor" over your floor. The result is a beautiful, highly textured surface that hides wear and delivers the superior wet slip resistance necessary for surviving Minnesota winters.
Why Our Poly-Quartz Coating Outperforms Twin Cities Garage Floor Painters.
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.
- No ‘Weather Delays’: While other companies can’t coat when it’s too humid or too cold, our controlled environment ensures a perfect chemical bond 365 days a year.
- 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 (Safety)
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: These systems often drop to a dangerous 0.40 when wet. The clear topcoat tends to pool over the flat vinyl chips, resulting in a smoother finish that loses significantly more traction when exposed to water or snow.
- The "Slip Trap" Danger: Standard floors are a safety hazard in Minnesota. They feel grippy when dry (0.80+ DCOF), but the moment snow or water hits the surface, the safety rating plummets. Your brain expects grip, but your foot finds a skating rink—creating a "slip trap" where your momentum carries you forward while your foot fails to anchor.
- Poly-Quartz Floors: Our system 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 almost no drop-off in slip resistance when wet. You get consistent, high-traction safety regardless of the weather.
💪5. The vast majority of contractors install “Paint Chip” systems, which are essentially plastic and often installed as thin as 10 to 15 mils—about the thickness of a business card. Our Poly-Quartz system is applied at 100+ mils. By combining a dense broadcast of quartz with LABPOX 30—a 100% solids epoxy with a massive 13,000 psi compressive strength —and sealing it with LABFAST LO 85 polyaspartic , we essentially install a "suit of armor" over your floor. Here is how they compare:
- Standard Paint Chip Floors: These systems rely on the durability of plastic resin, which has a weak Mohs hardness of 3.0 to 4.0. Everyday foot traffic creates micro-scratches over time. A dropped heavy tool can easily chip the thin, rigid resin, and because standard epoxy is typically smooth, every scuff and scratch is highly visible.
- Poly-Quartz Broadcast Floors: Our system uses LABPOX 30 (13,000 psi compressive strength) as a rock-solid foundation. We then seal it with a "flexible shield" of LABFAST LO 85. With a 150% elongation rating, this topcoat can withstand heavy impacts and thermal stress that would cause standard, rigid "paint-chip" floors to chip or flake.
Our system doesn't just sit on top of the concrete; it creates a chemically bonded barrier that handles heavy impacts and Minnesota temperature swings without cracking.
The Best Part?
Our system doesn't just sit on top of the concrete; it creates a chemically bonded barrier that handles heavy impacts and Minnesota temperature swings without cracking.
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 formulate, mix and spread LABPOX 30, a 100% solids industrial epoxy with a massive 13,000 psi compressive strength. While 'One-day-floor' guys use quick-setting polyurea as a primer to save time, we use a cycloaliphatic epoxy base that requires a 10-to-24-hour recoat window to ensure a permanent, chemical bond. We don't cheat the science; we follow it for a floor that never peels.
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. UV-STABLE POLYASPARTIC TOP COAT
The clear topcoat is the final protective shield that secures the quartz aggregate. We use LABFAST LO 85, a professional-grade polyaspartic resin that combines industrial hardness with specialized mechanical flexibility.
- 150% Elongation (Industrial Flexibility): Unlike standard coatings that can become brittle and crack, LABFAST features an elongation at break of 150%. This allows the surface to expand and contract during extreme Minnesota temperature swings without peeling or losing its bond.
- Impact & Abrasion Resistance: This flexibility works in tandem with its Shore D hardness of 70 to absorb the energy from dropped tools or heavy equipment, preventing the "spider-web" cracking common in cheaper, thinner floors.
- UV-Stable & Non-Yellowing: Engineered with excellent UV stability to ensure your floor never "ambers" or fades, even with constant exposure to sunlight.
- Low Maintenance: The high density of the LABFAST resin prevents dirt and automotive fluids from penetrating the surface, making it incredibly easy to clean.
- Rapid Return to Service: While we don't rush the installation, the advanced chemistry of this resin allows you to walk on your new floor in just 24 hours
A Note on the "Finished" Look
The result of this intensive process is a beautiful, high-gloss, textured floor that maintains a superior Wet Dynamic Coefficient of Friction (DCOF). This isn't just a "paint job"—it’s a chemically bonded, multi-layered system specifically engineered to survive Minnesota’s harshest winters and road salts.
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.
*** RECENT WORK ***
Real floors for real Minnesota homeowners. No stock photos—just 100-mil "Suits of Armor."