Why your coating failed and what the slab needs
A failed epoxy floor in Livonia almost never fails because of the color. It fails because the first crew skipped the grind. The old coating was rolled onto a slab that was sealed and smooth, so it never grabbed hold. Now it peels at the door and lifts where hot tires roll in. We start by reading that floor to find the real cause before we quote a single step.
Repair work starts with a test grind on the spot. We cut a small area down to bare concrete and watch how the old coating lets go. That reading tells us if a patch and recoat will hold, or if the whole floor needs to come up. From there we chase the cracks, fill them, and grind each patch flush. Then the new system goes down in coats, the same way we pour a fresh floor.
- We test grind during the visit, so the quote follows the reading.
- We chase every crack open and fill it before any new color goes down.
- Mortar patching where the failed coating tore concrete up with it.
- The reinstall uses the same materials and steps as a fresh epoxy floor.
- Most repair jobs wrap in a single working day, so you park again fast.
We work on floors all over Livonia and the towns next door. Many garages here sit on poured slabs from the postwar building years, and we know how those slabs age. We have seen the same coating failures over and over on Wayne County floors. That local read means we can often tell you the cause before we arrive. We would rather fix it right once than sell you a recoat that fails again.
Send us a few photos of your failing floor, or call and walk us through what you see. We will tell you straight whether a recoat will hold or the slab needs to come up. Either way you get a clear plan for your epoxy floor.
