Concrete Coating in Nashville, From Garage to Pool Deck
Tired of a dusty, stained slab? Concrete coating in Nashville turns the bare concrete around your home into a sealed flake floor that wipes clean. Your garage, basement, patio, porch or pool deck gets a moisture test and a written price first, then a diamond grind on install day.
- Indoor and outdoor slabs
- Moisture-tested first
- Grit for wet feet
- Lifetime adhesion warranty
What a concrete coating does for your slab
Bare concrete soaks up oil drips and the red clay off your boots, and even a swept slab keeps shedding gray dust. A concrete coating puts a tough new surface over the slab you already have. Spills sit on top until you wipe them up.
Ours goes on the same way on every slab. We diamond-grind your concrete so the coating has something to grip, and we fill the cracks. Then a polyurea base coat goes down, vinyl flake covers it wall to wall, and a clear polyaspartic topcoat with fine grit seals it in. You can walk on it the day after we finish.
The details follow the slab. A damp basement gets a moisture barrier first. Around a pool, you get extra grit and a lighter blend that stays cooler under bare feet.
Every slab gets a moisture reading before we quote it, because water rising through concrete is what pushes most coatings off. Want the garage and your back patio done? One free estimate visit covers both.
Indoor concrete coatings for the rooms you use hard
Inside, your slab takes a beating from above and moisture from the soil below. Each of these rooms leans on the coating a little differently.
Garage
Garage floors
Hot tires, oil drips and winter brine all land here. Coated, your garage floor wipes clean and starts to feel like part of the house. Garage floor coatings.
Below grade
Basements
Most basements around here are hillside walkouts, so your first question is moisture. Our meter answers it, and a damp slab gets a barrier first. Basement floors.
On a slab
Rooms inside
Mudroom, laundry, sunroom or kitchen on a slab? It can match your garage. The floor is hard and cool underfoot, so plan on a rug. Floors inside the house.
Out back
Home shops
A pole barn or backyard shop gets jack stands and oil on the floor. Full flake hides the scuffs, so your shop looks sharp between cleanups. Shop floors.
Exterior concrete coatings that stay put
Outside, your floor has a harder life. Your patio bakes in the July sun and freezes on January nights, and wet bare feet cross it all summer. So the clear topcoat has to hold its color and keep water out of your concrete.
- Patios. Sealed against rain and leaf stains, with grit so your wet shoes grip.
- Front porches and walkways. A coated porch outlasts porch paint, so you stop repainting every few summers.
- Pool decks. Extra grit where your feet are wet, and lighter blends that stay cooler in July.
- Steps. Coated to match, with grit on every tread.
Planning one of these? Patio, porch and pool deck coating goes deeper on grip and color.
Does a patio need a different coating?
You get the same layers as in a garage. We change the details to fit where your slab lives, so you don't have to work out which product goes where.
Indoors, the worry you can't see is moisture rising from the soil. That's why every indoor slab gets a meter reading before we quote it.
Outdoors, add sun, rain, frost and bare feet, which is where the extra grit comes in. We also wait for a dry slab and a dry forecast. In summer we start early, because fast coatings set quicker on a sun-baked slab.
| Indoors | Outdoors | |
|---|---|---|
| Main wear | Tires, boots, dropped tools | Sun, rain, frost and bare feet |
| Moisture | Rises from the ground; tested first | Rain on top and ground water below |
| Sun | Mostly through an open door | All day; the clear top must not yellow |
| Grip | Fine grit in the topcoat | More grit, most of all near water |
| Color | Anything you like | Lighter blends stay cooler underfoot |
| Install day | Rain or shine | A dry day; we start before the slab heats up |
| Standing water | Rare | Fix low spots first; a coating won't change the slope |
When your slab isn't ready for a coating yet
Most concrete around a house can be coated. A few slabs need another fix first, and you should hear that at the estimate, before you've paid anyone.
Fresh pour
New concrete
Just poured a slab? Give it about 28 days to cure before any coating goes on. Pour it in May and you can coat it in June.
Moving slab
Shifting cracks
A crack that keeps widening, or one side sitting higher than the other, means the slab is moving. That needs concrete repair first.
Low spots
Standing water
If your patio holds puddles after a storm, fix the drainage first. A coating seals the concrete, but it can't change the slope.
Not concrete
Pavers and wood
Pavers, brick and wood decks move in ways this coating can't follow. We coat solid concrete only, and we'll tell you if yours isn't a fit.
Old paint or a peeling coating on your slab is fine; we grind it off as part of the prep. We don't coat driveways. Worried about cracks or pits? Start with garage floor repair.
Compare concrete coating companies line by line
Got two quotes with the same total? They can still pay for very different work. Lay them side by side and read what each one promises to do.
A real quote comes after someone has seen and tested your slab. A price by phone, from square footage alone, is a guess, and guesses tend to grow on install day.
Take your time, too. A company that's sure of its work doesn't need you to sign today. Ours leaves you a written, itemized price and lets you decide when you're ready.
| On the quote | What a good one says | Why it matters |
|---|---|---|
| Prep | Diamond grinding, with the edges by hand | Acid washing leaves your coating too little to grip |
| Moisture | A reading, and what happens if it's high | Water from below can push a coating off |
| Repairs | Crack and joint filling, included | Unlisted repairs show up later as extras |
| The layers | Base coat, flake and topcoat, each by name | "Epoxy" or "coating" alone tells you little |
| Flake | Full broadcast, wall to wall | A light sprinkle means a thinner floor under your tires |
| Edges and steps | Cove base and steps, if you want them | So your floor doesn't stop at a raw edge |
| Cure times | When you can walk, and when you can park | Use it too soon and the floor marks |
| Warranty | The word "adhesion," and what's excluded | So you know what's covered |
Seven blends to start your shortlist
Any of these can go on any slab you want coated. Browse more in the gallery, or preview a color on a photo of your own floor.
Concrete coating questions
How much does concrete coating cost in Nashville?
For a professional flake floor, Nashville-area prices typically run about $5 to $9 a square foot, so most two-car garages land around $2,000 to $4,500. Your patio or porch is priced the same way, by size, prep and repairs. You get your exact number in writing after the free estimate. See what moves the price.
What's the difference between a concrete coating and a sealer?
A sealer is thin. It soaks in or leaves a light film that slows water and stains, and sooner or later you reapply it. If you only want to keep brine out of bare concrete, that can be enough. A coating is a thick new surface with flake and a clear top that wipes clean. That's your pick for a finished floor. Sealer vs. coating.
Is a concrete coating the same as epoxy?
Epoxy is one kind of concrete coating, and the best-known one. Ours is a polyurea base with full flake and a clear polyaspartic top. It looks like an epoxy flake floor, but it cures faster, stays a little flexible and doesn't yellow in the sun. You also park on it days sooner. Epoxy flooring, explained.
Can you coat a patio, porch or pool deck?
Yes, as long as it's solid concrete. Outside, we add more grit and suggest lighter blends that stay cooler under your feet. We also wait for a dry day to work. The clear top holds its color in the sun. Pavers, brick and wood decks aren't a fit for this coating. Patios, porches and pool decks.
Can you coat a basement floor?
Yes, and it's where the moisture test matters most, because ground water works up through a basement slab. If the meter or the signs say yours is damp, a vapor barrier primer goes down first and cures overnight. A coating isn't waterproofing, though, so an active leak gets fixed before we start.
How long does a concrete coating last?
On ground, tested concrete, a long time. When a coating fails, bad prep or moisture is usually to blame. Ours carries a lifetime adhesion warranty, so if it ever lets go of your concrete, we repair it. The clear top can scuff over the years, and you can have it recoated without redoing the flake.
Can you coat over old paint or sealer?
Not directly. We grind old paint or sealer off first, down to bare concrete, so your new floor grips the slab itself. That grinding is part of the prep, and you'll see it listed on your quote. You won't find it added as a surprise on install day.
Do you offer concrete coatings near me?
If you live in or around Nashville, yes. We cover Franklin, Brentwood, Spring Hill, Murfreesboro, Mt. Juliet, Lebanon, Hendersonville, Gallatin, Clarksville, Columbia and the towns in between. Your estimate is free, and it happens at your house, where we can see and test the slab. Find your town.
Which slab is first on your list?
Book the free estimate. We look at every slab you want coated, test each one for moisture and leave you a written, itemized price. Then you decide, in your own time.