Full-broadcast color-flake systems and metallic epoxy pours for a garage, basement, or shop floor that looks intentional, not just coated.
Decorative flake flooring broadcasts colored vinyl chips into a wet epoxy base coat to full refusal, meaning the chips cover the surface completely rather than being sprinkled on sparingly, then seals it under a clear topcoat. Metallic epoxy uses pigments that move and pool as the coating cures, creating a marbled, three-dimensional look with no two pours identical. Both are a different job than a solid-color garage floor, more coats, more working time, and more skill in the broadcast and topcoat stages.
The prep underneath is identical to any epoxy job we do, grind, test moisture, repair cracks, because a decorative system telegraphs a badly prepped slab worse than a solid color does. A flake or metallic finish hides some minor texture, but it will not hide a crack or a moisture blister, those show up as clearly as they would under any coating. We don't sell decorative flooring as a way to skip prep, it gets the same ground-and-tested base as every job.
We walk the space, test moisture, and go through flake color blends or metallic color combinations so you can see options before committing.
Square footage, system type (flake or metallic), and a flat price in writing before we grind anything.
Same full-prep process as every job, the slab is ground and any cracks or pitting are filled and leveled.
For flake, the base coat is applied and chips are broadcast to full refusal by hand. For metallic, pigments are worked into the wet base coat to create movement before it sets.
A clear, UV-stable topcoat seals the finish and carries the floor's wear resistance, then a walkthrough on cure times.
Decorative flake and metallic systems typically run $8-14 per square foot installed, more than a solid color coating because of the extra material, broadcast labor, and topcoat passes. It's the same prep-first process as our garage and basement pages, priced higher for the finish work on top of it.
Get my flat written quoteFlake broadcasts colored vinyl chips into the wet base coat for a textured, speckled look, similar to what you'd see in a showroom or commercial space. Metallic uses moving pigments in the base coat itself to create a marbled, three-dimensional pattern with no texture from chips. Flake tends to hide dirt and minor wear better day to day. Metallic is more of a showpiece finish.
No, the wear resistance comes from the topcoat and the prep underneath, which is identical across every system we install. Flake actually hides scuffs and light wear better than a solid color because of the texture and color variation.
Yes, for flake systems we can blend from a range of standard chip colors to match your space, and for metallic we mix pigment combinations. We'll show you physical samples before you commit, not just a screen rendering.
A small chip or scratch repair is similar in cost to fixing a solid color coating. Matching a metallic pour's exact pattern in a repaired section is harder than matching a solid color, since no two pours are identical, we'll be upfront about that tradeoff before you choose metallic for a high-traffic area.
Plan on an extra day compared to a solid color coating for most garage or basement jobs, the broadcast and additional topcoat passes add working time. We'll give you an exact schedule with your written quote.
Same business day, Mon-Fri.
