If you’re a home owner, you’ve likely been been in this scenario. You have a beautifully decorated space: one that you’ve decorated, invested time and money into. Yet, despite your efforts – you still have that one area that drives you nuts. Maybe it’s a wall that needs to be removed, some cracks in the floors, or an ugly concrete surface.
Many of our clients are home owners who take pride in their spaces. They want their house to be a “home” and desire each space to be beautiful, functional and relaxing. So why would your concrete surface be any different? After all, the flooring (whether it be indoor or outdoor) contains the largest surface area of your home. It’s also the area that your guests walk upon and see more than any room or outdoor space.
Knowing that our floor surfaces are the most visible and certainly the most used area of the home – wouldn’t you want it to look beautiful and be protected for a long time? We certainly think so and that’s why we passionately inform our clients that we have a product they’ll love!
A Company Based on Kingdom Concepts
1 Day Coatings first started with a dream of helping our clients resurface old areas of their home. We believe that making old things new is a biblical, Kingdom concept. After all, didn’t Jesus make all of us new when he washed our sins away so we could connect with the Father?
If you own an outdoor living space such as a swimming pool, outdoor kitchen or sitting area – you’re familiar with dirt, dust and debris. These areas of our homes provide excellent spaces for entertainment, but they also take a lot of abuse from its exterior environment and human interaction.
From swimming pool chemicals to grilling grease, drink spills, impact from toys, the playing of animals and moving furniture – our outdoor spaces take a lot of abuse! Long story short, it’s often the busyness of life that wears down our outdoor spaces – requiring a resurface to restore it’s original beauty.
The Different Types of Pool Decks: How We Compare
Since our inception, we’ve seen all types of exterior concrete surfaces. From epoxy coatings, pebble deck, salt rock finish, broom finish, kool deck and much more – these surfaces are good for the short term but don’t compare to our premium finish! What’s the key difference? Well, for starters our product consists of polyurea – a material that is much stronger and way more flexible!
In addition, our floors provide greater slip resistance due to their “orange peel-like” texture. This is a huge benefit for owners of swimming pools due to the added safety for users of all ages!
In addition, our polyurea floor coatings are highly customizable. We provide a common list of pre-assorted colors on our website, but there are literally thousands of color combinations you can create. This is a fun and attraction benefit of our product! If you have a college, high school, church, business or any space that you want to represent your sports team or organization – we can bring that space to life!
We’re Great with Detailed Projects!
As you can see from the images of this project – when resurfacing concrete pool decks there is a lot of details to consider. From the pool coping, to changes in elevation, steps and crack repairs – we have a lot of concrete to patch up and treat. It’s projects like this that we love because they showcase the skill set of our team!
1 Day Coatings prides itself on restoring all types of concrete surfaces regardless of the age or current condition. In fact, it’s often the ugliest spaces or most complex layouts that provide the most stunning results!
Here you can see how our teams totally transformed this outdoor living space! The free form layout of this pool deck combined with the details of the pool coping made it a project worthy of showcasing.
Contact Us for a Free Quote Today!
Do you have an area of your home that needs some love and attention? Are you tired of looking at those concrete cracks, oil stains or chipped surfaces? Believe us, we see concrete in all different states when we first arrive on the job site. But trust us, when we are done with your surface – you won’t even recognize the new floor before your eyes!
Our team loves transforming and renewing indoor and outdoor spaces! If you’d like a free estimate, we invite you to fill out our Instant Estimator! We’d love to meet you and help you create something new and beautiful for your home or business (or both)!
We’re amazed at how many of our clients have experienced failures with epoxy flooring. When we originally got into this business, we knew that we’d receive calls for this type of work. But what is truly astounding is how many of our clients have this exact same problem: the problem of their epoxy floors failing.
It’s a unique situation and one that we encounter on a daily basis – from garage floors to exterior pool decks or even commercial applications such as a commercial kitchens. Since the inception of our business, we’ve been all around the state removing epoxy floors to install our 1 Day Coatings – Vinyl Chip Flake Flooring.
Our teams have the right equipment to remove tough epoxy flooring. Using a commercial grinder we can chisel away the old epoxy surface while vacuuming to minimize dust!
The Problem with Epoxy Floors
So what is exactly is the problem with epoxy floors and why do so many of our clients want them removed? Well, for starters, epoxy floors are installed on a wide array of applications: from residential homes to commercial facilities. In majority of cases, most people install epoxy floors because of their alleged durability and wide color selections.
Historically, epoxy floors gained a wide following after its introduction into the marketplace during the early 1900’s: epoxy floors have been around for decades (hence our wide customer base of unhappy epoxy clients). Complicating matters further, there are now hundreds of different DIY epoxy kits for home owners to apply themselves. If properly applied and maintained, epoxy floors can last for years. However, it’s more of a science and an art. Therefore, most failures are due to improper installation and maintenance.
Epoxy Floors Typically Fail Within 2-3 Years!
Due to their complexity, the majority of epoxy floors are installed incorrectly and fail within 2-3 years. Some of the reasons for the failure of epoxy floors include but are not limited to:
Peeling Floors – occur due to improper surface preparation or if epoxy is applied when temperatures are too hot or cold. The surface also needs to be etched (not smooth) when epoxy is applied.
Moisture Buildup – moisture can pool beneath your epoxy surface causing bubbling or de-lamination. We consider moisture as a “bond breaker” and it will always cause a failure.
Air Bubbles – air can form beneath the epoxy surface if mixed too quickly or if the concrete surface is porous. This causes “pop ups” or “bubbles” in your surface that will eventually crack and peel away.
Color Variations – epoxy is comprised of two parts: epoxy resin & polymer hardener. If not mixed long enough or the temperatures are too cold – the colors will not blend naturally and create a wide variance in color.
Here you can see a fabulous before and after image showcasing the difference that our product can make and how beautiful our floors look after its installation.
We Professionally Remove & Replace Epoxy Floors with our Vinyl Chip System
After any of the above listed failures occur, most home owners or business owners become concerned and look for a solution. The ugly side of epoxy floors is that once installed – epoxy floors are not easily removed. Additionally, most home owners do not have the proper equipment to remove epoxy surfaces themselves. Isn’t it ironic how there are hundreds of DIY epoxy kits and very little information on how to remove them after they fail?
The truth of the matter is: epoxy floors need to be mechanically removed by a specific piece of equipment. We recommend allowing 1 Day Coatings to remove your existing epoxy system with our Commercial Grinder. Our equipment is designed to remove epoxy floors on a big scale. With a heavy grinder head, commercial vacuum system (to minimize dust) and a staff fully committed to 1 Day Coatings – we can remove your epoxy floors in as a little as a day!
Additionally, our teams remove a wide array of epoxy surfaces on a weekly basis. Therefore, we know how to safely remove each type of epoxy system so we can retain and restore your concrete surface effectively.
Our Floors Last Longer & Are More Beautiful
Well, all of that certainly seems scary and not something that most home owners would opt into if they knew the reality before applying the epoxy product. We believe that most home owners originally choose epoxy floors because they want to protect a concrete surface and don’t know of any other alternative. That’s why we’re here! Our product is a perfect substitute for epoxy floors but without all of the problems!
We sincerely believe that 1 Day Coatings creates a more beautiful surface but also one that is stronger and lasts longer. For starters, we provide a 15-year residential & 5-year commercial warranty for all of our 1 Day Coatings clients. Good luck finding that same type of protection in any other flooring system. Additionally, our floors provide a wide of array of protection benefits including:
Resistance to Abrasions
Stands tough against Drops, Spills, Stains, Oils, Dirt & Debris
Our team is able to grind away your old surface materials and apply our 1 Day Coatings Vinyl Chip Flake system. Here you can see our technician grinding away the top layer of stain & sealant on this concrete counter top. Do you have a counter top like this that you’d like to renovate & update?
Contact 1 Day Coatings Today!
If you’d like a free estimate for our 1 Day Coatings product – just fill out our Instant Estimator form! By providing us with some basic measures and images of your home, office or commercial space we can provide you a quick estimate.
Our team is here to help you select the right type of flooring for your next project. Therefore, let us help you protect your floors with the tough materials on the marketplace today!
