Coon Rapids is the second-largest city in Anoka County, with 63,599 people at the 2020 census. The median home here was built in 1983, and about 59 percent of homes went up between 1970 and 1999. A garage slab poured with a 1983 home has now been through more than 40 Minnesota winters. On the business side, Coon Rapids Boulevard remains an important commercial corridor, and Riverdale Village sits just off US-10.
Slab Lab Coatings is based in Otsego and was founded by a former coating inspector. We come over from Otsego, and a full-flake garage floor coating is our main service in Coon Rapids. We also coat basements and business floors, polish concrete, repair worn slabs and install Rubber Stone rubber surfacing. Call or text (612) 702-9724 for a free on-site estimate.
Tell us about the floor. We come out, look at the slab and give you a free estimate.
Coon Rapids became a village in October 1952 and a city in June 1959. Most of its homes went up in the 1970s, 80s and 90s. The 1980s were the busiest decade, with about 26 percent of today's homes. About 62 percent of homes are single-family detached, and about 75 percent are owner-occupied.
Every winter adds wear to a garage floor. In the Twin Cities, the air temperature swings across freezing on about 75 days a year. Concrete soaked with salty meltwater takes stress with each freeze, and the surface can flake and pit.
We prep every slab to the standards a coating inspector checks for. That means diamond grinding to sound concrete, a moisture test and the crack and pit repair the floor needs. Then come an epoxy or polyaspartic base coat, a full flake broadcast and a polyaspartic topcoat. Most garages are coated in one day, and our flake colors page shows all two dozen blends.
After a snowfall of 3 inches or more, Coon Rapids crews plow over 400 lane miles of streets. The city spreads a salt mix on steep grades, busy intersections and curves when conditions turn hazardous. That mix is a cornstarch-based material combined with salt, and the city does not use sand.
Across the Twin Cities metro, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency estimates 365,000 tons of road salt go down each year. From November 1 through April 1, Coon Rapids bans street parking from 2 a.m. to 6 a.m. So salty cars spend winter nights in garages and driveways.
That salt rides home as slush and melts onto the garage floor. Deicers keep the concrete surface wetter and add freeze-thaw cycles. The ready-mix concrete industry says moderate scaling can strip up to three-eighths of an inch of surface. One maker's resistance chart for a flake system scores 20 percent salt water, motor oil and gasoline as excellent.
Coon Rapids Boulevard follows the old Red River Ox Cart Trail, and it remains an important commercial corridor. It runs from the Blaine border on the east to the Anoka border on the west. The city's 2040 plan groups new commercial and higher-density housing into mixed-use nodes along it, called PORTs. They are Port Evergreen, Port Riverwalk, Port Campus Square and Port Wellness.
Riverdale Village, an outdoor shopping center with over 75 stores, sits just off US-10. Highway 610 and Highway 47 are the city's other main routes. The city's 2014 report on its largest employers lists a hospital, the school district and an aerospace maker. A college and big retail stores make the list too.
Retail stores, offices, shops and warehouses all take salt and slush from winter boots and tires. Our commercial and industrial floor coatings are chosen for chemical resistance, with quartz or textured topcoats where floors get wet. We plan the work around your operation. For a large open floor, polished concrete is another option.
Coon Rapids sits on the Mississippi, across the river from Brooklyn Park. If your home has a basement, ground moisture can move up through the slab toward the drier room. So every basement floor coating starts with grinding and a moisture test. A moisture-resistant primer goes down when the slab calls for it.
A coated basement floor can serve a family room, a home gym, a storage room or a workshop. Flake and solid-color epoxy floor coatings, metallic floors and polished concrete are all options.
From our Otsego base, we take Highway 101 to US-10 and follow it into Coon Rapids. At the free estimate, we measure, check the slab and bring flake samples to view in your garage light.
Communities and areas we serve around Coon Rapids: Coon Rapids Boulevard, Riverdale Village area, US-10 corridor, Highway 610 corridor, Port Riverwalk, Port Campus Square, Pheasant Ridge, Woodcrest, Ponds of Shenandoah, Sand Creek Woods, Mississippi Shores, Bluffs of Coon Creek.
Coon Rapids ZIP codes served: 55433, 55448.
Free estimates throughout Anoka County and the surrounding area.
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Full-flake polyaspartic and polyurea garage floor coatings for homes and businesses: the slab diamond ground, cracks and pits repaired, a base coat, a full flake broadcast and a UV-stable topcoat. Most garages are coated in one day.
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Epoxy floor coatings in solid color, flake, metallic and quartz finishes for homes and businesses. Every slab is diamond ground and moisture tested, and a UV-stable polyaspartic topcoat seals the floor.
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Polyaspartic and polyurea coatings cure fast and hold their color in sunlight. Our polyaspartic topcoat hardens in 6 to 8 hours, and most garages are coated in one day.
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We coat basement floors in flake, solid color or metallic epoxy, and offer polished concrete and stain and seal. Every slab is diamond ground and tested for moisture before any coating goes down.
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Slab Lab Coatings coats warehouse, shop, retail, office and showroom floors to take heavy equipment and chemical spills. Quartz and textured finishes add grip, and we plan the work around your operation.
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Rubber Stone is a troweled rubber surface for driveways, pool decks, patios and steps that goes over existing concrete. Slab Lab Coatings is an authorized Rubber Stone dealer based in Otsego.
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We grind, densify and polish your existing concrete into a smooth, hard floor that resists dusting. It suits basements, garages, shops, warehouses, retail stores and showrooms.
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Metallic epoxy floors with flowing, marble-like patterns, worked by hand so every floor is one of a kind. Quartz epoxy floors give wet, busy rooms a textured, slip-resistant finish.
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Stain puts color into the concrete itself, and the right sealer helps keep water and road salt out. We stain and seal interior floors, basements, garages, patios and porches.
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Josh was amazing to work with. He personally called after I did the Facebook quote and scheduled an estimate for the next day. He got me on the schedule within 2 weeks. The crew arrived at 8am sharp, and were gone by 2pm doing my 3 stall garage. It’s been 2 months and it’s still the favorite update we’ve done to our house since buying. I can’t recommend Josh and Slab Labs enough for getting your garage floor upgraded.
We were so happy with the new garage floor coating Slab Lab did in our garage. Josh was very informative and helpful every step of the way. The workers, Rey and Alex, arrived on time, were very hard working, courteous, and very skilled in all aspects of the job. They were all so pleasant and easy to work with. The floor is beautiful—no more ugly salt damaged concrete! Thanks, Slab Lab!
Highly recommend. I’ve had the floor in my garage for about a year, and it still looks brand new. If I move, I’ll be calling them again for the next garage.
Josh and team at slab lab coatings gave us a complete overhaul of our garage floor in the summer of 2025. After a winter of busy traffic, the slab quality and seal has held strong. Our experience with Josh and team at Slab Lab Coatings was truly top notch and we would recommend this service to anyone with high confidence. Josh spoke to us regularly through the process and allowed for additional custom quality implementations to meet the needs from a value standpoint. If you’re debating the service or are one the fence…. Go with Josh and team. You will not be disappointed!!
I had a great experience working with Slab Lab Coatings on my garage floor project. Josh and his team did an outstanding job from start to finish. They were professional, punctual, and took the time to explain the entire process before getting started. The quality of the workmanship really shows—the floor looks incredible and completely transformed the garage. Josh runs a very organized operation and clearly takes pride in delivering high-quality results. If you’re looking for a reliable company for garage floor coatings, I would highly recommend Slab Lab Coatings.
Josh and his team just finished our garage floor coating. Our floor was pretty damaged from salt and was a complete eye sore. One call to Josh and he came out for a free estimate explaining the entire process in detail. His install team was fabulous and very knowledgeable and explained things to us as they were doing them. Our garage floor turned out exceptional and matches our new custom colored driveway so good. Thanks Josh to you and your team. You saved our garage floor and we couldn’t be happier.
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Tell us about the floor. We come out, look at the slab and give you a free estimate.
