Epoxy Flooring
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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Metallic epoxy floors turn a bare, dusty concrete floor into a glossy one with flowing, marble-like movement. Metallic pigments go into clear epoxy, and the wet coat is worked by hand into swirls and veins. Every floor is one of a kind. Metallic is one of the finishes in our epoxy floor coatings, and it goes down over a diamond-ground, repaired slab.
Slab Lab Coatings installs metallic epoxy floors in basements, home bars, entertainment spaces, showrooms, offices and garages. Where a room needs grip more than shine, a quartz floor is the textured option. From our Otsego base we work across the Twin Cities metro, and our jobs include a metallic floor in Anoka. 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.
A metallic epoxy floor is built in layers over a sound slab. We diamond grind the concrete with dust extraction, then repair cracks and pits and run a moisture test. Slab Lab Coatings was founded by a former coating inspector, and this is the prep an inspector checks for. Epoxy is rigid, so a crack that keeps moving can still show through later.
Metallic floors usually start with a tinted base coat, often black, which gives the metallic layer contrast and depth. Next, metallic pigments are mixed into clear epoxy and spread over the floor. While the coat is still wet, it is shaped by hand into bold swirls or soft, cloudy movement. The pigments keep drifting as the epoxy levels, and the look settles as it cures overnight.
The last coat is our polyaspartic topcoat. Bare epoxy can amber, or yellow, in sunlight. The topcoat is UV stable and will not yellow, and it hardens in 6 to 8 hours. Each coat cures overnight before the next goes on, so a metallic epoxy floor usually takes 2 to 3 days.
University of Minnesota Extension notes that more Minnesota basements are being finished as living space. Before a metallic floor goes into a basement, the slab gets a moisture test. A slab that reads high gets a moisture-mitigating primer before the base coat, as with any basement floor coating. Then a family room or home bar gets a floor that wipes clean.
In a business, metallic suits showrooms and offices, where the floor is part of the first impression. We plan the work around your operation. Shops, warehouses and industrial spaces often need more grip; our commercial floor coatings include quartz and textured systems.
A quartz epoxy floor trades some gloss for grip. Colored quartz sand is broadcast into wet epoxy, often in two layers. The loose sand is swept off, and clear coats seal the rest. The result is a textured floor built for wet areas and heavy foot traffic.
The topcoat sets the texture. A thinner clear coat leaves more grit showing, and a thicker one gives a finer texture with more shine. Coating makers build quartz systems for commercial kitchens, restrooms, locker rooms and showers.
At home, quartz fits a utility room, a basement or a garage that sees water and hard use. Choose metallic for looks in a dry room, and quartz where floors stay wet.
Free estimates and site visits across the northwest metro and the Twin Cities, about 40 miles around Otsego.
(612) 702-9724Two more views of a metallic epoxy floor from one of our commercial jobs. See more of our work.
From the first call to the final topcoat, here is how it goes.
Call or text (612) 702-9724, or send the form. We look at the slab and put the system, repairs, mil thickness and price in writing.
We diamond grind the slab with dust extraction to open the surface for a strong bond. Then we test the concrete for moisture.
We fill cracks and chips, including salt pits near the door. The coating goes down over sound, smooth concrete.
A high-solids, self-priming epoxy or polyaspartic base coat goes down over the ground slab. This is the layer that bonds to the concrete.
We broadcast polymer flake across the wet base coat until it is fully covered. Then we scrape off the excess for a consistent texture and grip.
A scratch-resistant, UV-stable polyaspartic topcoat seals the floor and hardens in 6 to 8 hours. The crew leaves care instructions and tells you when to park.
Common questions about metallic floors across the northwest metro and the Twin Cities, about 40 miles around Otsego. If yours is not here, call and ask.
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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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.
Learn MoreOur prep follows the standards a coating inspector checks for, because the company was founded by a former coating inspector.
Every slab we coat is diamond ground and tested for moisture first. Cracks and pits are repaired before any coating goes down.
About 75 days a year the temperature swings across freezing in the Twin Cities. Our polyaspartic and polyurea systems are chosen for that and for road salt.
Most garages are coated in one day. One Google review describes a three-stall garage done between 8 in the morning and 2 in the afternoon. Pick your look from two dozen flake blends.
Real reviews from real floor coating jobs, 34 reviews on Google.
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.
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Tell us about the floor. We come out, look at the slab and give you a free estimate.
