Metallic Epoxy Floors in Beaverton, OR

The split-level is the Beaverton garage. Half a level down from the front door, with a cold joint at the step where the pour changed, and a floor that is often a little lower at the back than at the door. For flake, the joint disappears under the chips. For metallic, that joint is a line the pigment will find and pool against unless it is filled flush and the floor is leveled either side of it.

Then there is the age spread. A 1960s Raleigh Hills ranch has a cracked slab with gray paint on it. A 1990s Murray Hill two-story has a sound slab with joint cracks and tire marks. A 2020 Cooper Mountain house has a flat slab with builder sealer and moisture still inside. Three different prep jobs under the same clear coating, about 40 minutes west on Highway 26.

Gray Winters, Clay Ground, and a Finish That Shows Everything

Beaverton is wet and gray from October through May, and the clay under the west side keeps ground moisture high under every slab. For a clear metallic that is the main risk: vapor coming up through the concrete leaves a haze in the pigment that does not come out. We probe every floor, and the barrier-free 1960s slabs in Cedar Hills and West Slope almost always get a mitigating primer before anything else.

What goes on top is 100% solids clear epoxy loaded with metallic pigment and worked by hand, and a polyaspartic topcoat, tough against hot tires, that takes the build to 40 to 60 mils. It needs about a week before parking, and Beaverton winters can push it a little longer. It costs more than flake because a split-level garage with a cold joint and an old painted slab has to be ground, leveled, and primed to a standard where a clear finish looks like it was meant to be there.

Our Metallic Epoxy Floors System

Materials: Metallic pigment, 100% solids clear epoxy, polyaspartic topcoat
Thickness: 40-60 mils
Install time: 2-3 days
Walk on it: 1-2 days after
Park on it: about a week after
Warranty: 15 years

Glass-smooth finish. High-gloss topcoat. High-traffic rated.

Split-Level Steps, Mixed Slab Ages, and the Commute West

In Cedar Hills and Raleigh Hills the ranches and split-levels from the 1960s through the 80s have thin slabs with paint that has to be ground completely out, since even a ghost of it shows through a clear coat. On Murray Hill and Sexton Mountain the 1990s two-stories have sound slabs where the work is filling joints flush and checking flatness. Toward Cooper Mountain and Progress Ridge the newer slabs need the builder sealer ground off and a moisture reading, because a slab under two years old often fails. The cold joint at a split-level step is filled, ground, and either blended or used as a break in the pattern. About 40 minutes via Highway 26, so we stack the three site days into one week.

Beaverton Neighborhoods We Cover

Cedar Hills, Murray Hill, Sexton Mountain, Progress Ridge, Cooper Mountain, Raleigh Hills

What a Beaverton Split-Level Garage Costs in Metallic

A split-level two-car garage in Beaverton is usually 400 to 450 square feet, which at $9 to $16 a foot is $3,600 to $7,200. A three-car on Cooper Mountain at 650 square feet is $5,850 to $10,400. A 1960s slab with paint, cracks, and a primer requirement sits at the top; a flat 1990s Murray Hill slab sits lower. Firm quote after we measure and meter.

Frequently Asked Questions

The step in my split-level garage has a cold joint. Can metallic go across it?

Yes, two ways. We fill and grind the joint flush and run one pattern across it, or we use it as a clean break between two pigments, upper level and lower. Either way the pigment does not pool against it because we level both sides first. Most owners decide after seeing the boards.

My Cedar Hills garage floor was painted in the 1970s. Is that a problem for a clear coat?

Only if any of it is left. Old paint sinks into the concrete surface, and a shadow of it under a clear metallic reads as a stain. We grind past the paint layer into clean aggregate and check the floor under a work light before the pour. It takes longer than prepping a bare slab.

Does the clay under Beaverton mean I will need a moisture primer?

Probably, especially on a 1960s slab with no vapor barrier. The probe tells us for sure. Clay holds water against the concrete all winter and vapor works up through it. That vapor fogs a clear coating permanently, so the primer is cheap insurance where the reading is high.

Will my Cooper Mountain new-build slab be ready for metallic this year?

It depends on the reading. New slabs hold moisture for a couple of years, and the builder sealer comes off under the grinder regardless. If the probe is under the limit we go; if not, we prime or wait for late summer. We tell you which before you commit to a date.

How long from the first day on site until I can park on it?

Two or three site days, then about a week of cure before you park. In a Beaverton winter it may run a bit beyond that, so keep the garage closed and heat running. Getting to the house is not a problem, since foot traffic is okay after one or two days.

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