Metallic Epoxy Floors in Longview, WA, Poured One at a Time

Picture the river on a still morning, gray and silver with the light moving across it. That is about what a good metallic floor looks like. We mix metallic pigment into clear 100% solids epoxy, pour it, and work it by hand so it swirls and pools. No two floors come out the same, and you cannot order a copy of your neighbor's.

The catch is that metallic hides nothing. A flake floor covers a rough slab. A metallic floor puts every low spot, ridge and old trowel mark on display under a glassy finish. So in Longview, where we see everything from fresh pours in Columbia Heights to 1940s slabs behind houses in the St. Helens neighborhood, the first visit is mostly about deciding if your concrete is flat enough.

Where Metallic Makes Sense in This Town

The best candidates are the newer, larger garages up on Columbia Heights and the Highlands, where the concrete is in good shape and reasonably flat. Owners there use them as shops, gyms and car rooms. Basements under the period homes can work too, as can studios and small showrooms. The thin, wavy slabs in some old detached garages are a harder sell, and we will tell you if flake would serve you better.

Once the slab passes, the system is thick: 40 to 60 mils of epoxy, then a polyaspartic topcoat that is UV stable so the colors stay true near windows. The finish is glassy and mops clean in minutes, which matters with the grit that comes home on work clothes in a mill town. The floor is covered by a 15-year warranty.

Our Metallic Epoxy Floors System

Materials: Metallic pigment, 100% solids clear epoxy, polyaspartic topcoat
Thickness: 40-60 mils
Install time: 2-3 days
Cure time: 3-5 days
Warranty: 15 years

Glass-smooth finish. UV-stable topcoat. High-traffic rated.

Flatness, Damp Flats, and Cure Time on Gray Days

Most of Longview is low, wet ground behind the river dikes, from West Longview to the blocks around Lake Sacajawea. That high water table means we take a moisture reading before quoting a metallic floor, and if it comes back high we add a mitigating primer. We also check flatness with a straightedge and grind down ridges. Long stretches of foggy, cool weather stretch cure time, so we keep the space closed and warm while it sets. Getting to you takes us around 45 minutes on I-5 and Ocean Beach Highway.

Longview Neighborhoods We Cover

Columbia Heights, the Highlands, the St. Helens neighborhood, West Longview, the Old West Side

What a Metallic Floor Costs in Longview

Because it is thicker and worked by hand, metallic costs $9 to $16 a square foot. Most double garages in town measure somewhere from 400 up to 500 square feet, putting them at roughly $3,600 to $8,000. A 600-square-foot basement or shop would be $5,400 to $9,600. Extra grinding for flatness or a moisture primer moves it up within that range. We measure, then quote.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can I get a metallic floor in an old detached garage near R.A. Long Park?

Maybe. We bring a straightedge and check for dips and humps. Small ones we can grind out. A slab that rolls badly or has settled will show it right through the metallic finish, and on a floor like that we would steer you toward flake, which hides it.

Will two pours ever look identical?

No, and that is the point. The pattern comes from how the pigment moves while we work it by hand. You pick the colors and the general look from our samples, like a deep blue with silver or a copper with charcoal, and the floor makes the rest of the decisions.

Our Columbia Heights garage is newer. Does it still need a moisture test?

Yes. Newer concrete on the hill is usually in good shape, but a test is quick and the cost of guessing wrong is a floor that lets go. Down on the flats readings run higher. Either way we want a number before we pour, not after.

How slippery is a metallic floor when someone walks in wet?

Smooth epoxy can be slick under wet shoes. In Longview, with rain half the year, we usually add a fine anti-slip grit into the topcoat. It barely changes the look, and you will feel the difference. Tell us how the room will be used and we will set the texture to match.

How long does the whole job take?

Install is two to three days: grind and prep, the metallic pour, then topcoat. Cure is three to five days before heavy use, and on cool foggy stretches we lean toward the long end. Light foot traffic comes sooner, and we will tell you exactly when.

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