Metallic Epoxy Garage Floors in Tualatin, OR

Tualatin is easier than a lot of the metro for metallic, and the reason is the concrete. The two-story homes in Ibach, Byrom, and around Jurgens Park were built in the 80s and 90s on builder slabs that are structurally sound and reasonably flat. What they carry is thirty years of surface history: control-joint cracks, tire tracks in the parking lanes, and an old sealer somebody applied in 1998. All of that is a grind away.

What the flat valley and the river add is moisture. The Tualatin River floods the water table every spring and the winters are foggy, so a slab that feels dry in July can be venting vapor in February. That does not matter to a car. It matters to a clear coating, because vapor under a metallic leaves a cloud in the pattern. We meter the slab and prime where the number says to.

Why a Sound 1990s Slab Is a Good Place for Metallic

A clear metallic shows whatever is under it, so the best candidate is a slab that is flat, dry, and free of anything that stains. Tualatin builder slabs from the growth years are close to that once the old sealer is ground off and the joints are filled flush. We spend less time leveling here than on a hillside in West Linn or an old garage in Milwaukie, and that shows up in the price.

The system is metallic pigment stirred into clear 100% solids epoxy and moved by hand into a one-off pattern, topped with an easy-to-clean polyaspartic for 40 to 60 mils together. An Ibach or Byrom garage takes shoes after one to two days and a parked car after about seven. Tualatin's warm summers push it toward three, and the foggy winters push it toward five with the garage closed and some heat on. It costs more than flake for the hand work and the longer cure, but on these slabs the prep is honest.

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.

Cul-de-Sac Two-Car Garages and the Spring Water Table

The 1980s-to-2000s two-car garages in Martinazzi, Byrom, and Ibach are about as consistent as slabs get: saw-cut joints that have cracked, moderate tire staining, and an old sealer or a thin coating that has to be ground off completely because a trace of it would show through a clear coat. Newer townhomes near Bridgeport Village have fresh slabs where the curing compound gets ground off and the moisture gets read. Everything gets probed because the river valley water table comes up in spring and the winter fog keeps the ground damp. It is roughly 40 minutes south on I-5, so the three install days are booked together and the cure runs while we are gone.

Tualatin Neighborhoods We Cover

Ibach, Byrom, Martinazzi, Jurgens Park, Bridgeport, Tualatin Commons

Tualatin Two-Car Garage Metallic Pricing

Tualatin two-car garages measure 400 to 500 square feet, and metallic's $9 to $16 range brings that to $3,600 on the low side and $8,000 on the high. Sound 90s slabs with sealer to remove and joints to fill usually come in around the middle, and a mitigating primer for a river-valley reading adds a little per foot. Bridgeport townhome garages near 300 square feet price between $2,700 and $4,800. Firm quote after measuring.

Frequently Asked Questions

There is an old sealer on my Ibach garage floor. Does it have to come off for metallic?

Yes, completely. Old sealer blocks adhesion, and under a clear coating any patch of it left behind shows as a different sheen. We grind it off with diamonds and dust collection, and that grind also opens the slab so the epoxy can lock in. It is the same reason we never acid etch.

Does the spring flooding of the Tualatin River affect a garage floor coating?

It raises the water table under the slab, which pushes vapor up through the concrete. A clear metallic over that vapor develops a milky haze. We probe the slab before quoting and put a mitigating primer under the metallic when the reading is high. After that, the river can do what it does.

Will the saw-cut joints in a 1990s slab show through the pattern?

As faint lines, yes; as grooves or cracks, no. We fill the joints with a rigid filler, grind flush, and run pigment across. Most owners either stop noticing them or like the grid they give the pattern. We can also use them to break the floor into panels of different pigment.

Is a metallic a good idea for a garage that is really a workshop?

It depends on the work. For woodworking, cars, and general tinkering the floor is fine and cleans up with a dust mop. For heavy metal fabrication with dropped steel, a flake floor hides wear better. Many Tualatin owners do the metallic on the finished bay and flake on the working bay.

How quickly does a Tualatin summer install cure?

Summer helps the floor cure evenly, but it still needs about a week before you park. Warm, dry weather speeds the cure, and a closed garage in July holds that warmth. Winter is slower: fog and cool air can add a few days, so we have a little heat running. Vehicles wait for the full cure either way.

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