How Long Coated Garage Flooring Lasts in Northeast Ohio: Done Right vs. Done Fast

Garage Flooring

In Northeast Ohio, your garage flooring takes a beating: snow, slush, salt, and wide temperature swings. The question is: how long will a garage floor coating last in a place like Akron or Cleveland? If it’s professionally installed the right way, the answer is decades. If it’s rushed in a single day? Expect problems within just a few years. Why ...

Color, Flake and Metallic Finishes: Garage Floor Coatings That Show Off Your Style

Garage Floor Coating

If your garage floor is still unfinished concrete, you're missing out on one of the easiest ways to add style and value to your home. At Forte Garage Floor Coating, we believe your garage should look as good as it functions, and it all starts with a professionally installed garage floor coating. Whether you want clean and classic, richly textured, ...

The Best Places to Install Epoxy Flooring in Your Ohio Home

Epoxy Flooring

Picture walking into your home, where every room, from the basement to the sunroom, looks sharp, stays clean, and handles whatever life throws at it. That’s the everyday reality when you choose epoxy flooring. At Forte Garage Floor Coating, we help homeowners design beautiful, low-maintenance spaces using industrial-grade epoxy and polyaspartic systems built to perform in every corner of your ...

The Ultimate Guide to Maintaining Your Garage Flooring (and Solving the Problems That Shorten Its Life)

Garage Flooring

The right garage flooring can completely transform your space, but only if it stands up to daily wear and the harsh realities of Ohio weather. At Forte Garage Floor Coating, we know that long-lasting floors don’t just happen. They’re the result of great materials, smart installation, and simple, effective maintenance. Here’s how to handle the most common garage flooring problems ...

How Garage Floor Coatings Improve Home Resale Value

Garage Floor Coating

When it's time to list your home, especially in Northeast Ohio, it's the small upgrades that often make the biggest impact. While kitchens and bathrooms tend to get all the attention, the garage offers untapped potential. A high-quality garage floor coating can be a subtle but powerful enhancement—one that buyers absolutely notice. Protection Buyers Can Count On Northeast Ohio weather ...

What Went Wrong? A Lesson in Epoxy Flooring

Epoxy Flooring

The Mistake: Believing the Label Imagine a homeowner in Akron who wants to upgrade their dusty, worn-out garage floor. They search online, see a sleek photo gallery, and choose a company advertising “epoxy flooring” with 1-day installation. It sounds like a win—fast, professional, and budget-friendly. But there’s one problem: it wasn’t epoxy at all. What they got was a polyurea-polyaspartic-only ...

Polyaspartic Floor Coating Myths: The Facts You Need

Polyaspartic Floor Coating

Across Akron and Cleveland, 1-day companies promote polyurea or polyaspartic floor coatings as the ultimate quick solution for garage floors. But experts say many of these claims are misleading—and skipping critical steps puts your investment at risk. Let’s bust the myths and share the facts on building a floor that lasts in Ohio’s challenging climate. Myth: Polyaspartic Floor Coatings Don’t ...

Summer’s Here—Is Your Basement Gym Ready With a Basement Floor Coating?

Garage Flooring

The Season: Heat and Humidity Are Here to Stay In Northeast Ohio, summer means two things: rising temperatures and climbing humidity. If you’re trying to stay active without suffering in the heat, your basement floor is the best place to set up a gym. It’s naturally cooler, quieter, and more private. But even the best home gym won’t feel complete if ...

Myth vs. Reality: What You Need to Know About DIY Epoxy Floor Coatings

Epoxy Flooring

Myth: All Epoxy Floor Coatings Are Basically the Same It’s a common belief—especially among DIYers in Akron and Cleveland—that all epoxy floor coatings are created equal. If it says “epoxy” on the label, it must work, right? Unfortunately, that’s not the case. DIY Epoxy kits sold at hardware stores are usually water-based or solvent-based formulas designed to be thin and ...

What 1-Day Coating Companies Don’t Tell You About Garage Floor Epoxy

Garage Floor Epoxy

In Akron and Cleveland, 1-day floor coating companies love to boast: “Our coatings are 4 to 20 times stronger than epoxy!”. But what they don’t tell you is that they’re not talking about real, professional-grade garage floor epoxy systems like the ones we install at Forte Garage Floor Coating. They’re comparing themselves to weak DIY kits—and hoping you won’t notice the ...