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 ...

What Makes a Great Home Office? Start with a Garage Floor Coating

Garage Floor Coating

When you’re setting up a home office in Akron or Cleveland, the first things that come to mind are usually the desk, the chair, and maybe a new monitor. But there’s one critical detail homeowners often overlook: the floor. If you’re working in your garage, the right garage floor coating is the foundation for comfort, durability, and daily productivity. And ...

From Damaged to Durable: The Concrete Sealer You Can Count On

Concrete Sealing

In places like Akron and Cleveland, concrete goes through a lot. Winters bring road salt and freeze-thaw cycles. Spring brings heavy rain. And year-round traffic leaves behind stains, grime, and wear. Over time, unsealed driveways, walkways, and patios lose their strength—and their curb appeal. That’s where Forte Garage Floor Coating steps in with GENIX, a high-performance concrete sealer that restores and ...

Garage Flooring: The Moisture-Vapor Transmission Fix That Transforms Your Space

Garage Flooring

Before: A Garage Floor Breaking Down Due to Moisture Vapor Transmission Northeast Ohio homeowners know the routine: wet winters, humid summers, and freezing nights all take a toll on your garage. Even brand-new garage flooring can start to fail early—peeling, bubbling, or cracking despite careful upkeep. The real problem usually isn’t wear and tear—it’s what’s happening inside the concrete. Moisture ...

Garage Flooring That Solves 5 Common Workshop Hazards

Garage Flooring

If you’re serious about building a garage workshop in the Akron or Cleveland area, your flooring matters more than you think. Bare concrete may seem tough—but it can turn every project into a safety risk or cleanup nightmare. With high-performance hybrid epoxy and polyaspartic garage flooring from Forte Garage Floor Coating, you can avoid the most frustrating hazards DIYers face. ...