Concrete Prep: The Foundation of a Lasting Garage Floor Coating

Concrete Preparation

A garage floor coating can look great on day one, but how it performs over the years depends significantly on how the concrete was prepared before application. This step is critical, and the details matter. If the concrete is too smooth, the concrete coating has nothing to really grab onto. If it’s too rough, it’s kind of like sticking a ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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. ...

Prevent Garage Falls with an Anti-skid Polyaspartic Floor Coating

Polyaspartic Floor Coating

Northern Ohio weather is unpredictable—snow in the winter, rain in the spring, and humidity all summer long. It’s no surprise that garage floors in the Akron and Cleveland area often become slick and hazardous. Whether it’s snowmelt from boots, water tracked in from the driveway, or just moisture in the air, a smooth concrete floor can quickly become a danger ...

The Garage Flooring Warranty Checklist

Garage Flooring

When upgrading your garage flooring in the Akron–Cleveland area, don’t let the warranty be an afterthought. A floor that looks great on day one can fail quickly if it’s installed with cheap materials and the wrong application process—and most warranties won’t help when that happens. That’s why we created this checklist: so you’ll know exactly what to look for before ...