Garage floors
Garage Floor Epoxy
Sleek, easy-to-clean finishes that protect against stains and moisture.
Chapter 01
What a garage slab goes through before it ever gets coated
A residential garage is harder on concrete than most people expect. Hot tires, oil drips, road salt carried in on the car and moisture wicking up through the slab all work on the surface at once. A coating laid over concrete that was never properly prepared will lift and peel where the slab was oily, dusty or damp, and the peeling usually starts at the door line or the parking spots.
That is the failure Craig McConathy plans around at Columbia River Coatings. Every garage in Pasco and across the Columbia Basin starts with an honest look at the slab itself: where it is cracked, where it is pitted, where it has taken oil. The floor you see at the end is only as good as the concrete it was laid on.
Blue and grey flake epoxy floor in a residential garage
Clear it, repair it, tape it, then lay the system
The garage gets cleared first, so nothing is left to work around. Cracks and pits are repaired, the edges at the walls and the door are taped so the coating ends in a clean line, and only then does the coating system go down. That taped edge is what keeps the finished floor looking cut in rather than ragged at the baseboard and the door.
The system itself is your choice. A flake broadcast gives you texture and hides dust, a solid color gives you the cleanest and brightest look, and a metallic pour gives you a floor with depth and veining. Craig lays all three, and he will tell you which one suits how the garage is actually used. A workshop garage with tools being dragged across it is a different conversation than a two-car garage that mostly holds a truck and bikes.
If you are not sure, text a photo of the slab to (509) 492-8403 and he will look at it before the consultation.
Chapter 03
Keeping the finish easy to live with
Columbia River Coatings describes garage epoxy as a sleek, easy-to-clean finish that protects against stains and moisture, and the day-to-day care matches that. Sweep up grit so it does not grind under the tires, wipe spills when they happen, and keep the garage door seal working so water is not running across the floor every storm.
That is the whole routine. There is nothing to strip and nothing to wax. Because the same man preps, coats and finishes the floor, any question about how it was done goes to one person, and the work is covered by licence COLUMRC781K6 as a bonded and insured Washington contractor.
Laid by Craig McConathy, owner and installer. Licensed, bonded and insured, WA #COLUMRC781K6.
Garage work, as photographed
Garage floors that came out of the pour
Flake, solid color or metallic, the prep underneath is the same. Craig explains who he is and how he works on the about page. When you are ready to talk through your own slab, send a message or call (509) 492-8403.
