Polyaspartic Compared to Epoxy

Just get the Polyaspartic Heavy Chip Package with an Epoxy Moisture Vapor Barrier installed before the Polyaspartic Heavy Chip System. This costs another $2.50 per sq ft but you'll never have to worry about moisture and you'll have the best system out there (polyaspartic on top and bottom with a barrier before it.)

You only need an epoxy moisture vapor barrier if you have enough moisture in your slab that comes up strong enough to bubble your system but there is no way to 100% predict if you are going to have that much force in the form of moisture coming up later. The tests we have are just a snapshot in time and tell us the current moisture content or current humidity. They are both good indicators, but they are simply just that, indicator of current conditions. So if our Tramex Moisture Reader shows a High Moisture Content then you need a stand alone barrier before the polyaspartic. LabSurface's MVB is the hightest rated at 25lbs of resistance and you only have to put it down at 16 mils thick to get that much protection opposed to some companies that need you to buy 30 mils of coating to get even less pounds of resistance than that. If you are willing to throw the dice some people swap the polyaspartic primer for a flexible epoxy with less protection (9 lbs) but this is risky because when you get less protection your risk increases. So there are options the sales person can walk you thru but when you start walking down the moisture mitigator line instead of the moisture vapor barrier primer line you maybe, maybe, might be costing yourself more money, especially if your time emptying the garage and having the entire system removed and re installed because it is bubbling is so high that buying the Moisture Vapor Barrier is looking more viable.

If you have the money and don't want to ever have to worry about this just tell the sales person you want the polyaspartic package and you want to add the 25 pound Moisture Vapor Barrier (MVB) by LabSurface. The sales person will warn you righfully so that it is not a flexible product so if it cracks then your polyaspartic may be compromised but this is the case with brittle epoxy, the thankful thing is that epoxy cracks in a line and moisture vapor will always follow the path of least reistance, moisture will move under a coating all the way across a home until it finds an easy way out.

We install Polyaspartic (a type of urethane) coating instead of epoxy because it is superior to epoxy in the categories that matter:

1. Strength-  Spec Sheets above show Tensile Strength 6,400 vs 3,527 psi

2. Adhesion - Spec Sheets above show 425 vs 300 psi

3. Flexibility - Polyaspartic is a material that does not crack over concrete cracks like epoxy does, it is flexible, look at this video that shows us demonstrating epoxy cracking over cracks because of its brittle nature.

4. UV stability - Non-yellowing (aliphatic) unlike or aromatic urethanes which do also yellow

5. Dry Time - 2 hours for foot traffic vs 24 for epoxy and full dry  time which makes it ready for vehilces and heavy items in only 12 hours vs 3 days for epoxy.

6. Wearablity - Polyaspartic is a resilient material which allows it to absorb greater impacts, allowing it to flex instead of crack like epoxy does which gives it an industry recognized  wear factor 3X greater than that of epoxy. 

Polyaspartic is a type of Polyurea that has undergone changes to make it superior to Polyurea. Polyaspartic is a type of Polyurea just like a Corvette is a type of Chevrolet, but that does not mean that all Polyureas are Polyaspartics. Polyurea that has not been converted into a Polyaspartic is cheaper, weak, and will yellow. Polyaspartic is much stronger, sticks much better and does not yellow at all. So make sure you don't get confused between the two.

When it comes to your home, only the best will do. Getting the Best Product & the MOST VALUE for each dollar spent is the goal. Our Heavy Chip Polyaspartic Floors have two layers of chips instead of one layer for twice the lifetime once the clear coat has worn thru and exposed the chips, and it has 3x more than average (10 mils thick vs 3 mils thick) clear coat of Polyaspartic on top of the chips so that it takes longer to get thru to them. That's why we Feature Sherwin Williams 100% Polyaspartic Urethane for our customers because this top-of-the-line product provides a durable, long-lasting finish that can withstand even the most strenuous abuse. Plus, it is easy to maintain and clean - just what you need for a busy garage! Just use a garden hose nozzle trigger to pull and squirt water on it to wash it off like you would your dirty car! If you spill something on it you can simply spray it with Simple Green Cleaner or some Dishwashing Liquid like Dawn before you wash it off. If you're looking for the best possible garage floor coating and the MOST VALUE for your Money Spent then Houston Garage Floors is hands down the clearest, easiest, and the most obvious choice. 281-849-3070 CALL TODAY!!!