What you need
A two foot square of clear plastic sheet and some tape. That is your entire kit.
Free tool
Will your concrete actually hold a coating?
Eight questions about your slab, and you get a straight answer about how ready it is and what preparation it will probably need. No email required and nothing is sent anywhere. Moisture is the single biggest cause of a coating failing, and it is the thing this checks hardest.
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Call or Text (203) 496-6386
Free, no obligation, and nothing to sign. We answer the same day, weekends included.
Free Concrete Slab Readiness Check
Answer honestly rather than optimistically. A slab that needs work is not a problem, it is a thing worth knowing before you take quotes.
How to Test a Concrete Slab for Moisture
The one question above that most people answer with 'not yet'. It costs you nothing, takes a day, and it is real building science rather than a sales tool.
What you do
Tape it flat to your bare concrete and seal all four edges completely. Leave it a full day somewhere it will not be disturbed, then lift a corner and look underneath.
What it means
Condensation under the plastic, or concrete that has gone dark, means moisture is moving up through the slab. Dry means it probably is not. It is not a laboratory test and it will tell you more than a brochure will.
Why it matters this much
A coating bonded to a slab that is passing moisture will lift, blister or lose its bond. Finding that out after your floor is down is the expensive version, and it is the most common way a resin floor fails.
What Your Slab Readiness Result Means
How much preparation your floor is likely to need, and whether anything has to be dealt with before we bring a coating near it.
Ready
Sound, dry, bare concrete. We grind it, we coat it, and your job is straightforward.
Some preparation
Cracks, staining or an old coating. All normal, all fixable by us, and it adds time to your job rather than doubt about it.
Worth a proper look
Signs of moisture, deep pitting or moving cracks. Not a no from us, and it means we let your slab decide the job rather than the color chart.
Nothing here is a quote
It is a read on your concrete from eight answers we asked. Brad still comes out and looks, because that is the part we cannot do from a form.
Why Moisture Is the Question That Decides Everything
More coatings fail because of what was under them than because of what they were. That is why we start with your slab and not with your color.
Concrete is not waterproof
Your slab on grade wicks moisture up from the ground continuously. With no coating it evaporates off the surface and nobody notices.
A coating stops that evaporation
So the vapour collects at the bond line instead, and pressure builds under the film until your floor lifts, blisters or lets go.
Which is why the test matters
We do not treat it as a formality. It is the difference between a floor that lasts and a floor you pay for twice.
And why it is free
Plastic sheet and tape, and we will bring both. There is no version of this where skipping it saves you anything.
How big is your floor?
Slide to your size and see what fits it. Brad gives you the exact number when he's seen the slab.
2-car garageAbout 20 by 22 feet
What we'd suggestFlake, solid color or metallic
What we put downWe grind your slab, then primer, a color or flake coat and the top coat
Install timeMost residential floors are finished in a day.
What you get with Atlas
The things that decide whether a floor lasts, done on every job.
Brad pours it himself
No subcontractors. The person who quotes your floor is the person who grinds it and coats it.
Diamond-ground prep
Your slab is ground back to open concrete, which is what stops hot tire pickup lifting the coating.
Moisture test first
Moisture coming up through a slab is the usual reason a coating lifts, so we check before anyone talks about color.
Same-day quotes
Call or text and we'll come and look, weekends included. The quote is free and you'll have it the same day.
Lifetime product warranty
The coating is covered for life, so the risk of the product failing isn't yours.
Most floors in a day
Most residential floors are finished in a day, and you'll know your walk-on and park-on times before we start.
How your epoxy floor gets done, from first call to parking on it
Three steps, and Brad does every one of them himself. Most residential floors are finished in a day.
- 1
You call, text or send the form
Tell us the room and roughly how big it is. We'll talk you through the range and book a time to come and look, often the same day. Weekends count, and there's nothing to sign.
- 2
Brad reads your slab and you pick your finish
He checks for cracks, old coating and moisture, then measures up. You choose your flake blend or metallic against your own floor, not a brochure. Your written quote comes back the same day.
- 3
We grind it back and build your floor up
Your slab goes back to bare concrete under a diamond grinder with dust extraction. Then the primer, the body coat with your flake or metallic, and the top coat. You get your walk-on and park-on times with the quote.
What customers wrote
4.7 from 15 Google reviews. We publish every one of them on the reviews page, including the one star and what came of it.
great job on my Epoxy floors and countertops
amazing job on my basement thanks again Brad the epoxy flooring was better then even i expected
great job on my shop Floor thanks again Brad
Questions people ask
Do I have to give my email to see the result?
No. The result shows on the page and nothing is sent anywhere unless you choose to send it.
Is this a quote?
No. It is a read on how ready your slab is. What moves the price is on the cost page and the quote follows a visit.
My slab tested wet. Is that the end of it?
No. It means we put a moisture mitigation layer down first and your job costs more than it would on a dry slab. Knowing now is much cheaper than finding out after.
What if I do not know the answers?
Answer what you can and pick 'not sure' for the rest. A rough read is still more than most people have when they start taking quotes.
Is the slab check free?
Yes, and you give us no email to see the result.
Does a wet slab mean I cannot have an epoxy floor?
No. It means we put a mitigation layer down first and your job costs more than it would on a dry slab.
Free estimate
Tell us about your floor.
Brad looks at your concrete before he gives you a number, because the price is set by the slab and not by the coating. A floor that has been painted before, or that gets damp, takes more preparation than a clean pour, and preparation is most of the bill.
Free, no obligation, and nothing to sign. We answer the same day, weekends included.
Would you rather just talk? Call or text (203) 496-6386, Monday to Friday 8am to 5:30pm, and Saturday 8am to 3pm.
Ready to stop looking at that floor?
Tell us roughly what you have and we'll come and look at it. The quote is free, there's nothing to sign, and you'll know what your floor costs before you commit to anything.
Get Your Free Quote Call or Text (203) 496-6386