Garage Floor Mats Compared To Epoxy
So you’ve narrowed your possible garage flooring options down to a garage floor mat or epoxy paint. Both garage floors have their pros and cons, so we’ll take a look at the ones most likely affecting your decision. Hopefully, by the time you’ve read this article, you’ll have a better understanding of exactly how the two garage floors compare. Note that, for the purposes of this article, we will be comparing epoxy paint to whole garage floor coverings, and not compartment mats. Because compartment garage floor mats are not sold in a package that can cover entire garage floors, they are not really appropriate for comparing to epoxy paint.
Installing Is Easier With A Garage Floor Mat Than Epoxy Garage Floor Paint
This is kind of obvious. Epoxy paint takes hours to install, as well as hours in between steps to dry, while a garage floor mat just requires cutting and placing. Since your garage floor must be immaculate before you even start, it’s a much bigger chore to prepare for epoxy as well. A mat, on the other hand, will rest on top of dirt or dust just as well as anything else. If you need a solution right now, then a garage floor mat may be your only real option.
Garage Floor Mats Are Most Expensive Than Epoxy Garage Floor Coating
Generally speaking, a garage floor mat will probably cost you in the neighborhood of $200, which is about three times the cost of an epoxy garage floor coating kit. The pricing difference makes sense when you really consider what it is you’re buying as opposed to what you’re going to have when everything is said and done. With a garage floor covering, you’re buying the pre-assembled protection while, with epoxy garage floor paint, there is some assembly required. Obviously this figure will change dramatically if you end up paying someone to install your epoxy garage floor coating, so be sure to call around and get some quotes on installation before you make your final decision if you don’t plan to do it yourself. Odds are pretty good that, including installation costs, epoxy will come out quite a bit more expensive than a garage floor mat.
Epoxy Garage Floor Paint Is More Durable Than A Garage Floor Mat
Epoxy has the undeniable advantage in longevity and durability, but it also changes things. Applying an epoxy garage floor coating changes the entire nature of the garage flooring. In comparison, a garage floor mat will just cover it. It’s unlikely but possible for either to become stained or damaged and, when that happens, swapping a mat is far simpler than repairing a paint job. Of course, you’re also out the $200 for the new mat. So before choosing, you should be asking yourself how rough you are likely to be on your garage flooring.
The Verdict?
There’s no way that there could be a clear winner for that would be appropriate for all garage floors. There is a reason that both options are available, and it’s because they both sell, which means they’re both useful to someone. It’s up to you, the buyer, to decide which is best for your particular situation. If money is no object, you can always consider doing both, or possibly using compartment mats on top of an epoxy garage floor coating. Whichever way you go, good luck, and enjoy your new garage flooring!
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