Metallic
Pigment moved by hand while the resin is still open
Metallic is the reason this company exists. Reflective pigment suspended in clear resin, then moved with air and tools while it is still liquid, so the floor ends up with depth and movement that reads like stone, water or liquid metal.
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Tell us the space and rough size. Or call (941) 504-9132.
Detail
It is closer to painting than to construction
Once the resin is down there is a window of maybe forty minutes where the floor can be worked. Pigment gets pushed, blown, feathered and layered in that window. When it closes, whatever is there is what you have permanently.
That is why metallic work does not come with a sample you can pick off a shelf. Every floor is genuinely one-off, and the installer’s hand is visible in it. Our owner learned this side of the trade through JP Resin and it is the work he most wants to be doing.
Choosing a direction
Most clients arrive with a reference: a slab of marble, a photo of water, a car color. We work from that. Cool grays and pewters read architectural and calm. Blues and teals read like water, which is why they are so popular on Gulf Coast lanais and waterfront rooms. Copper and bronze warm a space considerably.
We can mock up a sample board in your chosen palette so you are not committing to a whole room off a description.
What it needs from the slab
Metallic is unforgiving of a bad substrate because a gloss finish shows every ripple. Slabs that are out of level or badly patched need remediation first, and we will tell you that at quoting rather than discovering it on pour day.
It also needs a clear topcoat over it. The metallic layer itself is decorative; the clear is what takes the wear.
Preparation
What happens before any resin comes out
Metallic is the least forgiving finish we install, because a gloss surface shows every ripple and every missed patch underneath it.
Grinding comes first, always. Diamond tooling opens the surface so the coating has something to bite into, because a coating bonds mechanically rather than by sticking. The etching kit sold with retail epoxy does almost nothing to a slab that was power troweled smooth, which is most of them.
Moisture is the second reading. Concrete here pushes water vapor up through itself day and night, and a coating that seals it in will blister and let go regardless of what it cost. High numbers mean a moisture-tolerant primer goes down first, not that we carry on and hope.
Cracks get chased out to a clean edge and filled rather than skimmed over, spalls and pop-outs get rebuilt, and any previous coating comes off entirely. Only when the slab is sound, open and dry does anything get mixed.
The finish is what you see. The grind underneath it is what decides whether you are still happy in year eight, and it is where we spend the time other quotes save money.
It is also why we will occasionally tell someone their slab needs repair before it needs a coating. A floor that should be fixed structurally is not a floor we will put resin on, because the crack comes back through and then it is our name on it.
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Metallic Epoxy Flooring questions
How much does metallic epoxy flooring cost?
Price follows square footage, the condition of the slab and the system you choose. A sound slab that only needs grinding costs far less to prepare than one with cracks, old coating or a moisture problem. We look at the floor and give you a real number rather than a range that means nothing.
How long does metallic epoxy flooring take?
Most residential work is two to four days on site depending on size and system. Commercial and industrial floors are scheduled around your hours and often run nights or weekends. You get exact dates before we start, including when you can walk on it and when you can put weight on it.
Do you grind the floor first?
Always. Diamond grinding is the only way to get a profile the coating can key into, and it is the single biggest reason floors either last or fail. We do not acid etch and we do not coat over a sealed slab.
What about moisture in the slab?
Florida slabs move water upward constantly, and vapor trapped under a coating is a guaranteed failure. We take a reading before quoting. If the numbers are high we specify a moisture-tolerant primer rather than pretending the problem is not there.
Can you match a color or a look I have seen?
Usually. We carry eighteen flake blends and mix metallic per floor, so bring a photo, a cabinet door or a paint chip and we will get close. We put samples down in your own light before you commit.
Do you work outside Sarasota?
Yes. We cover a 120-mile radius from Sarasota, which is twenty-four counties from Naples up to Ocala and across to Orlando. Check the service areas page or call and ask.
Send us the space. We will send back a number.
Rough size and a photo is enough to start. We cover Sarasota and twenty-four counties around it, so tell us where you are and we will tell you when we can get there.
Pour this floor
Or call (941) 504-9132.