Lancaster metallic floors, one of a kind
Most garage floors we see have a crack or two and an oil stain that will not quit. In Lancaster, like everywhere, we fix those first and coat second. It sits in Los Angeles County, about 8.1 miles northwest of Palmdale.
Reading the Lancaster housing stock
About 8.1 miles northwest of Palmdale. Housing figures from the US Census.
Census numbers put the typical home in Lancaster at about 1985. Homes from the 1980s are old enough that someone may have tried a garage coating already, and kit epoxy from back then is almost certainly peeling or yellowed by now. All of it comes off.
We grind to bare concrete, repair what is underneath, and build the new system up from there, one layer at a time.
Stand-alone houses make up the bulk of it, roughly 70%. When most of the housing is single-family, the floor work tends to be residential: a two-car garage, maybe a back patio, now and then a garage that is becoming a room. We plan the schedule around the slab in front of us.
About 57% of homes are owner-occupied. We read those numbers the way we read a slab: they tell us whether to expect garages, rentals or shop floors before we drive out.
Lancaster sits in the Antelope Valley at roughly 2,300 to 3,500 feet, high enough that summer heat and winter frost both show up on the same slab. Close by, typical homes run from about 1970 in Desert View Highlands to 1989 in Palmdale, and Lancaster sits on the newer side of that spread.
What Lancaster weather asks of a floor
The Antelope Valley.
Summer garages in the valley run hot. A closed garage with a west wall in the sun can sit above the outdoor temperature by late afternoon, and the slab soaks that heat up and holds it into the night. Then the car comes home. Plenty of valley drivers put in long highway miles every day, and tires that just came off hot pavement are soft and sticky. On a weak coating they can grab the surface and peel it up in the shape of a tread, which is the classic failure on cheap garage floors. Heat also shortens the working time of every product we mix.
Dust and sand are a fact of life here, so plan the floor around cleaning it easily. A medium or full flake broadcast hides grit between sweeps far better than a solid color, and a satin top coat hides fine scratches better than high gloss. Keep a coarse mat outside the side door rather than inside, and run a dust mop through once a week so the sand never gets a chance to grind in.
Out on the bigger parcels, a detached shop slab often works harder than any house garage. Trailers get backed in, equipment drips hydraulic fluid, a welder throws sparks in the corner, the dog sleeps by the door. Those floors want a thicker build and a tougher top coat, with grit mixed in near the doors where boots come in wet. Shop slabs poured years ago may have no vapor barrier, so we check for moisture before we settle on a primer.
Systems that make sense here
Garage Floor Epoxy Coatings
Flake, metallic or solid garage floors built on a full diamond grind, with a top coat that handles hot tires and oil.
Polyaspartic Floor Coatings
A fast-curing, UV-stable clear coat over a ground slab and flake, for garages that need to be back in use quickly.
Flake Epoxy Flooring
Colored vinyl chips broadcast into an epoxy base and sealed under a clear top coat, for garages, shops and patios.
The next towns over
- Quartz Hill
3.7 miles away, Los Angeles County
- Desert View Highlands
7.2 miles away, Los Angeles County
- Palmdale
8.1 miles away, Los Angeles County
- Leona Valley
9.3 miles away, Los Angeles County
More in Los Angeles County, on the services page and in the gallery.
Asked and answered
Do you come out to Lancaster?
Yes. Lancaster is about 8.1 miles northwest of our shop in Palmdale, inside the 60 miles we cover for homes and well inside the 150 we cover for commercial and industrial work. We come out, look at the floor and give you a price after we have seen it.
What should I know about a slab from around 1985?
Concrete that age is hard and well cured, so it takes epoxy well once ground. The usual surprises are old sealer, paint overspray or tile glue. A test spot during the look tells us what we are dealing with.
Do the big day and night temperature swings crack a coated floor?
The coating does not crack the slab, and the slab moves whether it is coated or not. What matters is how the cracks are treated before the coating goes on: settled cracks get a rigid fill, active ones get a flexible fill, and control joints stay open where they need to. We point out which cracks are which during the look.
Will blowing sand scratch a coated garage floor?
Sand tracked across any floor leaves fine scratches over time, and they show most on high gloss. A flake floor with a satin top coat hides them well, and a weekly dust mop keeps grit from building up. The scratches live in the top coat, which can be scuffed and recoated down the road without redoing the whole floor.
Will the desert dust make a coated floor look dirty all the time?
Dust still blows in, but on a coated floor it sits on top instead of working into the concrete, so a dust mop or a quick rinse clears it. Flake blends with a mix of light and dark chips hide dust between cleanings much better than a solid color. Black and very dark solids show every speck.
My garage faces west and bakes every afternoon. Will the floor turn yellow?
Plain epoxy can amber where sunlight lands, so we finish sun-exposed garages with a polyaspartic top coat that holds its color. The base coat underneath is shielded by the flake and the top coat. Metallic floors get a clear UV-stable top coat too, but their look lives in the epoxy layer, so a sunny doorway is still worth a conversation.
Do I have to pick colors during the visit?
No. We can go over flake blends, metallic options and solid colors while we are there, but you can take your time. The color choice does not change the prep, so we can lock in the schedule and settle the color later.
How long does a commercial floor shut down?
It depends on the size, the system and how much of the space can close at once. We can phase the work so part of the floor stays open, and cement coatings and fast-cure systems shorten the downtime. We give you the timeline with the quote.
Can you coat over my old coating?
No. If the old coating is peeling anywhere, the bond under the rest of it is suspect too, and a new layer on top fails with it. We grind it all off down to bare concrete and start the system fresh.
Can you coat a floor in summer heat?
Yes, but heat speeds up the cure, so we work early in the day and mix in smaller batches. A garage that bakes in the afternoon gets coated in the morning. We pick products that handle the temperature.
Planning a floor
in Lancaster?
Send a few photos of the floor and the room and we will tell you what it needs.
What to send and what happens next. Want proof first? See the floors.