Flooring Types
Epoxy Flooring in New Orleans
We install epoxy flooring on garage, shop and commercial slabs across New Orleans, Metairie, Kenner and Slidell. Epoxy is a resin coating poured and bonded onto concrete, and FEMA lists formed-in-place epoxy as an acceptable flood damage-resistant floor, which counts for a lot on a ground floor here.
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What kinds of epoxy flooring can you choose from?
This page is for owners deciding if epoxy suits their garage, warehouse, shop or ground-floor room. It covers the systems you can choose, where epoxy works and where it doesn't, what our wet climate means on install day, and how long it takes before you can use the floor.
Every system starts with a resin bonded to a prepared slab. What goes on top decides the look and the texture.
Solid color epoxy
One pigmented color across the floor. It's the plainest finish and suits shops and storage areas.
Flake systems
Colored flakes are broadcast into the wet coat and sealed under a clear topcoat. Our flake flooring page covers this finish in detail.
Metallic epoxy
Metallic pigments are worked through the resin for a marbled, glossy look, which suits showrooms and living spaces on a slab.
Topcoats for sun-exposed slabs
Rust-Oleum's epoxy garage kit is labelled for covered garages only and not for areas in direct sunlight. An open carport or porch needs a coating system rated for sun.
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Where epoxy works in New Orleans properties, and where it doesn't
The systems on this page are slab coatings, so they fit some spaces here and not others.
Garages and carports
Covered garages are the classic use. Carports open to the sun need a sun-rated system.
Ground floors below flood level
FEMA rates formed-in-place epoxy as acceptable for flood exposure, while it rates carpeting, engineered wood, plastic laminate and solid wood flooring as unacceptable.
Commercial floors
Warehouses, workshops and parking garages all sit on slabs that can take a coating.
Not on raised wood floors
The systems on this page are slab coatings; a raised wood floor needs a different floor.
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How it works
Slab moisture, humidity and install day in a wet climate
New Orleans International Airport averages about 63 inches of rain a year, according to the National Weather Service. Moisture in the slab and in the air decides whether a coating bonds.
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Moisture check
Rust-Oleum's instructions call for taping plastic to the slab for 24 hours. Droplets or darkened concrete mean trapped moisture that needs a moisture blocker before coating.
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New concrete waits
The same instructions say newly poured concrete should cure at least 28 days before it's coated.
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Humid days
Rust-Oleum caps application at 85% relative humidity, so we schedule around the forecast.
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Cracked slabs
The City of New Orleans notes that houses not on deep pilings are seeing differential settlement and cracking. Cracks get repaired before any coating goes down.
How long epoxy takes to cure and how to look after it
Cure times depend on the product. Rust-Oleum's figures for its garage kit give a feel for the wait.
Cure timeline
Rust-Oleum says the surface takes light foot traffic in 12 to 16 hours, heavy items and normal foot traffic after 24 to 48 hours, and vehicles after 3 days. Plan where you'll park for that stretch.
Everyday care
Sweep grit off so it doesn't scratch the surface, wipe spills up and use a mild cleaner. For wet entries, ask about an anti-slip additive in the topcoat.
Other coatings
Epoxy is one of several coatings for concrete. Our floor coatings page covers the wider range, and our epoxy flooring installation page walks through the job step by step.
Where we install epoxy flooring and how to get a free estimate
We install epoxy floors across New Orleans, Metairie, Kenner, Slidell, Gretna and Covington. See every town on our service areas page.
For a free estimate, tell us the space, the rough square footage and whether the slab is covered or open to the sun.
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