Concrete staining changes the color of your slab without hiding it. The stain soaks in, so you still see the concrete underneath. We stain interior floors, patios, porches and walkways from Centerville, UT. Acid stains react with the minerals in the concrete and leave a mottled, stone-like finish. Water-based stains sit in the pores and carry a wider color range. Both need a clean, dry slab with the old sealer stripped off. We test a small area first so you can see the real color on your concrete. Then the whole surface gets stained and sealed.
Complete Concrete Coatings has worked on Utah concrete since 2005, and it is still family owned. We are licensed and insured, with 77 Google reviews and a 4.8 rating. We stain floors for homeowners, churches, schools, restaurants and showrooms. We also install epoxy floor coatings, so we will say when a coating suits your slab better than stain. We come out, look at the slab and give you a free estimate before any work starts. Call (801) 347-4518 Monday through Friday, 8am to 5pm, or send us your project details.
Tell us about the floor, deck or slab and we will get right back to you.
Acid stain is a reactive stain. It carries metallic salts that react with the lime in your concrete. The color forms inside the surface and stays part of the concrete. Acid stain gives you earth tones: browns, tans, soft greens, warm reds and black. The finish comes out mottled and cloudy, closer to stone or leather than paint. Water-based stain works differently. It carries fine pigment into the open pores of the slab. You get a much wider color range, including blues, grays and solid, even tones. Water-based stain also holds a more even color on newer concrete.
The same stain color lands differently on every slab. Age matters, because older concrete has less free lime for an acid stain to grab. The finish matters too. A hard-troweled interior floor drinks less stain than a broom-finished patio. Minerals in the mix, old patches and past cleaners all shift the final tone. Sun exposure and moisture in the slab change it again. This is why we put down a test area on your own concrete first. If you want a set pattern rather than a natural look, stencils, borders and flake finishes give you that control.
Stain and epoxy solve different problems. Stain colors the concrete you already have and leaves the texture showing. A coating builds a new surface on top and hides what sits under it. Pick stain when the slab is sound and you want to change how it looks. Pick a coating when you need chemical resistance, hot-tire resistance or a floor that hides old damage. Interior living floors, patios, porches and walkways are where stain does its best work. Garage floors and warehouse floors usually get a coating instead. Stain also keeps the slab looking like concrete, which is the point for a lot of people. We look at the slab and say which one it can carry.
Prep decides how the stain turns out. We clean the slab, strip any old sealer and open the surface so color can soak in. Cracks and spalling get repaired first, because stain follows every flaw in the slab. We stain when the surface is dry and the air sits between 50 and 90 degrees F. A damp slab or a cold morning leaves blotches and weak color. Indoors, a sealed stain holds its look for years with normal cleaning. Outdoors, UV from the Utah sun fades color over time, and snowmelt and road salt wear on the finish. That is why the stain always gets a clear sealer over the top, with a refresh on a schedule.
Price on a staining job comes down to the slab in front of us. Square footage sets the base. Condition sets the rest. A slab with old sealer, glue, paint or curing compound takes more grinding before any color goes down. Cracks, spalling and pitting add repair time. Acid stain and water-based stain are priced differently, and so is a second color or a pattern. The sealer you pick matters too, since some hold up longer under sun and traffic than others. Indoor floors that need furniture moved and rooms masked off take longer than an open patio.
We give free estimates, and we come out and look at the concrete first. Bring us a basement floor, a front porch, a back patio or a long walkway. We work the Wasatch Front from our shop in Centerville. That covers Bountiful, Farmington, Kaysville and Layton in Davis County, plus Sandy to the south. It also covers concrete staining in Salt Lake City. Call (801) 347-4518 and Paul will get you on the schedule. He answers Monday through Friday, 8am to 5pm.
Free, no-obligation estimates across the Wasatch Front, from our Centerville shop.
(801) 347-4518From the first call to the cured floor, here is how it goes.
Tell us what the floor, deck or slab needs. A few photos help. Paul answers Monday through Friday, 8am to 5pm, and gets you on the schedule.
We come out, measure the surface and check the concrete for cracks, moisture and old coatings. You get a written price for the system that fits.
We grind or sandblast the slab, repair cracks and spalling, then build the coating in layers. Most garage floors are done in 1 day. Decks take longer.
Each layer cures before the next one. We tell you when to walk on it and when to park on it, and we go over the care and the manufacturer's warranty.
Common questions about concrete staining across the Wasatch Front. Don't see yours? Give us a call and ask.
A garage floor coating from Complete Concrete Coatings starts with diamond grinding and crack repair. Then comes an epoxy base with color flake, sealed under a clear polyaspartic top coat. Most Centerville area garages are finished in 1 day, with free estimates.
Metallic epoxy flooring puts metallic pigment in clear epoxy, then moves it while it is wet. The result is a marble style floor with veins and depth. We install it in garages, basements and commercial rooms across the Wasatch Front.
Concrete resurfacing repairs your existing slab, then covers it with a bonded overlay or coating system. You pick the color and texture, and a clear top coat locks it in. We resurface porches, patios, driveways, walkways and steps across the Wasatch Front.
We repair cracked, spalling and pitted concrete on driveways, garage floors, patios and shop slabs across the Wasatch Front. Damaged areas get cut back and filled, the surface gets ground flat, then a coating or sealer protects the repair.
Waterproof deck coatings seal plywood and concrete decks against snow, meltwater and sun. We inspect the deck, lay a rubberized membrane, add your color and finish with a sealing top coat. Slip-resistant textures available. Free estimates across the Wasatch Front.
Commercial epoxy flooring for warehouses, showrooms, hangars, kitchens and shops across the Wasatch Front. We grind the slab, repair it, then build the system your traffic calls for. Licensed and insured, family owned since 2005, with free estimates.
The company started in 2005 and is still family owned and run. The crews have ground, repaired and coated Utah garages, decks and driveways for over 20 years. That is a lot of freeze-thaw winters and salted slabs.
Coatings fail at the prep, so we diamond grind or sandblast every slab, fix the cracks and spalling, and test for moisture before any color goes down. Every product goes on to the manufacturer's specifications.
A worn porch, a salt-damaged driveway or a stained garage floor rarely needs a tear-out. We repair the surface and coat, resurface or seal it. You keep the slab and spend the money on the surface you see.
Our shop sits at 452 N 1100 W in Centerville, so Davis County, Salt Lake City and Ogden are short drives. Call and you get Paul at the office, not a call center. Estimates are free and happen at the property.
A garage floor that dusts and stains, a porch that is flaking, a deck that leaks, a shop floor that needs to hold up? Call or send the form and we will come look at the surface and price the job. The estimate is free.
Tell us about the floor, deck or slab and we will get right back to you.
