New-build garages and older homes in Farmington
Farmington grew 34 percent between 2010 and 2020, and most of that is new housing. Much of it sits west of I-15, near Station Park and the rail station. Those garages have fresh, flat slabs that take a coating easily. Bench homes and townhomes near the station keep going up. The older side of town is a different job. Fieldstone pioneer homes near Main Street date to the 1850s and 1860s. Their garages and basements were poured later, and many have cracks, pitting or a worn-out sealer. We look at the slab before we quote either type. New concrete needs to cure at least 30 days before it gets sealed. Old concrete usually needs repair work before any color goes down.
The coating follows the room. A flake system in a garage hides dust and adds texture underfoot. Basements and finished shops often get metallic epoxy flooring, which reads like poured marble under light. A bare slab in a Farmington basement can also take concrete polishing instead of a coating. Polished concrete lasts 20 years or longer when it is cleaned and maintained. Epoxy handles heat in the 150 to 200 degree range, depending on the product. That covers a hot tire rolling in after a summer run up Skyline Drive. We pass on the manufacturer's warranty and apply every product to the manufacturer's specifications.
Farmington winters and what they do to concrete
Farmington averages close to 49 inches of snow a year. Lake-enhanced snow off the Great Salt Lake adds to it, and Farmington Bay sits right there to the west. January is the heaviest month, near 16 inches. January highs sit in the upper 30s and lows drop near 20. That swing across freezing is the part concrete hates. Water soaks into the slab, freezes, expands, then thaws again. Do that a few hundred times and the surface starts to flake. Road salt and de-icer speed it up. You track both home from I-15 and Legacy Parkway. It drips off the car onto the garage floor and sits there.
Salt damage shows up as spalling. The top layer lifts off in chips or sheets, usually near the garage door and the driveway apron. John Chalker put it plainly in a Google review: "We had a spalling problem on driveway due to road salt." We handle that with concrete repair before any coating goes down. A coating needs sound concrete under it. Repair also costs less than pulling the slab out and pouring new. On outdoor flatwork, concrete sealing keeps water from soaking in between projects. Sealers go on between 50 and 90 degrees, so we book that work spring through fall.
Communities & areas we serve around Farmington: Station Park, Farmington Station, Historic Main Street, East Bench, Farmington Canyon, Farmington Bay, Park Lane, Legacy Parkway corridor, West Farmington.
Farmington ZIP codes served: 84025.