Read the slab
Condition, contamination, repairs, joints, previous coatings, and surface integrity.
Garage Craftors · Floor Protocol GC–FS–01
We don’t install
a coating.
We engineer a floor.
Products can change. The discipline cannot. Our responsibility is to assess the concrete, expose the risks, select compatible materials, control every layer, and give you one written system built around your space.
Our specification is.
Our point of view
A premium floor is not
a bucket list.
It is controlled judgment.
Garage Craftors is the accountable party between your concrete and the finished surface. We may specify different compatible manufacturers as conditions and availability require. What never changes is the protocol: assess, explain, specify, install, verify, and document.
No supplier becomes the hero.
Your finished floor does.
The GC specification framework
Six decisions.
One accountable team.
Counting coats is easy. Engineering the relationship between the slab, moisture strategy, bonding layer, body, broadcast, topcoat, and cure is the real work.
Control moisture risk
Choose a standard bonding path, a moisture-managed path, or pause until another condition is corrected.
Create the bond
Match the primer or first resin layer to the prepared concrete and the complete compatible build.
Build the body
Specify base color, resin chemistry, broadcast material, coverage, and the texture created after scraping.
Engineer the surface
Choose topcoat chemistry, sheen, texture, UV strategy, cleanability, and return-to-service.
Document the handoff
Record cure windows, access restrictions, maintenance guidance, limitations, and project warranty.
System anatomy · not to scale
The complete build.
Every layer has a job.
This visual is a decision map, not a universal recipe. Some projects use a standard primer path; some use a qualified moisture-mitigation primer in that position. Final products, application rates, layer count, and cure windows are written after assessment.
06Clear protective topcoatWear · texture · sheen · cleanability
05Decorative or performance broadcastChip · quartz · approved aggregate
04Body coatColor · build · broadcast receiver
03Primer or MVB pathSelected—not assumed
02Repairs + joint strategyCondition-specific detailing
01Mechanically prepared concreteThe foundation of the bond
What we refuse to hide
The visible failure
usually starts invisibly.
A coating cannot create a reliable bond to contamination, weak laitance, incompatible material, or poorly prepared concrete.
Treating every slab as identical transfers a hidden condition into the customer’s finished floor.
A product category is not a specification. Every layer needs a purpose and a compatible neighbor.
The customer lives on the clear coat. Its chemistry, texture, exposure, and cure deserve a real decision.
Assess before prescribing
No diagnosis.
No responsible system.
We start with the concrete—not a color sample. Condition, contamination, previous coatings, cracks, joints, drainage, use, exposure, and project history shape the preparation and resin strategy.
- Mechanical preparation and target surface profile
- Repairable defects versus conditions requiring another trade
- Moisture history and appropriate evaluation
- Temperature, dew point, ventilation, and cure constraints
- Traffic, chemicals, cleaning, UV, and desired texture
GC Chapter 02 · Moisture strategy
MVBNot every slab needs it.
Every slab needs a decision.
A moisture-vapor-barrier primer is a specialized first resin layer for conditions that require moisture mitigation. It may occupy the primer position in the complete compatible build. It is not an automatic upgrade, and it is not a cure for active leaks, drainage defects, hydrostatic pressure, or unsound concrete.
When it belongsThe assessed slab and written system require mitigation
When it does notIt is being added only to make a package sound premium
Floor systemQualified MVB layerPrepared concreteMoisture-vapor drive is assessed below the visible finish
Standard primer path
BONDThe first resin layer
earns the adhesion.
A compatible primer can wet and seal prepared porous concrete, support adhesion, and reduce surface defects associated with outgassing. It is selected because the slab and the complete system call for it—not simply because every quote needs another line item.
01Wet the prepared surface profile
02Seal the concrete as specified
03Support the compatible body coat above
One position · two different jobs
Standard primer
or MVB?
The slab answers first.
Prepared, suitable concrete
A compatible standard primer or approved first resin layer when the assessed slab, environment, and complete system support it.
Mitigation is required
A qualified moisture-mitigation primer when evaluation and the written system require that protection.
GC Chapter 04 · Body + broadcast
BUILDThis is where color
becomes a working floor.
The body coat carries the base color and receives the decorative chip, quartz, or other approved aggregate. Broadcast density, scraping, recovery, inspection, and the selected material influence visual coverage, texture, and how the topcoat closes the surface.
01Specified base color and compatible resin
02Broadcast to the designed coverage
03Scrape, vacuum, inspect, then seal
GC Chapter 05 · Clear protective topcoat
CLEARClear is not cosmetic.
Clear is the working surface.
The clear protective layer seals the broadcast and becomes the floor’s exposed surface. Garage Craftors specifies compatible chemistry, cure speed, application window, texture, sheen, coat count, UV strategy, cleaning expectations, and return-to-service for the actual project.
Seal the broadcastCarry the cleaning loadShape final textureAddress UV exposureSet the sheenControl return-to-service
Build my topcoat specification ↗The Garage Craftors floor family
Three clear paths.
No supplier theater.
One written standard.
Daily garage confidence
For a suitable residential slab, normal vehicles, and easy ownership.
- Mechanical preparation
- Specified standard bonding path
- Decorative full-broadcast finish
- Compatible clear protective topcoat
Risk addressed first
For projects where the slab evaluation drives a moisture-mitigation strategy.
- Mechanical preparation
- Qualified MVB primer when required
- Compatible body + broadcast
- Project-specific protective topcoat
Performance leads
For shops, wet zones, service areas, and commercial operations.
- Aggressive substrate preparation
- Condition-specific bonding layer
- Quartz or approved aggregate build
- Performance-led topcoat + texture
Your protection is the written brief
If it is not written,
you are buying an assumption.
A Garage Craftors proposal reduces ambiguity before installation starts. This checklist lets you compare systems—not slogans.
Request my written system brief ↗- 01Preparation method and repair scope
- 02Moisture decision: assessed, included, excluded, or pending
- 03Primer or MVB strategy and purpose
- 04Body coat and broadcast material
- 05Topcoat chemistry, texture, sheen, and coat count
- 06Recoat windows, cure schedule, and return to service
- 07Care guidance, limitations, and project-specific terms
The Garage Craftors commitment
We will tell you what belongs.
And what does not.
Premium service is not forcing every layer into every garage. It is making risk visible, explaining the tradeoffs, selecting compatible materials, and accepting responsibility for the finished system.
AssessExplainSpecifyInstallVerifyDocument
Questions worth asking
Understand before
you authorize.
Good questions protect the project. We welcome them.
Does every garage need a moisture-vapor-barrier primer?+
No. Moisture mitigation is a condition-driven specification, not an automatic sales upgrade. Slab history, evaluation, environment, and the complete compatible system determine whether it belongs.
Is MVB the same as standard primer?+
No. A standard primer primarily supports wetting, sealing, and adhesion. A qualified MVB primer is selected when the floor system requires moisture-vapor mitigation. In some builds the MVB occupies the primer position.
Why does the clear topcoat matter so much?+
It becomes the surface exposed to tires, dirt, chemicals, abrasion, sunlight, cleaning, and foot traffic. Its chemistry, texture, sheen, coat count, and cure schedule must be specified.
Are more coats automatically better?+
No. More material does not correct an incompatible or poorly prepared system. Every layer must have a defined purpose, correct application rate, suitable recoat window, and compatibility with its neighboring layers.
Can a coating solve active water intrusion?+
No coating should be presented as a universal repair for drainage defects, leaks, hydrostatic pressure, or an unsound slab. Those conditions must be identified and addressed responsibly.
What will Garage Craftors put in writing?+
The proposed preparation, repair scope, moisture decision, primer or MVB strategy, body coat, broadcast, topcoat, texture direction, cure schedule, exclusions, care guidance, and applicable project terms.
Garage Craftors is the system specifier and installer—not a storefront for a single coating brand. Exact manufacturers and products may vary by slab condition, exposure, compatibility, availability, project use, and the written proposal. Technical data sheets, safety requirements, application rates, environmental limits, and recoat windows are verified for the products selected for each project.
GC–R ResidentialGC–M Moisture-ManagedGC–C Commercial
The product is not the promise. The completed system is.