CONCRETE FLOOR COATINGS CAN QUICKLY BEAUTIFY YOUR HOME IN KANSAS CITY METRO & MID-MISSOURI

Concrete floor coatings are growing in popularity across Kansas City Metro and Mid-Missouri. As more homeowners focus on aesthetics and functionality, concrete floors—especially in garages, patios, and porches—are receiving creative upgrades. These surfaces are often the first thing guests see, making them key focal points for boosting curb appeal and property value.

If someone walks into your Kansas City or Mid-Mo garage and says, “Wow,” just from looking at your floor, you've already increased your home's appeal. But how can you transform basic concrete into a standout feature? This article highlights coating options and design tips that can quickly enhance your concrete floors.

FACTORS TO MAKE CONCRETE FLOORS STUNNING

You can make your concrete floor look stunning in many ways. Such as using color, using inlays, installing it properly, maintaining it regularly, and setting proper lighting. However, among all of these factors, coating is very important as it can affect color, maintenance, installation, and use of inlays. If you can choose the perfect coating for your concrete floor, it’ll eventually make your house look stunning as well.

TOP COATINGS FOR CONCRETE FLOOR

POLYURETHANE

Polyurethane coating is getting more popular as a quick coating solution. Polyurethane coating has many advantages, like strength (more durable than epoxy), slip resistance, and a high melting point, etc.

EPOXY

The epoxy floor coating looks very similar to the polyurethane coating. This coating is famous for its durability, impact resistance, and hardness, and that’s why it’s usually used in heavy-duty areas. Nevertheless, the biggest weakness of this coating is that it’s complex, long-term, tedious, and even prone to getting contaminated easily.

ACRYLIC

Acrylic coatings are not so durable; that’s why they’re usually used for applying decorative coatings. It also provides water-resistance, slip resistance, and UV protection.

POLYASPARTIC

Polyaspartic floor coating is a cost-effective coating that can be easily customized and used in various applications, including garage floors, porches/patios, and pool areas.

WHY SHOULD YOU CHOOSE POLYURETHANE COATING?

There are many reasons why you should choose a polyurethane coating to apply to your concrete floor. For example, this coating has longevity; it doesn’t melt even at high temperature; it’s slip-resistant; you can apply and use the floor within a few days; it’s chemically resistant too; it can be easily maintained; it protect against ultraviolet rays; and it gives a dashing appearance in the way you want.

POLYURETHANE COATING IDEAS FOR YOUR CONCRETE FLOORS

Some of the top polyurethane ideas you can try on your concrete floors are:

TERRAZZO EFFECT

A terrazzo floor is a floor that’s made with many kinds of materials, like glass, quartz, marble, and granite chips sent in cement. This type of floor is quite old and traditional, but costly. Many people like this floor as it’s considered high-class and luxurious.

Even if your floor is concrete,  you can make the effect of terrazzo with comparatively less cost than the whole terrazzo floor. You’ll need to embed small chips of decorative aggregates into the polyurethane coating and apply it to the concrete. This will give the concrete the texture of traditional terrazzo after curing.

EPOXY TERRAZZO

You can even apply a combination of polyurethane and epoxy coating to the concrete. It’ll give the concrete floor a terrazzo effect while making the floor more durable, low-cost, and low-maintenance.

METALLIC FINISH

Metallic colors add glamor and sophistication to any place. If you want to make concrete floors look modern with gold, silver, bronze, copper, or other shades of metallic finishes, you can mix the metallic pigments with the polyurethane and apply it to the concrete floor. 

However, metallic color on every floor won’t be too appealing, so make sure to choose the floors that’ll be perfect for it. You can even put metallic finishes in some specific areas and other types of coatings in other areas to make a contrast.

COLOR ENHANCEMENT

Concrete floors have a distinct color. If you have any color in mind that you want on the floors and want to customize each floor with different colors or multiple colors at the same time, then polyurethane can help with that. You’ll just need to color pigment on the polyurethane liquid and mix it thoroughly, then apply on the concrete floor.

HIGH-GLOSS FINISH

High-gloss finishes give a modern look to things by reflecting light and making the surroundings more spacious and brighter. And if you want your concrete floors to have a touch of glossy elegance, you can use polyurethane coatings on them.

MATTE FINISH

If you like vintage aesthetics, then this idea is best, as you’ll get the rustic, antique appearance with the satin or matte finish. A warm, aged interior can be achieved if you mix matte pigments with the polyurethane coating and apply it to the concrete floor.

STENCIL PATTERN

If you’re a fan of geometric patterns, floral motifs, religious patterns, or simply designs that largely depend on geometry, then using stencils to create those intricate designs on the concrete floor will be a good idea. Make the designs and put several layers of polyurethane coating on the designs.

ILLUSTRATION 

You can also get creative with your own designs. Specifically, if you’re an artist, there might be a lot of illustration going on in your head. Or you can hire some artists skilled with hand-painting on the concrete floor and put a clear coat of polyurethane on it.

ILLUSION

Creating illusions on floors is something we don’t see every day, you may have seen them in art museums or recreation places. However, many homeowners are turning their specific floors into a normal illusion. Usually, a floor with illusions can make people startled or create accidents; that’s why it’s normally avoided for regular use.

However, you can create beautiful illusions on some places in the concrete floor with minimal to no disturbance. For example, you can create sandy beach patterns, grass patterns, or water patterns; they’ll look beautiful without creating any problems.

LEARN MORE ABOUT POLYMAGIC IN KANSAS CITY METRO & MID-MISSOURI

We’ve given you the pathways to get the best yet unique concrete floor in your home. You can go more creative with all these ideas and come up with an incredible idea. For the best results, you can hire professionals, specifically floor designers, to give you more detailed ideas to save time. Don’t forget to choose a design that is not only beautiful to the eyes but also safe and efficient. 

If you’re in the Kansas City or mid-Missouri area, reach out to the team at PolyMagic for a free inspection. We are unique from other companies because we lift, level, and repair the concrete blemishes before installing the concrete coatings.  Click here to call the team and schedule your free estimate.