Once you have made the decision to go with an epoxy floor for your garage, workshop or other space you have another big decision to make – do it yourself or hire a pro? In this article we’ll explore these two options to help you get to the best decision for you. Some people excel at reading do it yourself books and others, like me sometimes, simply prefer to pay an expert to do it quicker and better.

Please note, the purpose of this article is not to give you a walk through on how to actually do your own epoxy garage floor, you will have to read other articles on this website for that. Rather, it is to simply help you determine whether that is even a path you want to go down. For many, this can be a job that can be DIY yet it is also one that could have problems and require a pro. Each job is different!

Doing an Epoxy Floor Yourself

The process of installing or applying an epoxy floor is really a very simple one. It is basically like painting and if you can paint the walls of a room you can apply an epoxy floor. However, that does not mean this process is not without it’s complexities. For one thing, particularly if you are applying this on an old garage floor, there is a significant amount of prep work that may need to be done. However, with today’s products even this prep work can be done easily and relatively cheaply. If you are preapred to spend a day or two in prep, which could include scrubbing the floor, degreasing the floor and maybe even etching the floor, all before you even think of applying the epoxy paint, then you may be the kind of do it yourselfer who can get this job done. Check out our list of products you will need and get to it!

Hiring a Pro to Apply Your Epoxy Floor

If you do decide to pay someone else to apply your flooring I think you should go with a national chain like the Home Depot. Here is how they describe their service:

Is your garage floor stained and grimy? Is it a poor reflection of the quality of your home? Does it appear to be an afterthought compared to your other rooms? Let the garage floor specialists from The Home Depot transform your garage by treating your garage floor to a fresh, protective coating. We make it easy to turn your dirty old garage floor into a sealed, sparkling-clean, showroom quality floor.

A New Garage Floor in Three Easy Steps

A fresh floor coating is a gift to your garage – and an asset to your whole house. In three easy steps, The Home Depot can transform that uninviting, stained and dirty slab of gray concrete into a sleek showroom floor. No need for a store visit, The Home Depot brings the store to you!

1. Free in-home consultation
Just call for your free in-home consultation. A Home Depot floor-coating professional will visit your home, evaluate your garage, give you coating and color options and write up an estimate. Once you approve the estimate, the project begins.

2. Professional installation
Your project manager will call to set up a time for your floor coating installation. A licensed, insured Home Depot professional will prepare your floor for the new coating and then apply it. Most jobs take just one or two days. (At your request, the professional will remove the contents of your garage for a nominal cost.)

3. Follow-up
After installation is complete and the work area is thoroughly cleaned, your project manager will inspect your new garage floor with you, to make sure it meets your approval.

Remember, if you don’t want to install your new epoxy garage floor yourself then we recommend going with a national chain like the Home Depot. It is important to have that big company backing and not let any Tom, Dick and Harold install your important flooring.

In this article we described some of the things you need to know when making a good decision on how you will be installing your new epoxy floor. No matter which way you go you are sure to be happy with your new flooring!

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Epoxy Floor: Do it Yourself vs. Hiring a Pro