Winter installs: can you coat concrete in the cold?
Short answer: yes. Winter is actually one of our favorite seasons to coat garage floors in Bloomington. Here's why the cold isn't the problem people assume it is.
Polyaspartic doesn't mind the cold
Old-school coatings want a warm slab and slow down badly in winter. The polyaspartic products we use cure reliably across a wide temperature range, well below what an Indiana garage sees with the door shut. Quality doesn't drop with the thermometer.
Moisture is the real gatekeeper
What we actually watch in winter is moisture: snowmelt tracked in on tires, damp slabs, condensation. We check the concrete before we grind, and if a slab needs time to dry we tell you straight and schedule around it. A dry slab in January coats better than a damp one in June.
Why winter is a smart time to book
Scheduling is faster, your car spends the salt months on a sealed, easy-to-rinse surface instead of bare concrete, and the floor is done before spring projects fill the calendar. Extreme cold snaps may shift a start time by a day or two, and we coordinate all of that with you.
THE SHORT VERSION
We install year-round. Cold doesn't hurt the coating, moisture does, and we check for it every time. Same install quality, same $8 per square foot, snow or shine.