(PRUnderground) December 18th, 2025
GarageFloorCoating.com, the pioneer of the residential garage floor coating industry and a national leader in industrial-grade polymer systems, is issuing a formal warning to homeowners across North America: Most garage floor coating warranties are engineered to fail you the moment you need them.
Companies aggressively advertise”15 year”, “20-year”, or “limited lifetime”, yet bury the real truth beneath pages of exclusions and technical escape clauses. These warranties may sound impressive, but nearly all of them collapse the moment moisture enters the picture, which happens to be the #1 cause of coating failure in North America.
The result?
Consumers believe they’re protected, when in reality, they’re signing paperwork designed to protect the installer.
GarageFloorCoating.com offers a true industry-leading warranty that fully covers ALL moisture-related issues nationwide, including the high hydrostatic pressures that routinely destroy one-day coatings, thin-mil polyaspartics, and untested DIY systems.
The Moisture Scam: How Competitors Engineer Warranty Escape Clauses
One of the most misleading tactics in this industry is the use of arbitrary moisture thresholds, for example: “3 lbs MVER,” “6 lbs MVER,” or 5.0+ readings on a Tramex meter. These values are marketed as technical benchmarks, but they are anything but. They exist solely as built-in warranty escape mechanisms, giving competitors a convenient way out the moment moisture shows up and a coating fails.
Homeowners:
- Don’t own $700+ Tramex moisture meters
- Don’t understand MVER readings
- Have zero control over how, where, or when tests are performed
- And are never shown documented moisture tests prior to installation
So when a floor fails because moisture drove the coating right off the concrete, installers quickly take a reading, get an off-the-charts number (because vapor pressure spikes during failure), and then declare the warranty void.
This isn’t science. It’s manipulation.
These thresholds are meaningless, unrealistic, and intentionally weaponized against the customer.
“Moisture is the leading cause of coating failure, and the industry has known it for decades, yet most warranties go out of their way to avoid covering it,” said Robert Hanson, President & CEO of GarageFloorCoating.com and Eco-CorFlex Industrial Polymers. “If a coating system can’t survive normal moisture levels in a concrete slab, companies should be upfront about that limitation instead of hiding behind technical jargon. These thresholds aren’t protection for the homeowner, they’re excuses. Moisture coverage is a yes-or-no commitment, and most of the industry chooses ‘no’ because their systems simply can’t handle it. We engineered systems that can, and we stand behind them with our industry-leading warranty.”
The Day-of-Install “Surprise Moisture Fee”
Another common tactic:
Contractors wait until installation day, after diamond grinding, to suddenly “discover” moisture issues and pressure homeowners into unexpected moisture-mitigation fees costing hundreds or even thousands of dollars.
The truth?
Moisture in concrete slabs is not “unexpected.” It is inevitable.
These surprise fees are not technical necessities, they are last-minute upsells designed to boost revenue while giving the installer a future warranty escape clause.
GarageFloorCoating.com refuses to play that game.
Every system includes a proprietary moisture vapor barrier primer automatically, without surprise charges.
The Hidden Exclusion No Company Wants to Admit: Tire Staining (“Plasticizer Migration”)
Many competitors quietly exclude one of the most common garage issues:
Permanent tire staining caused by plasticizers leaching from soft or high-performance tires. Lower-grade polyaspartics, polyureas, polyurethanes, and thin epoxy systems are especially vulnerable, and competitors simply refuse to cover the resulting damage.
GarageFloorCoating.com engineers multi-layer, industrial-grade systems that resist plasticizer migration and backs them with a warranty that does not hide behind appearance-based loopholes.
The GarageFloorCoating.com Difference: No Loopholes. No Gimmicks. No Excuses.
GarageFloorCoating.com delivers coatings that last because we manufacture systems that are engineered for real-world conditions.
Our systems are:
- 35+ mils thick (not the thin-mil systems pushed by one-day installers)
- 100% solids, multi-layer, industrial-grade polymer systems
- Finished with two polyaspartic clear coats, not one
- Installed with a proprietary moisture vapor barrier on every job
- Built to withstand extreme hydrostatic pressure
- Backed by an industry-leading warranty with zero moisture exclusions
Where other companies rely on loopholes, we rely on engineering.
Where others shift blame onto the customer, we stand behind our work.
Where others offer “lifetime warranties” that disappear in the fine print, we offer a lifetime warranty that actually means something.
What Homeowners Should Demand Before Signing Any Contract
GarageFloorCoating.com urges homeowners to ask every coating installer these questions:
- Does your warranty cover ALL moisture related issues without executions? (Yes or No)?
- Are you using a moisture-mitigating primer? (Yes or No)?
- Is plasticizer migration (permanent tire staining) excluded? (Yes or No)?
- Is your warranty full coverage (includes materials and labor)? (Yes or No)?
- Can you provide Technical Data Sheets for each product you plan to use on my floor? (Yes or No)?
If the installer hesitates, deflects, or can’t answer (YES) to all questions – seek out another contractor
About GarageFloorCoating.com Mesa
In our organization, every single employee takes great pride in the execution of high quality work each and every day. From our receptionists, to our sales and installations teams, everyone is courteous and very knowledgeable about our products and services. You will not find a better group of employees dedicated to making the garage floor coating and process a great experience.
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