Partial Flake Floor Coatings

A colored base coat with a lighter scatter of flake, sealed under a clear topcoat. The base color shows between the flakes, for a cleaner look than a full flake floor.

It's smoother than a full flake floor, so where it gets wet, like an entry or a laundry area, we add grit to the topcoat for grip.

Nationally, professional coatings run about $4 to $12 per square foot installed (HomeGuide), and our price comes from photos of your floor. The prep, base coat and topcoat are the same as full flake; only the amount of flake changes. We can price both from the same photos so you can compare.

Your choice, from a light speckle to a heavy scatter. More flake hides more dust and adds texture; less lets the base color carry the look. The flake is scattered by hand, so we can match the density to the sample you pick.

Gray is the safest pick, because it's the most forgiving with dust and scuffs. Lighter tones brighten a basement or rec room. The base color does most of the work on a partial flake floor, so choose it first, then a flake blend to go with it, using real samples in your own light.

Either works. Flake close to the base color gives a calm, subtle look, while a contrasting blend stands out more and makes the pattern the feature. We bring samples of both so you can see them together before you choose.

In a garage that takes slush and road salt all winter. There, full flake hides more and grips better, which is why it's our standard for garages. Partial flake works best in rooms that stay fairly clean, like finished basements, rec rooms, home gyms, showrooms and offices.

Yes. We scatter it by hand across the whole floor to the density you picked, keeping it even from wall to wall. That's harder than a full broadcast, where flake simply covers everything, so it's a fair thing to ask any installer about.

Not stains. The base coat is pigmented, so what shows between the flakes is the color you picked, not the concrete. Filled cracks and patches are ground flush, but with less flake to hide them, a repair can be easier to spot than on a full flake floor, which hides small flaws best.

Some. The flake breaks up the surface, so it hides more than a solid color but less than full flake. A heavier scatter over a gray base hides the most; a light speckle over a dark base shows dust and footprints soonest.

Very little. The grit goes into the clear topcoat, so you feel a fine texture more than you see it. We add it where the floor gets wet, like an entry or a laundry area, and can leave dry areas smoother.

It looks similar on day one, but no. Kits are a thin epoxy coat rolled over acid-etched concrete with a light sprinkle of flakes, and hot tires can lift them. Ours goes on diamond-ground concrete: a pigmented polyaspartic base, flake and a clear UV-stable topcoat, built to a real thickness.

Usually a day for a garage-sized room. Grinding, repairs, the base coat, the hand-scattered flake and the clear topcoat all go on the same day, and you can walk on it within a few hours. A large basement or a floor that needs a lot of repair can take longer.

It depends on the room. Partial flake gets the same prep, base coat and UV-stable topcoat, so in a basement or rec room that stays fairly clean it holds up well. In a garage full of slush and salt, full flake's thicker build and busier pattern hide wear longer, which is why it's our standard there.

Partial flake if you want a finished look with some texture that hides a bit of dust. Solid color if you want one plain, even color where a dropped part or a new leak is easy to spot, like a shop or storage room. Solid color is smooth unless grit is added, and it shows dust and tire marks more.