Elite Concrete Coatings installs flake epoxy, polished concrete, metallic, and flake floors across Houston and Friendswood, TX. Professional installs with proper prep and artisan level results. Free estimates.
A cheap install or a weekend DIY project can look fine on day one. But problems show up at day 90. Peeling edges, bubbles rising through the color coat, moisture working underneath the system until the whole thing lifts. By that point you’re paying to redo it, not just fixing it.
Adhesion lives or dies in the prep. Without proper diamond grinding, epoxy bonds to the surface layer, not the slab. Temperature swings and vehicle traffic does the rest. You’ll see it at the edges first, then everywhere.
Texas concrete breathes. Hydrostatic pressure pushes moisture up through the slab constantly. A proper standalone moisture barrier goes down clear, at spec coverage, nothing added. Most installers skip it or stretch it thin, defeating the entire purpose.
Concrete releases gas. Put epoxy down without accounting for it and you get pinholes and bubbles trapped in the finish coat. An experienced crew knows how to read the slab, manage timing, and prevent it. An inexperienced one finds out the next morning.
Here’s the thing. A grinder and HEPA vac rental runs $700 a day. Diamond tooling for the edges is another $400. Then there’s the trailer to move a thousand-pound machine, kits of material that expire in 12 months, and epoxy that starts cooking the moment it’s mixed. It’s not a paint job.
A metallic floor is not forgiving. A single piece of dust in the design coat stands out on a solid finish. Everyone can post photos and talk about their work. But the experienced teams are the ones that can actually put it down on floors.
This industry has no regulations. There’s a millions guys out there in it to make seemingly quick easy money. Sometimes they are taking jobs they have never done in their life. It’s not just the product that is at risk, but often the entire slab that can get in real trouble when the “let’s try this” goes wrong.
Expect clear quoting, in person samples, a tidy job site, and a workmanship warranty you can trust. Our team has installed more than 100,000 square feet, with over three years in business and a decade plus of combined experience.
We’re certified with Pentech, Lavina, XPS, and Floor Rescue Metallic and we keep training to meet industry standards. If something isn’t perfect, we fix it. The result is a clean, seamless finish that stands up to hot tires, spills, sun, and daily life. Plus, it keeps looking great for years.
The ultimate showcase for your showroom floor. Decorative metallic epoxy floors are each unique to the customers spec. A statement piece. We excel and spectacular quality and long lasting decorative metallic epoxy floors.
Best Recommended For: Showrooms, luxury garages, restaurants, retail spaces, and anywhere a high-impact first impression matters.
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Flake epoxy known as chip or broadcast epoxy delivers a durable, slip-resistant surface packed with color and texture. These floors are fast to put down and look great. With modern techniques, they also can last and stay reliable for the long haul.
Best Recommended For: Garages, basements, warehouses, auto shops, gyms, and commercial kitchens.
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A flat look, with extreme chemical and durability. These floors entirely seal the concrete below making it perfect for clean flat look, or often in chemical environments such as warehouses and commercial application.
Best Recommended For: Offices, basements, storage areas, light industrial facilities, and retail spaces.
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Polished concrete transforms an ordinary slab into a smooth, refined surface with a natural stone-like aesthetic. Through a multi-step grinding and polishing process, we bring out the beauty of the concrete itself. The result is a low-maintenance, long-lasting floor with timeless appeal.
Best Recommended For: Warehouses, retail stores, restaurants, offices, and modern homes with slab-on-grade construction.
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Purpose-built for outdoor conditions, exterior concrete coatings protect and beautify patios, pool decks, driveways, walkways, and more. Our exterior systems are formulated to handle UV exposure, freeze-thaw cycles, moisture, and foot traffic while keeping surfaces safe and visually sharp year after year.
Best Recommended For: Patios, pool decks, driveways, walkways, storefronts, and outdoor commercial areas.
Key Advantages:
Clear quotes. No “lifetime warranty” tricks.
100,000+ sq ft installed across garages, patios, and shops.
Over a decade of combined team experience.
Certified with Pentech, Lavina, XPS, and Floor Rescue Metallic.
There are a lot of installers out there claiming to be experts offering discount pricing. However most contractors just can’t reliably stand by their work over the long run. Elite Concrete Coatings does. We have a deep reputation of excellence in the process and with lasting results. When you go Elite, you are committing to doing it right the first time.
Elite Coatings is a Houston crew that turns concrete into spaces you’re proud of. We listen first, bring real sample boards, and guide you to the best system for garages, patios, shops, and showrooms. Our installers prep the right way, pour clean lines, and keep the site spotless. From metallic to flake to polished finishes, your floor is built to look sharp and stay tough for years.
We have an established reputation throughout the south Houston region with a strong local community. Bringing you excellent flake epoxy and specialty metallic garage floors and everything in-between.
We'd be worried if you didn't.
It depends on the system and the slab. As a general guide: flake and solid color epoxy start around $6 per square foot, polished and stained concrete around $5, and metallic epoxy around $10. Commercial jobs carry a small premium. Those numbers assume proper surface prep, a real moisture barrier where needed, and a commercial-grade topcoat. A $2 or $3 floor from a budget installer is not the same product — and it will show within the first year.
The price difference almost always comes down to three things: prep, moisture barrier, and manpower. A cheap installer skips the grind, skips the moisture barrier, or stretches it so thin it does nothing. They may also be one or two guys trying to cover more square footage than they can keep up with before the epoxy cooks. The floor looks fine at first. Then it peels, bubbles, or delaminate and you're paying to have it redone. We'd rather explain our price once than have you call us to fix someone else's work.
Flake epoxy is the most popular for garages — durable, slip-resistant, hides tire marks, lots of color options. Solid color epoxy is cleaner and sharper, great for commercial spaces and modern garages, but shows imperfections if prep is sloppy. Metallic epoxy is a one-of-a-kind design floor — no two look alike — but it takes more time, more material, and more skill to do right. Polished concrete is the floor itself, ground smooth and sealed — timeless, low maintenance, built to last decades. Stained concrete adds color to the existing slab with a natural, organic look. Not sure which fits? We'll tell you straight when we look at the space.
You can try. But a commercial grinder and vacuum rental alone runs $700 a day. Diamond wheels are $400 and can't be returned. You'll need to buy full kits of patch and crack material — all of which expires after 12 months — to fix a few spots. And once epoxy is mixed, the clock starts. It cooks. If you can't keep up with coverage across the full floor before the material sets, you'll see it in the finish. Most people who attempt it once end up calling a professional to redo it properly.
Both. Garages are where a lot of companies stop — we don't. Commercial concrete slabs are harder, poured at higher PSI, and take longer to prep correctly. They often require night work to fit around business hours, coordinated scheduling with GCs or building owners, and enough manpower to cover large square footage before the product cures. We have the equipment, the team, and the experience to handle it. Warehouses, showrooms, offices, restaurants — we've done them.
Most residential jobs — garages, basements, patios — are completed in one to two days. Light foot traffic is usually possible the next day. Full cure for vehicles and heavy use takes 72 hours. Larger commercial jobs depend on square footage and scope — we'll give you a realistic timeline before we start, not after.
Done right, 10 to 20 years before any meaningful maintenance on most systems. Polished concrete lasts the life of the building. The number one factor in longevity is not the product — it's the prep. A properly ground, profiled, and moisture-protected slab with a quality topcoat will outlast anything installed over bare, unprepped concrete regardless of brand.
Tell us about your space and add a photo if you can. We’ll reply the same day with a simple plan and a clear price. If it feels right, we set a visit and bring real samples.
