Decorative Flake Flooringin Fountain Hills, AZ
A flake floor is the classic coated garage: a speckled, stone-like surface made of thousands of colored vinyl chips sealed under a clear coat. It's popular in Fountain Hills for a simple reason. The pattern hides the fine granite dust and footprints that show up on solid floors.
We spread chips across the full floor, scrape and vacuum the excess, then seal it with a sun-stable clear coat.
Chips, a base coat and a clear seal.
Flake flooring starts like any coated floor, with a ground and repaired slab and a pigmented base coat. While the base is still wet, we throw colored vinyl flakes across it by hand until no bare coating shows. That's called a full broadcast. Once it cures, we scrape off loose chips, vacuum, and apply one or two clear coats to lock everything in.
The chips add color, depth and a slight texture. The clear coat sets the final feel. More clear makes it smoother and glossier, and less leaves more grip.
What the chip pattern does for you.
Flake is the most forgiving finish for busy garages and multipurpose rooms.
Disguises dust
Fine grit and footprints blend into the pattern.
Adds grip
Chip texture gives shoes and tires something to hold.
Hides old flaws
Minor stains and patched cracks disappear under the blend.
Endless blends
Mix earth tones, grays or accent colors to suit the house.
Picking your chips.
Color blends
Warm tan, cream and brown blends echo desert stucco and natural stone. Gray, black and white blends suit modern homes and shops. A small accent color, like blue or rust, can tie in a door or cabinet color. We bring sample boards so you can see them in your own garage light.
Chip size and coverage
Most floors use quarter-inch chips at full coverage. Smaller chips give a finer, granite-like look. A partial broadcast lets some base color show through between flakes and gives a lighter, more scattered pattern.
Why flake suits homes here.
Decomposed granite landscaping, desert washes and windy monsoon afternoons put a steady dusting of grit on garage floors in town. On a solid floor that dust shows within days. In a flake blend it blends right in. Desert-toned blends also look natural next to the stucco, stone and earth colors common in Fountain Hills architecture. For flake floors that see sun through an open door, we finish with a polyaspartic clear so the chips don't yellow.
How a flake floor goes down.
After grinding and repairs, the base coat is rolled out in sections and the chips are spread over each section while it's still wet. When the base cures, the crew scrapes the surface to knock down any chips standing on edge, vacuums thoroughly, and rolls out the clear coat.
Many flake garages are finished in one or two days with a fast-cure system, with time before walking and parking listed on your cure sheet.
What drives the price of a flake floor.
Square footage, slab condition and the clear coat count set most of the cost. Full broadcast uses more chips than a partial one. Two clear coats give a smoother, longer-wearing finish than one. Custom blends cost about the same as standard ones. The bigger factor is how much grinding and repair the slab needs first.
Keeping a chip floor sharp.
Sweep or dust-mop regularly and mop with a neutral cleaner. The pattern hides dust between cleanings, but grit still wears the clear coat if it's left to build up. Wipe up chemicals promptly, and if the gloss ever dulls in high-traffic lanes, a fresh clear coat can be added years later.
Service area for this coating.
Flake floors in Fountain Hills, North Scottsdale, Rio Verde, Tonto Verde and Mesa. Not sure if your address is in range? Ask when you request your visit.
Decorative Flake Flooring: quick answers.
Will the chips come loose?
Is it rough on bare feet?
Can I mix my own blend?
Does the color fade in sun?
Can it go outside?
Can it be refreshed later?
Finishes to look through.
Gloss, chip, metallic and outdoor examples to help you picture the options. Tap a photo to open it larger.
Coatings that pair with this one.
These are the systems people most often weigh against decorative flake flooring, or combine with it on the same property.
Garage Floor Coatings
Cars, golf carts and storage on one easy-clean floor.
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Residential Epoxy Flooring
Casitas, home gyms and laundry rooms.
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Polyaspartic Floor Coatings
Quick-curing coats that keep their color in sun.
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Polyurea Floor Coatings
Impact-tolerant layers for hard-working floors.
Learn more →Let's look at your slab.
Send a few details and we'll call to set up a visit. It helps to include the street or neighborhood, the rough size of the room, anything you've noticed about the concrete (stains, cracks, old paint) and the look you're after. Photos are welcome too.