Flooring and Floors Guide

Oh no, a garage floor stain! Someone needs to clean that up right away, right? Well, usually, but staining garage flooring can also be something people do on purpose. I bet you have heard of staining wood, and it’s not very different for garage floors. Yep, that’s right, a concrete garage floor, or any masonry, for that matter, can have colored stain applied. Wondering why someone would stain the floor in their garage? Well, keep on reading, then.

How Does Garage Floor Stain Compare At Protecting Concrete?

It is not in any way possible for garage floor stain to protect concrete. Now, having said that, there are some staining products that include protection for concrete. Likely as not, these are actually a mix of a few different products: the garage floor stain, as well a sealant of some kind. Not that this is a bad thing; getting both your stain and your sealant from one product is actually a great idea. Don’t think that you have to stain your concrete to get the sealant, though. Those products are also available on their own.

How Difficult Is Applying Garage Floor Stain?

Nope, not at all. In fact, aside from throwing a garage floor mat down, staining is the easiest of the garage floor finishes to apply. Of course, just like with any garage floor coating, the concrete does have to be spotless before you start if you want everything to come out right. Otherwise, applying stain is more like painting than applying garage floor paint. For the most part, you just roll it on with a paint roller, then wait for it to dry.

Is Garage Floor Stain Expensive?

Stain is not at all expensive, being the cheapest of all garage floor coatings, unless you also add in the price of sealant. Even then, though, it generally compares to epoxy garage floor paint when installed yourself, and is a lot cheaper if having your flooring installed by someone else. This is because, other than cleaning, applying garage floor stain consists of only one coat, instead of the multitude of coats, as well as the mixing that has to be done for epoxy garage floor coating.

Why Should I Even Consider Garage Floor Stain?

Whether we’re talking about your garage or the floor of your home, there’s only one good reason to stain concrete: the looks. There are a lot of people out there that really don’t need protection for their concrete, not including the elements, but everyone likes something different, which defines garage floor stain. Just make absolutely sure, though, before you buy and apply, that stain will do what you need in your garage floor coating.

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