PATIO & OUTDOOR COATINGS IN ELKINS

Outdoor concrete takes the worst of it here — beating sun in July, freeze-thaw in January. Exterior systems use different chemistry than a garage floor, and using the wrong one outdoors is the number one reason coatings fail.

Elkins is rural enough that shops, carports and outbuildings make up a good share of the work, alongside home garages.

• Assess: we look at the slab or surface, check moisture and note every crack, patch and old coating that has to come off.
• Prep: diamond grinding opens the surface so the resin bonds mechanically instead of just sitting on top.
• Pour: base coat, then the decorative work — flake broadcast, metallic movement or hand-drawn veining, depending on the design.
• Finish: a protective topcoat, with UV stability outdoors and slip resistance wherever the floor gets wet.

Outbuildings often sit on slabs poured without a vapor barrier, so a moisture-tolerant primer is standard here.

We work regularly around Stokenbury, Kincheloe Road and the properties along Highway 16, so scheduling, access and dust control are all planned before the trailer shows up.