Key takeaways
- Salt-laden slush soaks into bare concrete and breaks it down.
- A sealed floor keeps salt at the surface.
- Cold-tolerant chemistry makes winter installs possible.
- Rinse and squeegee melt-off regularly.
What winter does to a slab
Melting snow carries road salt into the garage, where it soaks into the pores of bare concrete. Freeze-thaw cycles expand the trapped moisture and flake the surface, causing pitting and spalling.
What a coating changes
A sealed polyurea and polyaspartic floor keeps salt and water on top of the surface where you can squeegee it away. It also adds protection to a surface that is already beginning to break down.
Winter care
Squeegee or mop melt-off, rinse salt residue and keep a mat inside the door. Avoid abrasive de-icers inside the garage.
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