Trucrete, Inc.

Trucrete applied floor treatment to my garage and floor and we could not be more happy with the results! Nick and Jason are artists! I can tell the Trucrete crew takes pride in their work. The preparation of the floors and application of the epoxy, color chips then the top coat of polyaspartic is a fascinating process. The floor is prepped by sanding off a thin layer of the concrete. Large commercial vacuums with filters are used with the sanding equipment. A very thin layer of dust was left. Hardly noticeable! You can't have 100% dustless with this process. But this is darn near considering what has to be done. Air handlers with HEPA filters and fans are used plus the workers use masks for personal safety. The sanding removes the stains, any oils already soaked in and lightly scores the concrete for the adhesive. If any concrete repair is needed, they will cover/seal cracks and fill in where concrete pieces are coming up. Then the adhesive is put down (epoxy/polyaspartic) and the color chips are spread by hand. The color chips are put down in a heavy layer. You get to chose the size and color(s). There's a lot to choose from! Then day 1 is done! About 4-5 hours for both basement and garage. Day 2 starts with cleaning up any loose chips. They are swept up (with a little top scrape to remove any chip edges) and also vacuumed. Any loose chips are recycled. Then the top layer of adhesive is put down to seal everything in. Day 2 was maybe 3 hours. After 12 hours or so to dry your floor is ready! They say around 3 hours to walk on although we just kept off until the next morning. That's the layman's "quick" explanation. One of the owners will come out, measure and talk through what you want, give guidance and explain the process in as much detail as you would like. Fred came out and was not pushy at all. A discount was offered to me for getting the basement and garage done at the same time. Of which I took advantage. Again, the installation crew was fantastic! Work was done as efficiently as possible. I found myself hanging around asking questions which didn't phase or interrupt Nick as he kept working. He was more than happy to answer all questions about the process. I didn't see one personal phone out. No texting or standing around. When working with the adhesives, no mess was left or tracks made on the driveway or in the basement. They wear lawn aerating shoes to keep things neat with no footprints in or around the floor being treated. The spiky shoes are removed and put on cardboard or in a clean bucket when leaving the work area. When all is done, the crew will vacuum/sweep and clean the area of any loose chips, debris or dust on the floor. There is slight initial odor when applying, however I did not smell anything in my home office right above the garage. Both garage and basement were just about odor free within 24 hours of completion. It's kind of like a "new carpet" smell. Not harsh or unpleasant. All in all, a very enjoyable process for me and the crew! I can tell they enjoy the work they do. It is not a complicated process, but it does take skill. I do relate it to an artist's skill. I took a lot of pictures (again **** fascination!) and posted some. Only allowed 10 though. The floors are slightly textured. Which I like as I store and move motorcycles around both floors. I've already dragged metal shelves and slightly heavy work bench in the basement with no chipping, scuffs or marks at all. If you want this process cheap, do it yourself. Trucrete's pricing I would say is reasonable for having skilled professionals with the right tools and training. For reference, my garage is about 460 sq ft. and the basement shop area (not the whole basement) is about 270 sq ft. Estimate for the garage only was about $4,000. $2,500 for the basement without discount. One recommendation: Call Trucrete for the quickest response. I got the impression there may not be employees just hanging around the office to respond to emails. The phone number goes to a cell and they will answer or call back quickly.