Concrete coatings in Hayden: attached garages, detached shops and patios
Hayden homes often have big garages and detached shops, and Croc Coatings coats both. Our polyurea and polyaspartic flake floors go in on a schedule that fits a working week. Call 208-244-0694 or request a free online quote to set up a free in-home estimate.
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Residential lifetime warranty
Coating floors in Hayden, from lake-area homes to detached shops
The City of Hayden says it was incorporated on June 27, 1955, after a history of cattle ranching, lumber and farming, and that it now has around 16,531 residents on the shores of Hayden Lake. NOAAās 1991ā2020 normals for nearby Coeur dāAlene show about 25.4 inches of precipitation a year, with December the wettest month at about 3.5 inches. With 1,700+ floors installed across the region, we are used to the freeze and thaw of North Idaho. Sources: City of Hayden: About Hayden and NOAA 1991ā2020 climate normals.
What the thaw does to a Hayden shop floor. The Coeur dāAlene weather station sits near 2,130 feet, and NOAAās normals count about 120 days a year with a low at or below 32Ā°F. Even the average January afternoon reaches only 36.2Ā°F, so meltwater that works into a pore at midday can be ice again by dusk. Each freeze swells the water, and enough repeats scale the surface and widen cracks. That is why the detached Hayden shop in our Showcase had its cracks and spalls repaired and its moisture tested before the Claystone Hybrid flake and polyaspartic topcoat went on. Residential work carries a lifetime warranty.
Detached shops and workshop garages
A recent Hayden Showcase project was a detached residential shop, turned from a utilitarian storage space into a floor suited to parking and workshop use. The crew tested moisture, repaired cracks and spalls, and finished it with a Claystone Hybrid flake and a polyaspartic topcoat chosen for chemical resistance and UV stability. If you have a shop or outbuilding, the slab can be coated like a garage.
Freeze and thaw, and why our owner stopped trusting epoxy
Water expands when it freezes. When that happens inside concrete, surfaces can scale and cracks can widen year after year. It is also why our owner, Jim Hobart, stopped trusting epoxy: the epoxy floor in his own Hayden garage started peeling within a few years, and he blames the freeze/thaw cycles of the Northwest.
Winter streets, snow and parking in Hayden
According to the City of Haydenās FAQ, main streets are plowed once two inches of snow is on the ground and more is anticipated, and residential streets when there is more than two inches with more anticipated. Plowed or not, snow, grit and slush still come home on tires and melt in your garage. A sealed flake floor gives that water nowhere to soak in.
What we coat in Hayden
OUR SERVICE AREA
Do you coat detached shops and outbuildings in Hayden?
Yes. A detached shop in Hayden is in our Showcase. The same prep applies: moisture testing, crack and spall repair, grinding, then the flake system and topcoat. Large structural cracks may not be a fit, since we are a coatings company and not a repair company.
How is Hayden different from Coeur dāAlene for a coating?
The coating and process are the same. The difference is the site: lake-area slabs and detached buildings, and a different set of streets and snow plans. We check each slabās hardness and moisture at the free in-home estimate and put the results in writing.
How long does a Hayden garage take?
Most garages up to 900 sq ft (up to 3 cars) are installed in one day. We ask that you wait 12-24 hours before walking on it and longer before driving, depending on temperature.
Why do you call epoxy a poor fit for North Idaho?
Our ownerās own experience, in a Hayden garage, was an epoxy floor that peeled within a few years, which he blames on freeze-thaw cycles. We install polyurea and polyaspartic systems instead, and our residential work carries a lifetime warranty.
Where do I start with a Hayden quote?
Request a free online quote or call 208-244-0694. We then schedule a free in-home estimate, because the price depends on size, hardness, moisture and repairs.
WHY CHOOSE CROC COATINGS?
Driveway Coatings
Driveways and aprons coated for snow, shovels and sun.
Commercial Coatings
Hayden shops, offices and showrooms get durable, cleanable floors.
Concrete Coatings
Entry walks and side paths coated for grip.
Epoxy Flooring
Bonus rooms, utility rooms and basements in flake finishes.
Epoxy Garages
Attached garage floors built for slush and daily use.
Chip Concrete Coatings
Chip floors for shops, kennels and detached garages.
Garage Coatings
Detached shops and workshop floors, like the Hayden project in our Showcase.
Patio Coatings
Patios and lake-side decks coated for traction.
Pool Deck Coatings
Pool decks and hot-tub pads finished with a slip-resistant flake.
Look through the Hayden photos in our Showcase to see Claystone Hybrid on a detached shop and an attached garage.
Hayden projects from our Showcase
These photos are from the public Croc Coatings Showcase, filtered to Hayden. They show two garage projects, including a detached shop.
Detached shop floor with Claystone Hybrid flake, Hayden
This detached residential shop was a utilitarian storage space. The crew tested moisture, repaired cracks and spall damage, applied a Penntek polyurea basecoat with a Claystone Hybrid flake system and finished with a polyaspartic topcoat, so the shop can host vehicles and workshop use. See this project in the Showcase.
Garage floor with vinyl flakes, Hayden
This Hayden garage was moisture-tested and its surface cracks repaired, then coated with a multi-layer system. The Claystone Hybrid blend of tan, white, gray and black vinyl chips was broadcast into the base and sealed with a protective topcoat, giving an easy-to-clean floor for daily traffic. See this project in the Showcase.
What Hayden customers can expect:
- One-day installation for most garages up to 900 sq ft
- Work on attached garages and detached shops
- A residential lifetime warranty
- A free online quote and a free in-home estimate
- Moisture testing and crack repair before coating
- Polyurea and polyaspartic systems, chosen for freeze and thaw
- Hayden jobs shown in our public Showcase
If your Hayden shop or garage floor is stained or flaking, call 208-244-0694. We will schedule a free in-home estimate and check the slab.
How It Works
On a Hayden project the work runs through six steps:
1: Preparing Your Floors
We shot blast or diamond grind the slab, with HEPA-filter vacuums on the grinders.
2: Repairing Your Floors
Pits, cracks and spalls are repaired with Penntek menders and fillers.
3: Applying the Base-Coat
A Penntek 100% solids polyurea base-coat is applied as the strong bottom layer.
4: Hand-Casting the Chip
Vinyl chip is hand-cast over the wet base-coat.
5: Scraping the Chip
After curing, loose and vertical chip is scraped and vacuumed off.
6: Sealing the Clear Coat
A UV-resistant polyurea/polyaspartic clear coat seals the floor.
Where We Service
- Post Falls
- Coeur dāAlene
- Hayden
- Dalton Gardens
- Rathdrum
- Athol
- Spirit Lake
- Sandpoint
- Sagle
- Priest River
- Kellogg
- Plummer
- Harrison
- Bonnerās Ferry
If your Hayden address is near the lake or out of town, call 208-244-0694 and we will confirm that we can come.
Nearby Areas We Serve
Hayden is part of our North Idaho service area. See our Coeur dāAlene page, the North Idaho hub or all of our locations. If you are comparing concrete coatings in Hayden with other options, start with a free online quote.
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