Concrete Coatings in Spokane Valley, Washington

Spokane Valley’s snow, deicer and wet garage floors

Spokane Valley incorporated on March 31, 2003, according to HistoryLink, and the city says it now has more than 110,000 residents. The NOAA 1991–2020 normals for Spokane International Airport show about 45 inches of snow and 16.5 inches of precipitation a year, with December and January the snowiest months and January lows near 25°F. Croc Coatings has installed 1,700+ floors across North Idaho and Eastern Washington. Sources: City of Spokane Valley: Snow Removal and NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals.

Frozen nights, thawing afternoons. At Spokane International Airport, NOAA’s normals show about 132 days a year with a low at or below 32°F and about 34 days when the high never rises above it. The roughly 98 days in between are the ones that wear on concrete: frozen at night, above freezing by afternoon. Pore water freezes, expands and thaws again and again, scaling garage slabs and patios and widening cracks. We moisture-test, grind and repair first, and the Penntek polyaspartic system goes over a prepared surface. Residential floors have a lifetime warranty.

Snow plans put deicer on the roads

The City of Spokane Valley applies liquid deicer on bridges, arterial intersections, school zones and hillsides when snow or frost is predicted, and a granular deicer when ice builds up, though it says deicer is generally not applied to residential streets on the valley floor. Cars still carry arterial slush and grit home. On bare concrete, it soaks in and sits. A sealed, non-porous flake floor keeps it on top where you can rinse or squeegee it out.

Multi-car garages and moisture

A Spokane Valley garage in our Showcase was a multi-car space. The crew checked the slab with digital moisture meters, ground the surface, repaired cracks, applied a moisture-mitigating primer and then a high-solids polyurea basecoat in Shale Hybrid, a full broadcast of flake and a polyaspartic topcoat. Bigger garages mean more slab to check, and the moisture readings decide the primer.

Front porches, walkways and patios

Two Spokane Valley patio projects in the Showcase are a front porch, walkway and rear patio finished in Claystone Hybrid and a patio and walkway in Mt. Everest 1/4-inch flake. Both were prepared by grinding and moisture testing. Outdoor concrete here freezes, thaws and takes a shovel, so we aim for a slip-resistant finish.

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