Small (1-car or partial)
Up to ~250 sq ft
From
$800
to $3,400
- Most common for 1-car garages, shop bays, utility rooms
- Tier choice drives the price within this range
Garage Floor Coating · Long Lake, MN · Est. 1996
Garage Floor Coating in Long Lake, Minnesota.
Long Lake is a small city on Hwy 12 in western Hennepin County, north of Lake Minnetonka and wrapped around the lake it is named for. It is one of the few places out here with an actual walkable main street rather than a highway strip. We coat garage floors for Long Lake homeowners using Valence Protective Coatings systems: polyurea + polyaspartic on the long-life tiers, full diamond-ground prep on every job, written limited warranty in your hands at completion. A compact older core of early and mid-1900s homes on small lots, most with detached garages that were added later and built for smaller cars. Postwar and 1970s stock fills the rest of the city, and newer infill and rebuild work appears on the better lots near the water. Three-car attached garages are the exception rather than the rule, which makes Long Lake projects smaller on average than the surrounding acreage cities.
Garage Floor Coating in Long Lake
What an install looks like in Long Lake.
Long Lake is small-town rather than acreage, which sets it apart from Medina and Orono either side of it. Garages are modest and frequently detached, sitting on slabs that have been through six or seven decades, so the honest assessment of the concrete matters as much as the finish conversation. Where a slab is sound the change is dramatic, because the starting point is bare, dusty, never-finished floor. Lake-adjacent lots read higher for moisture and get tested before any lower-level work is quoted, while the higher ground toward Holy Name is straightforward.
Garage Floor Coating specifically in Long Lake
Long Lake garages are small-town rather than estate-scale: mostly modest, frequently detached, on slabs sixty to eighty years old in the older core. Prep carries these jobs, with diamond grinding to remove decades of dusting and any failed coating, then joint and pit repair before the polyurea basecoat. Newer infill and rebuild garages near the water take minimal prep. Unheated detached bays benefit from polyurea's wider cure range.
Neighborhoods we work in
- Downtown Long Lake
- Lakeview
- Brown Road
- Watertown Road
- Holy Name
- Willow Drive
30+ YR
Years restoring surfaces
Concrete, stone, glass since 1996
4
System tiers
Essential, Advanced, Ultimate, Apex
0
Subcontractors
David installs every job personally
A+
BBB rated
Accredited since October 2005
Why we don't lead with epoxy in Long Lake
Why polyurea outlasts epoxy in a Minnesota garage.
Epoxy was the default for a long time. It's also the most common reason coatings fail in Minnesota: it yellows in sunlight, hot-tire pickup peels it off, and the freeze-thaw cycle finds every weak edge. Polyurea solves all three. It's flexible enough to ride out slab movement, UV-stable so it doesn't yellow, and bonded to the slab through diamond grinding so it doesn't lift.
Epoxy
What most cheap garage coatings still use
- Yellows in sunlight within 1 to 2 years
- Hot-tire pickup lifts the film off the slab
- Rigid film cracks with slab movement
- Slow cure: 5 to 7 days before driving
- Often applied over poor prep (acid etch instead of grinding)
Polyurea + polyaspartic
What Clear View installs on the Ultimate tier
- UV stable: the topcoat does not yellow
- Flexible enough to handle hot tires
- Diamond-ground bond: mechanical, not chemical
- Walk-on 24h, drive-on 48h
- Same flake color options as epoxy, longer life
Both systems still get installed across the Twin Cities. The price difference is real. The lifespan difference is bigger.
Long Lake Pricing
Garage floor coating pricing in Long Lake, MN.
Final price is a function of the slab (square footage, condition, joints, cracks), the tier you pick, and any prep work the concrete needs before the coating goes down. The ranges below are project totals from real installs, not per-square-foot teasers. Every quote is written and stable: the number we hand you at the estimate is the number you pay.
Standard (2-car)
~400 to 500 sq ft
From
$1,800
to $6,800
- Most installs land here
- Ultimate tier is the most common pick for 2-car garages
Large (3-car or oversized)
600+ sq ft
From
$3,200
to $14,400+
- Tier and prep dictate the upper end
- Apex tier on a 4-car floor with crack repair sits at the top of the range
Cracks, spalling, oil-stained concrete, or moisture issues add to the prep scope. We test for moisture and assess existing damage during the estimate so nothing surprises either of us later.
The 6-step install
How we install your floor in Long Lake.
Same checklist on every install. The reason a 30-year-old shop stays in business is the work holding up at year ten.
- 1
In-home assessment + written quote
David visits the property, measures the slab, checks for moisture and existing damage, and writes a fixed quote on the tier that fits. No salesperson, no follow-up call campaigns, no contract pressure. The quote stays valid for 60 days. - 2
Diamond-ground prep
Day one starts with diamond grinding the entire slab to open the concrete profile. This is where most installers cut corners; we don't. The coating bond is only as good as the prep underneath it. - 3
Crack and joint repair
Any cracks, spalls, or joint failures get filled and tooled flat before the basecoat goes down. On older slabs this is the difference between a coating that lasts a decade and one that fails at year three. - 4
Basecoat application
Polyurea (Ultimate tier) or industrial urethane (Advanced tier) goes down at full mil thickness, rolled and back-rolled for even coverage. This is the structural layer that bonds to the prepped concrete. - 5
Decorative flake + sealing topcoat
On Ultimate-tier installs, full decorative flake is broadcast into the wet basecoat in your custom color blend. After cure, the excess is scraped, the floor swept, and the polyaspartic topcoat seals the system. - 6
Walk-through + warranty packet
Final walk-through with David on the finished floor, written warranty document in your hands, care guide for the first 30 days. Walk on at 24 hours, drive on at 48.
Long Lake questions
Common questions for Long Lake homeowners.
Is a 1950s detached garage in Long Lake worth coating?
Condition decides it, not age. Most older Long Lake garage slabs are dusty, pitted near the door and cracked through the joints, all of which diamond grinding and joint repair address. What rules a slab out is settlement, cracking well past hairline, or deep spalling. We assess in person and tell you which one you have before quoting, because putting a finished surface over a failing slab helps nobody.
The garage is unheated. Can you still install in winter?
Often, within limits. Polyurea and polyaspartic cure across a wider temperature range than epoxy, which is one reason Clear View uses them, so the window is broader than a hardware-store product would allow. Deep winter in an unheated detached garage still needs planning, and we would rather schedule into a workable window than promise a date and install outside product spec.
Does Hwy 12 salt reach the residential streets?
It reaches the properties along it and the first block or so back, and the wear at the garage door line shows it. Interior streets get far less. Where the exposure is real, a coating puts a chemically stable barrier between the salt and the concrete and stops the freeze-thaw-with-salt cycle that produces the pitting in the first place.
Our house is near the lake. Does that affect the basement floor?
It affects which system, which is why we test rather than assume. Lake-adjacent lots sit closer to groundwater and their slabs push more vapor. A film coating over a slab pushing vapor lifts off the floor eventually. High readings get a penetrating sealer that seals while letting the slab breathe; the higher ground toward Holy Name and Watertown Road usually tests normal and takes the film system.
How long will a polyurea garage floor coating last?
On the Ultimate or Apex tier, with full prep and routine cleaning, 15 to 20+ years is realistic. Most failures we see in other installs trace back to skipped prep, not the coating itself. The film is durable; the bond underneath it is what determines lifespan.
What's the install timeline?
Most 2-car garages are a 1-day install. Larger spaces, heavy crack repair, or full-color custom builds run into a second day. We schedule the install so you can walk on the floor within 24 hours of completion and drive on it within 48.
Do you actually do the work yourself?
Yes. David handles every install personally; no subcontractors, no rotating crew. If you have a question during the job, you ask David. That's the entire reason it's owner-operated.
What about hot-tire pickup?
Polyurea is flexible enough to handle hot tires without lifting. This is one of the most common epoxy failure modes; it's not a polyurea problem. Park hot tires on a polyurea floor for a decade and the film stays bonded.
Will the topcoat yellow in sunlight?
Polyaspartic is UV stable. The topcoat does not yellow or chalk. This is true for garages with windows, three-season rooms, and any installation that sees direct sun.
Do I need to clear out the garage before you start?
Yes. The floor needs to be completely empty of cars, storage, shelving contents, and tools. Permanently mounted items (water heater, furnace, support posts, wall-mounted shelving) we work around. Plan to clear the day before; it always takes longer than people expect.
What if my slab has existing cracks?
Fine hairline cracks are normal and filled during prep. Active cracks or significant spalling get evaluated during the estimate; either we repair them as part of the install (added to the quote) or, if the slab needs more substantial repair, we say so honestly before the job starts.
Do you offer a warranty?
Yes, every install includes a written limited warranty document. Specific terms vary by tier; David walks through the warranty during the in-home estimate so you know exactly what's covered before you sign.
What time of year is best for an install?
Polyurea cures in a wide temperature range, so installs run year-round in heated garages. Unheated spaces are easier April through October. We schedule installs ahead during peak season (May to September) by 3 to 6 weeks.
Is this a franchise or a local business?
Independent, locally owned, owner-operated. Clear View Surface Solutions has been a Chaska, MN business since 1996. BBB accredited A+ since October 2005. Not a national franchise.
More in Long Lake
All the services we offer in Long Lake, MN.
Whatever the slab (garage, basement, patio, driveway, pool deck), the same tier system applies and the same person installs it. Bundle pricing if you're coating multiple surfaces in one visit.
Restoration in Long Lake
Other surfaces we work on in Long Lake.
Clear View runs both sides of the business out of the same shop. If you're booking a garage floor coating in Long Lake, bundle pricing applies when we restore or coat another surface in the same visit.
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- Written limited warranty
- No subcontractors, no upsells