Epoxy Flooring in Lake Arrowhead, CA

Epoxy flooring in Lake Arrowhead usually goes into a house that nobody lives in full time. The 2020 census counted 11,737 housing units in the community, and 56.4% of them were vacant on census day. Wikipedia also notes more than 1,200 licensed vacation rentals. For owners who visit on weekends or rent to guests, a garage floor has a simple job: look clean when the door opens, survive a guest's car and a season of snowy boots, and take little upkeep between stays.

CC&Rs and what a floor coating touches

Much of Lake Arrowhead lies in the Arrowhead Woods tracts. Their CC&Rs, including design standards and tree removal rules, are enforced by the Arrowhead Woods Architectural Committee, a nonprofit set up in the early 1920s. In 2015 the San Bernardino County Superior Court confirmed AWAC as the body that enforces them.

A garage, basement or laundry floor coating is interior work. Exterior jobs are a different matter. A coated patio, a pool deck or a new color on outdoor concrete may fall under the design standards. If your project includes outdoor surfaces, check with AWAC before work starts. We write the floor scope separately from any exterior work so you have a clear description to bring them.

Snow, slush and sunny days

Lake Arrowhead sits at about 5,174 feet. It averages 22.4 inches of snow a year, with February the snowiest month, and about 37.7 inches of total precipitation. Wikipedia also cites about 300 sunny days a year. That mix is hard on a garage. Snowmelt and grit come in on tires and boots, then bright sun through an open door works on the coating.

Our usual mountain garage build:

• A ground slab with cracks and spalls filled.
• A base coat with full-broadcast flakes for texture and grip on wet shoes.
• A polyaspartic topcoat that resists salt, grit and UV.

When the power goes out

Wikipedia reports multi-day outages from heavy snow and wind, including about a week in late December 2021. Epoxy needs steady temperatures while it cures. If a storm knocks out heat to a garage during the first day or two, the cure can slow or stall. We plan mountain installs in the warmer months whenever we can, and we watch the forecast before any cold-season job.

Built for rental turnover

Vacation rental garages see unfamiliar drivers, beach toys, sleds and rolling luggage. A sealed floor can be swept, mopped and photographed between bookings. Storage rooms and laundry areas benefit too, because a coated slab does not hold onto spills or musty smells. For owners who are rarely on site, we can coordinate access and send photos when the floor is done.

Slabs from many decades

Lake Arrowhead has been building since its village opened in 1922, and homes range from older mountain cabins to recent builds. A garage from the 1960s may have patched, oil-soaked or painted concrete. A newer garage may have a dense, smooth finish. Both get ground before coating, and older slabs often need more crack and spall repair. We price that repair in the written quote so you see it before work starts.

Services that fit Lake Arrowhead homes

• Garage floor epoxy and epoxy flake floors for guest and owner garages
• Polyaspartic floor coating for a short closure between bookings
• Metallic epoxy floors for lower-level game rooms and bars
• Patio and pool deck coatings, after you confirm any exterior review

Call (760) 463-0450 for a free estimate.