Epoxy floor in lanai
 

Hello! I’ll be moving into my home in September, and my lanai is bare concrete. Has anyone done epoxy flooring in their lanai? Pros & cons?
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If you leave garage door open a lot, sun can bleach the edges out.

That's why I always keep the garage door on my lanai down... :icon_wink:

Ours came painted (like our driveway), not epoxied. Looks nicer than plain concrete, maybe keeps the dust/dirt down...

Our garage is epoxied and it definitely keeps the dust down and makes it easier to keep clean...

You will get (I hope) several replies on firms to do this work, just make sure that a friction layer is the final coat. Epoxy floors can be very slippery when wet. A material like 'shark grip' or equal in the final coat will give you a surface that is much less slippery.

Same advice goes if you decide to just paint the lanai.

Most people only use epoxy in the garage because of the resistance to petroleum spills. They use a concrete "stain" which is painted on for the lanai, sidewalks, and driveways.

Had mine done, along with garage in new villa. Painter did not clear coat lanai, as he indicated that clear coat will yellow with sun exposure. If you get no exposure, that becomes moot.

The lanai is less glossy than the clear coated garage, but looks fine. If they sprinkle paint chips, that will greatly increase foot traction.

Excellent advice, and once you find someone researches their ratings here. There are a lot of people that don't know what they are doing working on TV. And finally, NEVER pay for work until it is done.

Thanks!

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When we moved in we had the same tile that we have in the house place in our lanai, we also had glass sliding doors added. It was not that expensive. No worries about fading and since we didn't add air conditioning or heat it's not considered a room. It was one of the best additions we ever made.

My epoxy garage floor "up north" served well for a number of years, but not gracefully. It lost its sheen within a couple of years and never was very good at repelling stains.

I wanted something more durable here and with some research discovered polyaspartic coating, a compound much more durable than epoxy. The material is available under the brand name "Liquid Floors," and as expected is more expensive. The typical Liquid Floors installation starts with a base coat upon which a layer of decorative flakes is applied, and ends with a clear top layer that is super tough. Installation usually takes a day, followed by 2 days of not parking on it. See the Liquid Floors site for a full description.

Liquid Floors is a brand name used by many local affiliates who do the installation work. I have had excellent results from a local Liquid Floors installer based nearby in Inverness. If you are interested in something more durable than epoxy, talk with Liquid Floors Amy at 352-518-0855.

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...and, as other suggest, when applied to a Lanai floor, a little bit of extra grit is good.

If you do not enclose the lanai, plain concrete is best since it absorbs the rain water. I had epoxy with shark bite on my garage floor and if it got wet (rain or car A/C) I had to mop up the water asap since it was a “slip and fall” waiting to happen…

How does it keep the dust/dirt down?

Our lanai is painted to match the driveway and garage. We love it!

We had epoxy applied to our screened lanai floor. I watched the installer use a 5 gal bucket full of shark bite on an 8x15' surface. 24 hours later, it looked beautiful. I loved it! Until I took my first step onto it. Couldn't see the dew that was on the surface, it was like an ice rink, very nearly fell. Because I was too scared to walk on the bare surface after that, I bought an outdoor area rug. The rug hides my pretty epoxy floor. DUMB DUMB DUMB. Should have forwent the epoxy and just bought the rug to hide the ugly bare concrete. If I had it to do over again, I wouldn't choose epoxy.