The look most customers pick. The system most floors deserve.
Flake (sometimes called chip) systems combine decorative vinyl flakes broadcast into colored epoxy, sealed with polyaspartic topcoat. Dozens of color blends, slip-resistant texture, and the ability to hide minor slab imperfections. Our most popular residential garage finish.
Why most of our customers choose flake.
Solid-color epoxy is fine. Flake systems are better — for nearly every reason except cost. Here’s why three out of four customers upgrade to flake at the estimate.
Hides Imperfections
Older slabs have hairline cracks, slight color variations, and minor surface defects. Solid epoxy shows everything. Flake patterns visually break up the surface, hiding what isn’t worth fixing.
Slip-Resistant Texture
The flake creates a subtle profile underfoot. Wet boots, oil drips, snow melt — better grip than smooth glossy epoxy. Important for families and anyone who values safety.
Hides Daily Dirt
Tracked-in mud, leaves, salt residue — multi-color flake patterns hide everyday dirt between cleanings. Your garage looks clean longer.
Dozens of Color Options
Match your home’s exterior. Match your shop’s branding. Or pick a designer blend. Far more design options than solid color epoxy or polished concrete.
UV-Stable Finish
The polyaspartic topcoat over the flakes is fully UV-stable. Color stays consistent for years, even with direct sunlight through garage doors.
Best Resale Value
Among epoxy systems, flake floors get the strongest appraisal recognition. Real estate agents flag flake garages as a premium feature in listings.
Sample flake blends. Custom blends available.
Eight popular blends below — final selection happens at your estimate with physical color samples you can see in your space. Custom blends mixed to your specifications at no extra charge.
Swatches are illustrative — physical samples available at your in-home estimate.
Three flake sizes. Different looks.
Beyond color, flake size dramatically changes the final look. We’ll show you samples of each at the estimate.
1/4 Inch
The standard size. Subtle pattern, professional look, great hide. Works in nearly any space — garages, basements, commercial. Our default recommendation.
1 Inch (Large)
A dramatic, designed look. Large visible flakes create visual interest in showroom spaces, designer garages, and feature rooms. Premium aesthetic.
Mixed Sizes
Combining 1/4″ and 1″ creates an organic, natural-stone appearance. Higher visual depth, slightly higher cost, and a truly custom look.
Five steps. Broadcast is the magic.
Flake systems live and die on the broadcast — the moment flakes get thrown into the wet epoxy. It’s part skill, part feel, and you can’t rush it.
Diamond Grind
Concrete pores opened. Cracks chased and filled. Moisture tested.
Color Base Coat
Pigmented epoxy base coat applied. Color shows through the flake gaps for depth.
Broadcast to Refusal
Flakes thrown by hand into the wet base coat until the surface can’t accept any more — “broadcast to refusal.”
Scrape & Vacuum
After cure, loose flakes scraped flat and vacuumed. Surface ready for sealing.
Polyaspartic Seal
Two coats of clear polyaspartic lock the flakes in place. UV-stable, chemical-resistant, slip-resistant.
Every Hoopes Brothers flake floor comes with a 15-year written warranty covering peeling, delamination, hot-tire pickup, and UV color change.
The warranty is honored by Harrison and Brigg directly — same family, same phone number, life of the floor.
Full terms provided with every estimate.
Quick answers before you call.
Yes. Custom blends are included at no extra charge — we mix the flake to your specification, whether you’re matching home exterior, shop branding, or just want a look no one else has.
Common custom requests: matching cabinet stains, complementing siding colors, pulling in team or business colors, accent flakes in metallic for showroom looks.
No — the flake is fully encapsulated in the polyaspartic topcoat. The actual cleaning surface is the smooth clear sealer over the top. You’re not cleaning around individual flakes.
What you get: a textured (slip-resistant) but easy-to-mop surface. Smooth enough to clean fast, textured enough to grip.
Typically 20-30% more than solid color epoxy. The added cost reflects the flake material, the broadcast labor, and the additional polyaspartic topcoat needed to encapsulate the flakes properly.
For a 2-car garage: solid color runs $2,000-$2,800, flake systems run $2,800-$4,000. Most customers consider the upgrade worth it for the visual and functional benefits.
No — properly installed flake floors stay locked in for the life of the system. Each flake is encapsulated under two coats of polyaspartic topcoat, which is harder than the flake itself.
What can fail: poorly installed DIY floors where the topcoat is too thin or where the broadcast wasn’t done to refusal. Both issues are workmanship problems, not flake-system problems.
Absolutely. Flake systems work great in basements, workshops, hobby rooms, showrooms, breweries, and retail spaces.
For basements specifically: flake hides minor slab imperfections common in older homes, adds slip resistance for finished living spaces, and the multi-color pattern hides everyday dust between cleanings.
See the flake blends in person.
Free in-person estimates across Utah and Wyoming — we bring physical color samples so you can see what each blend actually looks like in your space and light.