Two Woodinville Garages, One Domino Floor, Flake Up the Walls

This Woodinville home had two garage spaces with plain, stained concrete. Cascade coated both in Domino flake polyurea in October 2024, with flake run up the stem walls.

Domino flake polyurea garage floor next to a tankless water heater in Woodinville

One garage is a project. Two is a plan. This Woodinville homeowner had a pair of garage spaces under the same roof, both with gray concrete that had picked up oil spots, tire marks and dark patches over the years. Overhead storage racks were already up. The tankless water heater and the gas lines were on the wall. All that was missing was a floor that looked as put-together as the rest.

In October 2024 Cascade coated both spaces with Certified Penntek polyurea in Domino flake, a garage floor coating in Woodinville that ties the two rooms together with one look.

First look at the concrete

The free consultation was in September 2024. The crew walked both spaces and tested the slab.

  • Moisture readings of 5.0% and 4.5%.
  • Oil and tire staining in the parking areas, darker near the doors.
  • A low concrete stem wall along the sides, the kind that usually stays raw gray forever.

Nothing scary. Just a slab that had been parked on for years and never sealed.

Two spaces, two install days

The spaces were done on separate days in October 2024, so the owner never had to empty the whole house of cars and gear at once. Each one got the same treatment:

  1. Industrial diamond grinding of the floor and the stem wall, then a full vacuum.
  2. Pure polyurea basecoat, chemically bonded to the concrete with a silane adhesion promoter.
  3. Full broadcast of Domino flake on the floor and up the stem wall.
  4. Scrape and collect the loose chips.
  5. Polyaspartic topcoat with FadeLock™ UV stability.

Each space was coated in a single day.

Running the flake up the wall

The detail people notice first in these photos is the edge. Instead of stopping at the corner, the Domino flake climbs the stem wall a few inches. That hides the line where floor meets wall, covers the old stained concrete at the base and makes sweeping easier, since dirt has nowhere to hide in a raw joint.

Domino up close

Domino Evolution is a high-contrast mix of black, white and gray chips. It looks sharp next to the tan walls and white trim here, and it does a good job of hiding dust, drips and tire marks. If you are torn between colors, our guide to colors and finishes for Penntek floors lays out the options.

Why it should stay this way for decades

Typical epoxy often starts to show problems in years 3–5. Peeling near the door, yellowing, hot tire marks. A Penntek floor is built for up to 5x the lifespan of typical epoxy, a 30–40 year floor.

  • Bond. Over 1,300 PSI chemical bond with the concrete.
  • Topcoat. The polyaspartic topcoat is non-porous, so oil, salt and grease wipe off. The Penntek Stain Test shows it in action.
  • Warranty. A limited lifetime warranty backed by Penntek, the manufacturer, with dealers in 200 markets.

Garage coatings around Woodinville

This home sits among tall trees, with the damp air and wet driveways that come with living near the Sammamish River valley. Tracked-in water and grit are a given from fall to spring. A sealed floor with a flake cove at the edges handles that better than bare concrete ever will. See more of our Woodinville concrete coating work, or look at a Woodinville garage done in Tidal Wave for a cooler, blue-gray option.

Domino garage floor questions

Does Domino show dirt?

Not much. The black and white chips break up dust and light drips, so the floor looks clean between sweeps. Spills still need a wipe, and the non-porous topcoat makes that easy.

Can you coat two garages on different days?

Yes. That is what happened here. Splitting the work means you only move one room of stuff at a time, and both floors still match.

How do I clean oil off the new floor?

Wipe it up with a rag and a mild cleaner. The oil sits on top of the topcoat instead of soaking into the concrete. Our post on removing stains from a coated floor has more tips.

Thinking about your own garage, or two? Book a free in-home quote or call 425-226-6085. We bring flake samples so you can see them on your own concrete.