
Alternative Surfaces
About us
Alternative Surfaces use only the highest quality, commercial grade coatings on the market – providing superior durability and finish over conventional coatings, for a floor that is long lasting and easy to maintain. For discerning customers looking to create spaces that look and feel good, our products encourage them to ditch their shoes and discover the invigorating freedom of barefoot living. Our products generate energized, vibrant spaces in your home while also providing hard-wearing, sustainable surfaces for commercial installations. Products include stone carpet finishes, polished concrete and seamless surfaces in a range of hues which can be customized with designs for the most discerning client. Alternative Surfaces offers you the state of the art in floor coating services designed to fit your needs. Our coatings are formulated specifically for high-impact and abrasion resistance at the most competitive prices. Our applicators use the most professional equipment and procedures to assure speed and simplicity of application. Our advanced equipment is custom manufactured for high production, top quality preparation methods for any and all types of floor conditions. From blueprint to reality, Alternative Surfaces delivers a full-service approach that blends texture, color and a durable eco-friendly finishes, creating the look and atmosphere you desire. We offer the tools, creative vision and technological expertise to propel your design imagination to new heights. Create ambiance through innovative surface styles. Leave a bold, lasting impression.
Business highlights
Services we offer
Epoxy Floor Coatings Garage Floor Coatings Epoxy Flooring. Floor Cleaning, Installation, Polishing, Repair. Epoxy flooring, Waxing. Flooring Sales, acid staining, polished concrete, pressure washing and concrete sealing. High performance commercial floor coatings for Business + Home.
Amenities
Emergency Services
Yes
Free Estimates
Yes
Accepted Payment Methods
- CreditCard
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The final product is prone to water staining; it's coarse, nearly impossible to sweep and not level. This means that water pools where it didn't before and, where the water pools, the new surface corrodes and stains.
When I contacted Alternative Surfaces for remedial action, I was told that there was little that could be done and that I'd have to wait several months while all my stuff waited in storage.
Overall, extremely disappointing in every way.
They left for about three hours while the base coat dried. When they returned the covered the vinyl chips with the Polyaspartic covering. They told us to let this dry for about three hours and left about 6 PM
The next morning, right at 7 AM, they returned to reinstalled all the closet doors, and move the washer and dryer back into place. This took about two hours.
The floor looks wonderful and probably will outlive the house
In Feb 2014, I contacted Alternative Surfaces to do a quote for my garage floor. Evan arrived promptly and explained the process and costs. He then quickly responded via email with a quote. I didn't leverage him at that time as I wasn't prepared to move forward.
I contacted Evan again at the beginning of October to re-engage in the process. He remembered my quote and quickly resupplied it. We planned for a date the work was completed. I left a way to get access to the garage as I was out on the day of service. Unfortunately my garage opener didn't work. The team took the opener to the hardware store to purchase new batteries and dried it out. It still didn't work, so they were unable to get into my garage. I thought this was already above and beyond to go try to fix the opener.
When I called Evan, he understood my desire to have the work completed quickly and adjusted schedules so that the team could come back just a few days later. It was unbelievable that they made this adjustment. The team came 10/31 and got right down to work. They were extremely professional and finished the job early.
I love my new garage floor and I'm only upset with myself for not having this done when I first met Alternative Surfaces back in February 2014. I know that this will make a huge difference in keeping my garage and ultimately my house cleaner during the Portland winter.
The project went exactly as planned and we couldn't be happier with the final results. The entire team was a pleasure to work with and we would highly recommend this company.
Crew showed up on time and spent the day preparing and installing flooring system. Crew was friendly and readily answered my questions through the day. When a major rainstorm approached about mid-day, the crew taped off the garage doors to prevent water intrusion. With exception of the rain, everything went per plan.
Two cautions for those who are not familiar with this flooring system: (1) Because the garage doors had to be taped, the fumes during the first cure day were intense and infiltrated the house. House had to be opened the first night to clear out the fumes. The fumes from the garage dissipated quickly after the first 24 hours. (2) Advertising indicates that the floor can be used the next day. This was not my experience. Installers recommended 48-72 hours. Given the rain and need to tape the garage, the curing slowed down dramatically. I was able to walk on it after 72 hours but did not set anything on it for 120 hours. When I parked cars on it after 120 hours, they still left a mark on the surface. Probably should have waited another couple of days for the cars.
With the exception of the prolonged curing time, I am satisfied with the final product. It looks good and is incredibly easy to keep clean. A vast improvement over what I had.
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