Metallic Epoxy Floors in Jacksonville, FL
A metallic epoxy floor doesn't look like paint, and it doesn't look like tile. It looks like depth — pigment moving under glass, different from every angle and in every light.
Metallic pigments are suspended in clear epoxy and worked while the floor is wet. As it cures, the pigments drift and settle into patterns that can't be repeated — your floor is genuinely the only one of its kind.
Legacy Epoxy Designs installs metallic epoxy in Jacksonville garages, basements, living spaces, and businesses that want a floor customers photograph. Typical metallic projects run $4,000–$11,000 depending on size and design.
Because the design happens live on your slab, metallic work is priced after an in-person look and a conversation about colors. The written estimate comes before any commitment, like every job we do.
If a flake floor is the hardworking classic, metallic is the showpiece — and it wears the same way, because underneath the art it's the same ground, primed, professional-grade system.
How a Metallic Floor Is Made
The slab gets the same discipline as every floor we install: diamond grinding, crack and spall repair, moisture testing, and primer. Metallic shows every flaw under it, so the prep standard is if anything higher.
A pigmented base coat sets the canvas — usually a deep tone. Then the metallic coat goes down: clear epoxy loaded with metallic pigment, moved with squeegees and rollers so the pigments swirl, pool, and feather. Multiple colors can be layered for veining that reads like stone or storm clouds.
A clear topcoat locks the design in and takes the wear, so the artwork itself never gets walked on directly.
Where Metallic Works
Show garages and man caves are the classic pick. Basements and finished lower levels take metallic beautifully because there's no UV load. Restaurants, salons, showrooms, and tasting rooms use it as a brand piece — a floor no competitor can copy because it literally can't be reproduced.
One honest note: metallic's glassy finish shows its gloss, and gloss shows scratches over time like any polished surface. For high-traffic commercial work we'll talk honestly about whether flake or a quartz system serves you better.
What Metallic Costs
Metallic epoxy runs $8–$22 per square foot in the published Jacksonville guides, and typical whole projects land at $4,000–$11,000. The spread is size, color count, and design complexity. Your written estimate breaks it down for your floor — no per-foot games after the fact.
Can I choose exactly how my metallic floor will look?
You choose the colors and the general character — dark and moody, light and marbled, high-contrast or subtle. The exact pattern forms as the epoxy cures, and that's the point: we steer it, nobody can stamp it out twice.
Is metallic epoxy slippery?
Like any glossy floor it can be slick when wet. An anti-slip additive can be worked into the topcoat for pool-adjacent or commercial spaces — tell us how the floor will be used and we'll spec it right.
How long does metallic take?
Most residential metallic floors take two to three days including cure windows between coats. Commercial projects are scheduled around your operating hours.
Does metallic yellow in sunlight?
Epoxy can amber under heavy UV. For sun-loaded spaces we finish with a UV-resistant topcoat and will tell you straight if a different system fits your room better.
Ready when you are — call (508) 737-1351 or send the form and we'll come measure, talk through your options, and leave you a written price. No pressure either way.