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“Outstanding Experience with Ascend!”
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Faith. Quality. Integrity.
Garage floors, patios and commercial facilities. Start with a clear scope, careful preparation and a finish selected for your space.
Commercial & Industrial Epoxy Floors, Residential Epoxy Floors, Metallic Floors, Concrete Polishing, Commercial & Industrial Striping, Commercial & Industrial Cleaning
Our services

01 / Commercial and residential
Mechanically refined concrete floors with a finished sheen for suitable commercial, industrial, and residential interiors in Wilmington NC and coastal North Carolina.

02 / Residential
Decorative flake floor coatings for garages and residential concrete across Wilmington and coastal North Carolina.

03 / Specialty
Decorative metallic floor coatings with flowing patterns and custom color combinations for selected residential and commercial spaces in coastal North Carolina.

04 / Industrial
Interior floor marking and line refresh services for commercial and industrial facilities in Wilmington NC and coastal North Carolina.

05 / Industrial
Commercial and industrial epoxy flooring for warehouses, factories, restaurant kitchens, airplane hangars, offices, and automotive facilities in coastal North Carolina.

06 / Industrial
Commercial and industrial floor cleaning for suitable concrete and coated surfaces in Wilmington NC and coastal North Carolina.
Google Reviews
Real feedback from customers who trusted Ascend Coatings with their floors.
Local Guide • 33 reviews • 1 photo
“Outstanding Experience with Ascend!”
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“Quick response and fair, competitive pricing!”
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1 review • 0 photos
“Great Epoxy Work, highly satisfied! Very personable.”
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3 reviews • 0 photos
“This company definitely lives up to their values! The quality of their work is remarkable and the integrity of the team stands out.”
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6 reviews • 1 photo
“Awesome work! Definitely recommend”
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“I would definitely recommend this company for all of your interior or exterior floor coating needs, great man and does great work”
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Local Guide • 16 reviews • 2 photos
“Hands Down The Best!”
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“Couldn't be happier! Super easy to do business with! Great communication and always punctual.”
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“They did an amazing job!!!! Whatever you want they got it, very professional, the nicest people too!!”
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“AMAZING service and floors! This company is professional and experienced. If you're looking for someone who is honest, reliable, and delivers outstanding results, I highly recommend them!”
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13 reviews • 5 photos
“Reached out to them for my garage. They had all the colors I wanted in the epoxy. They did a very solid job, would highly recommend for epoxy floors or coatings!”
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“Ascend Coatings did an awesome job on my garage! The floor turned out even better than I expected.”
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“Amazing Christian men that do amazing work!!! 10/10 Recommend!”
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“Ascend Coatings is professional from start to finish. The attention to detail and willingness to go the extra mile is admirable. Couldn't recommend Jacob Johnson and Ascend Coatings enough!!!”
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3 reviews • 0 photos
“Jacob Johnston with Ascend Coatings did an outstanding job. He was professional, communicative, and paid great attention to detail.”
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Local Guide • 13 reviews • 5 photos
“I have gotten the pleasure to watch this company grow from conception to fully operational. What started as a vision for quality work continues to impress.”
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The Ascend approach
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Your space. Your traffic. Your expectations. A clear conversation about what the floor needs to do.
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Assess the concrete and define mechanical preparation, repairs, and moisture considerations.
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Install the selected system with attention to surface detail, transitions, and the agreed scope.
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Understand cure time, reopening guidance, and how to care for the finished surface.
01 / Faith
Our faith shapes the care and respect we bring to our relationships and our work.
02 / Quality
Preparation, system selection, and the finishing details deserve the same attention as the final appearance.
03 / Integrity
Honest expectations about scope, surface conditions, and scheduling help you make a confident decision.
Plan your floor project
Practical guidance to help you choose a floor and prepare for the work.

Residential epoxy
See flake options, preparation steps, and project photos from homes around Wilmington.
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Commercial buildings
Review how we plan system selection, downtime, and return to service for working facilities.
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Concrete polishing
Learn what polishing involves and which floors make good candidates.
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Why Ascend
Service area
Our crews work in New Hanover, Brunswick, Pender, Onslow, Columbus and Bladen counties.
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FAQ
Get clear answers about preparation, durability, installation, and caring for your finished floor.
For most homeowners looking for a long-term garage floor upgrade, a professional concrete coating system offers major advantages over a typical DIY epoxy kit.
DIY kits sold at home improvement stores are often designed to be easy for homeowners to install, but the coating itself is only part of what determines how long a floor lasts. Proper concrete preparation is one of the most important parts of the entire installation.
Professional installers typically mechanically grind the concrete to remove contaminants, weak surface material, old coatings, and imperfections while creating the proper surface profile for the coating to bond to.
A professional system may also include crack repair, industrial-grade base coats, a full decorative flake broadcast, and a durable clear topcoat.
DIY coatings may look good immediately after installation, but inadequate surface preparation can contribute to peeling, flaking, bubbling, or premature coating failure.
If you want your garage floor to become a long-term part of your home instead of a temporary cosmetic upgrade, professional installation is generally the better investment.
One of the most popular ways to upgrade an old garage floor is with a professionally installed decorative flake concrete coating system.
The process typically begins by mechanically grinding the existing concrete. Cracks, pits, and damaged areas are repaired as needed before the coating system is installed.
A base coat is then applied, followed by decorative vinyl flakes that can completely cover the surface. Once the coating has cured enough for the next stage, excess flake is scraped and removed before a protective clear topcoat is installed.
The finished floor can dramatically change the appearance of the garage while making the surface easier to clean and maintain.
Instead of looking like unfinished gray concrete, the garage becomes a clean, finished extension of the home.
The lifespan of an epoxy or concrete coating system depends heavily on the quality of the materials, concrete preparation, installation method, environmental conditions, and how the floor is used.
A properly prepared and professionally installed coating can provide many years of service.
Heavy vehicle traffic, dragging sharp objects, extreme chemical exposure, moisture problems beneath the concrete, and poor installation can shorten the life of any coating.
One of the biggest differences between a long-lasting floor and a coating that begins peeling early is often what happened before the coating was ever applied.
Proper grinding, concrete repair, moisture evaluation when necessary, correct mixing, proper application rates, and using the right coating system for the environment all matter.