When a homeowner asks, “What garage floor flake colors are available?”, the answer used to be pretty simple.
A contractor pulled out a color chart, showed the customer a handful of standard blends, and asked them to pick one.
Today, that answer can be very different.
At Garage Floor Flake, there are more than 600 established garage floor flake blends available in four different flake sizes. But even that doesn't come close to describing the number of floors that can be created.
Why?
Because those 600+ blends aren't the end of the color selection.
They're the starting point.
Individual colors can be combined. Existing blends can be modified. A color can be added or removed. Proportions can be changed. Flake size can change the visual character of the finished floor.
The number of possible garage floor flake color combinations becomes virtually unlimited.
For garage floor contractors, that creates an opportunity: you don't have to stock hundreds of colors to offer hundreds of colors.
More Than 600 Garage Floor Flake Blends
Garage Floor Flake currently offers more than 600 established decorative flake blends.
That's already considerably more selection than most contractors could reasonably carry themselves.
Then consider that those blends are available across four flake sizes:
- 1/8-inch
- 1/4-inch
- 1/2-inch
- 1-inch
Flake size isn't simply a packaging choice. Changing the size can change the visual scale and overall character of a floor.
But that's still only the beginning.
A Garage Floor Flake Blend Can Contain Many Individual Colors
A decorative flake blend isn't necessarily made from two or three colors.
Some are surprisingly complex.
One popular example is Creekbed.
Creekbed contains nine individual colors.
Those colors work together to create the finished blend, but over the years we've seen customers look at an established color like Creekbed and say:
“I like it, but can we add another color?”
Absolutely.
Others might want to remove one of the existing colors.
Or increase the amount of one color.
Or reduce another.
Suddenly, a nine-color established blend becomes a completely different ten-color custom blend—or an eight-color variation designed specifically around that customer's project.
That's why counting the number of available blends doesn't really tell the whole story.
600+ blends aren't 600 choices. They're 600+ starting points.
Can You Customize Garage Floor Flake Colors?
Yes.
There are essentially two ways to approach a custom garage floor flake blend.
The first is to start with an established blend you already like and modify it.
Maybe you want a little more black.
Less white.
Add blue.
Remove brown.
Introduce a color that ties the garage floor into cabinets, wall colors, a vehicle, a business brand, or another element of the space.
The second approach is to start with individual colors and develop an entirely new combination.
This means a homeowner or contractor doesn't necessarily have to settle for the closest standard color.
If the project calls for something different, build something different.
The Same Colors Can Create Different Floors
Color isn't the only variable.
Proportion matters.
Imagine a simple blend containing black, gray and white.
A mixture dominated by gray with smaller amounts of black and white can look substantially different from one containing the exact same three colors but dominated by black.
Same colors.
Different ratios.
Different floor.
Now introduce a fourth color.
Or a fifth.
Then change the proportions again.
This is why the number of possible garage floor color combinations grows so rapidly.
You aren't just selecting colors.
You're designing a blend.
Flake Size Adds Another Dimension
Now take those color combinations and introduce different decorative flake sizes.
A blend produced in a larger flake can have a different visual character than the same basic color combination produced in a smaller size.
Smaller flakes can create a finer visual pattern.
Larger flakes can make individual colors and shapes more visually pronounced.
That gives contractors and homeowners another way to influence the appearance of a finished garage floor without necessarily changing the underlying color palette.
With hundreds of blends, multiple sizes, individual colors, custom combinations and adjustable proportions, the number of potential finished appearances becomes enormous.
So Why Doesn't Your Local Supplier Carry All These Colors?
Because they can't.
And realistically, they shouldn't try.
A local coatings store has limited warehouse and shelf space. It needs to stock the products its customers purchase most frequently.
If five or ten garage floor flake blends account for a large percentage of the floors being installed in a market, keeping those colors locally makes perfect sense.
Trying to maintain hundreds of blends in multiple sizes does not.
Now add custom combinations and individual colors.
It quickly becomes impossible for any local store to physically inventory every possible garage floor flake a homeowner might request.
That's not a failure of the local supplier.
It's simply the economics of inventory.
Buy Your Everyday Flake Locally When It Makes Sense
We're not going to tell contractors they should stop buying from their local supplier.
Quite the opposite.
If you have a good local coatings supplier and they stock the everyday garage floor flake blends you install regularly, use them.
Local inventory has real advantages.
You may be able to pick up material the same day. There may be no shipping expense. You can maintain a relationship with a supplier in your market. And if they consistently stock the colors you install most often, that's valuable.
The problem comes when contractors allow their local supplier's inventory to become their entire color selection.
Those are two different things.
Your supplier may only be able to stock a relatively small selection.
Your customer doesn't necessarily have to be limited to it.
GarageFloorFlake.com Can Be Your Extended Color Inventory
This is where Garage Floor Flake fits differently into a contractor's business.
Think of GarageFloorFlake.com as an extension of your own inventory.
You don't need hundreds of different blends sitting in your shop.
Your local supplier doesn't need hundreds of different blends sitting in theirs.
You can keep your everyday colors readily available and then use Garage Floor Flake when a customer wants something different.
That might mean one of our 600+ established blends.
It could mean a different flake size.
It could mean modifying an existing blend.
Or it could mean creating something custom.
Our role is to help contractors get the flake their client actually wants, correctly and as quickly as practical, without requiring the contractor to carry an enormous decorative flake inventory themselves.
Stop Asking Customers to Pick From What's on the Shelf
There's an important sales distinction here.
A contractor can tell a homeowner:
“These are the colors I have.”
Or the contractor can ask:
“What would you like your floor to look like?”
Those are very different conversations.
There will always be homeowners who simply want a good-looking gray, tan, black-and-white or other popular combination.
Great.
There are established blends for them.
But another homeowner may have spent significant money designing a garage with specific cabinets, wall colors, lighting and vehicles.
Why should the floor be limited to whichever six colors happen to be sitting on a shelf?
It doesn't have to be.
More Choice Doesn't Mean Making the Decision Harder
Offering hundreds of possibilities doesn't mean dumping hundreds of samples in front of a homeowner.
That's usually not helpful.
A professional contractor can narrow the choices by asking a few questions.
Is the customer looking for something primarily gray, tan, black, white or another color family?
Do they want high contrast or something more subtle?
Are there cabinets, walls, countertops or other finishes the floor should complement?
Do they want something traditional or something more distinctive?
Once you understand the direction, hundreds of potential choices can quickly become a manageable group of good options.
And if one is almost perfect?
Customize it.
Custom Garage Floor Flake Isn't Just About Being Different
Customization can also solve practical design problems.
Maybe an established blend is nearly perfect but contains one color that clashes with the space.
Remove it.
Maybe the floor needs a subtle accent color to coordinate with cabinetry.
Add it.
Maybe the customer wants an established blend but wants one component to be more prominent.
Adjust the mixture.
Customization doesn't have to mean creating something wild or unusual.
Sometimes it simply means taking a good blend and making it right for that particular floor.
A Better Way for Contractors to Sell Garage Floor Colors
For contractors, this creates a useful model:
Stock what you sell repeatedly.
Buy locally when your local supplier has what you need.
Don't tie up unnecessary cash trying to inventory every possible color.
And when a customer wants something beyond the everyday selection:
Use GarageFloorFlake.com as your extended color inventory.
That gives the contractor access to far more selection while keeping physical inventory manageable.
It also changes the conversation from:
“Which one of these colors will work?”
to:
“Let's find the color you actually want.”
That's a much better way to sell a custom garage floor.
600+ Blends Are Just the Beginning
There isn't one perfect garage floor flake color.
There isn't even one perfect gray.
Different homes, garages, businesses and customers call for different combinations.
That's why Garage Floor Flake offers more than 600 established blends across four flake sizes—and why we don't believe the selection should stop there.
Start with an established blend.
Change it.
Add a color.
Remove a color.
Adjust the proportions.
Or build your own.
Your local supplier can keep the everyday colors on the shelf. GarageFloorFlake.com can help you handle everything beyond it.
Because when your customer asks what colors are available, the best answer shouldn't be:
“Here's what I have.”
It should be:
“What are you looking for?”
Frequently Asked Questions About Garage Floor Flake Colors
How many garage floor flake colors are available?
Garage Floor Flake offers more than 600 established decorative flake blends across four flake sizes. Because blends can also be modified and individual colors can be combined in different proportions, the number of possible finished color combinations is far greater.
Can garage floor flake colors be customized?
Yes. Contractors and customers can start with an existing blend and add or remove colors, or create a custom blend using individual flake colors.
Can I change one color in an existing flake blend?
Yes. An existing blend can be used as a starting point and modified when a project calls for a different appearance. Colors can be added or removed and the proportions of individual colors can be adjusted.
Does garage floor flake size affect how the color looks?
Yes. Flake size affects the visual scale and pattern of the finished floor. The same general color palette can produce a different appearance when different flake sizes are used.
Should contractors stock every garage floor flake color they offer?
No. Contractors can stock frequently used colors while sourcing less-common or custom blends as needed. This provides customers with greater selection without requiring the contractor to maintain hundreds of blends in physical inventory.
Should I buy garage floor flake from a local supplier or online?
Both can make sense. A good local supplier can be an excellent source for frequently used blends they keep in stock. An online specialty supplier such as Garage Floor Flake can expand the contractor's available selection when a client wants a color, size or custom blend that isn't stocked locally.
Can I create my own garage floor flake blend?
Yes. Custom blends can be created using individual flake colors and different proportions. An existing blend can also serve as the starting point for a custom combination.