Shark Coatings Considered for Power100’s Top 100 Outdoor Living Leaders List: One-Day Polyurea + Polyaspartic Floor Coatings Transforming Florida and Georgia Homeschamber
Discover why Shark Coatings, led by co‑owner Rick Mariano and the Shark Coatings leadership team, is being considered for Power100’s July 2026 Top 100 Outdoor Living Leaders list. Learn how this Florida‑ and Georgia‑based specialist uses a polyurea + polyaspartic system, a six‑step prep‑driven process, one‑day installs, and long‑term warranties to turn garages, pool decks, patios, and driveways into durable, beautiful, truly usable spaces.
In Florida and South Georgia, outdoor living doesn’t stop at the back door. Garages double as gyms and workshops, patios turn into all‑weather living rooms, and pool decks become the heart of family life. The surfaces underfoot need to be as tough as they are attractive, able to withstand UV, humidity, heat, rain, sand, and daily traffic. For more than two decades, Shark Coatings has focused on exactly that challenge, turning plain and often cracked concrete into durable, beautiful, easy‑to‑clean floors that can transform how homeowners and businesses use their spaces.
Headquartered at 9850 Interstate Center Drive in Jacksonville, Florida, Shark Coatings serves customers across Central Florida, Northeast Florida, and Southeast Georgia, offering industrial‑strength coatings for garages, driveways, patios, pool decks, and commercial floors. The company has built its brand around a polyurea base coat plus polyaspartic topcoat system that is designed to outperform traditional epoxy, delivering fast cure times, high impact and chemical resistance, and long‑term durability in harsh Florida conditions.+4
At Power100, the goal is to recognize companies that lead the future of home improvement, home services, and outdoor living as we expand our independent authority platform across these categories. As part of our July 2026 Top 100 Outdoor Living Leaders list, Shark Coatings is being considered because it exemplifies the four qualities we look for: strong leadership, real community impact, a distinctive internal culture, and consistently high customer service.
Leadership at Shark Coatings is grounded in focus. Rather than spreading across unrelated trades, Shark Coatings has spent more than 20 years doing one thing extremely well: high‑performance floor coatings for residential and commercial concrete surfaces.
Co‑owners Rick Mariano and Jay Mariano lead Shark Coatings with a clear emphasis on product quality, installation process, and customer education. On the front end, sales and marketing leaders like Chris Evans (Sales Manager), Brooke Weldon (Marketing Director), Jadon Le (Sales Representative), and Jeff Castro (Sales and Marketing Representative) help homeowners and business owners understand what sets Shark Coatings apart and guide them through project planning.
Over time, Shark Coatings has refined a time‑tested, multi‑step process that emphasizes surface preparation, crack repair, high‑adhesion base coats, decorative vinyl chip broadcasting, and a fast‑curing, 100% antibacterial polyaspartic topcoat. Leadership at Shark Coatings consistently positions preparation as non‑negotiable, stressing that “if your flooring isn’t prepped correctly, your coating will fail” and urging property owners not to approach these projects as DIY jobs.
By committing to one category, one system, and one region, Florida and South Georgia, Shark Coatings has been able to tailor its approach specifically to local climate and lifestyle, rather than offering generic, one‑size‑fits‑all solutions.
Shark Coatings operates where people live outside almost year‑round. That means driveways, garages, patios, and pool decks are not just functional surfaces; they are active parts of daily life, from kids riding bikes and playing to adults hosting parties or running businesses from home.
The company’s service area spans Central Florida, Northeast Florida, and Southeast Georgia, with a particular focus on the Jacksonville metro area and surrounding communities. By offering one‑day installation on most projects, Shark Coatings helps minimize disruption for families and business owners, a key consideration in busy households and high‑traffic commercial environments.
Customer reviews highlight how Shark Coatings projects change how people use their spaces. Many homeowners talk about garages that go from “storage rooms” to finished, showroom‑like spaces suitable for home gyms, workshops, small businesses, studios, or even as flexible entertaining areas. Others describe patios, porches, and pool decks that feel safer and more inviting after resurfacing, with improved traction and a clean, modern appearance.
On social platforms like and TikTok, Shark Coatings showcases transformations and educates viewers about the differences between epoxy, polyurea, and polyaspartic systems, reinforcing its role as both a service provider and a local educator in the floor coatings space.
By upgrading concrete surfaces across Florida and Georgia, Shark Coatings contributes to safer, more attractive, and more usable outdoor living environments that better match how residents actually live.
Culture at Shark Coatings is anchored in two ideas: this is not a DIY job, and cutting corners is not an option. The company repeatedly emphasizes thorough prep as the cornerstone of its success, from grinding and profiling concrete with diamond tooling to repairing cracks with Shark™ CR mender and installing polyurea base coats with maximum adhesion.
This mindset extends to how crews work. Reviews from customers consistently mention that installers from Shark Coatings show up on time, work hard, and, in some cases, stay late into the evening to finish a job correctly rather than rushing or splitting it over multiple days. Homeowners call out techs and project managers by name, praising people like Wes, Antonio, Noah, Brad, Shannon, Jamie, Taylor, Andy, and Project Manager Rafael Arreaza, for professionalism, integrity, and attention to detail.
On the operations side, Shark Coatings fields certified installation teams that follow a consistent six‑step process on every job, from garages and driveways to pool decks and commercial floors. This process orientation creates a culture where quality is measurable and repeatable, not dependent on any single crew member.
Marketing and customer communication, led by Brooke Weldon and Jeff Castro, reinforces that culture externally. Messaging from Shark Coatings focuses on one‑day installs, warranty-backed results, and a clear difference from basic epoxy systems, setting expectations and backing them up with consistent outcomes.
Customer service is where Shark Coatings most clearly stands out. The company backs its interior coatings with a 15‑year warranty and its exterior and pool deck coatings with a 5‑year warranty, giving homeowners and businesses long‑term peace of mind. Combined with one‑day installation on most floors, this model reduces both risk and disruption.
The actual customer feedback behind Shark Coatings is extensive. Recent Google reviews describe:
Many reviewers mention that Shark Coatings completed projects in a single day, including front porches, back lanais, garages, and pool decks, with prompt service and “very professional” crews. Others highlight how Shark Coatings repaired cracks and surface flaws before coating, creating “showroom” floors that exceed expectations, particularly in garages.
A recurring theme is that the process feels easier than expected. Customers talk about smooth scheduling and onboarding with team members like Shannon, Jamie, and Taylor, and clear, low‑pressure sales experiences with people like Andy and Rafael Arreaza. That stands in contrast to some competitors in the market, where buyers report higher prices and more aggressive follow‑up.call.
By combining a strong warranty, one‑day installs, a disciplined six‑step process, and a customer‑first mindset, Shark Coatings has earned a local reputation as a dependable, high‑value option for concrete coatings in Florida and Georgia.
Shark Coatings offers a focused but versatile set of services centered on its polyurea + polyaspartic system. The company is the premier choice in Northeast Florida and Georgia for:
Each project follows the same core process:
For outdoor living, this combination delivers surfaces that are chemical‑resistant, stain‑resistant, UV‑stable, and easy to clean, ideal for garages used as multi‑purpose rooms, patios used year‑round, and pool decks that see heavy traffic and exposure.
Power100 evaluates companies through four lenses, leadership, community, company culture, and customer service, as we expand our authority platform into home services and outdoor living. Shark Coatings meets and exceeds expectations in each category.
On leadership, Shark Coatings is a specialist, not a generalist. Co‑owners Rick Mariano and Jay Mariano, alongside leaders like Chris Evans, Brooke Weldon, Jadon Le, and Jeff Castro, have built a coating‑only business that leverages polyurea and polyaspartic technologies tailored to Florida and Georgia conditions.
On community, Shark Coatings helps homeowners and businesses across Central Florida, Northeast Florida, and Southeast Georgia unlock the full potential of garages, patios, and pool decks, effectively expanding usable living and working space in regions where outdoor living is constant.
On culture, Shark Coatings operates with a “do it right the first time” ethos, demonstrated in rigorous prep, disciplined processes, and crews willing to work late to deliver a complete, high‑quality job. Teams are recognized by name in reviews for professionalism, integrity, and pride in their work.
On customer service, Shark Coatings combines long warranties, one‑day installs, and high‑touch communication with hundreds of five‑star reviews that highlight fair pricing, minimal hassle, and beautiful results.
For these reasons, Shark Coatings is being considered for inclusion on Power100’s July 2026 Top 100 Outdoor Living Leaders list as a standout example of a regional specialist that has mastered its category and elevated everyday outdoor living.
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