Grind and seal
Bare concrete ground, patched and sealed. No color, no build.
Shops and warehouses
A floor that is back in service when the shift starts
Steel wheels, dropped parts and wash-down hoses wear out bare concrete and the sealer on it. We coat in sections on nights and weekends, so the dock, the aisles and the bays keep working.
We start with the aisle plan: which lanes close, in what order, and for how long. That plan and the cure times for each section go on the estimate.
What we coat
Floors we see in a working building
Each zone gets the system that fits its wear, and the lines and signs go on after the floor has cured.
Taped, sprayed and left to cure Safety zones and aisle lines
Pedestrian paths, forklift lanes and machine guarding lines, taped and sprayed to a layout you sign off.
A coated lane with striped columns Parking decks and drive lanes
Smooth coated lanes with painted columns, so the floor and the walls read as one job.
Prep
What we check before we quote a shop floor
A shop floor has a history. We ask for it before we measure it.
The slab
Age, thickness and how it was finished
Oil and chemical spills, and where they landed
Joints that move under traffic
The traffic
Forklift type and wheel material
Where carts and racks sit
Wash-down, cold rooms or heat
The calendar
Which shifts can lose which lanes
Weekend and night access
Who signs off on each section
Weekend install
One bay, Friday evening to Monday morning
A typical sectioned install. Section sizes and cure times come from the system on your estimate.
Step 1: Friday evening
Lane closed and cleared. Grinders on dust vacuums, cracks and joints cut and filled.
Step 2: Saturday
Primer and base coat, with quartz broadcast where traffic needs grip.
Step 3: Sunday
Topcoat, then lines and stencils once the floor is dry enough to tape.
Step 4: Monday morning
Foot traffic back on. Heavier loads wait for their day on the schedule.
The systems
The systems for a shop or warehouse floor
Large floors are done and priced in sections.
Shops and warehouses
Installed between shifts, with the aisle plan agreed first.
Epoxy with quartz broadcast
Gritty and slip resistant, for wet bays and forklift aisles.
Urethane cement
Thick wash-down floor for kitchens, freezers and heat shock.
Zone lines and stencils
Safety striping, aisle lines and pedestrian paths, taped and sprayed.
Cracks, old coatings, slab moisture and jobs under 300 square feet change the price, and the written estimate lists every line.
Shop questions
Can you work around our shifts?
Yes. We price night and weekend work as its own line and plan it in sections, so only part of the floor is closed at a time.
Can the floor take a forklift?
That depends on the system and on the wheels. Tell us the forklift type and we name the system and its data sheet on the estimate. Heavy loads wait for their cure day.
What about oil in the slab?
Oil that has soaked into concrete can keep a coating from bonding. We test and grind, and where oil goes deep we tell you what we found and what we recommend before the estimate is written.
Do you carry insurance and give a certificate?
Yes. We send a certificate of insurance and a W-9 with the estimate.
Tell us about the building.
Send the square footage, the traffic and the hours the floor can close. We reply with a time to walk it.