Commercial & Shop Floor Epoxy in Sioux Falls, SD

Commercial and shop floor epoxy covers any floor that does work: a pole-building shop on an acreage outside Sioux Falls, a contractor's warehouse in an industrial park, an auto bay, a retail space or a back-of-house area. Wikipedia lists health care, financial services, food processing and manufacturing among the city's main sectors, and the region is full of shops, ag buildings and service businesses. Their floors need thicker systems than a home garage.

What changes on a commercial floor

• Thickness: HomeAdvisor notes that commercial and industrial jobs need a 100% solids coating, priced at $12 or more per square foot.
• Loads: forklifts, pallet jacks, lifts and rolling carts need a system rated for them.
• Chemicals: oils, fuels, cleaners and food acids each call for a specific topcoat.
• Slip resistance: wet or greasy floors need aggregate in the topcoat.
• Downtime: fast-cure systems can shorten the time a floor is out of service.

Shop floors on acreages and farms

Many rural homes around Sioux Falls have a detached shop. Those floors take tractors, trucks, welding sparks, oil and winter mud. A thick epoxy base with a chemical-resistant topcoat and aggregate is common. We look at drains, floor heat, expansion joints and how the doors seal before we recommend a system.

Prep on oil-soaked or older slabs

Commercial slabs often have years of oil, sealers or old coatings. We grind to clean concrete, treat oil-soaked areas, fill cracks and joints, and test moisture where the slab is on grade. Floors that have absorbed a lot of oil may need extra cleaning or a primer made for contaminated concrete.

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Line striping, cove base and drains

Warehouse and shop floors often need more than a flat coating. We can add safety striping for aisles and work zones, run a cove base a few inches up the wall so wash water stays off the drywall, and slope the finish toward trench or floor drains. Expansion joints are filled with a flexible material so the coating does not crack across them when the slab moves through a South Dakota winter.

Planning around your schedule

We can phase work by area, schedule evenings or weekends, and use fast-cure systems where downtime is expensive. We write the sequence and the return-to-service times into the quote so you can plan.

Maintenance

HomeAdvisor notes that heavily trafficked commercial epoxy may last only two to three years before it needs attention. Regular cleaning, quick spill cleanup and recoating the topcoat before wear reaches the base extend the life of the floor.