Commercial & Shop Floor Epoxy in Homestead, FL

Commercial and shop floor epoxy covers the concrete that businesses in Homestead work on every day. South Miami-Dade has a working economy built on agriculture, nurseries, auto and equipment repair, storage and service trades. Wikipedia notes that Miami-Dade has the largest greenhouse and nursery industry in Florida, and that the Redland and Homestead areas make up the county's agricultural base. Those buildings put concrete through water, soil, fertilizer, chemicals, pallet jacks and forklifts.

Who we coat floors for

• Nurseries and greenhouses: potting sheds, shipping areas and offices where floors are hosed down often.
• Packing and processing rooms: produce handling spaces that need a seamless surface that cleans quickly.
• Auto, marine and equipment shops: floors that see oil, coolant, hydraulic fluid and dropped tools.
• Warehouses and storage units: wide slabs with pallet traffic and dust.
• Retail, salons, gyms and offices: spaces that want a clean look and an easy-to-maintain floor.

Choosing a commercial system

Commercial floors usually call for thicker 100% solids epoxy, which HomeGuide says is common in commercial and industrial settings. HomeAdvisor lists commercial and industrial 100% solids coatings at $12 or more per square foot, and notes that heavy-duty coatings for high-traffic areas can add 20% to 30% to the total. For floors that get washed down, we add broadcast aggregate for grip. For chemical exposure, we match the topcoat to what will be spilled. For areas near open bay doors, the topcoat needs to be UV-stable.

Prep on working slabs

Shop and warehouse floors often carry years of oil, fertilizer residue, curing compounds or old paint. Those have to come off for a coating to bond. We grind with heavier equipment, degrease contaminated areas, and repair cracks, spalls and broken control joints. We take moisture readings across the slab, because a large floor can vary from one end to the other, and South Dade's shallow water table makes that worth checking.

Working around your schedule

A business cannot close for a week. We plan the job in phases where we can, so part of the floor stays in use. Fast-curing polyaspartic topcoats can shorten downtime, and HomeGuide puts their full cure at about 24 to 48 hours. We can schedule work for evenings or weekends when that fits your operation. The written quote lays out the phases and when each area will be back in service.

Safety and markings

We can add line striping for aisles, parking stalls and work zones, and color-coded areas for storage or hazards. Slip resistance is planned into every commercial floor, with more texture in wet areas and less where carts need to roll easily.

Keeping it working

Daily sweeping, a neutral cleaner and quick cleanup of oil and chemicals keep a commercial floor in good shape. High-traffic lanes wear first. A fresh topcoat on those lanes before wear reaches the base coat extends the life of the whole floor.