Shop & Commercial Floor Epoxy in Janesville, WI

Shop & commercial floor epoxy is built heavier than a residential garage coating because the floor takes more abuse. Janesville has a long manufacturing history, from Parker Pen to the General Motors assembly plant that opened in 1919 and closed in 2009. Today its larger employers include Seneca Foods, Grainger, SSI Technologies, Prent, Hufcor and Blain's Farm & Fleet, according to Wikipedia's list. Shop & commercial floor epoxy serves the warehouses, service bays, fabrication shops and back-of-house spaces that support that kind of work.

What commercial floors face

• Forklift and pallet-jack wheels that grind grit into the surface
• Oil, hydraulic fluid, coolant and solvents
• Washdown water and cleaning chemicals
• Dropped tools and steel parts
• Road salt tracked in by trucks and staff all winter

HomeAdvisor notes that commercial floors with heavy foot traffic may need a fresh coating in as little as 2 to 3 years when a light system is used. A thicker build lasts longer and costs less over time.

Systems for working floors

For most shops we use a 100% solids epoxy, which HomeAdvisor prices at $12 or more per square foot for commercial and industrial installs. Depending on the space, that may be a thick self-leveling coat, a broadcast of quartz or flake for grip, or a chemical-resistant urethane topcoat. Safety striping, aisle markings and different colors for work zones can be added in the same project.

Farm shops and pole buildings

About 20% of Rock County residents live in rural areas, according to Wikipedia's county profile. Rural properties often have machine sheds and farm shops with concrete floors that see tractors, fluids, mud and salt. A coating makes those floors easier to clean and keeps fluids from soaking in. We look at the slab for cracks and settling first, since older outbuilding slabs were often poured thin.

Scheduling around your business

We know a closed floor costs money. We can split large jobs into sections, work evenings and weekends, or use fast-curing polyaspartic topcoats so areas go back into use sooner. Before the job, we walk through what has to move, where equipment can sit, and how ventilation will be handled.

Prep on a commercial slab

Shop floors often have years of oil, old sealers, epoxy patches or anchor holes from removed equipment. We use larger diamond grinders and shot-blasting where needed, then fill joints, cracks and holes. Oil-soaked areas get degreased and tested so the coating bonds. A written scope lists each of those steps.

Types of spaces we coat

• Warehouses and distribution floors
• Auto, truck and equipment service bays
• Fabrication and light manufacturing areas
• Food processing back rooms and coolers, where the product allows
• Retail back rooms, loading areas and dealerships
• Farm shops, pole buildings and machine sheds