Warehouse & Commercial Floor Epoxy in McAllen, TX

Warehouse & commercial floor epoxy is a big part of the work in a city built on trade. Wikipedia notes that McAllen's economy moved from farming toward international trade, health care and retail after the 1980s, and that the McAllen Foreign-Trade Zone, commissioned in 1973, was the first inland foreign-trade zone in the United States. The city faces Reynosa across the Rio Grande, and maquiladora assembly drove growth from the mid-1980s on. That means warehouses, cold storage, distribution centers, shops and dealerships throughout Hidalgo County.

Why commercial floors need a different system

A garage sees a car or two a day. A warehouse aisle may see hundreds of forklift passes. Hard wheels, pallet jacks, dropped loads and spilled fluids wear through thin coatings fast. Commercial systems use thicker, 100% solids epoxy, sometimes with a urethane or polyaspartic topcoat, and they are built in more layers. HomeAdvisor lists commercial and industrial 100% solids systems at $12 or more per square foot, and This Old House says high-grade coatings add 20 to 30% to the price.

Types of spaces we coat

• Warehouses and distribution floors
• Cold storage and food handling areas
• Auto and diesel service bays
• Fabrication and maintenance shops
• Retail stores and dealerships
• Medical and office suites
• Restaurant kitchens and back-of-house
• Agricultural packing and equipment buildings

Prep on a working floor

Commercial slabs come with problems homes rarely have. Years of tire marks, oil, hydraulic fluid and old line paint have to be ground off. Expansion and control joints need filling with a material that can flex. Damaged joint edges from forklift wheels get rebuilt. Uneven spots and old patches are leveled. On large floors we use larger grinders with dust collection so the space can stay partly in use.

Scheduling around your business

Most businesses cannot close for a week. We phase large floors in sections, work nights or weekends where needed, and pick fast-curing topcoats where downtime has to be short. HomeGuide lists a 1 to 2 day full cure for polyaspartic against up to a week for epoxy. Summer jobs are planned around heat, since many warehouses are not air conditioned and resin cures faster on a hot slab.

Safety and markings

We can add anti-slip grit to the topcoat in wet areas, ramps and loading zones, and paint safety lines, walkways and storage zones into the system so they wear with the floor.

Moisture and slab checks

Slab-on-grade buildings can push moisture through the concrete, especially after heavy rain. Wikipedia lists September as McAllen's wettest month. We test the slab before we specify a system, so the primer and build match what is under the floor.