Commercial & Shop Floor Epoxy in Lawton, OK

Commercial and shop floor epoxy is a thicker, harder system than a home garage coating. It is built for rolling loads, dropped tools, hydraulic fluid and cleaning chemicals. Lawton has a mix of industry that needs that kind of floor. Wikipedia lists Goodyear Tire and Rubber as the city's largest private employer, with 2,400 full-time employees, and Bar S Foods among its major employers. Around those are auto shops, equipment dealers, ag operations, storage buildings and retail spaces that all have concrete floors taking hard use.

What a commercial floor has to handle

• Forklifts, pallet jacks and rolling carts
• Oil, coolant, hydraulic fluid and solvents
• Hot tires and jack stands in vehicle bays
• Frequent washing and degreasing
• Customer traffic in dealerships and retail spaces
• Marked walkways and work zones

Systems we install

Most shop and commercial floors get a 100% solids epoxy, which builds thickness in fewer coats and has no solvent to evaporate. HomeAdvisor lists 100% solids coatings for commercial and industrial work at $12 or more per square foot, and notes that commercial-grade or high-traffic coatings add about 20% to 30% to the total. On top of the base, we pick a topcoat for the use: a chemical-resistant urethane for shops, a polyaspartic for floors in sunlight, or a flake broadcast for texture and appearance.

Prep on a working floor

Shop floors are often soaked with oil and have old paint, sealer or adhesive on them. We diamond grind to remove contaminated concrete, degrease heavily stained areas and test that the coating will bond. Cracks and spalls are filled. Expansion and control joints are handled so they can keep moving, since slabs on Comanche County clay shift with the seasons. If a slab has a deep oil saturation that grinding cannot reach, we tell you before quoting.

Safety and layout

Commercial floors often need more than a single color. We can add anti-slip aggregate where floors get wet, mark walkways and work zones in contrasting colors, and coat up the base of walls for easier washing. Tell us what your space does and who works in it, and we will suggest a layout.

Scheduling around your business

Most businesses cannot close for a week. We plan the work in sections when possible, schedule over weekends or slow days, and use faster-curing products where the floor needs to return to service quickly. Before any work starts, you get a written schedule that shows which areas are closed and when.

Home shops and outbuildings

Many homes around Lawton and the surrounding farm towns have detached shops and metal buildings on concrete slabs. These floors see the same oil and equipment as a commercial shop. We coat them with the same heavy-duty systems, scaled to the size of the building.