Commercial & Industrial Floor Epoxy in Reading, PA

Commercial & industrial floor epoxy is a different job from a home garage. Berks County has long been an industrial place: the Reading Railroad, iron furnaces in Robesonia and Birdsboro, foundries and machine shops, knitting mills in West Reading and Kutztown, and coachbuilding in Fleetwood. Today the floors we see include auto and truck repair bays, contractor shops, distribution and storage space, food production rooms, retail floors and offices in older mill buildings.

What commercial floors need

A commercial floor takes more than a garage does. Forklifts and pallet jacks concentrate load on small wheels. Fluids such as oil, coolant, cleaning chemicals and food acids sit on the surface. Floors need to be cleaned often, sometimes with hot water or degreasers. HomeAdvisor lists commercial and industrial 100% solids epoxy at $12 or more per square foot and notes that coatings rated for high traffic add 20% to 30% to a project. Thicker, harder systems cost more because they hold up to that use.

Systems we install

• High-build 100% solids epoxy: thick, hard coatings for warehouses, shops and production floors.
• Flake or quartz broadcast systems: textured, slip-resistant floors for service bays, kitchens and wet areas.
• Chemical-resistant topcoats: urethane or polyaspartic topcoats chosen for the fluids on your floor.
• Line striping and safety markings: walkways, forklift lanes and hazard areas coated into the floor.
• Sealers for light-duty space: clear sealers for offices and storage where a full system is more than you need.

Old mill floors and slab repair

Many Reading businesses operate in buildings that were built for older industries. Those floors may have embedded oil, old machine footings, steel plates, expansion joints that have broken down and patches from decades of changes. We assess the slab before we propose a system. That can mean grinding or shot-blasting to clean concrete, cutting out contaminated areas, filling joints and leveling worn traffic lanes. The coating is only as good as the slab under it.

Scheduling around your operation

We know a floor is out of service while we work on it. We can phase a large floor in sections, work evenings or weekends, and use fast-curing products where downtime is critical. Before we start, we agree on what areas are closed when, how equipment and stock will be moved, and when each section can return to service. Dust from grinding is collected with vacuums, and we plan ventilation for the products we use.

Getting a quote

For commercial work, we walk the space, ask what moves across the floor and what spills on it, and test the slab. You get a written proposal with the system, the thickness, the prep, the schedule and the price, so it can go through your approval process.