Shop & Commercial Floor Epoxy in Shreveport, LA

Shop & Commercial Floor Epoxy is built thicker and tougher than a typical garage coating. The concrete in a service bay, metal shop or warehouse takes rolling jacks, dropped tools, forklifts, hydraulic fluid and cleaning chemicals every day. A thin coating wears through at the traffic lanes in months. We use 100% solids epoxy and heavier build systems that resist chemicals and abrasion, and we prep the slab for the loads it will carry.

Who we coat floors for

The Shreveport-Bossier economy has a lot of floors that work hard. Wikipedia's article on Shreveport notes that drilling in the Haynesville Shale picked up after gas prices rose in 2022 and that the basin still ranks third in the country by active rigs. That keeps service yards and equipment shops busy. Add auto repair and detail shops, warehouses and distribution space, restaurants, gyms, and the metal shop buildings found on rural lots across Caddo and Bossier parishes. Each one needs a different finish:

• Service bays and shops: chemical-resistant epoxy with a urethane or polyaspartic topcoat and texture where floors get wet
• Warehouses: thick, light-colored epoxy that brightens the space, with striped aisles and safety zones
• Commercial kitchens and food areas: textured, seamless finishes that can be cleaned and sanitized
• Dealerships and retail: flake or metallic finishes that look good and hold up to foot traffic

Prep for heavy use

Commercial slabs usually have more history than house floors: years of oil, old sealers, saw-cut joints and patched sections. We grind the full floor with larger machines and use edge grinders at the walls. Oil-saturated areas get degreased or cut out. Spalled joints are rebuilt so forklift and cart wheels do not chip the edges. Where slabs are thick and on grade, we check moisture before coating, since the clay soils along the Red River drain slowly.

Scheduling around your business

Most businesses cannot close for a week. We split large floors into phases so part of the space stays open, work nights or weekends when needed, and use faster-curing topcoats when a quick return matters. The schedule goes in the written quote, along with when each area can take foot traffic, vehicles and equipment.

Safety markings and texture

Coated commercial floors can include painted or coated striping for aisles, parking stalls, walkways and equipment zones. Wet areas such as wash bays and kitchens need an anti-slip aggregate in the topcoat. We discuss what your space needs at the walk-through.

Heat inside metal buildings

Uninsulated metal shops in Northwest Louisiana get very hot in summer, and Wikipedia's climate data for Shreveport shows about 91 days a year above 90°F. Resin cures faster in heat, which shortens working time. We plan pours for the cooler part of the day and adjust products so the floor levels out and bonds properly.