Commercial & Shop Floor Epoxy in Boulder, CO

Commercial and shop floor epoxy is built for spaces that work harder than a home garage: a detached workshop where engines get pulled, a barn or outbuilding that stores equipment, a small business with a back room or service bay, or a light industrial floor that sees carts and pallet jacks every day. Boulder County mixes all of these, from in-town studios and breweries to shops on rural acreage east of the city.

The difference is mostly thickness and topcoat. A residential flake floor is designed for cars and foot traffic. A shop floor has to handle dropped wrenches, jack stands, rolling toolboxes, welding spatter, solvents and heavy point loads. That usually means a thicker base, a harder-wearing topcoat and sometimes a slip-resistant texture where floors get wet or oily.

Common shop and commercial projects

• Detached workshops and hobby garages used for car, bike and engine work
• Barns, outbuildings and equipment sheds with a poured concrete floor
• Service bays, warehouses and storage rooms for small businesses
• Salons, studios, gyms, offices and retail back rooms that need an easy-clean floor
• Breweries, kitchens and wash areas that see constant water (with a system chosen for it)

Shop floors at home

Plenty of shop floors are not businesses at all: a detached garage where someone restores cars, a woodshop, a bike and ski tuning bench. Those spaces benefit from the same thicker build as a commercial floor. Oil and coolant wipe up instead of soaking in, sawdust and metal shavings sweep off easily, and a light-colored floor bounces light around a space that usually has too little of it.

Planning around a working business

A commercial floor has to fit around operating hours. Because polyaspartic topcoats cure quickly, some floors can be coated and returned to service faster than with an all-epoxy system. We plan the work in sections or over a weekend where needed, and we are clear up front about how long each area will be out of use.

What we will tell you before quoting

Some floors need more than a coating. Floors in food-production, lab or chemical-handling areas may have specific requirements from inspectors or insurers, and floors that see forklifts or very heavy loads may need a different system altogether. We will say plainly if a job is outside what our coatings are suited for.