Epoxy Flooring in Mead, CO

Epoxy flooring in Mead tends to start with a fairly young slab. Mead had about 2,017 residents in 2000 and 4,781 by the 2020 census, so more than half the town arrived in two decades, and the newest Census survey puts it near 5,900. Many of those households live in homes built since 2000, and some garages were poured only a few years ago.

A young slab is not automatically an easy one. Concrete keeps giving off water for months after the pour, and some builders leave a thin clear sealer on top that a coating will not grip. Before anything goes down we check how much vapor the floor is still releasing and grind off whatever the builder sprayed, so the new surface is bonding to bare, open concrete.

Built on clay that moves

Mead sits on the Colorado plains at about 5,017 feet, where much of the ground is clay that soaks up water and swells. The Colorado Geological Survey calls swelling soil Colorado's most significant geologic hazard, and cracked or lifted garage slabs are one of its classic signs. In a newer Mead garage, the first hairline crack is worth treating before it travels through a fresh coating.

• Cracks are cut open and filled with a flexible repair material
• Joints are kept where the concrete needs room to move
• Spots that have lifted are ground flat so the finish reads level

None of that stops clay from moving, but it keeps small shifts from showing up as ugly breaks in the floor.

Acreage, shops and equipment

Mead was a working farm town long before the subdivisions came. Old-timers recall a hay mill, a pea-shelling plant that fed Longmont canneries and a cattle shipping yard. Plenty of properties around town still have a detached shop or pole barn holding a tractor, a camper or a work truck. Those floors take dropped steel, hydraulic fluid and studded tires, so we lean toward thicker build coats and a rougher texture there.

Commuter dust and winter grit

CDOT started building the I-25 North Express Lanes from Mead to Berthoud in May 2024, about six miles from Highway 66 to just south of Highway 56, with completion planned for 2028. Until then, commuting cars can come home dusty in summer and salted in winter. A full-broadcast flake floor hides that grit and lets you squeegee meltwater out the door in a minute or two. Call (720) 776-9487 to set up a visit.

Picking a look for a new house

If you have just bought a new home in Mead, you may be choosing a floor at the same time as paint colors and light fixtures. Flake blends in gray, tan or charcoal tend to sit well next to the stone and stucco on newer elevations, and a satin topcoat keeps glare down under bright LED shop lights. We bring samples to the estimate so you can see them on your own concrete, in your own light.