Industrial & Commercial Epoxy in Melbourne, FL

Industrial & Commercial Epoxy in Melbourne, FL covers floors that carry a business: warehouses, aircraft hangars, machine and fabrication shops, auto service bays, labs and clean rooms, restaurant kitchens, gyms, retail floors and medical spaces. Commercial epoxy flooring differs from a garage coating in thickness, chemistry and planning. The floor has to take wheeled loads, dropped tools, oils, cleaners and constant wash-down, and the job has to fit around shifts, deliveries and inspections.

Systems for heavy use

Most work floors start with a 100% solids epoxy, which builds much thicker per coat than a residential coating. For commercial and industrial 100% solids systems, HomeAdvisor's figure is $12 or more per square foot. Where impact, abrasion or chemicals are severe, we look at thicker broadcast systems with sand or quartz, or urethane topcoats over epoxy. Where a floor gets daylight from open bay doors, we top it with a UV-stable coat so it does not yellow. Every system choice goes back to what actually rolls, drips and spills on that floor.

Moisture, slabs and wet seasons

Many commercial buildings sit on large slabs on grade. Where about 51 inches of rain fall each year, mostly in heavy summer storms, slab moisture can be a serious issue, and big slabs do not always have consistent vapor barriers. We take moisture readings across the floor, not in one spot, and specify a moisture-mitigating primer where the readings need it. That costs less than a failed floor in a working building.

Concrete floor coating prep at commercial scale

Commercial prep uses larger diamond grinders or shot blasting, dust collection and careful edge work. Expansion and control joints get filled with a semi-rigid filler where traffic crosses them, and cracks are routed and repaired. Old coatings, adhesives and sealers are removed. In food and medical spaces we can add an integral cove base, a curved run of resin up the wall, so there is no seam for water and dirt at the floor line.

Planning around the business

We can phase a floor so one area is coated while the rest stays open, or work evenings and weekends. Bob Vila notes that a fast-curing install can mean a business shutting for one or two days. We set that schedule with you before the quote is final and put it in writing, along with the cure time before forklifts or carts can return.

Safety and layout

Work floors often need more than a coating. We add slip-resistant aggregate where water, oil or grease is common, painted or coated aisle and walkway lines, parking and bay markings, and colored zones for storage, staging or safety equipment. Melbourne's economy includes aerospace, defense and technology work, plus the medical, retail and restaurant floors every growing area needs, and each comes with different rules for how a floor has to look and perform. Tell us your requirements, and we will build them into the specification.

A local economy built on technical work

Brevard County is known as the Space Coast, and Wikipedia counts 495 aerospace companies in the county in 2014. In Melbourne itself, L3Harris has its corporate headquarters, Northrop Grumman employed 1,640 workers in 2009, and Embraer completed an 89,000-square-foot hangar and office at Melbourne Orlando International Airport in 2011. Hangars, test labs, assembly rooms and parts warehouses like these need floors that resist hydraulic fluid, fuel and solvents, stay bright for inspection work, and are easy to keep clean. We can match a system to those demands and to any written specification your facility team provides.

Storm season and downtime

Melbourne's hot, wet season runs from late May through October, and tropical storms can bring record rainfall. Hurricane Erin, for example, dropped 9.06 inches on the city in one day in 1995. For a business, that means two things. First, a sealed floor is much easier to clean and dry after water gets in. Second, project schedules need room for weather, especially when bay doors must stay open for ventilation. We build that buffer into the plan so you are not caught short. Get a free estimate

Retail, medical and food service

Not every commercial floor is industrial. Retail floors need a durable, attractive finish that stands up to carts and cleaning machines. Medical and dental offices often want seamless, easy-to-clean surfaces. Restaurants need slip resistance and a cove base. We adjust the system, color and texture to each, and we can match a brand color for retail or office spaces.