Commercial Epoxy Flooring Austin TX
High-traffic commercial epoxy systems with chemical-resistant topcoats for warehouses, auto shops, breweries, clinics, and showrooms across the Austin metro and the I-35 corridor.
Commercial floors take more abuse than any residential garage ever will. Forklift wheels, pallet jacks, drum spills, hot pressure washing, sustained UV through warehouse skylights, freeze-thaw at loading dock thresholds, and 16-hour daily traffic schedules — the floor has to handle all of it without lifting, dusting, or going slick under a wet spill. Austin Epoxy Floor Pros installs commercial-grade epoxy and polyaspartic floor systems for warehouses, manufacturing facilities, auto repair shops, breweries and distilleries, veterinary clinics, retail showrooms, and food-prep kitchens across the Austin metro. We work nights and weekends to keep your business open, we prep the slab the way commercial work demands (full diamond grinding, structural crack repair, MVE primer), and we ship with a 10-year commercial warranty. Call (737) 325-0985 for a free on-site walk-through.
What “Commercial” Means in a Coating Quote
The difference between a residential garage system and a commercial system isn’t the basic chemistry — it’s the build, the topcoat, and the prep tolerances. Commercial systems get a thicker base coat (usually 30 to 80 mils total film thickness instead of the 15 to 20 mils we install in a garage), a chemical-resistant aliphatic polyaspartic or polyurethane topcoat rated for the specific exposures in your facility, an aluminum oxide aggregate broadcast for slip resistance under wet conditions, and a more aggressive surface profile (CSP-3 to CSP-4) to handle the higher mechanical loads of forklift traffic and dropped tools. We also install full vapor-mitigation primer almost universally on commercial slabs because the consequence of an MVE failure on 20,000 square feet of warehouse is much higher than on a 2-car garage.
Project Details
| Install Timeline | Varies by square footage and prep needs — typical 5,000 sf install is 4 to 6 days, larger facilities staged in phases |
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| Off-Hours Scheduling | Nights, weekends, and holiday shutdowns — we work around your operating schedule |
| Cure to Foot Traffic | 6 to 8 hours after topcoat (polyaspartic systems) |
| Cure to Forklift / Vehicle | 24 to 48 hours after topcoat |
| Film Thickness | 30 to 80 mils typical, depending on use case |
| Warranty | 10 years commercial product warranty, 3 years workmanship, transferable to subsequent property owners |
| Permit Required | None for floor coatings in most Austin jurisdictions; we coordinate if your tenant improvement scope requires it |
| Pricing | Quoted per job after free on-site inspection — every quote is itemized in writing. |
Our Process
On-Site Walk-Through
Free visit. We meet with the facility manager or owner, walk the floor, identify the chemical exposures, traffic patterns, and existing condition issues. We pull moisture readings on the slab in multiple zones. You leave with a written, itemized estimate and a recommended system spec.
Scheduling Around Operations
We schedule the install around your operating hours. For a fully operating facility, we install in zones — close one section at a time, finish, return it to service, move to the next. For shutdown-friendly facilities, a long weekend or a scheduled holiday window does the entire floor at once.
Diamond Grinding to Commercial Profile
Planetary grinders bring the slab to a CSP-3 to CSP-4 profile — aggressive enough to grip the commercial build. Vacuum-shrouded heads keep dust under control. We do not use acid etch, ever — not on commercial work, not on residential.
Structural Crack Repair and Joint Detailing
Active control joints stay flexible — we don’t fill them with rigid material. Static cracks get stitched with structural epoxy paste. Expansion joints get detailed with a flexible polyurea joint sealant. We document every joint in the close-out paperwork.
MVE Primer + High-Build Base Coat
Moisture-vapor-emission primer first if testing requires it (and on commercial work it almost always does). Then a 100%-solids epoxy base at the spec’d film thickness. Optional decorative flake or color quartz broadcast at this stage, depending on the look you want.
Chemical-Resistant Topcoat + Aluminum Oxide Broadcast
Aliphatic polyaspartic or polyurethane topcoat rated for the specific chemicals in your facility — brake fluid for an auto shop, brewery wash for a brewery, bleach and quaternary ammonium for a clinic. Aluminum oxide aggregate broadcast into the topcoat for slip resistance under wet conditions. Final clear topcoat seals the aggregate.
Materials We Use
| Base Coat | 100%-solids commercial epoxy from Citadel Quartzlock, Wolverine Coatings, or Tnemec |
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| MVE Primer | Penntek or Citadel MVE primer rated up to 25 lb/1000sf MVER |
| Topcoat | Aliphatic polyaspartic (Penntek, PolyTek SP-4500, Wolverine ArmorClad) or commercial polyurethane (Tnemec Endura-Shield) |
| Color Quartz / Flake | Torginol vinyl flake or Wolverine colored quartz aggregate — quartz is the standard for commercial decorative |
| Anti-Slip Aggregate | Aluminum oxide broadcast into topcoat for ASTM F1679 wet-surface slip resistance |
| Joint Filler | Roadware 10 Minute Concrete Mender (active cracks), Sika Sikaflex polyurea (expansion joints) |
Common Commercial Installs in Austin
Auto Repair Shop / Detail Shop
Brake fluid, motor oil, transmission fluid, battery acid — the polyaspartic topcoat is rated chemical-resistant to all of them. We add aluminum oxide aggregate for slip resistance under wet conditions. Common in the auto corridors off East 51st and around the airport.
Brewery / Distillery / Taproom
Wash-down conditions, hot caustic cleaners, sustained moisture, and high foot traffic in the tasting room. We install full integral-cove base on production floors and a decorative quartz finish in the tasting room. Common in East Austin and the South Austin brewery district.
Warehouse / Distribution / Manufacturing
Forklift wheel impact, pallet jack abrasion, dropped tools. We install a high-build commercial polyaspartic with extra base coat thickness and a CSP-4 profile. Lane striping included if your operation needs traffic control.
Veterinary Clinic / Medical / Dental
Bleach, quaternary ammonium cleaners, sustained wash-down. We install a seamless coved-base system with antimicrobial topcoat. The floor cleans to a hospital-grade standard and meets the disinfectant exposure schedule.
Retail Showroom / Boutique
Decorative metallic or color quartz finish, durable enough for retail traffic, easy to maintain. Common on South Congress, in the Domain, and across the East Side retail strip. We install in a single overnight or long-weekend window.
Food Prep / Restaurant Kitchen
USDA-compliant, integral cove base, hot wash-down resistant, slip-resistant under wet conditions. Coordinates with your health-department inspection timeline. Common in central Austin restaurants and food halls.
Scheduling Around an Operating Business
The hard part of commercial floor work is not the coating — it’s scheduling around your operation. We do three things to keep your business open: First, we install in zones so you keep most of the facility online during the project. Second, we work nights and weekends — double crews on long weekends to compress the timeline. Third, we use fast-cure polyaspartic systems that hit forklift-traffic-ready cure in 24 to 48 hours instead of the 5 to 7 days a traditional epoxy build would need. Most of our commercial installs result in zero lost operating days. We work that out at the on-site walk-through.
Warranty in Detail
What’s covered
10-year commercial product warranty on the topcoat for hot-tire lift, blistering, peeling, delamination, UV chalking, and topcoat fade. 3-year workmanship warranty on prep failures, missed joint detailing, and primer-skipped MVE blistering. Both warranties are transferable to subsequent property owners or tenants.
What’s NOT covered
New cracks from slab movement (slab movement is independent of the coating). Damage from dropped equipment or impact loads above 50 lb. Damage from chemical exposures outside the spec’d resistance schedule — if your operation changes and the new chemicals weren’t in the original spec, we’ll re-evaluate. Coatings applied over our system by others. Disclosed in writing before you sign.
Service
Warranty service is a phone call. We do not sub it out. The original install crew handles any warranty work.
How We Quote Commercial Work
Commercial estimates are itemized line by line: mobilization, diamond grinding, joint detailing, MVE primer, base coat (with thickness called out), decorative broadcast, topcoat, anti-slip broadcast, final clear, lane striping if applicable. You can compare line by line against other Austin contractor estimates. We don’t ask for the deposit at the walk-through and we don’t pressure-close. The quote has a 30-day validity window.
After the Install
Close-out package includes the warranty paperwork, manufacturer data sheets on every product used, joint documentation, the as-built coating spec, and a maintenance schedule. At 30 days we’ll do a no-charge walk-back inspection. At 12 months we offer an annual inspection — included on contracts above a certain size, available a la carte otherwise. Maintenance cleaning is standard — mild detergent, microfiber or auto-scrubber, avoid harsh solvents — and we’ll train your janitorial staff at install.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can you install during business hours, or do we need to shut down?
We work nights, weekends, and during scheduled shutdowns to keep your operation open. For facilities that can’t shut down at all, we install in zones — close one section, finish, return it to service, move to the next. Most commercial installs result in zero lost operating days. We work the schedule out at the on-site walk-through.
How does the floor handle forklift traffic?
The 80-mil commercial build with a CSP-4 surface profile and an aluminum oxide-broadcast polyaspartic topcoat is engineered for forklift wheels. We’ve installed in distribution centers with 16-hour daily forklift schedules and the floor holds up. Wheel scuffs clean off with mild detergent.
Is the floor USDA-compliant for food prep?
Yes — we install seamless USDA-compliant epoxy systems with integral cove base for food prep kitchens and food manufacturing. The topcoat meets USDA, FDA, and Texas Health and Human Services food contact standards. We document the spec for your health inspector.
What about chemical exposure from brewery wash-down?
Our standard commercial polyaspartic topcoat is rated for caustic cleaners, hot water wash-down, beer wort, and standard sanitizers. For higher chemical exposure we step up to a polyurethane or novolac epoxy topcoat — we specify based on the actual chemicals in use.
Will it pass a wet-surface slip resistance test?
Yes — with the aluminum oxide aggregate broadcast we hit ASTM F1679 dynamic coefficient of friction values above 0.6 wet. We document the slip resistance in the close-out package for your insurance carrier and OSHA records.
Can you do lane striping or directional markings?
Yes. Lane striping, hazard markings, no-stand zones, OSHA-compliant directional arrows — all installed as part of the topcoat sequence so they’re under the clear seal and won’t wear off. We use UV-stable striping pigment, not paint over the topcoat.
What’s the maintenance like?
Low. Mild detergent, microfiber mop or auto-scrubber for warehouses, no harsh solvents. We train your janitorial staff at install and provide a written maintenance schedule. The topcoat is designed to take cleaning chemicals without dulling.
Will the floor handle drum spills?
Spills from common industrial chemicals — oil, hydraulic fluid, brake fluid, gasoline, acid drain cleaner, bleach — can sit on the polyaspartic topcoat for 24 hours without damage. Spills cleaned promptly leave no residue. Specialty chemical exposures (concentrated acids, exotic solvents) get a polyurethane or novolac topcoat instead of standard polyaspartic.
Do you provide a warranty I can show my insurer?
Yes. The warranty is a written document with the system spec, materials, and coverage terms detailed. We’re happy to provide it to your insurance carrier on request.
What does a commercial floor cost in Austin?
Every facility is different — square footage, slab condition, chemical exposures, decorative complexity, and scheduling constraints all change the number. We don’t quote on the phone. Call (737) 325-0985 for a free on-site walk-through and an itemized written estimate.
Serving Greater Austin
Free Commercial Floor Walk-Through
Weekend and overnight scheduling. Itemized written quotes. 10-year commercial warranty.
What You Get in Our Quote vs. the Lowball Bid
We don’t compete on the lowest sticker price — we compete on the quote that gets the job actually done. Here is what is included in every quote we write, and the cut-corners that show up in cheaper bids.
Included in our written quote
- Concrete moisture + porosity testing
- Crack and pitting repair before coating
- Full diamond-grind surface prep
- Written quote with flake/coat specs
- Cure-time schedule you can plan around
- 5-year warranty against delamination
Cut corners in the lowball bid
- Coating over uncured or wet slab
- Roller-only prep (no diamond grind)
- Lowball quotes without crack repair
- Subbed-out installation
- No moisture testing before coat
- Warranties full of fine print