Commercial & Industrial Epoxy Floor Coatings in Lawrence IN - a floor that stays put
If your shop or warehouse floor is peeling, dusting or soaking up spills, we prep the slab and coat it for what it goes through.
- Licensed and insured.
- Free on-site estimates.
- Expect a reply within 1 business day.
What goes into a commercial epoxy floor in Lawrence?
Commercial and industrial epoxy floor coatings in Lawrence, IN are resin systems we lay over a ground or shotblasted slab, so a shop, warehouse or plant floor stands up to traffic and chemicals and cleans up easily. How long the floor stays out of service depends mostly on the prep and the topcoat you pick.
Most of the shop and warehouse floors I look at have an old coating wearing through, or bare concrete that dusts and stains, and the owner wants something that holds up without closing the place for long. The price moves with the floor's size, how much old coating has to come off, whether the slab has a moisture problem, and how thick a system and which topcoat your use calls for. The schedule turns on the prep and on how long the topcoat needs before traffic, which is why your shutdown window matters as much as your budget. If an old coating has to come up first, that's concrete floor stripping and removal, and we handle it as part of the same job. My written estimate gives you the figure for your floor and lays out how we'd prep it.
How do you know your shop floor needs a new coating?
Coating wearing off in lanes
When the old coating peels or wears through where forklifts and carts run, it usually means it was too thin or never bonded well to the concrete. Left alone, the bare spots spread and the concrete under them starts taking in oil and chemicals.
Gray dust on everything
Bare concrete that leaves dust on shelves and product is wearing away at the surface, and sweeping won't stop it. The longer it goes, the rougher the floor gets and the more grinding it takes before a coating will stick.
Spills soaking in and staining
If oil, coolant or cleaners leave dark marks that won't wash out, they're getting down into the concrete. Those contaminants can keep a new coating from bonding, so waiting means more cleaning and grinding later.
How we put down commercial and industrial epoxy floor coatings
I start by asking what your floor goes through, like chemicals, heat swings, forklifts and how long you can shut down, because those answers pick the system. Then I check the slab for moisture and old coatings, and our crew grinds or shotblasts the concrete to open it up so the resin can grab. We fill cracks and chipped joints, lay the primer and body coats, mixed and applied the way the coating maker calls for, and finish with the topcoat that fits your traffic and your schedule. Our bid spells out each prep step, so you can set it beside the other quotes and see who's doing the work underneath.
When a shop can't stay closed long, a faster topcoat is often the answer, and that's where polyaspartic floor coatings come in. If you run a business with a garage bay, or you want the same work at home, our garage floor coatings start from the same slab prep.
Epoxy build with a urethane topcoat
This suits floors that see steady chemicals, oil and heavy carts, where a thick build pays off over the years. It needs longer before heavy loads, so it fits a facility that can plan a longer shutdown.
Epoxy build with a polyaspartic topcoat
This suits a shop or warehouse that has to get back to work quickly, because the topcoat cures faster. It's the one we look at first when the shutdown window is the tightest part of the job.
Get a written estimate for your shop or warehouse floor
Tell us the floor size, what it's exposed to and how long you can shut down. We'll reply within one business day to set up a free on-site estimate, and there's no pressure to book.
(317) 463-6468- Based in
- Lawrence, IN 46226
- Hours
- Mon–Fri: 8 AM–10 PM, Sat–Sun: 6 AM–9 PM
What happens when you call us about a commercial floor in Lawrence?
Here's how a commercial floor job goes with us, from your first call to the final walk-through, so you know who you'll be talking to at each step.
Call or send a request
Call (317) 463-6468 or use the form, and we'll get back to you to set a time for me to come see the floor. We take calls on weekends as well as weekdays.
I test the slab and estimate
I come out, check the concrete for moisture and old coatings, and talk through which system fits how you use the space. You get a written estimate with the price and the prep spelled out, so you know what you're paying for before you say yes.
Our crew preps and coats
Our own crew grinds or shotblasts the slab and puts down each coat, and I check the work along the way. We plan the work around the shutdown window you gave us.
We walk the finished floor
When it's done, we walk the floor with you and go over anything you want to look at. We'll also tell you when the topcoat is ready for foot traffic and when it can take forklifts.
Why Lawrence businesses call Lawrence Epoxy Floors and Concrete
I write your estimate myself
I come out to look at the floor and write the estimate, and our own crew does the prep and install while I check the work. The person who sized up your slab is the one answering for it.
Prepping floors here since 2017
I started this business in Lawrence in 2017 after running prep crews and sorting out floors that didn't hold. Nearly every failed floor I saw came back to the concrete underneath, so that's where we spend our time.
Licensed, insured and Lawrence-based
We're licensed and insured. Lawrence requires anyone who contracts for construction work on property in the city to be a Registered Contractor, so it's a fair question to put to every bidder.
Satisfaction guaranteed on every job. When you're ready, ask for an estimate or call (317) 463-6468 and I'll come walk your floor.
Epoxy floors, prep and permits for Lawrence businesses
Lawrence handles its own permits, apart from Indianapolis, whose contractor licensing leaves Lawrence out as an excluded city. The Lawrence Department of Public Works issues all building permits here. Its permit list names painting, tiling and similar finish work but not epoxy coatings, and the city's commercial remodel rules call for plans on improvements other than painting and flooring, so the list alone doesn't settle whether your coating job needs a permit. When a job needs one, we file it with that office and tell you where it stands, and when it's unclear, we check with them before we start.
Most of the commercial floors we see around Lawrence are working slabs in shops and warehouses, often with an older coating worn off in the lanes, oil soaked into the concrete and joints chipped by forklift wheels. That's why we test and grind before anything else, and we meet the same floors on jobs in Fishers and Greenfield.
Questions about commercial epoxy floors in Lawrence
How much does commercial epoxy flooring cost in the Indianapolis area?
Epoxy floor coating in the Indianapolis area usually costs about $3 to $13 per square foot, and that's the going range in the area, not our price. Where a floor falls depends on how much prep the slab needs, how thick the system is and which topcoat you pick. I'll give you the figure for your own floor in a written estimate after I see it.
How long does a commercial epoxy floor stay out of service?
It mostly comes down to the topcoat, which one guide puts at 24 to 48 hours before forklifts for a polyaspartic topcoat and 3 to 5 days before heavy loads for a standard urethane one. Prep comes before that, so tell me your shutdown window and we'll choose the topcoat around it.
Should I use epoxy or urethane on an industrial floor in Lawrence?
Epoxy is usually the pick for floors that see chemicals, and urethane for floors that face sharp temperature swings, since it's more flexible and handles thermal shock, a sudden change in temperature, better. The right system also depends on traffic, impact, how the floor gets cleaned and how long you can shut down, which is what I ask about first.
How long does a commercial epoxy floor last?
One cost guide expects a standard 100% solids system with a topcoat to last about 7 to 12 years in commercial traffic, and a thin rolled-on coat about 2 to 4 years. That makes the thin coat cost more per year even though it's cheaper up front, so check the thickness each bid quotes.
What causes commercial epoxy floors to peel or fail?
Most failures trace back to the concrete underneath or the wrong system for the use, according to one coating maker, which calls grinding or shotblasting, moisture testing, and exact mix ratios and temperature windows non-negotiable. One cost guide adds that a slab reading over 75% to 80% in-slab relative humidity needs a moisture barrier primer, which raises the price, and calls skipping it the biggest single cause of commercial floor failure. Ask every bidder whether their quote includes a moisture test.
Who issues building permits in Lawrence, Indiana?
The Lawrence Department of Public Works issues all building permits in Lawrence, and the city handles them apart from Indianapolis. As covered above, we check with that office when it's unclear whether a coating job needs one.
Other floor coatings we put down
Garage Floor Coatings
If you've got a garage at home or a small service bay, this coating gives it a hard, cleanable surface over the same careful slab prep.
Polyaspartic Floor Coatings
When your floor can only be down a short while, a polyaspartic system or topcoat cures fast enough to get you back in service sooner.
Service areas for commercial floors around Lawrence
Lawrence Epoxy Floors and Concrete is based in Lawrence, Indiana, and coats commercial and industrial floors across the cities around it. The 12 cities below have their own pages, including Fishers and Carmel, and if yours isn't listed, just ask.
Lawrence, IN
Schedule a look at your shop floor
The sooner I see the floor, the easier it is to plan the work around a slow week or a holiday shutdown.