Warehouse & Commercial Floors in St. Louis, MO

Warehouse & commercial floors are a big part of our work in St. Louis, a region built on manufacturing, trade and transportation. Wikipedia names services, manufacturing, trade, transportation and aviation as the metro's key strengths. That economy runs on concrete: distribution centers, auto shops, breweries, food plants, hospital back-of-house areas and light industrial bays. Commercial epoxy flooring seals that concrete against oil, chemicals and wear, and makes it easier to clean, mark and keep safe.

The kinds of buildings we coat

The region's industrial space keeps growing and changing. Hazelwood's logistics center completed and leased 1.8 million square feet of industrial space between 2015 and mid-2018, according to Wikipedia, and the former Chrysler site in Fenton is now a logistics park. The GM assembly plant in Wentzville and Boeing's large local workforce support suppliers and shops across the area. Brewing has deep roots here as well, with Anheuser-Busch brewery buildings dating from the 1860s. Each of those uses puts different demands on a floor.

Matching the system to the work

A dry storage warehouse with pallet jacks needs a different floor than a brewery with hot washdowns or an auto shop with brake fluid and solvents. For heavy industrial use, HomeAdvisor notes 100% solids systems in the range of $12 or more per square foot. For lighter commercial work, a two-coat epoxy or a sealed concrete floor coating may be enough. Where chemicals or hot water are involved, we look at urethane or chemical-resistant topcoats. Where people walk in wet areas, we add aggregate for slip resistance. We ask what happens on the floor before we suggest anything.

Older buildings and new ones

St. Louis has a large stock of older commercial buildings. Laclede's Landing has brick and cast-iron warehouses, and many former garment factories along Washington Avenue became lofts. Old floors often carry layers of paint, adhesive, oil and patching, along with uneven joints. Newer tilt-up warehouses have flat, dense floors that may have curing compounds or sealers on them. Either way, the floor is mechanically prepared, usually by diamond grinding or shot blasting, and tested for moisture before coating. Joints are filled or honored depending on how the slab moves.

Scheduling around your operation

Most businesses cannot close for a week. Bob Vila notes businesses may need to close a day or two for a polyaspartic floor, and fast-cure systems can shorten downtime. We can phase a project bay by bay, work nights and weekends, and plan around shipping schedules. We also plan for the weather. The city's average relative humidity is 69.7%, and July dew points average 66.6 F, so large, unconditioned buildings need monitoring before each coat. In winter, cold slabs in unheated warehouses can slow cure times, and we plan temporary heat or timing accordingly.

Safety lines and markings

Coated floors can include painted or coated aisle lines, pedestrian walkways, forklift lanes, hazard zones and parking stripes, applied as part of the system rather than as separate paint that wears off. Light-colored coatings can also brighten a dim warehouse. We work from your layout, or help you plan one.

Getting a quote

A commercial quote starts with a site visit. We measure the space, test the slab, look at drainage, joints, damage and existing coatings, and ask how the building runs. HomeAdvisor lists contractor minimums of $500 to $1,000, which mostly matters for small rooms and repair work. You get a written scope that names the system, prep method, coats, markings and schedule. Get a free estimate