Commercial & Industrial Epoxy Floor Coatings in Lafayette IN - a floor built for forklifts
Peeling coating or chipped forklift joints? We prep the slab right and put down a floor system that fits how long you can shut down.
- Licensed and fully insured.
- Free estimates at your property.
- Expect a reply within 1 business day.
Commercial epoxy floor systems we install
Multi-coat epoxy systems
Built up in layers over a freshly ground slab, these suit shops, warehouses and plants that can give the floor a longer shutdown while it cures.
Fast-return polyaspartic coatings
A faster-setting coating for floors that can't stay closed long, like a busy kitchen, a loading area or a shop that runs every shift.
What goes into a commercial epoxy floor coating in Lafayette?
Commercial and industrial epoxy floor coatings in Lafayette, IN start with getting the concrete down to a clean, sound surface, then building a coating that holds up to forklifts, spills and daily mopping, on a schedule set by how long your floor can be closed.
If you're looking this up, your shop, warehouse or kitchen floor is probably peeling, chipping at the joints or soaking up spills, and you can't just lock the doors until it's fixed. The price moves mostly with how much prep the slab needs and which system you choose, and the schedule turns on how long your floor can be out of service and whether a permit has to clear first. Once I've seen the concrete, the estimate gives you your own figure.
Commercial epoxy, from slab prep to cure
On a business floor, the first thing I ask is how long you can live with the space shut down, because that steers whether we suggest epoxy or polyaspartic floor coatings that set faster.
Strip it to bare concrete
We grind or shotblast off old coatings, curing compounds and laitance, the weak film on top of the slab, until it's clean and textured.
Rebuild the forklift joints
Chipped joint edges in forklift lanes get worse fast, so we fill them with epoxy or polyurea filler and shave them flush.
Build the coating for traffic
We build the coating up for your traffic, heavier than a garage floor coating, since pallet jacks work a floor harder than cars.
Let it cure before traffic
We keep forklifts and foot traffic off until the coating has cured enough, because rolling on it early is how a new floor scuffs and lifts.
Why businesses call Sterling Lafayette Epoxy Floors
We're best known for sorting out floors other people gave up on. I care most about the slab under the finish, because that's where a floor holds or lets go, and I'd rather tell you to wait than put down a system I don't believe in.
I size up the job myself
I come out, look at the concrete and write your estimate myself, and the work is done by me and our installers, so the person who sized up your floor is on the job.
Licensed and fully insured
We're licensed and fully insured, which matters on a commercial site where the building owner wants to know exactly who's working on their property.
Asking why the old floor failed
I've run this business in Lafayette since 2023, after learning beside an experienced coatings installer and from the makers' install guides, so we find out why a floor let go before we fix it.
What happens when you call about a commercial floor in Lafayette?
We plan a business floor around your operation, from when you can close the space to how traffic gets around the work, and a permit review becomes part of that plan when one's needed.
or call (765) 250-3629
Call or send a message
Call (765) 250-3629 or use the form with your address and how you use the floor, and we'll set a time to come out.
I look at the slab
I come out, check the concrete and anything that needs testing, and ask how people and equipment move through the space before suggesting a system.
Your estimate and start date
The estimate lays out prep and system. Lafayette's commercial permit review can take up to ten business days once all documents are in, so we plan around it.
Get an estimate for your shop, plant or kitchen floor in Lafayette
Send your site address, forklift traffic and how long you can shut the floor down, plus the building owner's name if you lease. We reply within one business day to set up a free on-site estimate, no obligation.
Questions from business owners
How long does a commercial epoxy floor stay out of service?
Usually several days, because epoxy needs careful prep and tends to cure longer, though the exact time depends on the system. That's why the schedule shapes which system we suggest, so your operation isn't stuck waiting on the floor.
Is there a faster option than epoxy for a business floor in Lafayette?
Yes, polyaspartic coatings, part of the polyurea family, are known for setting fast, even in cooler temperatures. Where downtime costs real money, a floor that's back in service within hours can be a big advantage, and we'll talk through whether it fits your space at the estimate.
What floor surface does a food business need in Indiana?
Indiana's retail food rule calls for floors in food areas to be smooth, durable and easy to clean, and nonabsorbent where they get wet. Each zone, like a prep area, a walk-in cooler or the dish area, can get a surface that meets that standard, and the rule makes an exception for anti-slip coverings or applications used for safety.
How much does a commercial epoxy floor cost in Lafayette?
I can't give a fair number until I've seen the slab, since the price turns on the floor's size, how much old coating and damage has to come off, how many forklift joints need rebuilding and which system you choose. A faster-setting system or work squeezed into nights and weekends usually costs more, while a floor you can close longer gives you more choices.
How do I protect my staff from concrete dust during floor grinding?
OSHA requires covered construction employers to keep a written silica exposure control plan, and you can ask your contractor how that plan keeps people out of areas where exposure may run high. Before we grind, we'll go over which parts of your building stay open and which stay closed.
Who issues building permits for a commercial site near Lafayette?
Inside Lafayette city limits the city issues them, and the Tippecanoe County Building Commission handles most of the rest of the county, though not Lafayette or West Lafayette. So your address decides where the application goes, and we confirm that before we set a start date.
Other floor work we do
Garage Floor Coatings
For the garage at your house, or a small shop bay used like one, a coated garage floor wipes clean of oil drips and road salt.
Explore Garage Floor CoatingsPolyaspartic Floor Coatings
When your floor can't stay closed for long, a polyaspartic coating sets fast and gets people and equipment back on it sooner than epoxy.
Explore Polyaspartic Floor CoatingsConcrete Grinding & Surface Preparation
If an old coating is flaking or a slab is too smooth to hold a new finish, grinding takes it back to sound, textured concrete first.
Explore Concrete Grinding & Surface Preparation
Commercial epoxy floor coatings and Lafayette permits
In Lafayette city limits, the City Engineer's Office issues all building permits, and the city requires one for any alteration, repair or change to an existing building, so we check with that office about your job before we start and take care of the paperwork with you if a permit is needed. Every commercial submittal lists the contractors, and the property owner signs the application or fills out an owner's authorization form, so tenants should bring their landlord in early. Work that needs a Lafayette permit may also call for a bond or insurance, and the city lists a $5,000 bond for general contractors.
Many of the business floors we're called to here are older shop and warehouse slabs with a coating or two already on them, and the forklift lanes show it first at the joints. We see the same worn slabs on jobs in West Lafayette and Frankfort, and we start the same way, by getting back to bare concrete.