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Des Moines & Central Iowa · Heavy-Duty Systems

Shop, Pole Barn & Warehouse Floor Coating Des Moines

A shop floor takes what a garage never will: skid loaders, floor jacks, welding slag, hydraulic fluid, dropped steel, and a truck backing in at 5 AM in January with salt on the tires. Colin Coatings installs high-build epoxy and polyaspartic floor systems for acreage shops, pole barns, machine sheds, hobby shops, and warehouses across Des Moines and Central Iowa.

Why Shop Floors Need a Different Spec

A residential garage system is 20 to 30 mils. A shop floor that sees equipment, point loads, and chemicals needs 30 to 60+ mils of build, a harder topcoat, and joints filled with semi-rigid polyurea so wheel loads don't chip the edges. Dust control matters too: a bare pole-barn slab sheds concrete dust onto everything in the building. A coated floor is dust-free, wipeable, and bright.

Twenty years of pouring shop and ag-building slabs across Polk, Dallas, Warren, and Jasper counties means we know how these floors are built and what they'll take.

Shop & Warehouse Systems We Install

High-Build Epoxy with Polyaspartic Topcoat

Solid color or flake, 30 to 60 mils. Hobby shops, acreage shops, small warehouses.

Quartz-Broadcast Epoxy

Extreme abrasion and slip resistance for wash bays, equipment sheds, and loading areas.

Urethane Cement

For ag and food-related buildings with moisture, thermal shock, and heavy wash-down.

Polyaspartic Fast-Return Floors

For working shops that can't close for a week.

Joint Fill & Crack Repair

Polyurea joint fill rated for forklift and equipment traffic.

High-build epoxy shop floor in a pole barn near Indianola, Iowa
Flake epoxy hobby shop floor with car lift near Ankeny, Iowa

Where We Coat Shop Floors

Acreages and rural edges around Norwalk, Indianola, Adel, Van Meter, Booneville, Polk City, Prairie City, and Bondurant; hobby-shop garages in Ankeny, Waukee, and Grimes; and light-industrial warehouses along the Altoona, Bondurant, and Grimes corridors. If it's within about 45 minutes of Des Moines, we're there.

Shop Floor Coating Cost

Itemized proposal after a free site visit.

Why Colin Coatings

We spec for the load, not for the lowest price. Concrete experience — we know pole-barn slabs, floating slabs, and frost-protected footings because we pour them. Joints done right with semi-rigid polyurea. Rural site visits are normal, not a "travel fee." Written spec, itemized proposal, written warranty.

Shop Floor Questions

Can you coat a new pole barn slab?
Yes, after a 28-day cure and a moisture test. We coordinate with your builder.
Will a floor jack or lift damage the coating?
Not a properly specified high-build system. We'll ask what equipment you run and spec the thickness and topcoat accordingly.
Does the coating handle welding and grinding?
Slag can mark any coating. A quartz-broadcast or high-build epoxy takes it far better than a thin system, and marks are repairable.
How long is the shop out of service?
Polyaspartic: overnight. Epoxy: 3 to 5 days. We can phase larger floors.
Can you coat a floor with oil stains?
Yes. We degrease, grind, and if needed apply an oil-tolerant primer. Heavily saturated areas may need extra treatment, which we'll identify on-site.

Service Areas

Colin Coatings Des Moines installs shop, pole barn, machine shed, and warehouse floor coatings in Des Moines, Iowa, and across Central Iowa. Reach us at (515) 320-8883 or colincoatingsdesmoines.com.

Ready for a floor you can hose off?

Free on-site estimate anywhere in the Des Moines metro. Most garages done in one day.