Epoxy Flooring in La Feria, TX

We install epoxy flooring in La Feria on all kinds of slabs, from carports poured decades ago to shop floors behind farm properties on the edge of town. The Texas State Historical Association says G. J. Schoenberg laid out the townsite in 1909, and the railroad depot was moved in from a stop called Bixby in 1912. A town with that much history has a wide range of concrete. Each slab gets its own look before we suggest a system.

A working town from the start

La Feria stayed a ranching center into the twentieth century. By 1967, TSHA lists fruit and vegetable canneries, a cotton trailer maker and three cotton gins among its industries. A lot of that kind of concrete is still around in barns, sheds and small commercial buildings. These floors tend to share the same problems:

• Oil, grease and fertilizer stains soaked deep into bare concrete
• Old paint or sealer that is peeling in patches
• Saw cuts and control joints that have chipped along the edges
• Low areas where wash water collects and never dries out

We grind past the stained top layer, rebuild chipped joints and lay down a thicker system made for carts, tools and equipment. For a shop that gets hosed out, we add grit to the topcoat so the wet floor keeps some traction.

Garages on older home slabs

The 2020 census counted 3,063 housing units in La Feria. Many homes in town are older, and their garages often have hairline cracks, patched spots or a past coat of floor paint. Paint has to come off completely. We grind it away instead of coating over it, because a new layer is only as strong as what sits under it. Then we fill cracks, patch pits and build up a flake or solid-color floor. Flake hides dust and small marks, which suits a garage that doubles as a laundry or workout space.

Households with grandparents at home

The census also shows that 20.1% of La Feria residents are 65 or older, and 13.6% of households have someone 65 or older living alone. For those homes we pay close attention to footing. A smooth, glossy floor can be slick when someone walks in with wet shoes. We can choose a flake size and topcoat texture that gives more grip, and we keep the transition at the door low so it is not a tripping edge.

Rentals and empty units

The 2020 census found 21.2% of La Feria housing units vacant, with a rental vacancy rate of 10.8%. Owners getting a rental house ready between tenants often ask us about the garage or a slab-floored room. A coated floor cleans up fast at move-out and does not hold onto oil spots or pet odors the way bare concrete can. For a rental we usually suggest a simple flake system in a mid-tone color. It hides wear, and a worn area can be recoated later without redoing the whole floor. We can work around a move-out date and give you a written schedule so the unit is ready to show.

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Hot, damp air during the install

La Feria has a humid subtropical climate with hot, humid summers. On those days we start early, take slab temperature and dew point readings, and switch to a polyaspartic system when the window for regular epoxy is too short. If the reading says the slab is too damp, we reschedule. That costs a day. A coating that fails costs the whole floor.

Which services fit La Feria

• Commercial and shop floor epoxy for barns, warehouses and older business buildings
• Concrete crack and slab repair for joints and cracks on aging slabs
• Garage floor coating with flake for everyday family garages
• Polyaspartic coating when summer humidity cuts the work window short
• Patio coatings for back slabs and covered porches