Edwards AFB garages and shop floors
Edwards AFB is the Air Force base on the Mojave side of Kern County, and most of its housing is on-base family housing built in the last couple of decades.
Before we quote a Edwards AFB floor
About 24 miles northeast of Palmdale. Housing figures from the US Census.
Edwards AFB is on the Kern County side of the Mojave Desert, past the Antelope Valley, where the country opens up and the wind seldom quits.
The Census puts the typical home on Edwards AFB at around 2000, and only a small share are owner-occupied, which fits a base where most families live in managed housing.
Any floor work there runs through whoever manages the building, so tell us who that is when you reach out. The slabs themselves are newer, and newer slabs mostly need a proper grind to open them up before a coating will bite.
The climate part of the quote
The Mojave Desert side of Kern County.
Distance is part of the conditions out here. Towns sit far apart, so whatever a floor needs has to be on the truck before the crew leaves, and a forgotten bag of flake is not a quick run to the store. The weather adds its own surprises. Late summer can bring thunderstorms that push a wall of dust ahead of them and then drop rain fast, and unpaved driveways send mud and sand straight into garages afterward. Shops on big desert lots often sit at the end of dirt roads, which means tires bring the desert in with them every single trip.
Desert slabs with a soft, dusty top layer need a heavier grind than most, because the coating has to reach the hard concrete under that weak skin. We grind until the surface stops powdering, fill the map cracking, and use a penetrating primer where the slab is extra thirsty. If an evaporative cooler or water heater sits in the garage, we check that corner for moisture, and the drip gets fixed before we coat around it.
Wind decides the coating days out here more than the calendar does. The crew grinds and repairs whatever the weather, then lays the base coat and top coat in the calmest window the forecast offers, which is usually early morning. We close up the building, seal the gaps at the bottom of roll-up doors, and blow out the walls and rafters before each coat, so dust that settled overnight does not drift down into wet resin.
Floors worth a look
Garage Floor Epoxy Coatings
Flake, metallic or solid garage floors built on a full diamond grind, with a top coat that handles hot tires and oil.
Commercial Epoxy Flooring
Metallic, flake and solid-color epoxy floors for shops, showrooms, offices and retail, installed around the hours your business keeps.
Industrial Epoxy Flooring
High-build epoxy for plants and warehouses with real traffic, installed in phases around your shifts and shipping days.
The next towns over
- Rosamond
17 miles away, Kern County
- Mojave
17 miles away, Kern County
- Lancaster
20 miles away, Los Angeles County
- Lake Los Angeles
21 miles away, Los Angeles County
More in Kern County, on the services page and in the gallery.
Common questions about the work
Do you come out to Edwards AFB?
Yes. Edwards AFB is about 24 miles northeast of our shop in Palmdale, inside the 60 miles we cover for homes and well inside the 150 we cover for commercial and industrial work. We come out, look at the floor and give you a price after we have seen it.
What should I know about a slab from around 2000?
A slab that age is usually flat and dense, which makes it a great base for metallic or solid color floors. Prep is lighter than on an older slab, though the grind never gets skipped. That step is what makes the coating stick.
Our shop is a metal building. Does that change how the floor goes in?
A bit. Metal buildings heat up fast in summer and let dust in at every seam, so we coat early, seal the door gaps and blow down the rafters first. On cold mornings the slab in a metal shop can run colder than the air, and we wait until it warms enough to coat safely.
My garage slab dusts every time I sweep it. Can it still be coated?
Yes, but that powdery top layer has to go first. We grind down to the hard concrete underneath, then prime it so the coating soaks in and locks on. Coating over a dusting surface is how floors peel in big sheets.
Will a coated floor hold up to sand blowing in under the door?
It holds up, but sand will dull a high gloss over time, so we steer desert floors toward full flake and a satin finish that hides wear. A weekly dust mop keeps grit from grinding in. When the top coat finally shows wear, it can be scuffed and recoated without starting over.
Can you take on a large shop floor out here?
Yes. Shop and commercial work is something we take well past our home range, and the crew plans these jobs to arrive with everything the floor needs. We look at the slab first, then lay out how many days it takes and how the coats fit around the wind.
Do I have to pick colors during the visit?
No. We can go over flake blends, metallic options and solid colors while we are there, but you can take your time. The color choice does not change the prep, so we can lock in the schedule and settle the color later.
Can it all happen in one day?
Sometimes, on a small, clean slab with a fast-cure system. Most floors need more than that, because grinding, crack repair and each coat take their own time. We would rather add a day than rush a cure and have the floor fail.
Why do you grind instead of acid etching?
Grinding takes the top skin off the concrete, along with sealers, curing compounds and old coatings. Acid etching does not reliably remove those, and a coating is only as strong as what it bonds to. Every floor we do gets a diamond grind.
Will a hot garage hurt the floor later?
A properly cured coating handles a hot garage, and polyaspartic top coats hold up well to UV and hot tires. The risk is during the cure, which is why we coat at the right time of day. After that, the heat is not a problem.
Planning a floor
in Edwards AFB?
Send a few photos of the floor and the room and we will tell you what it needs.
What to send and what happens next. Want proof first? See the floors.