Mojave slabs, ground and coated right
Supreme Epoxy Boyz started after the owner got a bad quote on his own garage floor. In Mojave, 30 miles north of Palmdale, you get the honest version: what it needs and why.
Reading the Mojave housing stock
About 30 miles north of Palmdale. Housing figures from the US Census.
Census numbers put the typical home in Mojave at about 1976. Concrete poured in the 1970s is well past curing and generally solid, but a lot of these slabs were finished with a hard steel trowel that leaves a smooth, tight surface. Coatings do not bite into that. A full diamond grind opens it up so the base coat can soak in and lock on.
That step does not change with the finish you pick.
Roughly 62% of homes are stand-alone houses; the rest is attached housing. Where the housing is mixed, so are the reasons to redo a floor: a landlord wants one that survives tenants, an owner wants a garage that looks like a showroom. We ask what the floor is for, then pick the system.
Owners live in about 40% of homes. If you rent and want a better garage floor, get the owner’s okay in writing first. A coating is permanent, so it is their call, and we are glad to walk them through the system.
Mojave is out in the Mojave north of the Los Angeles County line, high desert country of dry lake beds, creosote flats and strong wind. Close by, typical homes run from about 1985 in Tehachapi to 2002 in Mountain Meadows, and Mojave sits on the older side of that spread.
What Mojave weather asks of a floor
The Mojave Desert side of Kern County.
Wind is the headline out here. The turbine fields around the Tehachapi Pass were built where they are because air pours through this part of the desert with real force, and the towns to the east feel it. Sustained wind does two things to a garage or shop floor. It drives fine sand and dust through every gap in a building, so grit is always on the slab, and it makes open-door work a gamble on any given afternoon. A metal shop with a big roll-up door can collect a layer of dust overnight. Floors here live under a constant light sandblast.
Because the drive is long, we plan these jobs to run start to finish without a second trip for a missing product. We size the floor and the repairs during the look, and the truck leaves Palmdale loaded with extra flake, extra repair material and a spare set of diamonds. For you, that means a schedule that holds and a crew that does not disappear halfway through for a supply run.
Pick a floor that forgives sand. A full flake broadcast in a blend of light and dark chips hides grit between cleanings, and a matte or satin top coat keeps fine scratches from catching the light. In shops, we add a fine grit to the top coat near the doors, because sand on a smooth glossy floor is slippery. A squeegee and a dust mop handle most of the cleanup after a windy week.
Picks for Mojave garages and shops
Industrial Epoxy Flooring
High-build epoxy for plants and warehouses with real traffic, installed in phases around your shifts and shipping days.
Warehouse Floor Coatings
Ground, coated and striped warehouse floors that stop concrete dust and hold up to pallet jacks and forklift lanes.
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.
The next towns over
- Rosamond
10 miles away, Kern County
- Edwards AFB
17 miles away, Kern County
- Lancaster
22 miles away, Los Angeles County
- Quartz Hill
25 miles away, Los Angeles County
More in Kern County, on the services page and in the gallery.
Questions before the grinder shows up
Do you come out to Mojave?
Yes. Mojave is about 30 miles north 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 1976?
The concrete itself is usually fine; the problem is about fifty years of things done to it. Expect to pull anchors, fill holes and grind off paint or sealer. Once that is done it takes flake or metallic well.
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.
Do freezing desert nights hurt a coated floor?
Not once the coating is cured. A sealed surface actually keeps water from soaking in and freezing in the top of the slab. The cold matters during the job, which is why winter coats go down in the warmer part of the day and the wait before parking gets longer.
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.
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.
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.
When can I walk on the new floor?
Light foot traffic is usually fine within about a day, depending on the products and the temperature. We tell you the exact time for your floor before the crew leaves. Socks only for the first walk is a good habit.
What happens to the cracks?
We open them up, fill them with a repair material the base coat bonds to and grind them flush. Wide cracks get extra attention, and we tell you up front if a crack might keep moving. A flake broadcast hides most repairs in the finished floor.
Can you coat a floor in summer heat?
Yes, but heat speeds up the cure, so we work early in the day and mix in smaller batches. A garage that bakes in the afternoon gets coated in the morning. We pick products that handle the temperature.
Planning a floor
in Mojave?
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.