Jackson floor coatings, done in a day
The metro. Commercial and industrial work as much as residential, and a lot of older slabs with previous coatings on them. We are in and out in a day on most garages, then the floor cures.
Hinds County, MS
Floors we coat around Jackson
The metro. Commercial and industrial work as much as residential, and a lot of older slabs with previous coatings on them.
Concrete keeps moving for years after it is poured, and it moves more near the coast where the ground is wet and sandy. That is why we detail edges and joints rather than laying one continuous rigid sheet and hoping.
What a Jackson job usually involves
Where a garage has been used as a workshop there is usually oil worked deep into the pores in one or two spots. Surface cleaning does not reach it. We grind it out and prime over what is left.
Grind in the morning, coat in the afternoon, walk on it that night.
Commercial work in a town this size is usually small and specific. One wet room, one kitchen, one shop floor that has to be closed for the shortest possible time. Those jobs get planned around opening hours from the first conversation.
Older neighborhoods mean older slabs, and older slabs mean previous coatings. Finding out what is already on the floor is the first thing we do, because removing an old acrylic changes the length of the job.
The slab decides the spec.
Before we quote anything
Older residential slabs in Jones County often have a soft top layer from being finished too wet. It looks solid and crumbles under a grinder. If we find that, the fix is grinding past it to sound concrete rather than coating over a layer that is already failing.
Clear topcoats are not all clear. Some amber noticeably within a year indoors under LED light. We use ones that do not.
Living with it afterwards
If a crack appears in the slab years later, that is the concrete moving, not the coating failing. It can be chased and repaired without redoing the floor.
If something is spilled that should not be there, wipe it rather than leaving it to sit. Coatings are resistant, not immune, and contact time is what decides whether resistance matters.
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Everything else is on the services page.
Commercial work around Jackson
Patios and porches are the other half of the residential work in this area. Exterior concrete goes gray, grows algae in the shade and turns slick when it rains, and a UV-stable textured coating solves all three at once.
Pool surrounds are seasonal work here. The concrete gets hot underfoot and slick when wet, and a textured coating with a cooler pigment fixes both.
The full roster runs to seventy five different rooms, from garages through to food plants and clean rooms. It is all on the services page.
Why the prep matters more than the color
Power troweled warehouse floors are the hardest substrate we deal with. The surface is dense, sealed by the process itself, and needs aggressive metal-bond diamonds before anything will stick.
Commercial slabs that have been in service take oil deep into the pores. Surface degreasing does not reach it, and resin will not bond through it. We grind it out, and where contamination runs deep we prime with something built to tolerate it.
Coving at the wall turns a floor into a sealed basin. In kitchens, kennels and wet rooms that detail is the whole point, because water stops finding the joint between floor and wall.
Grinding is most of the job.
Getting to you
From Laurel we cover south Mississippi, the coast, coastal Alabama and St. Tammany Parish. If you are inside about a hundred miles, we will come and look at the slab.
Jackson sits in Hinds County. See the other towns we cover on the Hinds County page or the full service areas list.
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How the day runs
We look at the concrete first and the color chart second. We arrive with the grinder and the dust extraction, and the first stretch is noise and containment rather than anything that looks like progress. Getting the slab open and clean is what the rest of the day depends on.
Cracks get chased out and filled, high spots come down, and any old coating comes off rather than getting buried. Then the primer goes on and the day becomes a sequence with cure windows in it. We are in and out in a day on most garages, then the floor cures.
Four names, one crew. Kevin Garner built the company in 2021 to pass it on. Nothing gets lost between the quote and the floor because it is the same people doing both.
Expect the finish to look the same in five years if it is looked after. That is the point of specifying properly rather than cheaply. If you want to see blends first, the chip deck comes to you, and there are finished floors on the gallery page.
Jackson questions
Do you cover Jackson?
Yes. We are based in Laurel and Jackson is inside our normal working radius.
How long does a garage take?
We grind, coat and topcoat in one visit on most residential jobs.
What is the slab likely to need?
The metro. Commercial and industrial work as much as residential, and a lot of older slabs with previous coatings on them.
Can you match a color?
Yes. The chip deck comes to you so you choose against your own light.
Do you do commercial work here?
Yes. Shops, kitchens, clinics and warehouses across Hinds County.
How do I get a quote?
Call 601-319-9619 and describe the room, or send the details and we will come look at the slab.
Talk to Kevin about your floor.
Kevin started ICM in 2021. The team that keeps it going is Aaron Garner, Kyler Welch and Averie Garner. Covering Laurel and south Mississippi, the Gulf Coast, coastal Alabama and St. Tammany Parish. Send us the details or see finished floors.