Neshoba County floor coatings
Rural east central Mississippi. Single day install is standard here. The waiting afterwards is just cure time.
Towns we cover in Neshoba County
Neshoba County
What we install here
Exterior concrete has UV and thermal cycling on top of everything else. Materials that are fine indoors amber and chalk outside, so exterior work gets a UV-stable topcoat as standard.
Full flake broadcast means chip thrown to refusal, so the floor is a continuous layer of vinyl rather than a base coat with decoration on it. That is what gives the texture its grip and what stops the color wearing through.
Metallic pigment is moved by hand while the resin is still open, so no two floors are the same. That is the appeal and it also means the installer matters more than the product.
The systems people ask about most
Full flake
Full flake broadcast means chip thrown to refusal, so the floor is a continuous layer of vinyl rather than a base coat with decoration on it. That is what gives the texture its grip and what stops the color wearing through. More on full flake.
Metallic
Metallic pigment is moved by hand while the resin is still open, so no two floors are the same. That is the appeal and it also means the installer matters more than the product. More on metallic.
Polished concrete
Polished concrete uses a densifier that reacts chemically with the slab, hardening it rather than coating it. There is nothing to peel because there is no film. More on polished concrete.
Moisture, contamination and surface profile are the three things that decide whether a floor lasts. Color is the easy part and the only part most people ask about.
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.
Garages here tend to be attached, which changes two things. The dust has somewhere to go, so containment matters more, and the slab usually shares a pour with the house foundation, so movement is less of a problem than on a detached shop.
What Neshoba County jobs usually involve
Church halls, small offices and community buildings turn up in most towns we work in, and those are almost always scheduled around a calendar rather than around us.
One day, one crew, then cure time does the rest.
A fair amount of our work around here starts as a phone call about dust. Unsealed concrete sheds fine powder constantly, it gets into everything stored in the garage, and no amount of sweeping fixes it because the floor itself is the source.
Church halls, small offices and community buildings turn up in most towns we work in, and those are almost always scheduled around a calendar rather than around us.
Living with the floor
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.
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.
Most asked for
Commercial and industrial work in Neshoba County
Where a property has been rented out the slab has usually had a harder life than the owner realises. We would rather look at it than quote off a description.
A lot of the calls we take start with somebody having tried a big-box garage floor kit. Those sit on top of sealed concrete and peel, and the removal is more work than the original job would have been.
Dark floors show dust and light floors show tire marks. There is no color that hides everything, and we would rather say that than sell a finish that disappoints.
Where we are coming from
We work out of Laurel and cover roughly a hundred miles in every direction. That takes in Jones County, Rankin, Simpson and Lamar to the north and west, the whole Mississippi coast from Bay St. Louis through Biloxi to Pascagoula, across into Baldwin and Mobile County in Alabama, and west to St. Tammany Parish.
Full list on the service areas page.
How the day runs
Prep is most of the work and all of the reason coatings last. The grinder and the extraction come in first, and the opening stretch of any job is dust control rather than visible progress.
Once the slab is open we chase the cracks, take down the high spots and remove whatever was on the floor before. A typical garage is a one day install. You are walking on it that evening.
Kevin started ICM in 2021. The team that keeps it going is Aaron Garner, Kyler Welch and Averie Garner.
Warehouse floors want a scrubber with the right pad, not the most aggressive one available. Blends are on the finishes page and finished work is in the gallery.
Neshoba County questions
Which towns in Neshoba County do you cover?
All of them. Pearl River.
How far will you travel?
We work out of Laurel and cover roughly a hundred miles in every direction. That takes in Jones County, Rankin, Simpson and Lamar to the north and west, the whole Mississippi coast from Bay St. Louis through Biloxi to Pascagoula, across into Baldwin and Mobile County in Alabama, and west to St. Tammany Parish.
Residential and commercial?
Both. Garages and patios through to kitchens, warehouses and clinics.
How long does an install take?
Most jobs need one day of our time and none of yours.
What about the slab condition?
A slab that has been acid etched instead of ground has an inconsistent profile. Some areas take the coating and some do not, and you cannot tell which until it fails. We grind regardless of what was done before.
How do I start?
Call 601-319-9619 or send the details and we will come look.
Reach out and we will schedule a look at the slab.
Started 2021, family owned, and the people on your floor are the people who own it. Covering Laurel and south Mississippi, the Gulf Coast, coastal Alabama and St. Tammany Parish. Send us the details or see finished floors.