School Epoxy that survives the room
Term-time only and very heavy use. Grind in the morning, coat in the afternoon, walk on it that night.
Down and cured before term starts.
What we actually install
Fast-cure system installed in the holidays.
Before anything is mixed we know what the floor is sitting on. Constant foot traffic and trolleys.
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How the day runs
Grind
Fast-cure system installed in the holidays.
Build
Constant foot traffic and trolleys.
Cure
Most of our residential installs are complete within a single working day.
What the install actually looks like
The slab sets the spec, not the brochure.
A coating is only as good as the grind under it. We turn up with the grinder and the extraction first, and the first hour is dust and noise rather than anything that looks like progress. Fast-cure system installed in the holidays.
Once the slab is open and clean we chase any cracks, fill them, and grind those flat. Then the primer goes down, and from that point the day is a sequence with cure windows in it rather than a job you can rush. One day install, 12 hours to walk, 48 to drive.
Kevin Garner founded ICM in 2021 wanting work he could hand down. Aaron, Kyler and Averie make that possible. That matters on a school epoxy job because the person who decided the spec is the person holding the squeegee, so nothing gets lost between the quote and the floor.
Used a lot of flooring companies over the years on various jobs and lemme tell you you’re in good hands with these guys. From the quote to the finished job they were nothing short of professional.Verified review
Other institutional floors we coat
The slab decides the spec.
What we find under a school epoxy job
Slabs with in-floor heat or embedded conduit change how aggressively we can grind. We locate it first rather than finding it with a diamond.
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.
The system we specify
Clear topcoats are not all clear. Some amber noticeably within a year indoors under LED light. We use ones that do not.
Dark floors show dust and light floors show tyre marks. There is no colour that hides everything, and we would rather say that than sell a finish that disappoints.
Specified from the load, not a brochure.
Working around the people who use the building
Schools, churches and community buildings have hard calendars. A school floor goes down in the holidays or it does not go down. A church hall is booked most evenings. The install has to fit the calendar, which usually means fast-cure materials and working in defined sections rather than closing the building.
The use pattern is also unusual. These floors see very heavy traffic in short bursts and then nothing, and they get cleaned by people who are not professional cleaners. That argues for a forgiving finish with a texture that hides scuffing and a maintenance routine that is genuinely just a mop.
We are in and out in a day on most garages, then the floor cures.
What we plan around
Term-time only and very heavy use.
What this floor has to put up with
Constant foot traffic and trolleys. Fast-cure system installed in the holidays. That combination is what we specify against, and it is why a school epoxy job is quoted from the room rather than from a rate card.
Down and cured before term starts. We are in and out in a day on most garages, then the floor cures.
Living with the floor afterwards
Snow and road salt tracked in should be rinsed off rather than left to dry. Salt is more aggressive to the concrete than to the coating.
Keep the drains clear in a wet room. Standing water is not a problem for the coating and is a problem for everything else.
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. See the areas we cover.
Questions we get asked
How many days do you need on site?
Grind in the morning, coat in the afternoon, walk on it that night.
What is the prep work here?
Fast-cure system installed in the holidays. The floor tells us what it needs before we quote anything.
How does it handle heavy use?
Constant foot traffic and trolleys. We specify the build thickness against the actual use, not a standard sheet.
How far do you travel for this?
Yes. We cover south Mississippi, the coast, coastal Alabama and St. Tammany Parish, roughly a hundred miles out from Laurel.
Who actually does the work?
Family run out of Laurel since 2021, Duraflex certified.
Can I see the colour before deciding?
Yes. We bring the chip deck out and you pick the blend against your own light and your own walls. Colours read differently under LED, under a skylight and under a garage door that is half open, so choosing off a photograph is how people end up disappointed.
What if the concrete is in bad shape?
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.
How do I clean it?
Pressure washing exterior coated concrete is fine at sensible pressure. Holding a turbo nozzle in one place is not.
Why does this outlast a cheap coating?
Slip resistance comes from profile, not from an additive stirred in at the end. Where a floor will be wet we build the texture in with graded aggregate and we tell you how it will feel underfoot.
A quick call tells you more than a website can.
Since 2021 this has been Kevin, Aaron, Kyler and Averie. No subcontractors sent in your place. Serving Laurel and south Mississippi, the Gulf Coast, coastal Alabama and St. Tammany Parish. See finished floors or get in touch.