Industries Served
Warehouse Flooring in New Orleans, LA
We coat, repair and install warehouse flooring across New Orleans, LA and the surrounding metro, for distribution, storage and light industrial buildings. Each floor is planned around forklifts and pallet loads, and around a humid climate where slab moisture has to be tested.
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What does a warehouse floor have to handle?
This page is for warehouse owners and operations managers. It covers what a warehouse floor has to handle, which floor systems fit which areas, what older New Orleans slabs need, and how a warehouse floor job runs.
OSHA's workplace rules set a baseline for warehouse floors, and most of it comes down to load, condition and marking.
Forklifts and heavy loads
OSHA's walking-working surfaces rule (1910.22) requires every surface to support the maximum load intended for it. Tell us the heaviest racks, pallets and equipment that will sit or roll on the floor before a system is chosen.
Cracks, joints and worn concrete
OSHA's materials handling rule (1910.176) says aisles and passageways must be kept clear and in good repair. Cracks and broken joints get repaired before any coating goes down.
Spills and wash-down areas
OSHA requires workroom floors to be kept clean and, as far as feasible, dry. Where wet processes are used, it calls for drainage and dry standing places such as mats or platforms.
Aisles, docks and marking
The same rule says permanent aisles and passageways must be appropriately marked, and that forklifts need safe clearances in aisles, at loading docks, through doorways and at turns. Plan striping with the floor, not after it.
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Which floor systems suit a warehouse?
A warehouse often needs different systems for its floor, its wet areas and its offices.
Epoxy coatings
For storage floors, aisles and mechanical rooms. FEMA rates formed-in-place epoxy flooring as acceptable flood damage resistant flooring. See our epoxy flooring page for the types.
Polished and densified concrete
An option where you want the slab itself to be the finished floor. Ask how the finish behaves when wet before choosing it for dock areas.
Urethane cement
Ask about it for wash bays and food areas, and compare its data sheet with epoxy's for your temperatures and cleaning chemicals.
Line striping and safety marking
Aisle lines, pedestrian walkways and dock zones, laid out to match your racking plan.
Offices and break rooms
Vinyl plank or tile suits the finished rooms inside a warehouse.
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How it works
Old slabs, humidity and flooding in New Orleans
A coating is only as good as the slab under it, and slabs here deal with moisture from below and water from outside.
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Moisture test before any coating
The Department of Energy classes Orleans Parish as hot-humid (climate zone 2A). ASTM's slab humidity standard (F2170) says excess moisture in a slab can cause coatings to debond and deteriorate, and that manufacturers generally require moisture testing before installation on concrete.
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Older, patched or stained slabs
Point out old patches, glue from a past floor and oil stains at the estimate. Sherwin-Williams says the number one reason for coating failure is lack of, or improper, surface preparation, so these get ground off or treated first. Our subfloor preparation page explains the prep.
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Ground-level storage and flooding
NASA notes that about 70% of New Orleans sits below sea level. Keep stock off the floor where water is a risk, and favor floor finishes you can clean and dry in place.
How a warehouse floor job runs
Here's the sequence for a typical warehouse coating job. Our epoxy flooring installation page has more detail on the coating steps.
Site visit and slab check
We measure the floor, mark cracks and damaged joints, and test the slab's moisture.
Grinding and repair
The surface is ground to open the concrete, and cracks and joints are filled.
Coating or polishing, then cure
The chosen system goes down in its coats, then cures before traffic returns. Ask for the cure time for foot traffic and for forklifts: Rust-Oleum's epoxy instructions, for one, give 12 to 16 hours for light foot traffic and 3 days for vehicles.
Striping and handover
Aisle and safety lines go down last, and you get the care instructions for the finished floor.
If the warehouse can't stop shipping, agree the zone order, the hours and the forklift routes in the estimate.
We work on warehouses across New Orleans, Harahan, Kenner, Metairie and the West Bank; see our service areas. Garages and parking decks have their own page: parking garage flooring. For a free estimate, tell us the square footage, the equipment on the floor and any areas that get wet.
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FAQ
Common Questions About Warehouses
Talk to an Expert about Warehouses.
What is the best flooring for a warehouse?
It depends on the area: an epoxy coating or polished concrete for storage floors and aisles, urethane cement for wash bays, and vinyl in offices and break rooms. Tell us your loads and equipment and we'll match a system to each area.
Can an old New Orleans warehouse slab be coated or polished?
Often, once the slab passes a moisture test, cracks and joints are repaired, and old glue and oil are ground off. The slab's condition decides how much prep the job needs.
Does humidity affect epoxy on a warehouse floor?
Moisture in the slab does. ASTM notes excess slab moisture can cause coatings to debond, and manufacturers generally require a moisture test before installing on concrete.
Can the warehouse keep running while the floor is done?
Often, if the work goes zone by zone and cure times are planned in. Agree the zones, the hours and the forklift routes in the estimate.
Which areas around New Orleans do you cover for warehouse floors?
We work across the metro, including Harahan, Kenner, Metairie and the West Bank. Our service areas page lists every town.
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Based in New Orleans, LA.
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