An apparatus bay floor carries the heaviest rolling loads of any facility we coat — fully loaded fire engines and ladder trucks — while absorbing diesel drips, road grime, hot tires, and constant washdowns. A heavy-duty epoxy system gives a Katy-area station a slip-resistant, easy-clean floor that handles the weight and the chemistry and keeps crews safe responding around the clock.
Built for Fire-Apparatus Loads
A loaded engine or aerial truck weighs many tons concentrated on a handful of contact points, and those wheels roll across the same paths thousands of times. A thin coating cannot take it. We specify a high-build epoxy system engineered for heavy point loads and abrasion so the floor resists rutting and wear in the wheel tracks where lesser coatings fail first.
Diesel, Hot Tires, and Road Grime
Apparatus bays collect everything the trucks bring back: diesel and hydraulic drips, road salt and mud, and hot tires from a fast response. We finish with a chemical-resistant polyaspartic or urethane topcoat that resists petroleum staining and eliminates hot-tire pickup, and the non-porous surface means grime washes off instead of grinding in.
Slip Resistance for Fast Response
Firefighters move fast on floors that are frequently wet from washdowns and weather. Traction is a safety requirement, not a nicety. We broadcast aggregate to deliver a high coefficient of friction throughout the bay while keeping the surface cleanable, so crews keep their footing when responding and when washing down the apparatus.
Washdown-Ready and Easy to Maintain
Bays get hosed and squeegeed regularly. The seamless epoxy surface, optionally with an integral coved base and integration with floor drains, lets crews wash the entire bay and run water to the drain with nothing to soak in. That keeps the station clean and cuts maintenance time on busy shifts.
Bright, Safety-Marked Floors
We can add high-visibility safety striping, apparatus parking guides, equipment zones, and curb markings directly into the floor system. A light, reflective base color also makes the bay brighter and improves visibility for crews working around the trucks at night.
Houston Moisture and Phased Install
Greater Houston slabs drive moisture vapor that can delaminate a coating, so we run ASTM moisture testing and mitigate as needed — essential where the floor cannot be allowed to fail. We phase the work bay by bay and use fast-cure systems so the station never loses response capability. Share your bay layout for a firm quote.