Epoxy Flooring in Apple Valley, CA

Apple Valley sits on the east side of the Mojave River, and the river forms its western border with the rest of the Victor Valley. Epoxy flooring in Apple Valley has to deal with one thing above all: the gap between day and night. Wikipedia's climate data gives July an average high of 99 degrees and an average low of 61. That is a 38-degree swing in a single day, repeated all summer.

Why the swing matters for a coating

Concrete expands as it heats and shrinks as it cools. A garage slab that bakes all afternoon and then cools overnight moves a little every day. A well-bonded coating moves with it. A thin coating over a smooth, unground slab tends to let go at the edges and along cracks first. That is why we grind every floor, fill cracks with a flexible repair material where movement is likely, and build the coating thick enough to bridge small hairlines.

Timing matters too. On a July job we start early, before the slab heats up. We also avoid pouring late in the afternoon when the slab is hot and about to cool fast, because that can pull the coating as it sets.

A town with ranch and orchard roots

Apple Valley got its name from farming. Max Ihmsen planted 320 acres of apples and pears in 1915. Commercial apple growing ended after fungal outbreaks, frost, heat and hail in 1944 to 1946. Wikipedia notes the town stayed more pastoral than Victorville, with ranches and orchards. Roy Rogers and Dale Evans lived here from 1965 on, and developer Newton T. Bass built Apple Valley Ranchos.

That history still shapes some properties. Along with tract garages, we coat concrete in detached workshops, tack rooms and barn aisles where they have a slab floor. Those floors see muck, water and hooves or heavy tools. For them we use a textured flake or quartz broadcast that gives grip when wet and cleans up with a hose.

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Mostly owner-occupied homes

The 2020 census counted 27,181 housing units in Apple Valley, and 65.5% of occupied homes were owner-occupied. That is well above California's 55.9%. The average family size was 3.7. Owners who plan to stay tend to choose longer-lasting systems, such as a full flake floor with a polyaspartic topcoat, over a quick cosmetic coat. Larger households also mean busy garages full of bikes, sports gear and freezers, so we pick finishes that hide scuffs.

Spring and fall wind

Apple Valley gets seasonal high winds in spring and fall. Blown grit is the main install risk for any coating. Dust that lands in a wet coat cures in place. On windy days we keep garage doors down, seal gaps at the bottom with tape and plastic, and vacuum right before each coat. For patios and pool decks, which we cannot close up, we pick calm mornings and may move the date if a wind advisory is posted.

Commercial floors in town

The Walmart Distribution Center was one of Apple Valley's three largest employers in the town's 2020 financial report, with 1,208 workers. We coat smaller commercial floors here too: shops along State Route 18, storage buildings, and service bays. Those get the same grinding and crack repair as a garage, with a thicker build sized to the traffic.

Services we install in Apple Valley

• Garage floor epoxy with a flake or solid finish
• Polyaspartic topcoats for garages that face the afternoon sun
• Textured coatings for patios and pool decks
• Shop, barn-aisle and outbuilding floors
• Metallic epoxy for converted garages and bonus rooms
• Commercial and light warehouse floors