Pole barn floor coating for barns, shops and steel buildings
Pole barn floor coating from our Howell shop turns a dusty, stain-prone slab into a sealed flake floor that sweeps clean. It's the same polyurea and polyaspartic system we put in garages, sized up for a barn.
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Why coat a pole barn floor
A pole barn slab takes more abuse than most garages. Trucks and tractors drag in winter brine and road salt, snowmelt sits and freezes, and oil, fuel and grease drip wherever the equipment parks. Bare concrete soaks all of it up. Over a few seasons the surface pits and stains, and the dust never stops coming up.
A coated floor sheds that. Salt water wipes off, spills sit on top instead of soaking in, and the whole floor sweeps clean.
- Pole barns and post-frame buildings. Equipment storage, hobby shops, man caves and toy barns.
- Steel buildings. Steel-frame shops and storage buildings with a poured slab.
- Big detached garages and workshops. The 40-foot slab out back that's more shop than garage.
Pole barns and shops we've coated
A few of the barn, shop and steel building floors we've done. Every one got the same grind, repair, base, flake and topcoat as a garage.
The same five-step system as our garages
- Diamond grind. We grind the whole slab to open the surface, then vacuum the dust.
- Repair. Cracks, pitting and joints get filled with polygrout. Hairline cracks get cut out with the grinder and stitched.
- Polyurea base coat. This is the layer that grabs the concrete. It bonds into the ground surface instead of sitting on top of it.
- Full flake broadcast. We cover the wet base wall to wall in polymer flake. Full coverage hides dust and tire marks and adds grip when the floor is wet.
- Polyaspartic topcoat. A clear, UV-stable topcoat seals the flake. It won't yellow near big doors that stay open all summer, and it stands up to oil, fuel and salt.
A barn floor is usually one big open slab, so we plan the work in sections. Once a batch is mixed, the installer has about 15 to 18 minutes to get it down right. Our installers are trained in house on our own jobs, and on a floor this size that training shows. We use Simiron polyurea and polyaspartic, and our team has worked with it since it came to Michigan around 2018.
Building a new pole barn? Coat it before you move in
The best time to coat a barn floor is before the equipment, shelving and storage go in. Nothing has to be moved, and the coating can run clean to every wall, post and stud bay. New concrete still gets the full grind so the base coat can bond, but it usually needs the least repair, which makes it the simplest floor we do.
If you're in the middle of a build, call us with your timeline and we'll work out when the floor should go down.
Pole barn epoxy, or something better?
Most people search for pole barn epoxy, and that's a fair place to start. We don't install epoxy. Our polyurea base flexes more than epoxy, which helps it resist chipping and cracking when tools and equipment hit the floor. Our polyaspartic topcoat is UV stable, so it won't yellow in the light from a big open door. Read the full comparison on our polyurea vs. epoxy page.
How we price a pole barn floor
A pole barn floor is priced the same way as a garage floor: by the square foot, set by the shape the concrete is in. New or clean concrete runs $4.50 to $5.25 per sq ft, and the per-foot rate drops as the floor gets bigger. Jobs start at $2,500, and floors over 3,000 sq ft get a custom quote.
Our price checker has a pole barn tab. Tap what you see on your floor, add the square footage, and you get a ballpark range in a few seconds.
For a firm quote, send us:
- One wide photo of the whole floor.
- The rough square footage, or the building's dimensions.
- Three or four close-ups of any cracks, pitting or spalling.
Bigger or more complex floors usually get a site visit before we put a number on them.
Same warranty as our garage floors. A pole barn at your home carries our limited lifetime residential warranty, the same coverage we give a garage. A barn used for a business, or a rental property, gets commercial terms set for the project, in writing on your quote.
Colors for a big floor
Choose from our 12 flake colors: soft grays, warm tans, a denim blue, a sage green, near-black and more. See all 12 colors, and narrow it to two or three before install day.
Pole barn floors across Livingston and Oakland counties
Our shop sits between Howell and Brighton, and we coat barn and shop floors around Milford, South Lyon, Novi, Hartland, Pinckney, Fenton and the rest of the cities we serve.
Pole barn coating questions
Yes. New concrete gets the same diamond grind so the base coat can bond, and it usually needs the least repair. Coating before you move in is the easiest way to do it.
Yes. What matters is the concrete slab, not the frame around it. Steel buildings, post-frame barns and big detached garages all get the same system.
Often, yes. Send a wide photo, the rough square footage and close-ups of any damage. Bigger or more complex floors usually get a site visit.
It looks similar, but it's a different system. We use a polyurea base and a polyaspartic topcoat instead of epoxy. See how they compare.
Yes. A pole barn at your home gets the same limited lifetime residential warranty as a garage floor. Barns used for a business get commercial terms in writing. Read the full warranty.
Yes. We grind the failed coating off down to sound concrete and start over. Read how that works on our epoxy floor repair page.
Get a quote on your pole barn floor
- Send the form. We answer within 24 hours on weekdays. Weekend requests may wait until Monday.
- Want a digital estimate? Text us one wide photo of the floor, a rough square footage, and 3 or 4 close-ups of any cracks or pitting. Text photos to (517) 332-1322 or email them.
- Call (517) 332-1322
- Hours Mon to Fri 7 AM to 7 PM, Sat and Sun 10 AM to 3 PM