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Industries We Serve
Urethane cement, floor repairs, and complete installations for kitchens, restaurants, breweries, and food production facilities. Owner-led projects across Kansas City, Springfield, and the Midwest. Small repairs welcome.
Our work
From wash-down rooms under processing tanks to a taproom the public walks on every day.
Food processing plantCoated floor under stainless tanks
Commercial kitchenUrethane cement placed around trench drains
Big Grove BreweryStained + sealed concrete · Prairie Village, KS
Wash-down areaTextured coating with floor drainIf you operate any of the following facility types in Kansas City, Springfield, or the Midwest, this page is written for you:
The Conditions That Shape Your Floor
Hot water, cold rinses, cleaners, food ingredients, and heavy traffic all affect system selection. We review temperatures, chemical concentrations, cleaning routines, and floor condition before recommending a surface, texture, or cove detail.
And the operational reality: most F&B facilities can’t afford a five-day shutdown for installation. Downtime is revenue loss, and sometimes contractual penalties.
A repair starts with the same questions as a complete installation. We assess what failed, how the area is used, and how the new work will meet the surrounding floor and drains.
The System Decision
There are several. The right one depends on your specific operating conditions — thermal cycling, chemical exposure, traffic loads, downtime tolerance, and budget. This is what we figure out during the site survey.
When thermal cycling is severe
Urethane cement is a strong option for hot washdowns, wet processing, and demanding kitchen areas. We select the product, thickness, finish, and detailing around the actual temperatures, chemicals, and traffic in your facility.
Project size alone doesn’t decide the system. A small dish area may face the same heat, moisture, and cleaners as a large kitchen. We explain the options and total scope so you can make a sound decision.
When the environment is wet but not thermally extreme
Epoxy systems can suit dry storage, packaging, and other areas where the exposure matches the product’s limits. We review cleaning chemicals, moisture, and traffic before specifying the coating and topcoat.
The catch: the wrong epoxy system in a wet environment fails fast. The word that matters here is properly specified.
When daily washdown is the reality
For damaged concrete or areas exposed to heavy impact and wet processing, a troweled mortar system may be appropriate. Resin chemistry, aggregate, thickness, and texture are selected together for the actual operating conditions.
When food-safe meets visually intentional
Decorative quartz can suit customer-facing spaces and selected back-of-house areas. We balance appearance, cleaning, traction, and the manufacturer’s exposure limits when recommending a system.
Facility Requirements & Documentation
Bring us your facility standards and inspector or auditor requirements. We review the proposed flooring system, details, and manufacturer documentation with your team, including:
We discuss the documentation your team needs before work starts. Final acceptance depends on the complete installation and the requirements that apply to your facility.
Downtime & Scheduling
During the site survey we’ll discuss your downtime tolerance and structure the project accordingly. Three approaches we use most often:
Approach 1
We install in zones, allowing partial operations to continue while one area is offline. Most common approach for restaurants, multi-line processors, and brewery operations.
Approach 2
Where the scope and product allow, we can plan work around nights or weekends. Preparation, slab condition, temperature, and cure time determine when foot traffic, equipment, and washdown can resume.
Approach 3
Many food processors run reduced-staff weeks at predictable times. We schedule major installs into those windows to minimize operational impact.
How We Work With F&B Clients
Michael or Colby personally walks your facility, evaluates your concrete, asks about your operations and downtime constraints, and recommends the right system based on what they see — not what’s most profitable to sell.
Read about our diagnostic-first processCommon questions
Urethane cement is often a strong candidate for wet areas exposed to heat and cleaning chemicals. Dry storage, packaging, and customer-facing areas may suit other systems. We assess each area and check the selected manufacturer’s limits before recommending a floor.
These are different resinous flooring systems with different exposure limits. Urethane cement is commonly considered for thermal cycling and wet processing; epoxy may suit other industrial or commercial areas. The right choice depends on the specific product, substrate, preparation, and use.
Yes. Share your facility standards and any inspector or auditor requirements during the survey. We review cleanability, texture, cove bases, drains, transitions, and product documentation with your team. A product name alone does not establish that an entire facility complies.
Slip resistance is set by the aggregate broadcast into the floor, and we adjust it by area: more aggressive texture around fryers, drains, and wet processing, and a lighter texture where easy mopping matters most. We bring physical samples so your team can feel the texture before it is installed.
It depends on square footage, concrete condition, and the system. Smaller kitchens and production rooms are often completed over a few days, and fast-curing systems let us work nights, weekends, or planned shutdowns. Larger plants are phased so production keeps moving. We give you a schedule with the budgetary quote.
Ready to Start?
Schedule a site survey. We’ll walk your facility, assess your concrete, and recommend the right system for your operations and budget. Forty-five minutes of an owner’s time, no obligation.