Warehouse and industrial
Polished concrete with a densifier for light-duty, epoxy or urethane cement for forklift and chemical exposure. Coving at walls for wash-down cleaning.
Commercial flooring & epoxy in Austin
Austin Commercial Flooring & Epoxy Contractor
Bailey & Bear Construction is an Austin commercial flooring contractor for LVT, polished concrete, epoxy floors, sheet vinyl, commercial tile, and specialty flooring across Austin. We take standalone Austin commercial flooring jobs and flooring as part of a larger buildout. Full commercial GC with licensed flooring crews.
What Austin commercial flooring covers
Bailey & Bear works commercial flooring across the Austin metro on buildouts and standalone flooring replacement. Systems we install most often include high-build epoxy and urethane cement in warehouses and food-service, polished concrete in retail and industrial, luxury vinyl tile in office and retail, ceramic and porcelain in restrooms and wet zones, rubber and sports flooring in gyms and studios, and specialty coatings in breweries and vet clinics with high chemical exposure. Slab prep — shot-blasting, moisture testing, and crack repair — decides whether a floor performs for a decade or fails in a year.
Which floor fits which Austin space
Food, brewery, vet
Urethane cement over prepped slab, coved bases, chemical-resistant. This is the floor that survives daily cleaning with strong disinfectants.
Office and retail
LVT, carpet tile, or polished concrete depending on brand. Sound performance matters in dense office layouts.
Prep is the whole game
Every commercial floor failure Bailey & Bear has ever been called to repair started at the prep. Moisture: slabs that pass a calcium-chloride or relative-humidity test can hold epoxy or LVT. Slabs that fail either will delaminate on schedule. Mechanical prep: shot-blasting or grinding to the manufacturer's spec, not just a sweep-and-clean. Crack repair: filling with the right product, not caulk. Coving: a coved epoxy base makes a floor into a bucket you can wash rather than a joint that traps water. Skipping any of these is the single most common commercial-flooring mistake in Austin.
What matters most on Austin commercial flooring
Moisture testing
Non-negotiable on any epoxy or LVT install. Costs a small amount, avoids a large problem.
Prep spec
Shot-blast vs. grind vs. scarify — the manufacturer tells you which. A bid that skips the profile is a bid setting up a failure.
Traffic pattern
Forklift, cart, foot, wheeled. The right system matches the actual traffic, not the average square-foot cost.
Reading a commercial flooring bid
Confirm the moisture-testing plan and pass/fail thresholds. Confirm the mechanical prep spec matches the manufacturer's data sheet. Confirm the product — brand, thickness, chemical resistance, warranty. Confirm coving at walls if you need washable floors. Ask about crack and joint treatment. Ask for two Austin commercial references at least three years old — flooring failures show up in years two and three, so five-year references are gold.
Building types where we run this scope
Bailey & Bear runs this trade inside larger buildouts across Austin. Common vertical combinations:
Warehouse Buildout
Industrial shells, dock, epoxy, sprinkler mod
Brewery Buildout
Trench drains, glycol, TABC layouts
Restaurant Buildout
Hood, grease, health, kitchen equipment
Gym & Studio Buildout
Rubber floors, HVAC sizing, showers, rig anchors
Veterinary Clinic Buildout
Kennels, X-ray, surgical, TBVME
Retail Buildout
Storefronts, lighting, fitting rooms, POS
Frequently asked questions
What commercial flooring products do you install?
Bailey & Bear installs LVT, polished concrete, epoxy, sheet vinyl, commercial-grade carpet tile, and commercial tile across Austin commercial spaces. Product is spec'd to traffic level, moisture, and finish — warehouse epoxy is not the same as showroom epoxy.
Do you install epoxy floors on warehouses?
Yes. Bailey & Bear installs commercial epoxy floors on Austin warehouses, distribution centers, and industrial buildings. Slab prep, moisture testing, primer, and topcoat are spec'd to the traffic and the substrate — cheap epoxy fails within a year.
Do you polish existing concrete?
Yes. Bailey & Bear polishes existing concrete slabs for Austin retail, restaurant, brewery, and industrial buildouts. Grind level, densifier, and sheen are spec'd to the finish you want.