Commercial Concrete Coatings in Louisville, KY
Polyaspartic flake, grind and clear, and polished concrete systems engineered for warehouses, restaurant kitchens, retail showrooms, auto shops, and the spaces in between. Installed by Sullivan’s family crew with 30 years of industry experience and 2.6 million square feet of coated concrete behind them.
Every Floor. Every Customer. Every Time.
Residential or commercial, these come standard. Every floor Sullivan’s coats between Louisville, KY and Salem, IN carries the same promises.
Lifetime Residential Warranty
5-Year Commercial Warranty
Family Owned & Operated
One Day Installation
Same-Day On-Site Estimates
Certified in-house crews
Proven Results, Built on Experience
Commercial clients call Sullivan’s because the track record holds up under scrutiny. Thirty years in the trade and 2.6 million square feet of coated concrete across Kentucky and Southern Indiana, from single bay shops to full distribution centers.
BRANDS WE'VE COATED
Years of Industry Experience
Floors Completed
Million Square Feet Coated
The Difference
Why Facility Managers Across Kentucky and Indiana Choose Sullivan’s
A commercial floor is a capital investment, and the wrong choice costs more than the floor itself. Production downtime, health code violations, and forklift damage all sit downstream of a coating that was specced wrong. Sullivan’s is the contractor most facility managers in the region keep coming back to because we install once, install right, and back the work with a real warranty.
Industrial Grade Chemistry
Our polyaspartic systems are the same chemistry used in food processing, pharmaceutical, and high-traffic warehouse environments. Built for the conditions that destroy standard epoxy.
5 Year Commercial Warranty
Most commercial floor coatings carry a 1 year workmanship warranty. We back every commercial install for five years.
W2 Crews, Not Subcontractors
Every installer on your facility is a Sullivan’s W2 employee. No third party crews handed your access keys, no subcontractor accountability gaps, no surprises on install day.
Scalable for Any Square Footage
From a 2,000 square foot retail showroom to a 50,000 square foot warehouse floor, the same crew, the same systems, and the same standard of finish.
Find Your System
What We Install
Sullivan’s installs three coating systems, and all three have a place in commercial environments. The right system depends on your space, your operating conditions, and the look you want when the job is done.
Commercial Flake Floors
Decorative chip blend with a polyaspartic top coat. The most popular commercial system for retail back of house, restaurant kitchens, auto showrooms, and spaces where finish quality and cleanability both matter.
Commercial Grind and Clear
Polyaspartic clear coat over diamond ground concrete. The right call for warehouses, food processing, and industrial environments where chemical resistance and durability matter more than decorative appearance.
Commercial Polishing
Mechanically polished concrete with a densifier hardened slab. The architectural finish for retail showrooms, modern lobbies, restaurant interiors, auto dealerships, and busy distribution centers.
Where We Install
Sullivan’s commercial work spans a wide range of industries because the underlying systems flex to fit the environment. Here are the spaces where our crew installs most often, and the systems that fit each best.
Warehouses & Distribution Centers
Forklift traffic, rolling load wear, and large format square footage are the defining conditions. Most warehouses get a polished concrete floor for low maintenance durability or a grind and clear for sealed protection at a lower price point.
Restaurant Kitchens & Food Service
Health code compliance, daily wash downs, and grease management drive the spec. Most restaurant kitchens get a flake floor or grind and clear with cove base running up the walls for full cleanability.
Retail Showrooms
Foot traffic, finish quality, and reflective light are what matter. Most retail showrooms get polished concrete for the architectural finish or a flake floor for a more decorative aesthetic.
Auto Shops & Dealership Service Bays
Hot tires, oil drips, hydraulic fluid, and rolling vehicle weight are the daily conditions. Most auto shops get a polyaspartic flake floor for traction and resistance, or a grind and clear for a cleaner industrial look.
Food Processing & Manufacturing
Wash down environments with strict hygiene requirements. Most food processing facilities get a grind and clear with cove base for fully cleanable, code compliant surfaces.
Healthcare & Lab Environments
Contamination control and ease of cleaning are the deciding factors. Most healthcare and lab spaces get a grind and clear or polished concrete with cove base where regulated.
If your environment is not on this list, that is not a problem. The systems we install fit far more environments than the ones above. We will walk through the right call for your specific facility during the on site consultation.
The Commercial Pairing
Commercial Add Ons That Belong in the Spec
Two upgrades come up in almost every commercial install. One is universal across systems and environments. The other is specific to commercial environments where hygiene and water management matter.
Cove Base
Commercial and industrial only.
A seamless 4 inch coved transition from floor to wall, sealed continuously under your flake or grind and clear coating. Most health codes call for it in commercial kitchens, food processing, healthcare environments, and any commercial space where the floor to wall transition needs to be fully cleanable.
Crack Repair
Universal across all systems.
V shaped channels cut along each crack and packed with polyurea that sets harder than the surrounding concrete. The repair locks existing slab cracks in place before any coating goes down so they never telegraph through the finished floor.
How It Works
How a Sullivan’s Commercial Install Works
Step 1
Free On Site Consultation
We walk your facility, measure the slab, evaluate the existing concrete, and discuss your operating conditions and any code requirements specific to your industry. Same day estimate, with system recommendations and upgrade guidance based on what we see in person.
Step 2
Schedule Around Your Operations
Commercial installs are scheduled to minimize operational disruption. We work weekends, overnights, and phased schedules where the facility cannot fully shut down for install.
Step 3
Install with a W2 Crew
Slab prep, crack repair if specced, cove base if specced, system install, and final cure, all handled by Sullivan's W2 employees. No subcontractors handed your facility access.
Step 4
Final Walkthrough & 5 Year Warranty
We walk the finished floor with your facility manager, address any questions after the install, and back the work with a 5 year commercial warranty.
Built Around Your Operating Schedule
A commercial floor install is not just a coating job. It is a project that has to fit inside your operating reality. A restaurant cannot close for a week. A warehouse cannot stop receiving for three days. A retail showroom needs to look ready for customers on Monday morning.
Sullivan’s plans the install around your schedule, not the other way around. We work weekends. We work overnights. We phase large installs so half the floor can stay operational while the other half is being coated. And because our polyaspartic systems do not require a primer coat or an overnight cure, we can compress install timelines that take a competitor three days into one or two for our crew.
When you book a commercial install, we walk through your operating schedule first. Then we build the install plan around it.
0% Financing Available for Qualified Buyers
A commercial floor is a capital expense. For qualified buyers, our financing partner makes that expense easier to absorb across affordable monthly payments with no interest.
Where We Work
Commercial Coatings Across Kentucky and Indiana
Sullivan’s commercial crew installs for warehouses, restaurants, retail, auto shops, food processing, and healthcare facilities across the region, from the Louisville metro to Columbus, Bloomington, and the rest of Southern Indiana.
FAQs
Commercial Coating Questions, Answered
Which Sullivan’s system is right for my commercial space?
It depends on the environment. Warehouses and distribution centers usually go with polished concrete or grind and clear. Restaurant kitchens and food service environments usually go with flake or grind and clear with cove base. Retail showrooms typically get polished concrete or flake. Auto shops typically get flake or grind and clear.
Do you handle large commercial installs?
Yes. Our crew handles installs from a few thousand square feet to projects in the tens of thousands. The system, the warranty, and the standard of finish stay the same regardless of square footage.
Can you work around our operating schedule?
Yes. We build the install plan around your operations, working weekends, overnights, or in phases so part of the facility can keep running while we coat the rest.
What is the 5-year commercial warranty?
Every commercial floor we install is backed by a 5 year warranty covering workmanship and the integrity of the coating system. Real warranty paperwork is handed to your facility manager at the final walkthrough.
Are your systems FDA-compliant or food-safe?
Our polyaspartic systems are widely used in food-service and food-processing environments because they cure to a non-porous, fully cleanable surface. Compliance with specific federal or state food-safety codes is jurisdiction-dependent, and we recommend confirming the exact requirements for your facility with your local health authority.
Do you require a primer coat on commercial slabs?
No. Sullivan’s polyurea base coat bonds directly to properly prepared concrete on commercial installs the same way it does on residential.
What about facilities with hot tire pickup, chemical exposure, or heavy forklift use?
Polyaspartic and polished concrete handle all three. The chemistry does not soften under heat the way epoxy does, the surface is chemical resistant by design, and forklift wear on a properly densified polished concrete floor is minimal.
What if my slab has visible cracks?
Crack repair is a standard upgrade for commercial installs. Our crew opens each crack, fills it with polyurea, and grinds the repair flush with the slab before any coating goes down.
Do you work with general contractors and architects on new construction?
Yes. We coordinate with GCs, architects, and project managers on new builds and major renovations. Spec packets, submittal documentation, and project timelines are all part of the commercial workflow.
Ready to Spec Sullivan’s Into Your Next Build or Renovation?
Schedule your free on site commercial consultation and we will walk your facility, recommend the right system for your environment, and build an install plan around your operating schedule. Same day estimate. We respond within 24 hours.