Epoxy Floor Installation in Brandon, SD | Garage & Commercial Floors
Brandon sits about five miles east of Sioux Falls, and the floors here cover a wide range: two- and three-stall home garages, basement rec rooms, workshops, and the storefronts and service businesses that line Splitrock Boulevard. Sioux Falls Premier Epoxy Floors installs epoxy floor systems for all of them. A garage floor has to stand up to hot tires, road grime, and dropped tools. A commercial floor has to handle steady foot traffic, hand trucks, and sometimes harsh fluids, often with only a short window to get the work done. We plan each floor around the job it actually does, rather than pushing one product for every space.
The town has been adding homes since the 1960s, so a good share of local garages sit on concrete that's 30, 40, or even 50 years old. Some still have the original bare finish, worn smooth in the tire paths. Others carry a hardware-store coating that started peeling the first summer someone parked on it after a long drive. Either way, the old surface has to be dealt with before a new system goes down, and we'll tell you honestly how much prep that takes. Request a quote, and we'll measure the space, check what's on the floor now, and lay out flake, solid-color, and quartz options with a timeline that fits your home or business.
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Straightforward Service From Start to Finish
Sioux Falls Premier Epoxy Floors keeps the business side simple for Brandon property owners. The scope on your quote is the scope we deliver, and the price only changes if you approve a change first. You'll work with the same contact from the first call through the final walkthrough, so you never have to re-explain your floor to someone new. We show up when we say we will, and if a product delay or weather pushes the schedule, you'll hear about it before install day instead of the morning of. Business owners get straight answers on when the space can reopen, and if questions come up after the job is done, we're a short drive away in Sioux Falls and easy to reach.
Six Decades of Steady Growth
A post office called Brandon has operated here since 1878, and the city took its name from Brandon Township, which was named after Brandon, Vermont. The town sits along the Big Sioux River and Split Rock Creek, with Interstate 90 running along its northern edge. Growth came early and kept coming. The population went from 200 in 1950 to 1,431 in 1970, and Brandon incorporated as a city in 1973 to keep up. It passed 5,600 residents by 2000, and the 2020 census counted 11,048 people living in just over 4,000 housing units, with a median age of 35.4.
That steady build-out gives Brandon a housing mix that spans roughly six decades. An early-1970s ranch and a house finished last spring might sit only a few blocks apart, and their garage slabs have very little in common. On the business side, most of the city's commercial activity sits along Splitrock Boulevard, the in-town stretch of South Dakota Highway 11, while Holly, Sioux, and Aspen Boulevards carry traffic through the rest of town and east toward Valley Springs and the Minnesota line. The Brandon Valley School District has grown right along with the city, opening an intermediate school in 2015 after the middle school started running short on space. In a town built in layers like this, the age of your slab is the first thing worth knowing.
Garage and Commercial Floors in Brandon
Older garage slabs show their age in specific ways. Concrete from earlier decades was often poured without a vapor barrier underneath, so a moisture test matters before any coating goes on. If a stall was ever added, there's usually a seam where the newer pour meets the original slab, and that joint has to be treated so it doesn't crack through the finish. Settled sections near the door, where the apron meets the garage floor, may need patching or grinding to even out the transition. Then there's hot tire pickup. Thin epoxy paint kits soften when hot tires sit on them after a drive, and the coating lifts off with the tread. A properly prepped, multi-coat system with a tough topcoat holds up to that heat.
Commercial floors along the Splitrock Boulevard corridor face a different set of demands. A retail entrance needs slip resistance that still works when customers track in rain or slush. A service bay needs a topcoat that won't stain or soften under brake fluid, coolant, and hydraulic oil. Stockrooms take pallet jacks and hand trucks that slowly wear a path through weaker coatings. We match the system and topcoat to those conditions, and where downtime is the bigger concern, faster-curing topcoats can shorten the time your doors stay closed. Safety striping or marked walkways can also go in during the install, so you don't need a second crew to come back later.
Local Know-How for Brandon Floors
Recreation shapes a lot of garages in town. Great Bear Recreation Park is about two and a half miles west on Rice Street, and the Big Sioux Recreation Area on the west side of Brandon has trails, river bridges, and campsites. So a garage might be where skis and sleds drip dry in winter and where muddy bikes and tents land in summer. Meltwater has to go somewhere, so we check how your slab pitches toward the door and look for low spots where water sits. We can also put a slightly coarser texture in the walking path between the overhead door and the house entry, while keeping the parking area smoother and easier to sweep.
With this much older housing, a common question is whether a new coating can go over the old one. The honest answer is that it depends on what's there. We test adhesion by scoring a small crosshatch into the existing coating and pulling tape across it. A well-bonded epoxy that passes can sometimes be ground down and recoated, which cuts down on removal time. Latex floor paint, cloudy old sealers, or anything that flakes under the tape has to come off completely. We run the test with you standing there, so you can see the reason behind the recommendation instead of taking our word for it.
Our Approach to Garage and Commercial Floors
Step 1 — First Call: Home or Business
Tell us whether the floor belongs to a home garage or a business, such as a storefront, office, or service bay along Splitrock Boulevard. For homes, share what you know about the slab's history, like an old coating that's peeling or a stall that was added later. For businesses, let us know your hours, the fluids and equipment the floor sees, and how long the space can be closed. Photos of the entrance, bays, and back rooms help us plan.
Step 2 — Site Visit and Existing-Coating Tests
Brandon is about five miles east of Sioux Falls, and we walk the floor with you once we arrive. If there's an old coating, we run a crosshatch tape test right in front of you to see whether it's still bonded. On older slabs, we test for moisture, inspect the seam where an added stall meets the original pour, and check the apron transition and the slab's pitch toward the door. In commercial spaces, we note entry traffic, bay fluids, and the paths pallet jacks and hand trucks take.
Step 3 — Itemized Proposal
Your proposal breaks out coating removal, seam and crack treatment, apron leveling, the coating system, and a topcoat that stands up to hot tires. Commercial proposals add slip-resistant entry finishes, fluid-resistant topcoats for service bays, safety striping, and a faster-curing topcoat option when downtime matters most. If after-hours or weekend work is needed, that's spelled out too. You'll see a realistic timeline for each part of the job.
Step 4 — Scheduling Around Your Hours
Homeowners pick dates that fit their calendar, and we'll let you know exactly when the garage will be out of use. Businesses can schedule night or weekend windows so customers and staff aren't disrupted. Before install day, you'll get a checklist covering what to move, where to park, and which areas need to be cleared. We confirm the start time a day or two ahead.
Step 5 — Stripping and Repairing Older Concrete
Failed coatings come off first, based on what the crosshatch test showed. We diamond grind the slab, treat the stall seam so it doesn't crack through the new finish, and patch or grind the apron transition until it's even. Cracks and chipped joints are filled and ground flush, and service bay areas get extra cleaning to remove fluid residue. A thorough vacuum finishes the prep.
Step 6 — Coating, Texture, and Striping
The base coat goes down, followed by the broadcast and a topcoat rated for hot tires and the fluids your floor will see. In home garages, we can add a slightly coarser texture along the walking path to the house while keeping the parking area easier to sweep. In commercial spaces, entries get a slip-resistant finish, and safety striping or marked walkways go in before the final coat cures. Each layer gets the cure time it needs before the next.
Step 7 — Reopening and Walkthrough
We give you clear timing for foot traffic, vehicles, and reopening a business, and we walk the floor with you before we leave. For businesses, we'll point out which areas staff can use first if the space reopens in stages. If you bring skis and sleds home from Great Bear, set them on a boot tray during the first few weeks while the topcoat finishes hardening. Then the floor is ready to get back to work.
Ready for a Floor That Holds Up?
Tell us about your garage, basement, shop, or commercial space, and we'll set up a time to look at the concrete in person. You'll get a clear recommendation, an itemized quote, and a realistic timeline before anything goes on the calendar. Reach out to request a quote or check availability in your area.