10,000-Square-Foot East Texas School Gets a Custom Flake Flooring Upgrade
When an East Texas school needed new flooring in 12 classrooms, the project involved much more than choosing a new color. The existing classrooms had a mix of carpet and tile, and maintaining some of those floors required regular buffing and polishing.
The school already had flake flooring in its hallways, so extending a similar system into the classrooms made sense. It created a more consistent flooring solution throughout the building while giving the maintenance staff surfaces that could be cleaned without the same buffing and polishing routine.
Epoxy Coat Masters completed approximately 10,000 square feet of full-broadcast flake flooring across 12 classrooms, including several spaces with attached bathrooms. The project was scheduled during summer break to prevent disruptions to students and teachers, and the work was completed two weeks ahead of schedule.
Epoxy Coat Masters installs commercial concrete coating systems for schools, businesses, industrial facilities, churches, and other properties throughout East Texas.
Project at a Glance
- Project: East Texas school flooring upgrade
- Size: Approximately 10,000 square feet
- Spaces: 12 classrooms, including some attached bathrooms
- Flooring system: Full-broadcast decorative flake
- Existing flooring: Carpet and tile
- Design: Custom flake blend using school colors
- Schedule: Completed during summer break
- Timeline: Finished two weeks ahead of schedule
- Primary goal: Create classroom flooring that was easier to clean and maintain
Why Did This East Texas School Choose Flake Flooring?
Maintenance was one of the biggest considerations for the school. Some of the existing flooring required regular buffing and polishing. Across 12 classrooms, maintaining those surfaces takes time, labor, and supplies.
The hallways were already finished with flake flooring, so school staff were familiar with how those surfaces performed. Extending commercial flake flooring into the classrooms gave the school a more consistent approach to cleaning and maintenance throughout this section of the building.
The project also shows why concrete coatings for schools are not limited to utility areas or hallways. A decorative flake system can provide a finished appearance that works well in classrooms while helping eliminate some of the maintenance requirements associated with the flooring it replaces.
What Does a 10,000-Square-Foot School Flooring Project Involve?
Before the new flooring system could be installed, all of the existing flooring in the 12 classrooms had to come out.
The rooms contained a combination of carpet and tile. Once those materials were removed, a significant amount of adhesive remained on the concrete underneath.
The glue became one of the more challenging parts of the project. A separate company specializing in that type of work was brought in to handle the difficult adhesive removal before Epoxy Coat Masters moved forward with the coating installation.
This preparation stage made a dramatic difference. The project photos show classrooms with exposed concrete and heavy adhesive residue during the early stages of the job, followed by completely transformed spaces after installation.
Creating a Custom Flake Floor With the School’s Colors
The school staff wanted the new classroom floors to coordinate with the rest of the building, so they selected a custom flake combination based on the school’s colors.
Rather than using a standard blend, the colors were chosen specifically for the project. The finished floor incorporates blue, white, black, and gray tones that work with the classrooms while still giving the school a distinctive look.
The full-broadcast flake system also helped connect the classrooms visually with the flake flooring already installed in the hallways.
Commercial flooring does not have to look purely utilitarian. Custom colors can give schools, businesses, churches, showrooms, and other facilities the performance they need while still allowing the finished space to reflect the organization using it.
Customers interested in decorative options can also explore our flake color library or talk with our team about creating a custom combination.
Can Flake Flooring Make School Floors Easier to Maintain?
For this school, easier maintenance was an important reason for making the change.
The previous flooring included surfaces that needed ongoing buffing and polishing. By replacing the carpet and tile with a full-broadcast flake system, the school could move toward a more consistent cleaning process across the classrooms and existing flake-coated hallways.
That can be particularly valuable in larger facilities. When dozens of rooms and thousands of square feet of flooring need to be maintained, reducing specialized maintenance steps can save time and help control ongoing maintenance expenses.
The goal was not simply to give the classrooms a different appearance. The school wanted flooring that better fit the way the building needed to be cleaned and maintained over time.
Completing the School Flooring Project During Summer Break
Timing is especially important when commercial floor coatings are being installed inside an active school.
Removing flooring, preparing concrete, and installing a new coating system in 12 classrooms would be much more difficult once students and teachers returned to the building. The project was therefore scheduled during summer break.
That gave the crews an opportunity to complete the flooring work without interfering with normal classroom activities. It also gave school staff time afterward to prepare the rooms for the upcoming school year.
Even with approximately 10,000 square feet of flooring involved, the project was completed two weeks ahead of schedule. For schools planning flooring improvements, summer breaks and other extended closures can provide an ideal window for completing larger projects while minimizing disruption.
Before and After: 12 Classrooms Completely Transformed
The before-and-after photos tell much of the story. At the beginning of the project, the classrooms contained different flooring materials. During preparation, the rooms had exposed concrete, adhesive residue, and areas where carpet and tile had been removed.
By the end of the project, all 12 classrooms had a continuous decorative flake finish using the custom colors selected by school staff.
The completed project included:
- Approximately 10,000 square feet of new commercial flake flooring
- 12 classrooms, including rooms with attached bathrooms
- Removal of the previous carpet and tile
- Preparation for a full-broadcast flake coating system
- A custom color blend selected by school staff
- Flooring that coordinates with the school’s existing flake-coated hallways
- A cleaning and maintenance approach that does not require the same regular buffing and polishing as the previous flooring
- Completion two weeks ahead of schedule
Are Concrete Coatings a Good Option for Schools?
Schools place unique demands on their floors. Classrooms, hallways, cafeterias, restrooms, shops, athletic spaces, and other areas may each have different needs.
Concrete coating systems can be considered for many of these spaces when the existing concrete and intended use are a good fit for the system. The best option depends on the condition of the concrete, how the space is used, the desired appearance, cleaning requirements, and other project-specific factors.
Epoxy Coat Masters looks at each commercial project individually rather than assuming the same system works everywhere.
Commercial Concrete Coatings for East Texas Schools and Facilities
This 10,000-square-foot East Texas school project is a good example of what is possible beyond the residential garage.
Epoxy Coat Masters works with commercial property owners, schools, churches, contractors, businesses, and industrial facilities throughout East Texas. Projects can range from individual rooms to large facilities requiring thousands of square feet of new flooring.
If you are considering commercial floor coatings in East Texas, reach out to Epoxy Coat Masters. We can schedule a time to look at your space, talk about how it is used, and help determine which concrete coating options make sense for your project.
