California's Central Valley is one of the largest agricultural-processing and packing markets in the country, and the floors in these facilities take a beating most commercial coatings were never designed for — organic acids, cleaning chemicals, cold-storage temperature cycling, and constant forklift and pallet-jack traffic, often all in the same building.
Before recommending a system, we ask facility managers for a straightforward list: what chemicals are actually present (cleaning agents, organic acids from produce or dairy processing, ag-chemical residue), how often washdown happens, and whether any part of the floor cycles between cold storage and ambient temperature.
A generic concrete sealant isn't specified to any particular chemical exposure — it's a one-size-fits-all product. In a Valley packing or processing facility, that usually means premature staining, etching, or delamination within a year or two, especially in wash-down or cold-storage transition zones.
A properly specified system accounts for the actual chemical list, uses a seamless, coved-base design to eliminate bacteria- and residue-trapping seams, and is rated for the temperature-cycling behavior of cold-storage transition areas.
California Polyurea documents exposure conditions during a free facility assessment and specifies a chemical-resistant polyurea system built for what your floor actually encounters — not a generic recommendation.
No obligation. We'll assess your space and give you a real number.