Epoxy Flooring in Westminster, TX

Named for a College

Westminster began in 1860 as Seven Points. In 1895 the Methodist Church opened Westminster College in town, and residents soon adopted the school's name, according to the Handbook of Texas. The town incorporated in 1914, shrank to 192 people by 1950 and gave up its incorporation in 2005. Today it has around a thousand residents.

It sits about 12 miles northeast of McKinney at the meeting of FM 3133 and FM 2862, and the Handbook notes it has become a popular stop for motorcyclists.

Floors Around Westminster

Properties here are mostly rural, so the floors tend to be garages, detached shops, barns and workspaces rather than subdivision slabs. A motorcycle or tractor shop needs a floor that handles oil, kickstands and dropped tools, and an epoxy floor with texture is a good fit.

Attached garages on newer homes are just as welcome, and a flake garage system is the usual choice there.

Preparing a Rural Floor

Floors out on the farm roads tend to have seen real work. Before a coating goes down, the slab needs to be cleared, and any heavy oil or grease is degreased and ground away. Cracks, broken edges and low spots get repaired so the finished floor is even.

Older outbuildings may have been poured directly on the ground with no vapor barrier. Moisture coming up through the slab is the main reason coatings fail on rural floors, so it gets checked first. Some floors need a special primer, and a few are better left bare. You will know which before you commit.

If your shop doors stay open through the summer, a topcoat that resists sunlight helps the floor keep its color.