Industrial work around Beltsville, Landover, Gaithersburg and the rest of the Baltimore-Washington corridor is different from architectural painting. The coating is chosen for the environment: humidity at loading docks, chemical exposure, forklift traffic, or heat. And the surface prep is specified, not guessed at.
We paint warehouse ceilings and walls, structural steel, mechanical rooms, piping, doors and bollards, and we coat concrete floors and stripe aisles. Floor systems use the same grinding and testing methods as our floor coating work at a larger scale. New facilities are handled through our new construction painting process, and recurring maintenance for owners of several buildings through property management painting.
What we coat
Structural steel and joists
Deck and joist spraying in warehouses and open-ceiling buildings.
Concrete floors and striping
Epoxy and urethane floors, aisle and safety striping.
Tilt-up and block walls
Interior and exterior masonry coatings, block filler on CMU.
Piping and equipment
Pipe marking and equipment coatings to your color plan.
Doors, bollards and rails
High-visibility and rust-inhibiting finishes.
Exterior metal
Metal panels, stairs and canopies.
Local insight: industrial coatings in this region
Name the surface prep standard in the bid
“Clean and paint” means different things to different contractors. Specifying an SSPC standard such as SP 2 (hand tool), SP 3 (power tool) or SP 6 (commercial blast) makes bids comparable and gives you something to inspect against. We state the prep standard for each area in our proposal.
Humidity at the dock decides the coating
Loading docks and unconditioned warehouses here see summer humidity and condensation on cold steel. Coating over damp steel fails early, so we check surface temperature against dew point before applying and pick products that tolerate the conditions.
Aisle marking: required, colors are yours
OSHA requires permanent aisles and passageways to be marked but does not dictate specific colors. Most facilities follow a written color plan, and yellow for aisle lines is the most common choice. We follow your plan or help you write one.
How an industrial project runs
Survey and spec
Conditions assessed; prep standards and products specified.
Safety plan
Lift plan, work zones and coordination with operations.
Surface prep
Prep to the stated standard, inspected before coating.
Apply and measure
Coatings applied and dry film thickness measured.
Document
Products, batches and readings recorded for your files.
Industrial painting questions
Do you measure coating thickness?
Yes. We take dry film thickness readings to confirm coatings meet the manufacturer’s specification and record them for you.
Can you work while the facility is operating?
Yes. We work off-shift or in sectioned zones, and coordinate lifts and overspray control with your operations team.
Do you do floor striping?
Yes, as part of floor coating projects or as standalone striping for aisles, pedestrian walkways and hazard areas.