Salt-rated coatings for Kemah boardwalk and bay.
Kemah Boardwalk restaurant epoxy, waterfront home metallic garages, pool decks on the bay side, and boat-storage commercial flake. Every Kemah slab gets a moisture test because the salt air and bay-adjacent clay demand it.
Systems built for the bay line.
Kemah concrete has two enemies: salt air and moisture. The salt-cycle pressure on a waterfront coating is constant, and the clay subsoil here holds bay-adjacent groundwater longer than inland slabs. Every Kemah install starts with a calcium-chloride moisture test, no exceptions.
Kemah Boardwalk Restaurant Epoxy
Commercial-grade epoxy for Kemah Boardwalk restaurants, bayfront kitchens, and food-service floors. Chemical-rated for grease, food acids, and cleaning solvents. Slip-rated for health-code wet-zone compliance. Installed overnight between closing and opening hours so the restaurant doesn’t lose a service day. See restaurant work in the gallery.
- Commercial kitchens
- Dining floors
- Prep areas
- Overnight installs
Waterfront Metallic Garage Epoxy
Waterfront home metallic garages on the bay side and along NASA Parkway get the same sealed-environment treatment we use across the region: taped door frames, HEPA filtration, dedicated mixing corner, dew-point monitoring. Metallic is unforgiving on a humid Kemah install day; we time the pour to the slab thermal profile. Priced from $10 per square foot.
- Luxury garages
- Showrooms
- Custom designs
- Mirror finish
UV-Stable Pool Decks & Patios
Kemah pool decks, bayfront patios, and outdoor kitchen floors take direct Gulf sun, chlorine splash, and salt-air cycling. We install UV-stable aliphatic exterior systems with slip-resistant aggregate and a freeze-thaw-rated sealer. These systems don’t yellow, don’t chalk, and don’t shed grip when wet. Expect 10-15 years before the sealer needs a refresh.
- Pool decks
- Bayfront patios
- Outdoor kitchens
- Dock transitions
Boat Storage & Marina Epoxy
Commercial-grade flake or solid-color epoxy for boat storage facilities, marina maintenance bays, and waterfront service businesses. Chemical-rated for fuel and solvent drips. Slip-rated when wet. Overnight installs available to keep the marina running. Night schedules align with low-tide or off-season downtime.
- Boat storage
- Maintenance bays
- Marina offices
- Night installs
Polished Concrete for Bayfront Homes
For Kemah modern homes that want the slab itself as the finished floor, polished concrete is often a better long-term fit than topical epoxy. We run a multi-step grind on Lavina equipment, densify with lithium silicate (which helps resist moisture absorption), and seal with a penetrating topcoat. Priced from $5 per square foot.
- Modern homes
- Bayfront kitchens
- Open-plan living
- Retail
Decorative Concrete & Stained Patios
Stained concrete, decorative scoring, and custom finish work for Kemah homes and commercial tenants that want something other than a standard solid or flake. Reactive acid stains produce organic color variation that photographs beautifully in the bay light. We seal everything with UV-stable chemistry because sun exposure here is unforgiving.
- Decorative patios
- Scored concrete
- Acid staining
- Custom design
Overnight boardwalk epoxy, minute by minute.
This is the timeline for a typical 1,500-2,500 sq ft Kemah Boardwalk restaurant kitchen install. Commercial flake, chemical-rated, slip-rated, back open the next morning.
Kitchen closes. Crew moves in.
Restaurant closes, final dishes out, last staff exits. We move in immediately with masking plastic, door-seal setup, and a full perimeter tape-off around equipment that stays in place (walk-ins, ranges, prep tables). Fans off, kitchen sealed. This takes 45-60 minutes for a mid-size kitchen.
Diamond grinding with HEPA vac.
Floor grinders roll out, HEPA vacs attached, and we remove the curing compound and any residual grease layer on the slab. For restaurant floors this often includes chemical degreasing beforehand because grease that soaks into the surface layer compromises bonding. We grind to a rough profile the coating can key into.
Quick calcium-chloride read, primer down.
Fast-read moisture panels confirm slab dryness or flag mitigation needs. In Kemah Boardwalk kitchens the slab is usually usable without a full vapor barrier because of the interior climate control, but we verify every time. Primer rolls onto a clean, dry slab and cures fast under the shop fans.
Pigmented base coat, full flake broadcast.
Pigmented base coat rolls in coordinated passes. Color chip broadcasts to refusal while the base is still wet, locking the color in and building the textured grip profile that keeps the kitchen staff safer than a slick floor would. Small detail zones around drain edges and equipment legs get hand-worked.
Fast-cure polyaspartic seal.
Commercial polyaspartic topcoat self-levels across the flake in a smooth glossy pass. Cures in roughly 4 hours to light foot traffic. We inspect the slab edges, thresholds, and drain transitions for any thin spots or finish defects before we pack out.
Restaurant opens on schedule.
Light foot traffic at service time, full heavy-duty traffic and rolling kitchen equipment at 48 hours. Written workmanship warranty handed to the owner, Justin’s direct line on file for the first six months of settling. No service days lost, no interrupted revenue.
Words from the boardwalk and bay.
Reviews from Kemah-area homeowners, restaurateurs, and marina commercial tenants. Real projects, real feedback, no polishing.
Pool deck in Kemah with direct bay exposure. Salt air, direct sun, chlorine. Two seasons later it still beads water and hasn’t chalked out. Honest crew, honest invoice, honest conversation about what the floor would and wouldn’t do.
Sarah P., Kemah, TXRestaurant on the boardwalk. Elite did our kitchen overnight, back open for breakfast. Chemical-rated, slip-rated, and passed inspection first try. Not a single service day lost.
Gianni A., Kemah BoardwalkWaterfront home three-car garage, metallic blue finish. Justin sealed the garage environment before starting and the finish turned out flawless. Looks like a showroom.
Elena M., Kemah waterfrontBoat storage facility near the marina needed a commercial-grade floor that could handle fuel drips. Elite installed it in 48 hours start to open. Chemical-rated, holds up clean.
Derek W., Kemah marina storageI was skeptical about epoxy near the bay. Justin walked me through the UV-stable chemistry and showed me the product spec. Two summers in, no yellowing.
Aaron R., Kemah, TXStained concrete patio off the bayfront side of our home. The color variation under the Kemah afternoon light is exactly what I was hoping for. Sealer looks brand new 14 months in.
Nicole V., KemahCrew showed up when they said, finished when they said, and cleaned up more than I expected. That’s rare in coating contractors.
Peter S., Kemah NASA ParkwayBoardwalk to bay and back.
From Kemah Boardwalk restaurants out to the waterfront estates along Todville and the marina facilities fronting Galveston Bay. NASA Parkway corridor, bay-adjacent subdivisions, and the commercial tenant mix along 146. Kemah is about 30 minutes east of our Friendswood shop.
Seabrook and League City installs run on the same schedule since they’re 5-10 minutes up the road. Call for scheduling on commercial overnight windows.
Questions from Kemah homes and businesses.
Can you install a restaurant floor overnight during the off-season?
Yes. We regularly schedule Kemah Boardwalk restaurant installs overnight, 10pm-9am windows, so the operator doesn’t lose a service day. We coordinate with your GC or direct with the owner, mask equipment, grind and coat in sequence, and hand over a fully cured, code-compliant floor before morning service. Off-season scheduling is tighter, summer commercial work usually booked out 3-6 weeks.
Will my waterfront garage coating handle salt air long-term?
Yes, if the system is spec’d for it. The problem isn’t the coating’s chemistry, it’s the combination of UV exposure, hydrostatic moisture pressure from the slab, and salt-cycle humidity during cure. We use UV-stable aliphatic topcoats, calcium-chloride test every slab, and time installs to the thermal profile of the install day. Done right, a Kemah waterfront metallic will hold for a decade-plus.
Do I need moisture mitigation on a bayfront slab?
Usually yes. Kemah sits on clay subsoil with a high groundwater table, and bay-adjacent slabs consistently read above the threshold where a vapor barrier becomes necessary. We calcium-chloride test before every install, look at the number, and tell you honestly. If the slab is dry we skip the barrier and save you the cost. If it’s wet, we install it before the coating goes down.
How does chlorine affect your pool deck coatings?
Our exterior chemistry is chlorine-rated and our topcoat package is UV-stable. That means dilute pool-water contact during swim sessions, chlorine shock treatments, and salt-system residue don’t compromise the sealer. What does compromise a pool deck coating is skipped prep, cheap aromatic topcoats, or an installer who doesn’t know to grind and moisture-test. We don’t cut any of those steps.
What does a Kemah Boardwalk restaurant install cost?
Commercial epoxy installs on the boardwalk typically run $8-14 per square foot depending on prep work, required chemistry rating, and schedule (overnight installs carry a small premium). We walk the site after hours, quote a written scope-of-work that breaks out prep, chemistry, and any specialty work (drain transitions, equipment pedestal coats, threshold seals), and you sign on the specific number. No change orders.
Is polished concrete realistic in a bayfront kitchen?
Very realistic, and often the better long-term choice. Polished concrete densifies the slab, which helps it resist moisture absorption better than topical epoxy. The sealer package handles water, spills, and direct-sun variation without yellowing. For Kemah bayfront modern homes that want a clean, raw-concrete aesthetic, polished is frequently the right answer. Ask about it during the estimate.
Let’s walk the slab together.
Free onsite estimate, real moisture test before any quote, written scope-of-work. Boardwalk restaurants, waterfront homes, marina commercial. Call Justin direct.