Epoxy Flooring in San Jose, CA

Epoxy flooring

One sealed floor, bonded into bare concrete

Why does epoxy hold when garage paint peels?

Because of what happens underneath. Garage paint rolls onto a smooth, troweled slab, so it grips the hard skin on top of the concrete and nothing below. The first hot tire that parks on it lifts it in sheets. Epoxy bonds mechanically instead, which means the slab has to be opened up with a diamond grinder so the resin can sink into the pores and lock in. That grinding pass is the backbone of every job our San Jose epoxy flooring contractor takes on.

How do you prep a slab before the epoxy goes down?

With a diamond grinder, corner to corner, until the troweled surface is gone and the concrete under it is open and dull. Then every crack, chip and pinhole is filled and ground flat so the floor reads as one surface. Last the dust comes out, because resin bonds to concrete, not to grinding dust. The photo pictured here is the same room before and after, and the difference starts with the prep. It is the same start every home floor we install gets.

Which finish suits a Bay Area home?

Metallic is the floor Josh is known for: pigment is moved through the wet resin by hand, so the floor has veins and movement and no two come out the same. Flake is the workhorse for a garage: color chips broadcast into the base coat, then a clear polyaspartic topcoat that hides dust and tire marks. Solid color is the simplest look. See the metallic floors we pour before you decide.

Does an epoxy floor hold up in San Jose?

Better than the bare slab does, as long as it is put down properly. Two things test a coating here. Hot tire pickup is the first: tires come off the freeway soft and hot, then grab whatever is loose on the concrete as they cool. Ground moisture is the second, especially on the older slabs in the valley, so we check the slab before we pick a system. The same build goes onto the shop floors we handle as commercial flooring in San Jose.

How long does an epoxy floor take to install?

Most floors are a one to three day job depending on the size, the prep and the finish. A metallic pour needs longer to cure than a flake floor. You get the plan for your slab before any work begins.

Can you coat a floor that already has paint on it?

Usually yes. The old paint gets ground off first, all of it, because a new system is only ever as good as what it is stuck to. If the grinder turns up a problem underneath, we stop and tell you.

Will epoxy cover the cracks in my concrete?

We fill cracks and pinholes and grind them flat before coating, so they disappear into the finished floor. If a slab is actively moving, no coating can hold it together, and Josh will say so rather than hide it.

How do you clean an epoxy floor?

A dust mop and a wet mop. The surface is sealed, so oil, brake fluid and spilled paint sit on top instead of soaking in. Wipe spills up when they happen and the floor keeps looking the same.

Is an epoxy floor slippery when it gets wet?

A smooth topcoat can be. Flake builds texture into the surface, and we can add a non slip additive to the topcoat if the floor sees water or you simply want more grip underfoot.

Where do you install epoxy floors?

Across San Jose, Santa Clara, Sunnyvale, Campbell, Los Gatos, Milpitas, Fremont and the rest of the Bay Area. We coat garages, studios, patios, interior slabs and commercial spaces.