We're a flooring contractor based in Concord, and we coat, polish and resurface concrete floors for San Ramon homes and businesses, from garages and pool decks to shop floors.
(925) 536-0504
A lot of our San Ramon work is in garages, the two- and three-car slabs in the newer subdivisions that have carried cars, storage and workbenches for years, plus pool decks and the odd shop floor. People usually ask about the coating first. I want to know what the concrete under it has been doing.
Expansive soil, clay that swells when it's wet and shrinks as it dries, shows up across San Ramon, enough that the city's building code addresses it. That's a citywide note and says nothing about your lot in particular, but it's why I look closely at cracks, lifted joints and old patches before we pick a system, since a crack that's still moving will usually come right through a new coating.
We reply to calls and messages within one business day. I come out to San Ramon myself, look at the floor, check what's on it and how it's holding up, then give you a free written estimate with the reasons behind it. There's no obligation and no pressure to book.
(925) 536-0504Garage floors are a big part of it here, usually epoxy or polyaspartic with color flake, laid over a slab we've ground and repaired first. We also resurface and coat tired pool decks, and put down epoxy or urethane cement in shops and commercial spaces that take heavy traffic. For indoor rooms where you want the concrete itself to be the floor, we polish it or do stained concrete flooring, and when old carpet glue, tile or a failing coating is in the way, we strip it off before anything else goes down.
Building permits in San Ramon come from the city's Building & Safety office, and if your floor job needs one, the work waits until it's issued, so the permit can set the start date more than our calendar does. Ask whoever you hire for their state contractor license before anyone starts grinding.
Before we schedule, I check with the office that covers your address, and if a permit is needed, we take care of the application and plan the job around it. Price moves with the size of the floor, the shape the slab is in and the system you choose, and the schedule turns on that permit check and how long the coating has to cure. San Ramon is a straight run down 680 from Concord, past Contra Costa Centre and Walnut Creek, and your written estimate lays out your price and the reasons behind it.
I come out to every job, look at the slab and write the estimate myself, so the person who sized up your floor is the one answering your questions. I'm also on site with our crew when the work gets done, not handing it off after the sale.
Before we pick a coating, we look for cracks that are still moving, damp spots and old sealers, because those decide what will hold. Then we grind the surface open so the coating bonds to clean, bare concrete instead of the dust and film on top.
I'll explain why we'd use epoxy, polyaspartic or a polish on your floor, and I'll tell you when sealing or a smaller repair will do. We're licensed and insured. Your satisfaction, guaranteed. Call (925) 536-0504 or send the form to get started.
The city's list of permit-free work doesn't settle it, because it names removing and replacing carpet, floor tile or vinyl, not coating or polishing a slab. Even that exemption ends when a termite report, water damage, or framing or sub-floor changes are involved, and no exemption covers work that breaks the code. You can read the city's list of work that needs no permit, and we confirm your job with the city before we schedule.
A contractor needs a license from the Contractors State License Board when the job needs a building permit, uses any additional workers, or costs $1,000 or more in labor and materials combined. The board lists a project as possibly exempt only when it needs no permit, uses no employee labor and totals less than $1,000. A floor coating done by a crew falls on the licensed side.
I price each garage after seeing it, because the slab's condition moves the cost more than anything else. Size sets the starting point, and the rest depends on what the floor needs: cracks to fill, moisture to handle or an old coating to grind off. A flake or metallic finish also takes more steps than a clear seal, and you get the whole thing in writing with the reasons.
Most failed floors I've looked at went wrong because of what was under the coating, not the coating itself, usually moisture coming up through the slab, a surface that was never ground open, or an old sealer the new coat couldn't grab. That's why we spend the time on the slab instead of guessing. Hot tires on a coating that hasn't fully cured can lift it too, so we tell you when it's ready to drive on.
Start with a call or the form, and I'll come out, look at the slab and give you a written estimate. Once you pick a system, we set a date and you clear the garage, so we can grind, fix cracks and coat without working around boxes and cars. Plan on keeping vehicles off until it has cured, and we'll give you that time for the system you chose.
