Urethane cement flooring in Seaside CA - a floor that takes hot water and scrubbing
Is your floor peeling every time you hose it down or scrub off grease? We put down urethane cement over solid, dry concrete that holds up to hard cleaning.
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Is urethane cement flooring right for my floor?
The short answer: Urethane cement flooring is a tough, cement-like urethane floor troweled over your concrete. In Seaside we put it down in kitchens, shops and work rooms that get steam cleaned, washed down with hot water or scrubbed with degreasers.
Most calls about this floor come from shop and small business owners, plus homeowners with a garage or work room. They need concrete they can hose off and scrub without the finish giving up, and before we talk product, I want to know what's under it. The price moves with the size of the room, how much prep the slab needs, and whether the room gets sun and needs a topcoat. The schedule depends on that prep, on how dry the slab is and on how long the floor has to cure before you're back on it. Your written estimate lays all of that out for your floor.
How can you tell your concrete floor needs urethane cement?
Coating lifting near drains
If the coating around a drain or wash area is bubbling or peeling, water is usually getting under it, or it never bonded well to the concrete. The longer it goes, the more water works under the edges and the more floor comes up with it.
Cleaners wearing the finish
A finish that turns dull, soft or stained after hot water and degreaser usually isn't standing up to that kind of cleaning. If you wait, the floor gets harder to keep clean and bare concrete starts showing in the worst spots.
Cracks and patched spots
Cracks, old patches or spots that sound hollow can mean the concrete underneath is moving or damaged. That matters more than what's on top, because any new floor is only as steady as its base, and cracks left alone tend to grow.
What our urethane cement flooring work includes
I start by looking hard at the slab, because this floor needs a base that's solid and dry and won't flex. If yours isn't there yet, I'll tell you before I'd sell you a floor that starts peeling. One flooring maker's prep guide calls for machine prep like grinding or shotblasting to get old coatings and curing compounds off. Grinding happens to be where I learned this trade, so we grind the concrete down to a clean, bare surface and repair what needs repairing. Then we trowel the urethane cement on and finish it. If the room gets sun, we add a topcoat that holds its color, and I put it right in the estimate so it isn't a surprise later.
Not every room needs a floor made for wash downs. For those rooms we also do polished concrete flooring, which grinds and polishes the slab you already have, and stained concrete flooring, which puts color right into the concrete. I'm happy to talk through which one fits once I've seen the room.
Troweled urethane cement
This is the heavier version, spread and finished by trowel. It suits kitchens, shops and wash-down areas that get steam cleaned or hit with hot water, and it usually leaves a slightly textured surface that gives your feet some grip when the floor is wet.
Self-leveling urethane cement
This one flows out flatter and smoother, so it suits rooms where you want an even look and the traffic is lighter. It still needs the same solid, dry base underneath, so the prep doesn't get any lighter.
What happens after you call about urethane cement in Seaside?
Here's how a urethane cement job goes with us, from the first call to the final walkthrough, and who you'll be dealing with along the way. Short answer, mostly me.
- Step 01
Call or send the form
You call (831) 204-4050 or send the form, and we set a time for me to come see the floor. It helps to mention whether the room gets washed down and how soon you need it back.
- Step 02
I come look at the floor
I check the concrete for moisture and cracks and ask how you actually use the space. A kitchen that gets hosed down every night needs a different plan than a storage room.
- Step 03
Get a written estimate
The estimate spells out the prep, the product and how long the floor stays out of use. You can see where your money goes before you decide anything.
- Step 04
We prep, install and walk it
On the day, we prep the slab, put the floor down and then walk it with you to go over how to care for it. One maker says its urethane cement goes down best between 50°F and 85°F, so we work out how the room will stay in that range before we start.
Urethane cement flooring in Seaside: permits and the slabs we see
The City of Seaside recommends contacting its Building Department before any building project or major repair to check whether the work needs a permit. A new floor isn't something I'll guess about, so before work starts I check with the city and tell you what they said. If the job needs a permit, we handle the paperwork with you. We're based in Seaside and work in many cities around Monterey Bay and inland from it, and outside Seaside I check with that city or the county building office the same way.
Around here we see plenty of older garage and shop slabs that have been patched, painted or sealed over the years. I plan on finding out what's on the concrete before I promise what goes on top. We find the same kinds of slabs on jobs in Salinas and Marina, and we check them the same way in every city.
Get a written estimate for your urethane cement floor
We reply within one business day. The estimate is free, done on site and comes with no obligation. After you send the form, we set a time for me to come out and look at your floor.
Why Seaside property owners call Seaside Sterling Epoxy Floors
I do the estimate myself
I come out to look at the floor and give the estimate, and I'm on the job with our installers when the work gets done. The person who saw your cracks and asked how you use the room is the same one making sure the plan gets followed.
Told straight if it's not ready
If a slab is too damp, too cracked or moves too much for this floor, I'll say so and tell you what it needs first. I'd rather lose a sale than put down a nice-looking floor that starts peeling.
Licensed and insured in California
We're licensed and insured. California's contractor licensing board counts preparing the surface as part of a flooring contractor's work, and that's the part of the job I take most seriously.
Learned on grinding crews
I traded a desk job for work as a helper on grinding and coating crews, learned the hard way that most failed floors fail from the bottom up, and started our business here in Seaside in 2023. Every job is backed by our satisfaction guarantee.
With urethane cement, what's under the floor decides how it turns out, so the best first step is letting me look at yours. Ask for an estimate or call (831) 204-4050.
Urethane cement flooring questions from Seaside owners
Can urethane cement go over my existing concrete floor?
Usually, if the concrete is solid, clean and dry. One maker says its urethane cement isn't recommended over flexible bases that bend or move. Another maker warns that moving joints and cracks in the concrete may show through the finished floor, so I look at those closely before we plan anything.
How long does urethane cement take to cure before we can use the room?
One maker says its floor takes light foot traffic after 12 hours and reaches full cure in 7 days, at 77°F and 50% relative humidity. Those numbers apply to those conditions, so plan on keeping the room out of full use until the floor has cured. Your estimate says how long that is for your floor.
Will a urethane cement floor change color in a sunny room?
It can. One maker says its self-leveling urethane cement isn't UV stable and will discolor in sunlight unless it's top coated with a UV stable coating. That's why a room that gets sun gets a color-holding topcoat in our estimate.
How much does urethane cement flooring cost in Seaside, CA?
There's no set price. The cost moves with the size of the room, how much prep the slab needs, which version of the floor fits the room, and whether a sunny room calls for a topcoat. Removing an old coating, repairing cracks or dealing with a damp slab all add work, and your written estimate lists each of those for your floor.
Do I need a plan check to redo a restaurant kitchen floor in Monterey County?
You may, because the county says a remodel of an existing food facility that changes finishes may require a plan check. Before work begins, contact your assigned inspector or the county's Consumer Health Protection office. Let me know what they say so we can plan around it.
How do I take care of a urethane cement floor?
Clean it on a regular schedule. One maker says regular cleaning and maintenance improve the appearance of all polymer floors. When we walk the finished floor together, I go over a cleaning routine that fits how you use the room.
Other concrete floors for rooms like yours
Polished Concrete Flooring
If your slab is sound and the room stays dry, polishing the concrete itself gives a glossy floor with no new layer on top.
Stained Concrete Flooring
For a living space or office where you want color and character from the slab, staining works the concrete you already have into a finished floor.
Call about your urethane cement floor
Call (831) 204-4050 or send the form with the room's size, whether it gets sun, any cracks you've spotted and when you need the space back, so I can come out ready with answers.