Urethane Cement Flooring in Antioch CA - a floor that takes heat and hard hits
Coating peeling where hot water, spills and dropped tools hit it? We put down a seamless urethane cement floor built for that work.
Is urethane cement the right floor for a hard-working space in Antioch?
Urethane cement flooring is a seamless floor we put down over concrete in commercial and industrial spaces in Antioch, CA, where the floor takes heat, washdowns, chemicals and hard hits that chip or lift a thinner coating.
If your floor is peeling around the drains, cracking where hot water lands or wearing through under carts, you're usually choosing between urethane cement and a heavier epoxy, and the right pick turns on how hot and wet the floor gets. The price moves mostly with the size of the floor and how much work the slab needs first, like grinding off an old coating or dealing with cracks, while the schedule turns on what the slab tests show and how long you can keep the space closed while it cures. I'll come out, look at the slab and give you a written estimate with your own figure.
How we put down urethane cement flooring
Before we plan anything, I walk the space with you and we talk through the cracks, the spots that get sun and how the floor drains, because each one changes what goes down and where. Then we test the slab and grind the surface so the new floor has clean, open concrete to bond to, and we deal with cracks and joints before any material is mixed. We close off the work area while the urethane cement goes down so your people aren't working in it, put on any top coat the plan calls for and clean up before we hand the space back.
Not every room in a building takes that kind of abuse. In break rooms, hallways and customer areas that stay dry, polished concrete flooring or stained concrete flooring can be the simpler fit, and I'll point out at the estimate where each one makes sense.
Why Antioch businesses call Sterling Antioch Concrete Coatings for urethane cement
The owner checks your slab
I started this business in Antioch in 2013, and I still come out to look at the floor and write every estimate myself. I also run the job with our crew, so the person who saw your cracks and drains is there when the floor goes down.
Licensed and insured in California
We're licensed and insured. California's licensing board counts preparing the surface as part of a flooring contractor's work, and on urethane cement that prep is the part I watch closest.
Antioch permit questions settled early
If your job calls for a permit, I tell you at the estimate and we settle who gets it before work starts. When I'm not sure, I check with the city's Building Division first, so nobody finds out halfway through the job.
On a urethane cement floor, the slab underneath decides how it holds up, so I want to see it before anyone talks colors. We're based in Antioch and work in the cities around it. Call (925) 503-1069 or request an estimate with your floor size, how the space gets used and any cracks or sunny areas you already know about.
Get a written estimate for your urethane cement floor
We reply to every message within one business day, and the on-site estimate is free with no obligation. After you send this, I'll set a time to come look at the slab, ask how the space gets used and give you a written estimate.
Urethane cement floors at work
What owners ask about urethane cement floors
Is urethane cement better than epoxy for floors with fast temperature changes?
For floors that heat up and cool down fast, one maker says its urethane cement holds up better because it expands and contracts with the concrete underneath instead of cracking. The same maker says epoxy is hard and resists chemicals but does less well under that kind of thermal shock. That's why I lean toward urethane cement where hot washdowns or hot spills hit the floor, and toward epoxy where the floor stays cool.
How long does a urethane cement floor take to cure before people and carts can use it?
On one maker's product, light foot traffic can start after 12 hours, light wheel traffic after 24 hours, and full cure takes 7 days at 77°F and 50% relative humidity. Those figures hold for those conditions, so plan on about a week before the floor goes back to full use, and we'll set the work around your shutdown.
Does concrete need to be tested before urethane cement goes down?
Yes. One maker's instructions say the slab has to be tested for moisture vapor transmission, which is the moisture moving up through the concrete, before any coating goes on. We plan that test as one of the first steps because what it shows can change the prep and the start date.
Who issues building permits in Antioch for a flooring project?
The city's Building Services Division issues building permits in Antioch, and it reviews plans against the building codes and inspects the work. For what your project would need to submit, the City of Antioch Building Division takes questions at (925) 779-7065, and I'll go over it with you at the estimate.
How much does urethane cement flooring cost in Antioch?
Your price comes from the written estimate after I see the floor, because it turns on the square footage and how much the slab needs before anything goes down. Old coatings or sealers to grind off, cracks and joints to repair, how thick the floor has to be for the abuse it takes and whether we have to work around your hours all move the number.
What causes a urethane cement floor to change color or show cracks?
Sunlight and movement in the slab are the usual causes. One maker's urethane cement isn't UV stable, so it discolors in the sun unless it gets a UV-stable top coat, and moving joints and cracks in the concrete can show through the finished floor. Sunny areas go into our plan with a top coat, and we tell you up front which cracks may still show.
Floors for the other parts of your building
- Polished Concrete Flooring
For front offices and showrooms that stay dry, polishing the concrete you already have gives a hard, glossy floor with no coating on top to peel.
- Stained Concrete Flooring
When a lobby or sales floor needs color more than toughness, staining the concrete puts the color into the slab itself with a sealer on top.