Urethane cement flooring in Stockton CA - a floor that takes heat, spills and scrubbing
Old coating peeling off your kitchen or shop floor? We strip it and lay a seamless urethane cement floor made for hard daily use.
Is urethane cement the right floor for a hard-working Stockton kitchen or shop?
Urethane cement flooring is a heavy-duty, seamless floor we lay over concrete in Stockton kitchens, shops and work areas, and it's built to take heat, impact, heavy traffic and cleaning chemicals every day.
If you're here, you probably run a kitchen, a shop or a work floor where the old coating is peeling, staining or wearing through under daily washdowns, and you want something that holds up. The price turns mostly on the floor's size and how much prep the slab needs, and the schedule turns on that same prep, the slab's moisture and how long you can keep the area closed, so the written estimate is where you get the figure for your floor. A brand-new slab adds a wait, because one maker says new concrete should cure at least 14 days and any crack that forms will show through the finished floor. For a food business, the San Joaquin County Environmental Health Department has to approve plans before a kitchen is built, or remodeled with work that needs a building permit, so we check with the office that covers your address before we start and take care of the permit application if one is needed. California's flooring license covers preparing the surface as well as laying the floor, and we're licensed and insured, working from Stockton across San Joaquin County and into nearby counties, including Lodi, Manteca, Tracy, Modesto and Elk Grove.
What happens after you call us about a urethane cement floor?
Call or send a request
Call (209) 420-1084 or use the form, and we get back to you within one business day to set a time. A rough idea of the floor's size and use helps me plan the visit.
I look at your slab
I come out, check the slab for moisture and old coatings, and ask how the space gets used day to day. You get a clear recommendation and a written estimate, and if moisture runs above the maker's limits, it'll show priming the slab first so nothing in the cost surprises you later.
We prep and lay the floor
Once you say go, we set a date around the days your area can stay closed, and our crew handles the stripping, grinding, repairs and install. I check the work along the way.
We walk the finished floor
I walk the floor with you before we call the job done. If anything doesn't look right to you, that's the time to say so.
How we lay urethane cement flooring, and the floors that go with it
This is our pick for kitchens and work floors that take heat, spills and hard cleaning, and the job starts with prep because a floor is only as good as the concrete under it. Old coatings, sealers and grease come off first, then we grind the slab to open it up and fill cracks and low spots so the new floor sits on solid concrete. After that we lay the urethane cement, and on self-leveling systems like one maker's, the mix goes down and is broadcast with silica sand or quartz to build its full thickness. Where your walls need a coved edge, we run the floor up the wall in the same pour so there's no seam at the corner to collect dirt.
Urethane cement isn't the answer for every floor, and I'll tell you straight if yours is better served another way. If you'd rather keep the concrete itself as the finish, polished concrete flooring grinds the slab to a hard shine, and stained concrete flooring puts color into the surface for a front room or sales floor where looks matter more than washdowns.
Get a written estimate for your urethane cement floor
Send the form and I'll reach out to set a time to see your slab, and that on-site visit and written estimate are free with no obligation. We're licensed and insured. Satisfaction guaranteed on every job.
Urethane cement floor questions from Stockton owners
Can urethane cement go over my existing epoxy floor?
No, the old coating has to come off first. One maker says its urethane cement goes only on clean, dry, sound concrete with no coatings, sealers, curing compounds, oils or grease on it, so stripping is part of the job on any older floor. We build that removal into the estimate and the schedule.
How long does urethane cement take to cure before we can use the floor again?
At 70°F, one product takes light wheel traffic after 24 hours and full service after 48 hours. That lets a restaurant or shop plan the work around a short closure, and we set the install date around the days you can keep the area empty.
Will a urethane cement floor change color in the sun?
It can, unless it gets a UV-stable top coat. One maker says its urethane cement isn't UV stable and will discolor without one, so if your floor catches sun through a roll-up door or window, we plan that top coat from the start so the color holds.
What does San Joaquin County require for restaurant kitchen floors?
Floors where food is prepared or stored and where utensils are washed must be smooth, durable, nonabsorbent and easy to clean, and coved where they meet the wall and run up it. Sales areas are left out, and so is the coving where food is kept only in unopened original shipping containers. The county's plans list each room's floor and base by brand, color and finish and may ask for samples, so we help you settle on the floor before your plans go in.
How much does urethane cement flooring cost in Stockton?
There's no flat price, because most of the cost sits in prep and finish choices that change from floor to floor. Stripping thick old coatings, repairing cracks, running a coved base up the walls and adding a UV-stable top coat all add to the job, while a clean, sound slab out of the sun keeps it simpler. I break each part out in the written estimate so you can see what you're paying for.
How do I keep a urethane cement floor clean?
Clean it often and thoroughly with a neutral pH cleaner, and put walk-off mats inside and outside the doors. One maker recommends both to help the floor last longer, and I go over the cleaning with you when we walk the finished floor.
Other ways to finish your slab
Polished Concrete Flooring
Pick polished concrete if your floor sees steady foot traffic more than spills and you'd like the slab itself, ground and polished, as the finished surface.
Stained Concrete Flooring
Stained concrete suits an office, showroom or front counter area where you want color and character in the concrete without a thick coating over it.
Get your urethane cement floor estimate
Call (209) 420-1084 or use the request form with the floor's size, the slab's age, any coating on it now and how you use the space, so I show up ready to answer the right questions.