Epoxy Floor Coatings in Gilroy, CA - a sealed floor that bonds to the slab
Dusty, stained or peeling concrete in your garage, basement or shop, checked and prepped first, then coated in a resin floor that wipes clean.
- Licensed and insured.
- Free estimates at your property.
- We respond within 1 business day.
Is your concrete ready for an epoxy floor coating?
Epoxy floor coatings in Gilroy, CA bond a hard resin floor to your concrete slab, so a dusty, stained garage, basement or shop floor becomes a sealed surface you can wipe clean. Gilroy Epoxy Floors & Concrete Coatings puts these floors down in Gilroy and in cities up and down the valley.
Most people call because a garage floor is dusty, oil-stained or peeling from an old paint job, or because a basement floor needs something better than bare concrete. The price mostly turns on the floor's size, how much prep the slab needs, like cracks to repair or an old coating to take off, and the coating you choose. The schedule turns on whether your concrete is dry enough and old enough to coat yet. I'll tell you where your slab stands when I come out, and the written estimate spells out each step of the job so you can see what you're paying for.
How can you tell your concrete floor needs a coating?
Dust you keep sweeping
Bare concrete wears at the surface and keeps shedding a fine gray dust that ends up tracked into the house. A coating seals that surface, and the longer it goes bare, the more of the top wears away.
Oil stains soaking in
Concrete soaks up drips a lot like a sponge, so oil and grease work their way down into the slab. The deeper they go, the more prep it takes to get the floor clean enough for resin to stick.
Old coating flaking off
Paint or an old coating that peels in patches usually never bonded well, most often because of what was under it. Every loose patch has to come off before new resin goes down, which we handle as concrete floor stripping and removal, and waiting only lets more of it lift.
How we put down an epoxy floor coating
Epoxy holds only as well as the slab under it, so before we put you on the schedule I check the moisture in your concrete and how old it is. On the job, our crew cleans the floor and grinds the surface to open it up, a bit like sanding a table before you stain it, so the resin has something to grab. We repair the cracks as part of that prep instead of coating over them, because a crack left alone tends to show right back through. Then the epoxy goes down, and if you want better footing, we can add texture to the top coat.
For a home garage, our garage floor coatings page goes into the choices that matter there, like hot tires and the oil that drips under a car. If you run a shop or warehouse where forklifts and heavy carts cross the floor all day, look at commercial and industrial epoxy floor coatings instead.
Solid-color epoxy
One even color sealed under a clear top coat suits garages, basements and laundry rooms where you want a clean, simple look. It shows dust and tire marks a little more than a speckled floor, so it fits people who don't mind a quick mop.
Epoxy with decorative flakes
Colored chips are scattered into the wet coat and sealed in, which breaks up the surface and hides dust, small scuffs and the odd drip. It suits busy garages and workshops where the floor gets dirty between cleanings.
Get a written estimate for your epoxy floor
We respond within 1 business day to set up a visit, and the estimate is free, done at your property, with no obligation. Mention your floor's square footage, the slab's age and any cracks.
- Based in
- Gilroy, CA 95020
- Hours
- Mon–Fri: 8 AM–11 PM, Sat–Sun: 6 AM–10 PM
What happens after you call about an epoxy floor?
Here's how a job runs from your first call to the finished floor, so you know what's coming and who you'll be dealing with at each step.
Call or send a message
Reach us at (669) 205-6336 or through the form, and we'll get back to you to set up a visit. A rough measurement of the floor helps us plan it.
I come out and check the slab
I look at the concrete, ask about any old flooring and any damp spots, then walk you through your options. You get a written estimate with each step of the job spelled out, so the price isn't a mystery.
We prep, coat and walk it
Once you're ready, our crew preps the floor and puts the new surface down. Before we pack up, we walk the finished floor with you.
Why Gilroy homeowners and shop owners call us for epoxy
I walk the floor myself
I come out for the estimate and walk the floor with you, and our own crew does the work with me or our lead installer on site. You're not handed off to strangers between the quote and the coating.
Licensed and insured in California
We're licensed and insured. California lets someone without a contractor's license take only jobs under $1,000 that need no permit, and only when they hire no one, so ask anyone quoting your floor for their license.
In business since 2013
I learned concrete floors working for an installer here in the valley before I started this business in Gilroy. Our work is backed by our satisfaction guarantee.
If you'd like to know whether your slab is ready before you start thinking about colors, send us a message or call (669) 205-6336.
Epoxy, garage and shop floors in Gilroy
Two California rules shape how a Gilroy coating job is quoted and carried out. The local air district sets and enforces the rules for coatings like these, so the products that go on a floor here have to meet that district's rules. The state also requires any change to a home improvement contract to be in writing, easy to read and to state your right to cancel, and the contract itself carries notices that protect you. So if you switch colors or decide on texture partway through, we write the change up and you sign it before we do the work.
Around Gilroy we see plenty of garages with an old painted floor or sealer that has started to flake, and that has to come off before anything new goes down. We find the same mix of older and newer slabs on jobs in Morgan Hill and Hollister, so we check each one the same way before we schedule.
Questions about epoxy floors in Gilroy
How much does epoxy floor coating cost in Gilroy, CA?
Epoxy coating for garage and basement floors usually costs about $6 to $10 per square foot in the San Jose area, including materials, prep and application. That's the going rate up the valley, not our price, and your own figure comes on the written estimate after I've seen the slab.
Can you put epoxy on new or damp concrete?
Not until the slab is ready. One coating maker's guide says epoxy goes on only when the concrete is free of excessive moisture and high moisture vapor, and new concrete has to be at least 28 days old first. If you just poured, plan the coating for after that wait, and if you've noticed damp spots, mention them when you call.
Is an epoxy garage floor slippery?
It can be, because a smooth epoxy coat gets slick. A fine grit can be mixed into the coating to give your shoes something to grab, which is the added texture I mentioned above, so ask for it at the estimate if your floor sees wet tires or bare feet.
Is polyaspartic better than epoxy for a garage floor?
It's better when you need the floor back fast. An Australian coating supplier says polyaspartic cures faster than regular epoxy, which cuts downtime but leaves less working time, so the prep and the order of work have to be planned tightly. If you can do without the garage for a while, epoxy's longer working time gives the crew more room, and our polyaspartic floor coatings page covers the other side.
What causes an epoxy floor to peel up?
Peeling usually starts underneath, with something sitting between the concrete and the resin. Oil, grease, wax, old sealers and salts all keep resin from bonding, which is why the slab gets cleaned of them before any coating goes down.
What is the best way to keep an epoxy floor from fading in the sun?
Choose the right top coat. One coating maker says that where a floor gets sunlight or bright artificial light, color holds up better when the top seal coat is an aliphatic urethane, a clear urethane layer over the epoxy. If your garage door stays open to the sun or your shop runs bright lights, tell me at the estimate and we'll quote it that way.
Related coating services for garages and shops
Garage Floor Coatings
If your floor is a home garage, this page covers coatings chosen for car traffic, dropped tools and the oil that drips under an engine.
Commercial & Industrial Epoxy Floor Coatings
For a shop, warehouse or production floor that takes forklifts, pallet jacks and spills every day, this covers coatings meant to hold up under that kind of work.
Cities we cover for epoxy floor coatings
Gilroy Epoxy Floors & Concrete Coatings is based in Gilroy, CA, and the 12 cities below each have their own page, including Santa Clara and Salinas. They aren't the only places we work, so if your city isn't named here, call and ask.
Get your slab checked before coating
We take calls until 11 PM on weekdays, so you can call (669) 205-6336 after work, once you've measured the floor.