Gilroy Epoxy Floors & Concrete CoatingsGilroy Epoxy Floors & Concrete Coatings

Flooring Contractor in Campbell, CA - Coated Garages, Sealed Slabs and Tough Shop Floors

Gilroy Epoxy Floors & Concrete Coatings is a flooring contractor based in Gilroy, CA. We coat, polish, seal and resurface concrete floors in Campbell, from home garages and pool decks to busy shop floors.

Glossy light-gray resurfaced concrete floor reflects overhead lights in a basement with white brick walls and support columns.
  • Licensed and insured.
  • Free estimates at your property.
  • We respond within 1 business day.

Campbell houses, garages and shops we work on

In Campbell, the call is usually about a garage. Many of the houses here are older single-story homes with attached garages, and those slabs have usually picked up decades of oil, paint spills and somebody's old sealer along the way. Mixed in are condos and townhomes with smaller garages, plus small shops, offices and restaurants that need a floor able to take daily traffic. It's much the same mix we see next door in Saratoga, so this end of the valley is familiar ground for us.

Older slabs shape the job here more than anything. Before we talk color, I find out what's already on the concrete and whether it's sound, because a coating is only as good as the surface it grips.

Floor work we do for Campbell homes and businesses

  • Epoxy Floor Coatings

    Suits the attached garages on Campbell's older single-story homes, where years of oil drips and tire marks call for a hard surface you can wipe clean.

  • Commercial & Industrial Epoxy Floor Coatings

    For the small shops, auto bays and light industrial units around Campbell, where carts, chemicals and steady foot traffic wear through bare concrete and plain paint.

  • Garage Floor Coatings

    When the garage doubles as a gym, workshop or laundry, a flake coating hides dust, gives some grip and holds up to dropped tools far better than paint.

  • Polyaspartic Floor Coatings

    Worth a look if you can't give up the garage for long, because it cures faster than standard epoxy and holds its color where sun hits the floor.

  • Metallic Epoxy Flooring

    Picked for home offices, game rooms and showpiece garages, when you want a swirled, glossy floor that looks poured rather than painted on top.

  • Urethane Cement Flooring

    The tougher choice for commercial kitchens and shops that hose down with hot water or spill harsh cleaners, where standard epoxy can soften or crack.

  • Polished Concrete Flooring

    For retail spaces, offices and modern remodels with a sound slab, we grind and polish the concrete itself so there's no coating left to peel.

  • Stained Concrete Flooring

    Gives an older patio or interior slab warm, mottled color without covering the concrete, a good match for homes where plain gray looks out of place.

  • Terrazzo Flooring

    For lobbies, entries and commercial spaces that want a floor that can last for decades, with chips of glass or stone set in and ground smooth.

  • Basement Flooring

    For the basements and below-grade rooms some Campbell homes do have, where we check for damp first because moisture under a coating is what makes it let go.

  • Concrete Grinding & Surface Preparation

    The step under every good coating. We grind off old sealer, paint and glue so the new surface bonds to clean concrete instead of whatever was there before.

  • Concrete Sealing

    A clear coat for driveways, patios and garage floors that only need protection from oil and stains, without changing much about how the concrete looks.

  • Concrete Resurfacing & Overlays

    When a patio or walkway is worn, pitted or patched but still sound underneath, an overlay gives it a new face without tearing out the old slab.

  • Self-Leveling Concrete & Overlays

    Evens out dips and uneven spots in older slabs and remodel subfloors so tile, vinyl or a coating goes down flat instead of following the low places.

  • Pool Deck Coatings & Resurfacing

    For backyard pool decks where the old surface is cracked, chalky or rough, we resurface and coat it with a texture meant for wet bare feet.

  • Concrete Floor Stripping & Removal

    We pull up old tile, carpet glue, vinyl and failing coatings so a remodel starts on bare concrete, not on layers left behind by past owners.

Get a written floor estimate for your Campbell home or shop

We reply within one business day to set up a time to see your floor. The estimate is free, done at your property, and comes with no obligation.

Based in
Gilroy, CA 95020
Hours
Mon–Fri: 8 AM–11 PM, Sat–Sun: 6 AM–10 PM
(669) 205-6336

Working in Campbell: permits, licenses and your price

In Campbell, the city's building department issues permits for all construction, so whether your floor job needs one is the city's call, and it takes permit questions at (408) 866-2130 or building@campbellca.gov. If your job needs a permit, we pull it and set up the inspections, and when we're not sure, we check with the department before work starts, because a permit puts city review time ahead of our start date. Two things are worth checking on any contractor here. On work under a Campbell permit, the city requires the contractor to keep its state license in good standing with the Contractors State License Board and to hold a current City of Campbell business license for the whole job. We're licensed and insured, and our work is backed by our satisfaction guarantee.

We drive up from Gilroy, so we load everything the job needs before we leave and keep the crew working on site instead of running back for supplies. Your price comes down mostly to the floor itself, meaning its size, how much grinding and crack repair it needs, whether old paint, sealer or tile has to come off, any damp in the slab and the system you choose. The schedule turns on whether a permit is needed, how much prep the slab takes and the cure time of the coating, and the written estimate gives you your own figure with each step spelled out.

Campbell slabs that need more than paint

  1. Most garage slabs on Campbell's older homes have soaked up years of oil and wear, and many already carry a coat of paint or sealer that's flaking at the tire tracks. Hot tires pull weak paint right off the floor, and a new coating laid over that old layer will fail along with it. So we grind down to clean concrete, fill the cracks and patch the low spots before anything new goes on.

  2. Shop and restaurant floors here take carts, chemicals and constant mopping, so bare concrete dusts, stains and starts to break down. We match the system to the abuse, epoxy for most shops and urethane cement where heat and harsh cleaners are part of the day.

What to expect when you call us about a Campbell floor

Here's how a Campbell job runs from your first call to the final walk-through, with the city's timing shown where it affects your start date.

  1. Call or send a message

    Call (669) 205-6336 or use the form, and we'll get back to you to set up a time for me to see the floor. It helps if you can be home for the visit so we can talk it through standing on the slab.

  2. Walk the slab with you

    I look at the concrete, ask about old flooring and any damp spots, then go over your options and what each one involves. You get a written estimate with every step spelled out, so you know what you're paying for before you decide anything.

  3. Pull the permit if needed

    If the city says your job needs a permit, we pull it and set up the inspections. The city's guide asks applicants to allow at least 4 to 6 weeks for a first plan check and 2 to 4 weeks for any later review, so that time comes before our start date.

  4. Prep, coat and walk it

    Our own crew preps the slab and puts down the new surface with me or our lead installer on site, inside Campbell's construction hours of 8 AM to 5 PM Monday through Friday and 9 AM to 4 PM on Saturday, with no work on Sundays or state and federal holidays. Before we pack up, we walk the finished floor with you.

Questions about flooring contractors in Campbell

How much does it cost to coat a garage floor in Campbell, CA?

Your price comes from the written estimate after I've looked at the slab, because the floor's condition sets most of it. Size matters, but so does how much grinding, crack repair and old-finish removal the concrete needs before anything goes on it. A flake epoxy with a clear topcoat usually costs less than a metallic floor, and sealing alone usually costs less than either.

Can my LLC act as owner-builder on a Campbell building permit for a shop floor?

No, the city's guide says an LLC can't be an owner-builder, so a business that owns the building needs a licensed contractor on the permit. Homeowners who choose to act as owner-builders sign disclosure forms with the permit application instead.

What happens if a Campbell building permit expires before the work is done?

It lapses, and the fees aren't refunded. In Campbell, an application expires if the permit isn't issued within 180 days of submittal, and an issued permit expires unless the work passes an inspection every 180 days, though the Building Official can grant extensions case by case before those dates. Inspections are booked online or by phone, as the city explains on its inspections page.

What causes epoxy garage floors to peel?

Most peeling starts underneath, with moisture pushing up through the slab, an old sealer or paint the new coat can't grip, or prep that skipped grinding. A coating holds by gripping clean, open concrete, the same reason paint sticks to sanded wood and slides off a greasy pan. That's why I ask about old flooring and damp spots before anyone picks a color, and if your slab isn't ready yet, I'll tell you.

How do I get old tile and carpet glue off a concrete floor before it's coated?

The usual way is to break up the tile, scrape off the bulk of the glue and then grind the slab until bare concrete shows everywhere. Solvents and scrapers alone tend to leave a film a new coating won't hold to, so we grind. We run into this a lot in older Campbell homes where a garage or family room has been redone a few times.

How long before I can park on a new garage floor in Campbell?

That wait is set by the coating you pick and its maker's cure time, and I'll go over when you can walk on it and when you can drive on it before you choose. A polyaspartic topcoat usually lets you back in sooner than a full epoxy system, which is why people who use the garage every day often go that way.

Get your Campbell floor looked at first

Call (669) 205-6336 or send the form now, because if your job needs a permit, the city's review time only starts once the application is in.

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