Flooring contractor in Gilroy, CA - concrete floors built on careful prep
Gilroy Epoxy Floors & Concrete Coatings is a flooring contractor in Gilroy that grinds, coats, polishes and seals concrete floors in garages, basements, shops, warehouses and on pool decks, with our own crew doing the work.
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Gilroy floors, from tract-home garages to farm shops
I learned concrete floors working for an installer here in the valley, then started this business in Gilroy in 2013, so most of what I know about slabs I learned on floors around here. On the home side, that means two- and three-car garages in newer subdivisions, older houses closer to downtown where the concrete has spent years under carpet, tile or a coat of paint, and pool decks out back. On the business side, it's shops, warehouses and farm buildings around the edges of the city, plus rural lots out toward San Martin where a barn or a detached shop gets the same work as a garage.
Those floors don't start in the same place. A newer garage slab is usually sound and just needs grinding, while an older one has often been patched, painted or glued over, and that history decides how much prep comes before anyone picks a color.
Floor work we do for Gilroy homes and businesses
Epoxy Floor Coatings
A good fit for the attached garages and laundry rooms in Gilroy's newer houses, where you want a floor that wipes clean and doesn't soak up spills.
Commercial & Industrial Epoxy Floor Coatings
For shops, warehouses and farm buildings around Gilroy where forklifts, pallet jacks and dropped tools beat up bare concrete, we build thicker coating systems made for traffic.
Garage Floor Coatings
Most Gilroy calls start in the garage, with oil stains and dusty concrete, and a coating gives you a floor you can hose off.
Polyaspartic Floor Coatings
A faster-curing coating that suits garages here when you can't be without the car for long, and it holds its color better in sunlight than plain epoxy.
Metallic Epoxy Flooring
A poured epoxy with metallic pigment that swirls into a look like polished stone, popular for finished garages, home gyms and showroom floors in Gilroy.
Urethane Cement Flooring
The floor for commercial kitchens, wineries and food plants around Gilroy, because it handles hot washdowns and spills that would lift an ordinary coating.
Polished Concrete Flooring
When a warehouse or a newer slab is in good shape, we grind and polish the concrete itself, so there's no coating to wear through.
Stained Concrete Flooring
Stain adds color to patios, basements and older Gilroy slabs once the carpet comes up, and it looks best when the concrete takes stain evenly.
Terrazzo Flooring
For lobbies, offices and custom homes in Gilroy that want a floor of stone chips set in resin, ground flat and polished to a hard, smooth face.
Basement Flooring
Basements and rooms built into a slope get a moisture test before anything goes down, because damp concrete is the quickest way to make a coating lift.
Concrete Grinding & Surface Preparation
Grinding opens up the top of the slab so a coating can grab hold, and it's the step we won't rush on any Gilroy floor.
Concrete Sealing
A clear sealer helps keep driveways, patios and garage floors from soaking up oil, dirt and the dust that blows in off the fields around Gilroy.
Concrete Resurfacing & Overlays
When an older Gilroy slab is pitted, patched or flaking but still sound underneath, a thin overlay gives you a new top surface without tearing it out.
Self-Leveling Concrete & Overlays
Self-leveling compound pours out and finds its own level, so we use it to flatten dips and low spots in older Gilroy floors before new flooring goes down.
Pool Deck Coatings & Resurfacing
Pool decks in Gilroy bake through long summers, so a light-colored, textured coating can refresh cracked or faded concrete and give bare feet better grip.
Concrete Floor Stripping & Removal
Old paint, glued-down carpet pad, tile glue or a failing coating has to come off first, because nothing new sticks well to a finish that's already letting go.
Get a free written estimate for your Gilroy floor
Send the form and we'll get back to you within one business day to set up a visit. I'll look at your slab and leave you a free written estimate that spells out each step, with no obligation.
- Based in
- Gilroy, CA 95020
- Hours
- Mon–Fri: 8 AM–11 PM, Sat–Sun: 6 AM–10 PM
What to know before a floor job in Gilroy
In Gilroy, building permits come from the city's Building Division, which issues them for new construction and renovation work. If your floor is part of a project that needs one, the city's review and inspections decide when we can start, so I'd rather sort that out before we put you on the calendar. When a job needs a permit, we pull it and set up the inspections, and when we're not sure, we check with the city before work starts. Any contractor working here also needs a Gilroy business license, even one based in another city, so it's fair to ask whoever you hire about it. We're licensed and insured.
The price of a floor comes down to its size, what shape the slab is in and which system you pick, from a clear sealer to a full coating or polished concrete. Prep is where most of the cost and most of the schedule live, along with how long each coat needs to cure before the next, and your written estimate lays that out for your floor. Being based here means we can come back the next morning for a topcoat without a long haul, and we run the same crew and equipment north to Morgan Hill and over to Hollister.
What Gilroy ground and heat do to concrete floors
The city treats Gilroy's soil as expansive, which is why it asks for a soil report on new construction. Expansive soil is clay that swells when it gets wet and shrinks as it dries, so the slab sitting on it gets pushed up and let down over the seasons, and that shows up as cracks that open and close. A rigid coating laid over a moving crack will usually crack right along with it, so we clean out and fill working cracks, keep the control joints open, those straight saw cuts that give the slab a place to move, and tell you up front which cracks may show through again.
Summers here are long and hot, and a lot of garage doors sit open to the afternoon sun. Plain epoxy can yellow in sunlight and sets up faster in the heat, so on sunny garages we often suggest a polyaspartic topcoat, and in summer we start early while the slab is still cool.
How a floor job with us goes in Gilroy
Here's how a job runs from your first call to the finished floor, and where you come in along the way.
Call or send a message
Call (669) 205-6336 or send the form, and we'll get back to you to set a time for the visit. It helps to tell us what the floor is and roughly how big, and someone needs to be there to let me in.
I look at your slab
I come out myself, check the concrete for cracks and damp spots, and ask what's been on it before, like paint, carpet glue or tile. Then I walk you through what will work and what won't, and leave a written estimate with each step spelled out, so you see the whole job on paper before you decide.
Our crew preps and coats
Our own crew grinds or strips the floor, fills cracks and puts the new surface down, with me or our lead installer on site. You don't need to be home while we work, but cars and foot traffic stay off until the coating has cured.
We walk the floor together
When it's done, we walk the finished floor with you and go over when you can park on it and how to keep it clean. Then we pack up our equipment and clear out.
Questions about flooring contractors in Gilroy
Do I need a permit to coat or polish my garage floor in Gilroy?
It may need one, and the city's published list doesn't settle it, because the no-permit examples it gives are things like interior painting and wood fences, not floor coatings. The city does require permits for remodeling and repairs, so a coating that's part of a bigger remodel can fall under that job's permit. We check with the city before we start, and if a permit is needed you can follow its review and inspections on the city's GO Permit portal.
What causes cracks in concrete garage floors in Gilroy?
Most cracks come from the concrete shrinking as it cured and from the clay ground under it swelling and drying out over the seasons. Hairline cracks that have stopped moving can be filled and coated over, but a crack that keeps opening will usually show through any coating, so I point those out at the estimate.
How much does an epoxy garage floor cost in Gilroy?
The price depends mostly on how much prep your slab needs, which is why two Gilroy garages the same size can come in at different prices. A newer, clean slab that only needs grinding costs less than an older one with paint, carpet glue, soaked-in oil or cracks to fill, and a full flake system or a polyaspartic topcoat costs more than a single coat. I'll look at the floor and give you a written price with each step listed.
How long does an epoxy garage floor take to cure in Gilroy weather?
It depends on the coating and the temperature, and we give you the coating maker's wait times for walking and parking before we start. Warm Gilroy summers speed curing up and cold winter mornings slow it down, and polyaspartic topcoats are generally ready sooner than plain epoxy.
How do I keep a new floor coating from peeling on an older Gilroy slab?
The best protection is prep, which means testing the slab for moisture, taking off old paint, sealer or glue, and grinding so the coating grips bare concrete. Most peeling I see starts underneath, with damp coming up through the slab or a coating put over a finish that was already letting go. If a slab isn't ready, I'll tell you, even if that means waiting or adding a primer made to hold back damp first.
What kind of floor holds up best in a Gilroy shop or warehouse?
For most shops and warehouses, it's polished concrete or a thick epoxy or urethane cement system, depending on what the floor has to take. Polished concrete suits sound slabs under forklifts and pallets because there's no coating to wear through, while urethane cement is the better pick around hot washdowns, food processing or harsh cleaners. We look at your traffic, your cleaning routine and the slab before we recommend one.
Talk to us about your Gilroy floor
Call (669) 205-6336 or send us a message, because a look at your slab now tells you whether it's ready for a coating before you've spent anything on color.