Flooring Contractor in San Martin, CA - Garage and Shop Floors Prepped Right
Gilroy Epoxy Floors & Concrete Coatings coats, polishes and repairs concrete floors in San Martin, from attached garages and basements to detached shops, barns and pool decks on the bigger lots between Gilroy and Morgan Hill.
- Licensed and insured.
- Free estimates at your property.
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San Martin homes, shops and the slabs under them
San Martin is the open stretch of valley between Gilroy, where we're based, and Morgan Hill, and a floor job here is a different animal from a tract-home garage. Lots are bigger, the houses run from older ranch homes to newer custom builds set back off the road, and a lot of properties have more than one slab. You might have an attached garage, a detached shop, a barn, an RV bay and sometimes a small farm or business building beside the house.
That second or third slab is often the biggest one, and it was usually poured for trucks, tractors and storage, not as a finished floor. So the work out here tends to start with more grinding and crack repair than a newer garage needs.
Floor services for San Martin homes and shops
Epoxy Floor Coatings
A good fit for attached garages and finished shop spaces where you want a bright floor that wipes clean, laid over a slab we've ground first.
Commercial & Industrial Epoxy Floor Coatings
Ag buildings, equipment shops and small business spaces here see forklifts, tractors and spills, so we put down thicker systems made to take that wear.
Garage Floor Coatings
We coat attached garages and detached ones out back, where hot tires, oil drips and old roll-on paint have usually left the slab looking tired.
Polyaspartic Floor Coatings
A coating that cures faster than epoxy, which helps when your garage or shop can't sit empty for long, and it holds its color better in sun.
Metallic Epoxy Flooring
Suits a home gym, game room or converted shop office where you want depth and swirl, and since it shows every dip underneath, we level the slab first.
Urethane Cement Flooring
Built for the toughest rooms on a working property, like wash-down areas, processing rooms or a shop where hot water and harsh cleaners hit the floor.
Polished Concrete Flooring
If your slab is sound, we grind and polish the concrete itself instead of coating it, so there's nothing to peel on a busy shop floor.
Stained Concrete Flooring
Stain soaks color into the concrete instead of sitting on top, which suits a converted barn space or basement where you like the slab's natural mottling.
Terrazzo Flooring
A long-lasting choice for the entry or great room of a bigger custom home, with stone or glass chips set in a binder and ground smooth.
Basement Flooring
For a finished basement, we pick a system made for a slab below ground, since it usually sees more damp than a garage floor does.
Concrete Grinding & Surface Preparation
We grind the slab to open up the surface, a bit like sanding wood before paint, so a coating can bite in instead of sitting on top.
Concrete Sealing
For a shop, barn or patio slab you want to keep plain, a sealer helps hold off oil, stains and dust without changing the look much.
Concrete Resurfacing & Overlays
When an older patio, walkway or shop floor is worn or patched but still solid underneath, a thin overlay gives it a new face without tearing it out.
Self-Leveling Concrete & Overlays
If an old addition or converted outbuilding has a floor that dips or steps, a self-leveling pour flattens it before new flooring or a coating goes on.
Pool Deck Coatings & Resurfacing
Pool decks on the bigger lots here take chlorine, splash-out and bare feet, so we repair the cracks and put down a textured surface that's kinder underfoot.
Concrete Floor Stripping & Removal
Before anything new goes down, we take off old paint, failed epoxy, tile and carpet glue down to bare concrete, so nothing old is left to let go.
Get a written floor estimate for your San Martin property
Send the form and we'll get back to you within one business day to set up a visit. I'll come look at your slab and leave a free written estimate, with no obligation to go ahead.
- Based in
- Gilroy, CA 95020
- Hours
- Mon–Fri: 8 AM–11 PM, Sat–Sun: 6 AM–10 PM
Working in San Martin: licenses, access and what moves the price
California licenses floor contractors through the Contractors State License Board, and the questions below spell out when your job needs one. We're licensed and insured, and I'd ask anyone you're weighing to show you the same before you sign. If your job needs a permit, we pull it and set up the inspections, and when I'm not sure, we check with the city or county building office before work starts so nothing stalls halfway. Price and schedule mostly come down to the slab: its size, how much old paint or sealer has to come off, how many cracks need repair, how much damp is coming up, the system you pick and how long each coat needs to cure before the next. Your written estimate lays out each of those steps, so you can see what you're paying for.
San Martin is a short run up the highway from Gilroy, so it's an easy stop for our crew, but the properties take more planning than a garage on a cul-de-sac. Long gravel drives, gates, animals and shops set well back from the house change where the trailer parks and how we keep dust off your cars and equipment. On a detached building I'll also ask whether it has its own power, because our grinders and dust collectors draw more than a single garage outlet usually gives.
Why slabs on San Martin properties need more prep
A lot of the slabs we meet here weren't poured with a finished floor in mind. Barns, shops and older garages often went down right on the dirt with no plastic sheet underneath, so ground moisture wicks up through the concrete and pushes a coating off from below. That's why I test for damp before anyone talks color, and when a slab is pushing water, we either use a system built for it or I tell you it isn't ready yet.
Shop and barn floors here also work harder than a house garage. Tractor tires, jack stands, dropped tools and fuel or fertilizer spills will chew up a thin coating, so for a working shop we go thicker and add a textured top wherever the floor gets wet.
How a floor job runs when you call us in San Martin
Here's how it goes from your first call to the final walk-through, so you know what you're agreeing to before anyone grinds anything.
Call or send a message
You call (669) 205-6336 or send the form, and we get back to you to find a time for a visit. Plan to be home for it, since I'll have questions about the floor.
I look at your slab
I come out, check the concrete and ask about old flooring, past coatings and any damp spots, because that history decides what will hold. Then I walk you through your options and leave a written estimate with each step spelled out, and it costs you nothing.
Our crew preps and installs
Our own crew grinds, repairs and lays the new surface, with me or our lead installer on site. You don't need to be home the whole time, but we'll tell you when the floor is off limits while it cures.
We walk the finished floor
Before we pack up, we walk the job with you so you can look it over and ask how to care for it. The work is backed by our satisfaction guarantee.
Questions about flooring contractors in San Martin
How much does it cost to coat a garage or shop floor in San Martin?
The price comes down to the slab's size and condition and the system you pick, and you'll get your own figure in a written estimate after I've seen the floor. A single solid color usually costs less than a full flake floor, which is colored chips scattered into the wet coating, while metallic epoxy or a faster-curing polyaspartic top coat costs more. A detached shop that needs extra power run out or a long haul from the trailer can add time too.
What causes epoxy to peel off a garage floor?
Peeling almost always starts underneath the coating, with moisture coming up through the slab, old paint or sealer it was rolled over, or concrete that was only washed instead of ground. Hot tires can then pull a coat loose wherever it never bonded well. That's why I test for damp and we grind down to bare, clean concrete before anything new goes on.
What is the best way to finish a working shop floor in San Martin?
For a shop that sees oil, solvents and dropped tools, I'd go with a ground and coated floor, because a good coating wipes clean and resists stains better than bare concrete. Polished concrete wins when the shop is mostly dry storage, since there's no coating to chip, though it shows oil stains and won't hide cracks. Either choice needs a sound slab, so we start by checking yours.
Does a flooring contractor in San Martin need a California license?
Yes, a license from the Contractors State License Board is required if the job needs a building permit, uses any workers besides the contractor, or the labor and materials on one or more contracts come to $1,000 or more. Someone can work without one only when all of these hold: they don't advertise as a licensed contractor, the job needs no permit, they use no employees and the total stays under $1,000. Splitting a bigger floor job into pieces under $1,000 doesn't get around the rule.
How much can a contractor ask for up front on a home improvement job in California?
Under the state's rules, a down payment can't be more than $1,000 or 10 percent of the total contract price, whichever is less. Any other payments have to be listed clearly in the contract and match work already done or materials already delivered to your home. The state says this applies to all home improvement projects, so it covers a garage or basement floor too.
Can I cancel a home improvement contract by email in California?
Yes, a state law lets you cancel a home improvement contract by email, and it requires the contractor's email address to be in the contract. Find that address in the contract before you sign, so you know where a cancellation would go.
Have your San Martin slab looked at
Call (669) 205-6336 or send the form, and I'll tell you straight whether your slab is ready for a coating or needs work first, before you spend anything on color.