Flooring Contractor in Milpitas, CA - Garage and Shop Floors That Stay Bonded

Ask the city before work starts, because its list of work that needs no building permit names painting, tiling, carpeting and similar finish work but doesn't name floor coatings. Anything that touches equipment is separate, since the city requires electrical, plumbing or mechanical permits to install, replace or relocate things like outlets, lighting, water heaters or ductwork. We confirm it for your address before we start.

Yes, a property owner in Milpitas can get permits for any work done on their own property. A licensed contractor working as your authorized agent can also pull permits for the work their license covers. When a permit is needed on our jobs, we take care of the paperwork so you don't have to.

Yes, the Contractors State License Board says any job worth $1,000 or more in labor, materials or both has to be done by a state-licensed contractor, and a job that needs a permit or workers needs a license at any price. Splitting a job into smaller pieces to stay under $1,000 is illegal, so be careful with anyone who offers to. We're licensed and insured.

If your house is in the mapped flood zone, any improvement costing 49 percent or more of the building's market value before work starts has to meet the same flood rules as a new building, and the city adds up improvements over 10 years. About a quarter of Milpitas sits in that zone, which carries about a 1 percent chance of flooding in a given year, mostly near Calera, Penitencia, Berryessa, Los Coches and Tularcitos creeks, but your lot is its own question. The city tells owners there to check with its Land Development Engineering Division before altering, re-grading or placing fill, and if the floor is part of a bigger remodel, count it in that total.

There's no single price, because it's set by your slab's size and condition and the finish you pick, and I see both when I come out. The number can usually come down with the system you choose, since a sealer or a polished slab costs less than a full flake or metallic coating. Prep is where I won't cut, because skipping grinding to save money is the most common reason a coating fails.

Usually it's the concrete under it, not the coating. Epoxy needs clean, open concrete to grab, so a slab that was only washed, still has old sealer or oil in it, or has moisture coming up through it will let go, often right where hot tires sit. That's why we grind and check the slab before we coat it, and if yours isn't ready, I'll tell you.