Metallic Epoxy Flooring in Dublin CA - a one-of-a-kind floor built on solid prep

Most people who call about metallic have a garage, a basement or a living space with a bare or worn slab, and they want a floor that looks poured, not painted. If yours is a garage, our garage floor coatings page is worth a look too. The price moves with the square footage, how much grinding and repair the slab needs, whether an old coating has to come off, which topcoat you pick and add-ons like a slip-resistant additive, which one maker recommends for busy floors that get wet or oily. The schedule turns on the slab first, meaning how old the concrete is and what the moisture test shows, and then on how long each coat needs to cure. I give you the estimate in writing after I've seen the floor, so the number is for your slab and not a guess.

We start by diamond grinding the slab so the coating has open concrete to grip, and then we test for moisture coming up through it, because when a coating lets go, the reason is usually down there. Next comes primer, then the metallic base coat. I settle the base color with you early, since the metallic layer is see-through and the color under it sets the whole look. A white or light base gives you a lighter floor, and black or a dark base pulls it darker. Our crew works the pigment while it's wet to shape the movement and depth, then we finish with a clear topcoat. For a garage or any room that gets sun, I steer you toward a topcoat made to handle sunlight, and the questions below explain why.

Metallic isn't the right call for every floor, and I'll tell you when it isn't. If the space takes hot water, harsh cleaners or steady abuse, like a commercial kitchen or a shop, urethane cement flooring is usually the tougher choice. If you'd rather keep the concrete itself as the finish with nothing on top, we also do polished concrete flooring.

Dublin requires a permit for most construction and repair work, alterations included, and its list of exempt work names painting, carpeting and similar finishes but doesn't mention metallic epoxy. That leaves the question open for this job, so we check with the city's Building & Safety Division before work starts, and when a permit is needed we take care of the paperwork as part of the job. You can also call the division yourself at 925-833-6620. One part is settled. The city requires a permit for all electrical and plumbing work, water heaters and gas lines included, so if you're moving an outlet or a water heater while the floor is torn up, that work needs one.

A lot of the metallic calls we get are attached garages and converted rooms in single-family homes, and many of those garages sit with the door open to the sun for hours, which is why the topcoat matters so much. We're based in Dublin and work across the Tri-Valley, the East Bay and nearby, and we do the same work on jobs in Pleasanton and San Ramon. If your city isn't listed, call and ask.