Urethane Cement Flooring in Dublin CA - a floor that takes hot washdowns
Floor coating giving up under hot washdowns and temperature swings? We install urethane cement made for rooms that take that every day.
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Get an estimate for your urethane cement floor
I walk the room, check the slab and its cracks, and put the estimate in writing.
Request an estimateWhat is urethane cement flooring, and does my floor need it?
Urethane cement flooring is a tough floor made from a urethane binder mixed with Portland cement and graded aggregates. In Dublin, CA we install it where hot water, steam, strong cleaners and big temperature swings wear out ordinary coatings.
Usually the call starts with a coating that's peeling or blistering in a kitchen, washdown room or garage where hot water and cleaners hit the floor every day. The price moves with the size of the room, how much grinding and crack repair your slab needs, and whether sunlight means adding a UV topcoat. The schedule turns on how ready the slab is and how long you can keep the room closed while the floor cures. You get your own figure in a written estimate once I've seen the floor.
How we install urethane cement flooring
I start by asking how the room gets used, because urethane cement earns its place where floors take hot washdowns and big temperature swings, and if yours is a dry room I'll tell you epoxy would serve just as well. When it's the right floor, our crew grinds the slab down to clean, sound concrete, repairs the cracks and treats the joints, then puts the urethane cement down. If sun reaches the floor, we plan a UV topcoat into the scope from the start. We finish by cleaning up and going over when you can start using the room again.
Not every room needs this much floor. If yours stays dry and you like the look of the concrete itself, polished concrete flooring gives you a hard, low-upkeep finish, and stained concrete flooring brings color into the slab without a thick topping. I'll tell you which one fits once I see the room.
What to know about urethane cement flooring in Dublin
The City of Dublin requires a permit for most construction and repair work, alterations included, and it leaves carpeting and similar finish work out, so the rule alone doesn't settle whether a urethane cement floor needs one. The city's Building & Safety Division answers that for a given project at 925-833-6620, and we check with them before work starts. When a permit is needed, we take care of the paperwork as part of the job.
Most urethane cement calls we get come from kitchens, washdown rooms and shop floors that have to keep running, so I plan the work around your hours. We're based in Dublin and do the same work in cities across the Tri-Valley and the East Bay, including Pleasanton and San Ramon, and if your city isn't listed, call and ask.
Why call us for urethane cement
I look at every floor myself
I come out to see every job in person, and our own crew does the prep and the install. You're talking with the person who sized up your slab, not someone guessing from a photo.
In business since 2017
I grew up working my dad's concrete jobs and opened this business in 2017, so we've been at it 9 years. That time has taught us that floors fail from the slab up, which is why we grind and check before anything goes down.
Licensed and insured, prep included
We're licensed and insured. The state's flooring license covers preparing the surface as well as putting the floor down, so ask anyone you're comparing how they handle prep.
Food service rooms planned early
In Dublin, a project that falls under Alameda County environmental health review needs the county's plan approval before the city issues a building permit, and food service alterations need a Health Department approved plan set. If your floor is in a kitchen or other food space, tell me on the first visit so that sign-off doesn't hold up your schedule.
- Phone
- (925) 230-5014
- Hours
- Mon–Fri: 8 AM–11 PM, Sat–Sun: 7 AM–11 PM
- Location
- Dublin, CA 94568
With urethane cement, the slab and the way the room gets used decide the floor, so call (925) 230-5014 or send us the details with the room's size, whether sun reaches it, any cracks, and whether it's a food service area.
A written estimate for your urethane cement floor
We reply within one business day, and the estimate is free, done on site and comes with no obligation. I come out, look at the floor in person, check the slab and any cracks, and you get the estimate in writing.
- Phone
- (925) 230-5014
- Location
- Dublin, CA 94568
- Hours
- Mon–Fri: 8 AM–11 PM, Sat–Sun: 7 AM–11 PM
- Credentials
- Licensed and insured.
Frequently asked questions
How much does urethane cement flooring cost in Dublin, CA?
We price every urethane cement floor after I've seen it, because there's no honest number before that. The biggest swings come from how much grinding and crack repair the slab needs, how thick the floor goes, and whether sun means a UV topcoat. You'll get your figure in a written estimate after the visit.
Is urethane cement or epoxy better for my space?
Urethane cement is the better pick for rooms with hot washdowns and big temperature swings, and epoxy is usually the better buy for a dry room with steady temperatures. Even a urethane cement maker calls epoxy a fair choice for dry spaces, steady temperatures and places where a high-gloss finish matters most. If gloss is what you're after and the room stays dry, I'll point you to epoxy.
Will sunlight change the color of a urethane cement floor?
It can, because at least one maker's self-leveling urethane cement isn't UV stable and discolors in sunlight unless it's topcoated with a UV-stable coating. That's why I ask whether sun reaches your floor through a door or window, and when it does, the topcoat goes into the scope and the estimate from the start.
How long does urethane cement take to cure before we can use the room?
For one maker's product at 77°F and 50% relative humidity, light foot traffic can start after 12 hours, light wheel traffic after 24 hours, and full cure takes 7 days. Plan the room's full return to use around that week, so a kitchen or shop usually needs its schedule worked out before we start.
What causes cracks to show through a new urethane cement floor?
Cracks and moving joints in the slab underneath can show through a finished self-leveling urethane cement floor, because the new floor sits right on what the concrete is doing. When you compare quotes, ask each contractor how they'll handle your existing cracks, and I'll walk you through our plan on site.
How do I clean and maintain a urethane cement floor?
Keep it on a regular cleaning schedule, since one maker's data sheet says routine cleaning and upkeep make polymer floors last longer and look better. Urethane cement is made for hard cleaning, and one maker says its product stands up to steam cleaning, high-pressure hot water and a wide range of degreasers.
Other concrete floors we install
Polished Concrete Flooring
A good pick for dry rooms and living spaces, since the slab itself is ground and polished into the finished floor and there's no coating on top to peel.
Stained Concrete Flooring
Worth a look when you want color and a one-of-a-kind look from the concrete you already have, in a room that won't see hot washdowns.