Epoxy Floor Coatings in Glendale, CA - a floor that wipes clean and holds tight
Dusty, stained or peeling concrete gets ground, cleaned and coated, so you end up with a sealed floor that sweeps and wipes clean.
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What goes into an epoxy floor coating?
An epoxy floor coating in Glendale means we prepare your concrete and bond a hard epoxy coat to it, which gives a garage, basement or work floor a sealed surface that stops shedding dust and wipes clean.
Most people call us because the slab is dusty, oil-stained or carrying an old coating that's started to flake, and they want a floor they can keep clean. The price mostly moves with the size of the floor, how much grinding and surface prep it needs, any crack repairs and the finish you pick, and the schedule turns on that same prep plus any damp spots I find. The written estimate puts the plan and the price for your floor on paper before anything starts.
Is an epoxy floor coating right for your floor?
Dusty garage slab
Bare concrete that leaves grit on your shoes seals up under epoxy and sweeps clean afterward.
Stained parking spot
Oil and fluid stains get cleaned and coated over, so the floor stops looking like a parking lot.
Basement you want to use
A dry basement slab coated in epoxy becomes a floor you can mop, for storage or a playroom.
Old coating that's flaking
Peeling paint or an old coating gets ground off, so the new coat bonds to bare concrete.
How we do an epoxy floor coating
Epoxy holds or lets go depending on how clean and rough the slab is, so that's where most of our time goes. We machine grind the concrete to open up the surface, pull the oil and dust out of it, and fill cracks and patch spalled spots where the top has flaked away before the first coat goes down. Then we put the epoxy down in coats, and if your floor sees sun or water, I'll talk through grip and a topcoat with you at the estimate so the finish suits where it lives.
The same prep runs under our garage floor coatings, where parking and storage shape the plan, and under our commercial and industrial epoxy floor coatings for the shop and restaurant owners who call when a work floor needs redoing.
Solid-color coat
This suits a garage or basement where you want one even color that's easy to clean. It's usually the simplest finish to live with and touch up.
Decorative flake finish
Colored flakes broadcast into the wet coat hide dust and small marks between cleanings. It's a good fit for a garage that doubles as a workshop or a room people walk through every day.
What happens when you call about an epoxy floor in Glendale?
Call or send the form
Call (747) 372-8604 any day from 7 AM to 10 PM, or use the form. We'll set a time for me to come out to your house.
I come look at the floor
I check the slab for damp spots, cracks and old coatings and hear what you want from the floor. If there's old paint on it, tell me, because one coating maker warns that scraping or sanding old paint may release lead dust.
Get a written, itemized estimate
The estimate spells out the prep, the product and each step, so you can see where the money goes. Nothing about the plan is a guess.
We prep, coat and walk it
My crew and I do the prep and the install ourselves. Before we pack up, I walk the finished floor with you.
Epoxy or a concrete stain?
Epoxy for hard use, a stain when price leads.
Epoxy costs more than a concrete stain and can be slick, especially when wet. A stain costs less and, depending on how the concrete was finished, can be less slippery, so if price and grip top your list, it's worth comparing the two side by side.
For a garage or a work floor that takes oil, tires and dropped tools, I usually point people to epoxy, because it gives you a sealed coat you can wipe down. For a patio or a room where you mostly want color on a budget, look at stained concrete flooring too, and I'll lay out both at the estimate.
Concrete floor finish examples
Look through these examples of epoxy, polished, stained and coated concrete floors to get a feel for the finishes you might want.
Get a written estimate for your epoxy floor
Tell us the floor's size, whether it's a garage, basement or outdoor slab, and any oil stains, cracks or old paint. We reply within one business day to set up a free on-site estimate, with no obligation.
Why Glendale homeowners call Ironwood Epoxy Flooring of Glendale for epoxy floors
The owner at every estimate
I come out myself to look at your floor and write the estimate, and I lead the crew that does the work. You deal with the same person from the first visit to the final walk.
Prep first, the way I learned
I grew up on my dad's flooring jobs and started this business in Glendale in 2023 to keep working the careful way he taught me. His view was that floors fail from underneath, so I'd rather spend the extra time on prep than watch a coating peel a year later.
Licensed and insured for your job
We're licensed and insured, and I'm glad to go over that with you at the estimate. Our work is backed by our satisfaction guarantee.
Based in Glendale, working nearby
We're based in Glendale and work across the cities around it, from Burbank and La Crescenta-Montrose to Pasadena, Arcadia and beyond. Call (747) 372-8604 or send the form to set up a visit.
Epoxy floor questions we hear
How much does an epoxy floor cost near Glendale, CA?
Epoxy floor coating in the Los Angeles area usually runs about $6 to $9 per square foot, including materials, floor preparation and application. That's the going rate around here rather than our quote, and a slab that needs heavy cleaning or repairs tends to land higher. Your written estimate gives you the number for your own floor.
Is an epoxy floor slippery?
It can be, since a smooth epoxy coat gets slick, but granular material added to the coating makes it less slippery. On a floor that gets wet, we'd add that texture rather than leave the coat smooth.
How is concrete prepared before an epoxy coating?
The best way is mechanical roughening with machines, which is the first choice for preparing concrete and also the safest method. Acid etching works under some coatings, but it's hard to rinse and neutralize, needs good ventilation and leaves oil behind, so we grind instead.
Can epoxy go on an outdoor patio in the sun?
It can, but one coating maker says all epoxy coatings chalk and fade outdoors in direct sunlight. If color and gloss matter to you, plan for a topcoat over the epoxy, and we'll go over it when I see the slab.
What causes an epoxy floor to peel?
Epoxy usually peels because the slab under it was still dusty or oily, and a floor in that state will fail however well it was roughened. Contamination has to come out before the floor is roughened, and heavily oil-soaked concrete sometimes has to be cut out entirely.
How do I know if my concrete is too damp for epoxy?
One coating maker suggests taping a plastic sheet over the slab and checking that the concrete stays dry underneath. A dry result shows no sign of water pushing up from below that can later loosen a coating, though the maker says the test guarantees nothing, so I also look for damp spots when I come out.
Want a straight answer on your floor?
Ask for an estimate and I'll come look at your floor, then write out the prep, product and each step.
Related concrete floor work
Permits and air rules for epoxy floor coatings in Glendale
The City of Glendale issues all of its permits online through its permits portal, with nothing handled in person, and whether your floor coating needs one is something we check rather than assume. Before work starts, we check with the city or county office that covers your address and tell you what we find, so you know where things stand. Coatings used in the South Coast air district also have to meet the district's limits on VOCs, the solvents a coating gives off, and since the written estimate names the product, you can ask whether it meets those limits.
Around Glendale we see a lot of older garage slabs with years of oil worked into them and patios that take full afternoon sun, so we plan extra cleaning time and bring up a topcoat early. We see the same mix on jobs in Burbank and La Crescenta-Montrose.