Flooring Contractor in East San Gabriel - Garage floors built from the slab up

Look up your address on the county's Service Locator, which shows the office that issues permits for any Los Angeles County street address or parcel number. For unincorporated county areas, permits come from LA County Public Works, and its list covers new building, additions, alterations, repairs and replacements without naming floor coatings either way. That's the same check I make before we start on your floor.

The county lists painting, tiling, carpeting, cabinets, counter tops and similar finish work as exempt from a building permit where no disabled access requirements apply. Separate plumbing, electrical or mechanical permits and local zoning rules can still apply, and an exemption doesn't allow work that breaks the code. Floor coatings aren't named on that list, so I treat that as a question for the county, not a yes.

Yes, in most cases, because the Contractors State License Board requires a license for anyone who builds or alters a structure when the job needs a building permit, uses employees, or runs $1,000 or more in labor and materials. The exemption the board lists is for a job under $1,000 in all with no permit and no employees, and splitting a bigger job into smaller bills doesn't qualify. We're licensed and insured, and it's fair to ask any contractor about this before they start.

The county says to request your first inspection within 12 months of getting the permit. After that, an inspection every 6 months keeps the permit active, so it's worth keeping inspections going if a project stalls. If your floor is part of a bigger permitted job, we plan our part around those inspections.

The price comes down to the size of the floor, how much prep the slab needs and which coating system you choose, so I give you a figure after I've looked at your slab on site. Old paint, sealer or carpet glue to strip, cracks to fill and oil soaked deep into the concrete all add grinding time, while a sound bare slab costs less to get ready. A flake or metallic finish costs more than a single solid color, and polyaspartic usually runs above standard epoxy.

Most peeling comes from what's underneath, usually a slab that wasn't ground open, oil left in the concrete, or a coating laid over old paint or sealer. Moisture coming up through the slab can lift a coating too, which is why we check for it before choosing a system. If your current floor is already peeling, we strip it down to clean concrete before recoating.