Flooring contractor in South Pasadena, CA - floors that hold up on older slabs
Ironwood Epoxy Flooring of Glendale is a flooring contractor working in South Pasadena, where we coat, polish, seal and resurface concrete floors in garages, basements, patios, shops and restaurants, starting with careful slab prep.
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Flooring work in South Pasadena homes and shops
South Pasadena is a small city of flat blocks and hillside streets right next to Pasadena and San Marino, an easy drive from our base in Glendale. Most of our calls there come from older single-family houses, plus a few from the shops and restaurants along its business streets that need a work floor redone.
On the hillside streets, driveways are steep and garages often sit tight to the street. On the flat blocks, a lot of garages are out back at the end of a long, narrow driveway. Both change how we bring in the grinder and dust collector and where the crew sets up, so I look at access as closely as the floor itself.
What we do on South Pasadena floors
Epoxy Floor Coatings
Older garage slabs here usually carry stains and patchwork, so we grind and repair first, then lay an epoxy system that cleans up easily.
Learn more about Epoxy Floor CoatingsCommercial & Industrial Epoxy Floor Coatings
For the shops and restaurants on South Pasadena's business streets, we put down epoxy work floors that stand up to carts, spills and mopping.
Learn more about Commercial & Industrial Epoxy Floor CoatingsGarage Floor Coatings
Detached garages behind older houses often double as workshops or gyms. We coat them so oil, dust and dropped tools don't ruin the floor.
Learn more about Garage Floor CoatingsPolyaspartic Floor Coatings
If you need the garage back in use quickly, polyaspartic cures faster than standard epoxy and holds its color in sunlight through an open door.
Learn more about Polyaspartic Floor CoatingsMetallic Epoxy Flooring
Some owners here finishing a basement room or a converted garage want a floor with depth and movement, and metallic epoxy gives that.
Learn more about Metallic Epoxy FlooringUrethane Cement Flooring
Restaurant kitchens here see hot water, grease and constant washing, so we use urethane cement, which handles heat and wet cleaning better than epoxy.
Learn more about Urethane Cement FlooringPolished Concrete Flooring
If the slab under an older storefront is sound, polishing brings out the concrete itself, with no coating to wear off.
Learn more about Polished Concrete FlooringStained Concrete Flooring
Stain suits older concrete with some character. We clean and prep the surface so the color soaks in evenly, then seal it.
Learn more about Stained Concrete FlooringTerrazzo Flooring
Terrazzo suits entries and lobbies in older buildings around South Pasadena, and we install new floors or grind and refinish worn ones.
Learn more about Terrazzo FlooringBasement Flooring
Basements under older houses tend to have rough, uneven floors, so we level and prep before a coating that makes the room usable.
Learn more about Basement FlooringConcrete Grinding & Surface Preparation
Even a clean-looking slab in an older South Pasadena garage gets ground first, because that opens the surface so the coating grips.
Learn more about Concrete Grinding & Surface PreparationConcrete Sealing
Sealing keeps oil and grime out of bare garage and shop floors, which suits owners here who like the plain concrete look.
Learn more about Concrete SealingConcrete Resurfacing & Overlays
When an old garage slab is pitted and patched but structurally fine, an overlay gives it a new surface without tearing out the concrete.
Learn more about Concrete Resurfacing & OverlaysSelf-Leveling Concrete & Overlays
Older floors often dip and slope from decades of patching. Self-leveling underlayment brings them flat before tile, wood or a coating goes down.
Learn more about Self-Leveling Concrete & OverlaysPool Deck Coatings & Resurfacing
Backyard pool decks take bare feet and splashing, so we resurface worn ones with a textured finish that gives better footing when wet.
Learn more about Pool Deck Coatings & ResurfacingConcrete Floor Stripping & Removal
Older houses here often hide layers of paint, tile glue or failed coating on the slab, and we take it all off first.
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What older South Pasadena homes ask of a floor
Most of the older houses in South Pasadena are on the city's historic inventory, and the Planning and Building department can tell you whether yours is. That listing only bears on changes to the outside of a house, so it isn't about your garage or basement floor. It does tell you what we're usually walking into, a slab that's carried decades of oil, patches, paint and sometimes an old coating or two.
My dad's view was that floors fail from underneath, so on slabs like these we strip, grind, fill cracks and level low spots before any coating goes down. That prep moves the price and the schedule here more than anything else, along with the size of the floor and the system you pick, and I'll measure and look it over at the estimate so you get a number for your own floor.
Get a free floor estimate in South Pasadena
Tell us your address, which floor it is and roughly how big, and we'll reply within one business day to set a time. I'll come out to look at the slab and write your free estimate, with no obligation.
Questions we hear in South Pasadena
How much does it cost to redo a concrete floor in South Pasadena?
The price comes down to the size of the floor, the shape the slab is in and the system you choose, and I write you an estimate once I've seen it in person. On older slabs here, stripping old paint, filling cracks and leveling low spots all add to the cost, and a clear sealer costs less than a full flake or metallic epoxy system.
Do I need a permit to coat my garage floor in South Pasadena?
Check with the city's Building Division first, because its list of work that needs a permit names things like plumbing, heating, air conditioning, decks, additions and pools but doesn't settle floor coatings either way. Before work starts, I check with the city for your address and tell you what I find, so you know where things stand.
Does a patio or pool deck coating need design approval in South Pasadena?
It can, because the city requires design approval for most exterior changes to homes and buildings, and the review runs anywhere from a staff sign-off to a public hearing depending on the extent of the work. If your house is on the historic inventory mentioned above, outside work also has to follow the city's standards and guidelines. I'll find out what applies to your patio or deck before we plan the job.
Does a flooring contractor need a South Pasadena business license?
Yes, anyone doing business inside South Pasadena city limits needs a city business license, and that includes contractors based in other cities. It's a fair thing to ask any contractor you're weighing, us included, since we come in from Glendale.
How do I know if my flooring contractor needs a California license?
A contractor needs a license from the California Contractors State License Board when the job needs a building permit, uses any additional workers, or when the contracts on the project add up to $1,000 or more in labor and materials together. We're licensed and insured, and you're welcome to ask about it at the estimate.
How long does it take to coat a garage floor in South Pasadena?
Most of the time goes to prep and cure, not to rolling on the coating, so an older slab that needs stripping and crack repair takes longer than a clean one. Epoxy needs more time before you can drive on it than polyaspartic does, and I'll lay out the schedule for your floor at the estimate.
Got an old slab that needs help?
Ask for an estimate and I'll come out myself to look at the floor and write up what it needs.
Other cities we work in
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