Metallic Epoxy Flooring in Glendale, CA - a poured floor that looks the way you pictured
Tired of a stained gray slab? We prep the concrete properly and pour a metallic finish in the colors you picked.
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What goes into a metallic epoxy floor?
Metallic epoxy flooring is a poured coating for concrete. A metallic layer flows over a colored base and sets under a clear topcoat, which gives a garage, basement or shop floor in Glendale a glossy finish with depth and movement.
Most people who call Ironwood Epoxy Flooring of Glendale about a metallic floor have a plain or worn slab and want it to look like a finished room. We're based in Glendale and work across the cities around it, from Burbank and La Crescenta-Montrose to Pasadena, Arcadia and beyond. The price turns mostly on the size of the floor and how much the slab needs before coating. The schedule turns on that same prep and on the time each layer needs to cure before the next one goes on. Your written estimate spells out the prep, the product and each step for your floor.
Is metallic epoxy a good fit for your floor?
A garage you're proud of
If your garage holds a car or a workshop you care about, metallic gives it a finished look.
Living space on a slab
A basement, den or converted room on concrete gets one continuous poured finish instead of carpet or tile.
Shop or restaurant floor
A floor your customers walk on gets an eye-catching look and a hard coating that wipes clean.
Solid, dry concrete underneath
It does best over sound, dry concrete, because a coating holds only as well as the slab under it.
How we install a metallic epoxy floor
We start by grinding the slab so the coating has something to grip, and we fill the cracks. Then we lay the floor in four layers: a penetrating primer, a colored epoxy base coat, the metallic epoxy coat and a clear urethane finish made for heavy traffic. The metallic coat lets light through, so the base color under it shapes how the whole floor looks, and that's why I pick the base color with you before anything else. One maker strongly recommends a mock-up, a small trial floor that tests the look and how it performs, before the full job. We're glad to lay a small sample first so you can see the look before we commit to the whole floor.
Metallic isn't the right floor for every room. If you're redoing a commercial kitchen or a floor that sees hot water and heavy washdowns, urethane cement flooring usually holds up better there. If you'd rather have the concrete itself as the finish with nothing on top, polished concrete flooring works with the slab you already have.
Light base color
This suits a room you want to feel bright, like a basement or a home gym, because a white or light base under the metallic gives a lighter floor overall.
Dark base color
This suits a garage or showroom where you want depth and contrast, because a black or dark base darkens the whole floor.
What happens after you call about a metallic floor?
Call or send the form
Call (747) 372-8604 or fill in the form with a few lines about the floor and the look you're after. We'll set a time for me to come out.
I look at the floor myself
I check the slab for damp spots, cracks and old coatings, and I hear what you want the floor to do. That tells us how much prep it needs before any color goes down.
You get a written estimate
It spells out the prep, the product and each step, so you can see where the price comes from and compare it fairly. Nothing about the plan is a guess.
We install and walk it together
My crew and I do the prep and the install ourselves. Solvent-based products are extremely flammable, so before work starts, pilot lights and anything with an electric motor get shut off and the space gets cross ventilation. I walk the finished floor with you before we pack up.
Pouring new concrete before a metallic floor?
Give it time to cure before coating.
One maker's guide calls for new concrete to cure at least 28 days. It also calls for new or bare concrete to be ground with diamond tools or shotblasted before any coating, so the epoxy bonds to an open, clean surface. If you're pouring a new slab, tell me the pour date so we can plan around it.
Older slabs bring their own work, like old paint or sealer that has to come off before anything new goes on. I'd rather build that time into the estimate up front than coat over something that lets go later.
Concrete flooring examples
Browse these example photos of coated, polished and finished concrete floors to get a feel for the colors and finishes the trade can offer.
Get a written plan for your metallic floor
Tell us the base color you like and whether the concrete is new or bare, and we'll reply within one business day to book your free on-site estimate. There's no obligation, and I come out myself.
Why Glendale homeowners call us for metallic floors
The owner looks, quotes and leads
I come out to look at your floor and write the estimate myself, and I lead the crew that does the work. The person who made the plan is the one on your floor carrying it out.
Prep before any color goes down
I learned to prep and coat concrete beside my dad, and I started this business in Glendale in 2023 to keep working the way he taught me. Floors fail from underneath, so I'd rather spend extra time on the slab than watch a coating peel a year later.
We're licensed and insured
Ironwood Epoxy Flooring of Glendale is licensed and insured. That matters when a crew is grinding, mixing and coating inside your garage or home.
Backed by our satisfaction guarantee
Our work is backed by our satisfaction guarantee. When you're ready, call (747) 372-8604 or send us the form and tell us about your floor.
Metallic epoxy questions we hear
How much does metallic epoxy flooring cost in Glendale?
The price comes down mostly to how big the floor is and how much work the slab needs before the first coat. Filling cracks, grinding off old paint or sealer and dealing with moisture all add time and material. Your choices count too, like using more than one metallic color or adding a slip-resistant additive. Your written estimate breaks each of these out, so you can see what you're paying for.
Will metallic epoxy work on my concrete slab?
It can, as long as moisture isn't working its way up through the slab. One maker requires a moisture barrier under any slab poured on the ground, because seasonal ground moisture can push vapor up through the concrete no matter what earlier tests showed. Too much moisture under a coating can make it come loose from the concrete or break down over time. If you know whether your slab has a barrier, tell me, because that's one of the first things to sort out.
How do I check my concrete for moisture before an epoxy floor?
Run a moisture test, which floor coating makers generally require before coating concrete. Testing the humidity inside the slab is one way to do it. Ask any installer you're talking to which test they plan to run. With us, the test is spelled out in the estimate along with the rest of the prep.
How long does a metallic epoxy floor take to cure between coats?
In one maker's guide, the epoxy body coat cures overnight at 72° F and 50% humidity before the next step goes on. So plan on the room being out of use at least overnight between steps. Your estimate lists each step, so you can plan around them.
Is a metallic epoxy floor slippery?
A glossy coating can get slick, especially when it's wet. One maker recommends slip-resistant additives in coatings that get heavy foot traffic, especially in wet or oily areas. If your garage or shop floor sees water or oil, we'll talk about adding one when I come out for the estimate.
Can I install metallic epoxy flooring myself?
You can buy the materials, but one maker calls metallic epoxy systems extremely difficult to install, with variables outside the installer's control. A mistake shows across the whole floor and is hard to undo. That's part of why we offer to lay a sample first.
Thinking about a metallic floor?
Ask for an estimate and I'll look at your slab, then write up the prep, the product and each step.
Other floors worth a look
Metallic epoxy flooring in Glendale and nearby cities
The City of Glendale handles every permit online through its permits portal, from filing to review to issue, and nothing gets handed in at a counter. I won't guess whether a metallic floor in your house needs one. Before work starts, we check with the city or county office that covers your address and tell you what we find. California's contractor license board also sorts this work by trade. Flooring contractors prepare surfaces for and install floors and floor coverings other than ceramic tile, and painting contractors prepare surfaces and apply paints, fillers and similar materials.
Around Glendale we see a lot of attached garages, slabs poured right on the ground and older concrete under layers of paint or sealer from earlier owners. So the moisture check and the grinding get extra attention before any color goes down, the same as on our jobs in Burbank and Pasadena.