Urethane Cement Flooring in Pleasanton CA - a floor that holds up to daily washdowns
Coating peeling where you hose the floor down every night? We lay urethane cement on a tested, prepped slab so it stays bonded.
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Is urethane cement the right floor for a room that gets hosed down?
Urethane cement flooring, also called urethane concrete or urethane mortar, is a floor made from a urethane binder mixed with Portland cement and graded aggregates, and in Pleasanton we install it where floors stay wet and work hard, like commercial kitchens and washdown areas.
If you run a kitchen, a prep room or a shop that gets washed down, you've probably watched a coating lift at the drains and peel along the walls. The price on this job moves mostly with the size of the room and how much work the slab needs before anything goes on it. The schedule turns on testing that slab and how long you can close the space. I give you the price in writing after I've seen the floor. We're based in Pleasanton and take jobs in the cities around it, from restaurants to tenant spaces and shops.
How we install urethane cement flooring
This is the floor I suggest for wet spaces that get hosed down, like commercial kitchens, and not for a dry office. We test the slab first and plan the prep around what we find, because the whole floor depends on its bond to the concrete. Then our crew gets the slab down to clean, sound concrete, trowels the urethane cement on, finishes the surface the way your room needs and cleans up before we hand it back.
If the room stays dry, I'll usually point you to polished concrete flooring or stained concrete flooring instead, since a dry room doesn't need what this floor is built to handle. I'll tell you on the first visit which way your space leans.
Textured finish for wet footing
Aggregate gets spread onto the wet mortar so the surface has some grip, which helps around dish stations, prep lines and drains where water and grease sit. It takes a bit more scrubbing to clean, so we put it where footing matters most.
Smoother finish for easier cleaning
A smoother surface suits rooms that get wet but don't stay slick all day, like storage areas and back hallways. It mops faster, so it's the better pick where cleaning time is the bigger worry.
Urethane cement flooring in Pleasanton kitchens and tenant spaces
Pleasanton requires a tenant improvement permit when a commercial interior change affects the layout, the use or the building's systems, and its list names plumbing and electrical work but not a urethane cement floor, so whether a new floor on its own needs one isn't settled. That's the city's call, so we check with the city before we start and take care of getting the permit if one is needed. If the floor is part of a restaurant or food service build-out, the city also calls for approval from the Alameda County Department of Environmental Health, so it's worth asking early how that fits your project.
Most of the calls we get for this floor come from restaurant kitchens and older tenant spaces where an earlier coating has let go. We see the same kind of jobs in Dublin and Livermore, often on slabs with years of oil worked into them, and we prep those the same careful way.
Why Pleasanton businesses call Artisan Epoxy Flooring of Pleasanton for urethane cement
I see the slab myself
I come out to look at the job myself, and I run the crew that does the work. The person who planned your prep is the one standing over it when it happens.
Licensed in California, fully insured
We're licensed and fully insured. California's contractor license board defines a flooring contractor as one who prepares surfaces and installs flooring materials, except ceramic tile, so it's fair to ask any installer which state license they hold.
Prep-first floors since 2021
We've been doing this work since 2021, and the floors we're known for hold up because the slab got checked and prepped first. I'd rather spend the time testing and grinding than see your floor start lifting.
If you're not sure urethane cement fits your room, that's what the first visit is for. Send us a request or call (925) 209-2459.
Request a quoteGet a written estimate for your urethane cement floor
We respond within 1 business day. The estimate is free and on site, and it's obligation-free. After you send the form, we'll set a time for me to come look at the slab.
What happens after you call about urethane cement flooring?
Call or send the form
Call (925) 209-2459 or use the form, and tell us what the room is used for and whether it gets washed down. We'll set a time for me to come out.
I look at the slab
I come out myself, look at the slab and ask how you use the space. You get a written estimate with the system, the prep and the price, so you know the number before anything is scheduled.
We test, prep and install
Once you pick a system, we set the date around testing and prep, because the results decide how much work the slab needs. Our own crew does the prep and the finish.
We walk the floor together
When the floor is down, I walk it with you and go over how to keep it clean. Then the room is ready to open back up once it has cured.
Frequently asked questions
Is urethane cement flooring right for my space?
It's the right floor for wet, hard-used rooms like commercial kitchens and washdown areas, and usually the wrong one for a dry office. One maker puts it plainly, calling urethane cement a waste of money in a dry office hallway and epoxy in a meat processing washdown area a recipe for failure. I'll tell you which side your room falls on at the first visit.
How much does urethane cement flooring cost in Pleasanton?
There's no set price, because it comes down to the size of the room, the shape the slab is in and the finish you choose. A slab soaked with oil or covered in an old failing coating takes more work to get ready than clean concrete, and a textured finish or a UV resistant topcoat adds to the job. If sun reaches the floor, ask whether the quote includes that topcoat, since one maker says its urethane cement isn't color stable without one.
How long does it take before we can use a new urethane cement floor?
One maker says most systems take foot traffic within hours and full heavy traffic in about 8 hours under normal room conditions. That means a busy kitchen or shop can usually plan a short closure for the install itself. Testing and prep come first, so we set your dates around those.
Why does the concrete slab need testing before urethane cement goes down?
Testing finds moisture and contamination in the slab, and both affect how well the floor bonds. Which tests are needed depends on the slab's condition, how the space is used and the building's age, so leave some time for them in your plan. One maker calls urethane cement highly tolerant of moisture in the concrete below, and we'll go over how the product we pick fits your own results.
What is the best way to prepare concrete for urethane cement flooring?
The slab has to come down to clean, sound concrete, which one installer says can mean media blasting, diamond grinding or breaking out bad areas with jackhammers. Slabs with oil in them also get degreased. That installer calls prep the most important step for a proper bond, and I agree with them.
How do I keep a urethane cement floor clean?
Clean it often and thoroughly with a neutral pH cleaner, which is one maker's advice for its floor. The surface is nonporous, so dirt sits on top instead of soaking in, and that maker also recommends walk-off mats inside and outside the doors. Our work is backed by our satisfaction guarantee.
Other floors we install
Polished Concrete Flooring
If the room stays dry, like an office, showroom or hallway, polished concrete gives you a hard, glossy floor from the slab you already have, without paying for a washdown system.
Stained Concrete Flooring
When you want color in a lobby, front room or dining area that never gets hosed down, staining the concrete adds it and keeps the job simpler than a heavy-duty floor.
Pleasanton, CA
Get your washdown floor estimate started
Have the room's use, how often it's hosed down and the building's age handy, since those answers tell me which slab tests to plan for.