Concrete Floor Stripping & Removal in West Hollywood CA - a clean slab ready to recoat
Old coating peeling or flaking? We take it down to bare, clean concrete so the next floor has something solid to bond to.
- Licensed and insured.
- Free estimates at your property.
- Expect a reply within 1 business day.
How do you get an old coating off a concrete floor?
Concrete floor stripping and removal in West Hollywood takes an old epoxy, paint or sealer off your slab by grinding, blasting or a chemical stripper, so the next coating bonds to clean concrete instead of to a failing layer.
Most calls start with a floor where the old coat is peeling, chalky or worn through in the traffic lanes, and the owner wants a new one that lasts longer than the last. A new coating only holds as well as the concrete under it, so stripping is the first part of concrete grinding and surface preparation on any recoat. The price moves with the size of the floor, what the old coating is, how many layers there are and how hard they're holding on. The schedule turns on whether an older coating has to be tested first and which days the city lets the loud work run. After I see the floor, you get a written estimate that lists each step in order.
How we do concrete floor stripping and removal
First I ask what's going down next, because that decides how the old coating comes off, and a floor headed for a thick coat wants a different surface than one headed for a thin, smooth one. On an older floor we stop for testing before any grinding starts, because some older coatings need checking before they're turned into dust. Then our crew sets up dust control, takes the coating off with the method we picked and cleans away the residue so the bare slab is ready for the next step. Before anything new goes on, I tell you what we found under the old coat.
Stripping is usually the first half of a job. Most floors we strip get a new epoxy floor coating next, and shops, warehouses and kitchens that need a tougher system go on to commercial and industrial epoxy floor coatings. We plan both in the same schedule so you close once instead of twice.
Garage and home floors
This suits a garage or basement where the old coat is lifting and you want a new one that actually holds. We keep the dust contained and plan the work around the cars and storage that live in the space.
Shops and commercial floors
This suits a store, office or kitchen that can't stay closed long, because we plan the stripping and the new coating as one job. We work out the order with you up front so the floor is down for one stretch.
If the old coating is lifting in sheets or you've already set a date for a new floor, call (213) 329-1493 now so testing and removal fit before it.
What happens after you call us about stripping a floor?
Here's how a stripping job runs with us, from your first call to a clean, bare slab, and who you'll be dealing with at each step.
Call or send us a message
Call (213) 329-1493 or use the form, and tell us what's on the floor now, what you want down next and whether it's a home or a business. We get back to you and set a time for me to come out.
I look at your floor
I come out, look at the slab, measure and ask how you use the space. Then we send a written estimate that lists each step in order, testing included, so you can see where the cost comes from before you decide.
We book it around tests
Once you say yes, we set the schedule with every test and wait built in. When the work needs a building permit, West Hollywood allows it from 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, only inside a building closed by a roof and walls with doors and windows shut on Saturdays, and not at all on Sundays or construction holidays, so a Saturday garage job means the door stays down.
Our crew strips and cleans
Our own crew does the prep, the removal and the cleanup, with dust control set up before the first pass. Then I walk the bare slab with you so you know what's ready for the next coat, and the job is backed by our satisfaction guarantee.
Get a written plan for taking your old coating off
Send the form and we'll reply within one business day to set up a free estimate at your property, with no obligation. Tell us the current coating, what's going down next and whether it's a business.
(213) 329-1493Concrete floor stripping and removal in West Hollywood
In West Hollywood, a building permit for a commercial property has to go through a licensed contractor, and whether a stripping job on its own needs a permit isn't something I'll guess at from the outside. If you'd like to ask the city yourself, its Building and Safety office handles permits. During the estimate I check whether your job needs one, and when it does, we handle the application and the city's paperwork so you're not chasing it.
Much of what we strip here sits in older buildings, condos with tuck-under garages and storefronts with neighbors on the other side of a wall, so keeping dust in and loud work inside the allowed hours matters as much as the removal. We're based in West Hollywood and work across the cities around it in Los Angeles County, and we plan the same way on jobs in Beverly Hills and Santa Monica.
Questions about stripping concrete floors in West Hollywood
What is the best way to remove an old epoxy coating from a concrete floor?
The best way depends on what's going down next, because the new coating decides how rough or flat the bare concrete should be. One tool maker's guide says bush hammering, a toothed hammer head that roughens the surface, or blasting may suit a coating that needs a rough profile, while diamond grinding or milling suits a flat, controlled result. The same guide says shot blasting can be efficient on a large, open floor and a chemical stripper can help with a thin coat machines can't reach. We weigh those against your floor at the estimate and tell you which one we'd use and why.
Can a chemical stripper take floor coating off by itself?
Rarely, because residue, moisture and softened coating still have to come off before a new coating will bond. If a stripper goes on any part of your floor, plan on a cleanup pass after it, and we build that into the estimate.
Does an old floor coating need to be tested before it's removed?
On an older floor, it's worth stopping first, because one tool maker's guide advises qualified testing and remediation before grinding or blasting a coating that may contain lead or asbestos. For renovation and demolition, the South Coast AQMD, the regional air district, sets asbestos survey, notification and work practice requirements. If testing does find asbestos, ask about the contractor's asbestos certification, since it only covers abatement within the license classes that contractor already holds.
How do I keep concrete dust down when a floor is being ground?
California's workplace safety rules require a dust reduction system when powered tools cut or grind concrete, using water or a vacuum or dust collection system. Ask any crew which one they'll run in your space, and I'll go over ours at the estimate, since a garage, a condo and an open shop each call for a different setup.
Who is allowed to do concrete floor removal work in West Hollywood?
A licensed contractor, and on a commercial property the city requires one for the building permit, as the permit note above covers. The state's contractor license board lists a concrete related services class that covers concrete sawing, breaking, restoration and coring work. We're licensed and insured, and our own crew does the work.
How much does it cost to strip an old coating off a concrete floor in West Hollywood?
There's no set price, because it comes down to your floor's size, what the old coating is and how many layers are on it, and whether testing has to come first. Thin, loose coatings usually come off with less work than thick, well-bonded ones, and booking the new coat in the same schedule saves a second setup. Your written estimate lists each step in order so you can see what each part adds.
Related services after the old coating comes off
Once the slab is bare and clean, a new epoxy coat gives a garage or basement a hard, wipeable floor that bonds to concrete instead of old layers.
Shops, kitchens and warehouses that take carts, forklifts and spills need a heavier system, and booking it right behind removal keeps your space torn up for one stretch.
Tell us what's on your floor now
Call (213) 329-1493 or use the form, and if you can send a photo of the old coating, I'll know more about it before I get there.