Urethane Cement Flooring in West Hollywood CA - a floor that takes heat, spills and carts
Kitchen floor peeling, stained or holding grime? We pour a seamless urethane cement floor and plan the cure around when you need to reopen.
- Licensed and insured.
- Free estimates at your property.
- Expect a reply within 1 business day.
Is urethane cement the right floor for your kitchen or commercial space in West Hollywood?
Urethane cement is a seamless, heavy-duty floor poured over your concrete, and in West Hollywood we put it down in restaurant kitchens and busy commercial spaces that deal with hot water, spills, carts and cleaning chemicals every day. One maker rates it for sudden temperature swings, impact, abrasive traffic and chemical exposure, which is why it holds up in rooms where a thin coating usually wears through.
Usually the floor you have now is chipping, holding grime in the seams or lifting near the drains, and you can't afford to close twice to fix it. Artisan Epoxy Floors of West Hollywood is licensed and insured, and we work here and across the cities around it in Los Angeles County. The price moves mostly with the size of the room and what has to come off first, which is often a job for concrete floor stripping and removal. The schedule turns on two waits, the moisture test before the pour and the cure after it, so I build both in, and the written estimate lists every step in order before you commit.
How we install urethane cement flooring
We put this floor down in kitchens and busy commercial spaces, and I plan every job backward from the day you need to reopen. First I ask whether the floor gets sun, because that decides which topcoat goes on at the end. Then we test the slab for moisture vapor, the water vapor that rises up through concrete, because one maker says that test has to happen before any coating goes down. Next comes the surface prep, done mechanically, and one maker prefers shotblasting since a grinder has a hard time reaching the texture its product needs, so we prep to the instructions of whatever product is going down. After that our crew pours the urethane cement, and in a broadcast system we spread silica sand or quartz over it until it won't take any more, then we put on the topcoat and clean up.
Not every room in a building needs a floor this heavy. Out front, where the traffic is shoes rather than spills and carts, we often finish the existing slab instead with polished concrete flooring or with stained concrete flooring for color, so the kitchen and the dining room each get the floor that fits how they're used.
Smooth self-leveling finish
This suits dry storage, prep rooms and hallways where carts roll all day, because the material flows out flat and leaves nothing for wheels to catch on. It's also the easiest version to mop.
Sand or quartz broadcast finish
This suits wet kitchens, dish areas and anywhere grease and water hit the floor, because the sand or quartz gives your staff some grip underfoot. The topcoat locks the texture in so it still cleans up well.
Call before you set a reopening date, not after, because the moisture test and the cure stages decide how soon people and carts can go back on the floor.
What happens after you call us about a urethane cement floor?
Here's how a urethane cement job runs with us, from your first call to the day your staff walks back in, and who does what at each step along the way.
Call or send a message
Call (213) 329-1493 or use the form on this page and tell us what the space is, whether it handles food and when it has to reopen. We set a time for me to come out.
I look at the slab
I come out, look at the slab, measure and ask how you use the space, including whether the floor gets sun. Then we send a written estimate that lists each step in order, so you can see what you're paying for before anything starts.
We schedule, pour and clean up
Once you say yes, we set the schedule with every test and wait built in, and our own crew does the prep, the pour and the cleanup. Before we leave, I walk you through when people, then carts, can go back on the floor.
Get a written, step-by-step plan for your urethane cement floor
Send the form and we'll reply within one business day to set a time for me to look at the slab. The estimate is free, done at your property and comes with no obligation to go ahead.
(213) 329-1493Urethane cement flooring rules for West Hollywood food spaces
In West Hollywood, a building permit from the city for a commercial property requires a licensed contractor, and a food space needs approval from the county's Environmental Health plan check before construction starts. Whether your floor job needs a permit isn't something I'll know until I see the work, so I check during the estimate, and when one is needed we handle the application and the city's paperwork for you. For any floor where food is prepared or stored, the county's Environmental Health plan check guide asks for a surface that's smooth, durable, nonabsorbent and easy to clean. It gives quarry tile, troweled epoxy and approved commercial sheet vinyl as examples alongside other approved materials, rules out painted floors, and wants the floor coved, curved up the wall where the two meet, with a vinyl cove base set on top not counting. Urethane cement isn't on that example list by name, so the plan check approval is what settles it, and we plan the cove into the pour from the start.
Most of the urethane cement calls we get here come from restaurant kitchens, bars and back-of-house rooms in older commercial buildings, where the slab often carries layers of tile, adhesive or coating from past tenants. Those layers come off first, down to sound concrete, and we run into the same thing on jobs in Beverly Hills and Santa Monica.
Urethane cement flooring questions from West Hollywood owners
How much does urethane cement flooring cost in West Hollywood?
There's no set price, because the cost comes down to how much work the slab needs before the pour, and I can only give you a real number after I've seen it. Old tile, adhesive or coatings that have to come off, cracks to repair, coving up the walls and a UV topcoat each add to the job, while a clean, sound slab in a simple room keeps it lower. You'll see each of those listed in the written estimate.
How long does urethane cement flooring take to cure before we can reopen?
One maker's product takes light foot traffic after 12 hours and light wheel traffic after 24 hours, and reaches full cure in 7 days, at 77°F and 50% relative humidity. Cooler or damper conditions usually slow that down, so we plan your reopening around those stages, with people back on the floor before carts and full use after the cure.
Will a urethane cement floor change color in sunlight?
Not if it has the right topcoat, because one maker says its urethane cement isn't color stable unless a UV resistant topcoat goes over it. If any part of your floor gets sun through a door or window, we plan that topcoat into the job from the start rather than adding it after the color shifts.
How do I clean a urethane cement floor?
Clean it often and thoroughly with a neutral pH cleaner, which is what one maker recommends. The floor is nonporous, so dirt sits on the surface instead of soaking in, and walk-off mats inside and outside the doors help it last longer, according to the same maker.
Does a flooring contractor need a license in California?
Yes, unless the whole job is under $1,000, needs no permit and the person doing it employs no one on the project, which is the only exemption the state allows. We're licensed and insured, and our work is backed by our satisfaction guarantee.
Is urethane cement flooring safe to install while my business is open?
It's best to keep staff and customers out of the work area, because one maker's label says the material is harmful if inhaled and may cause allergy or asthma symptoms. That's a fair thing to ask any contractor about, and I go over how we'll close off the area during the estimate.
Concrete floors for the rest of your building
Worth a look for a lobby, showroom or dining room where you want the bare slab ground to a hard shine instead of covered with a new layer.
Choose this when a front-of-house slab is sound and you'd like color worked into the concrete itself, keeping the look of the original floor with a sealed finish.
Plan your urethane cement floor with us
Call (213) 329-1493 or send the form with your reopening date, whether the space handles food and whether the floor gets sun, so I can plan the right steps on the first visit.