Flooring contractor in Westchester, FL - coatings that start with slab prep
Stonegate Epoxy Floors of Coral Terrace is a flooring contractor working in Westchester, FL, on garage floors, pool decks, slab rooms, old terrazzo and shop floors. We test and prep every slab before anything goes on it.
Flooring work across Westchester homes
Westchester is mostly single-story concrete block houses on slab, many of them decades old, with shops, offices and small warehouses along the busier roads. As a flooring contractor based next door in Coral Terrace, and doing the same work in Coral Gables, we spend a lot of time in the garages, pool decks and slab rooms around Tropical Park and Bird Road.
Houses this age often have terrazzo under carpet, or a slab carrying layers of tile mortar, glue and paint. Getting that off and seeing what's underneath is most of the job, so the prep usually moves the price and the schedule more than the coating does, and your on-site estimate gives you the figure.
What we do on Westchester floors
Most epoxy jobs here start on a slab that's had tile or carpet glued to it, so we grind it clean and test it before coating.
Commercial & Industrial Epoxy Floor Coatings
Learn more about Commercial & Industrial Epoxy Floor CoatingsFor the shops and small warehouses along the busier roads, we coat floors that take forklifts, carts and spills, and we plan the work around your hours.
Westchester garages often double as storage, laundry or a workshop. We clear the floor, fill cracks and lift oil stains, then lay a coating that wipes clean.
Polyaspartic cures faster than standard epoxy and holds its color in sun, so it's what we suggest for open carports and garages you need back soon.
In a converted garage or family room on slab, metallic epoxy gives a poured, glossy look. Each floor comes out different, so we show you samples first.
Restaurant kitchens and food prep rooms along the commercial roads get hosed with hot water and harsh cleaners every day. Urethane cement is built for that.
If the slab under your old tile is sound, grinding and polishing it can give you a hard, low-upkeep floor. We can only tell once it's uncovered.
Stain soaks into concrete rather than sitting on top, which suits patios and slab rooms. Old patches and glue marks show through, so we point them out first.
Plenty of older Westchester houses have terrazzo hiding under carpet or tile. We pull up the covering, clean off the adhesive, then repair and polish what's there.
True basements are rare on this ground, so this usually means a ground-level utility or storage room that stays damp. We test moisture before we pick a coating.
Decades of tile mortar, carpet glue and paint have to come off before anything new will grip, so we grind down to bare, clean concrete first.
For driveways, patios and carport slabs that sit in the rain and sun, a clear sealer slows stains, mildew and water soaking in.
When an older patio or entry slab is pitted, flaking or patched over the years, an overlay gives it a fresh surface without tearing it out.
Room additions and enclosed porches often don't line up with the original slab. A self-leveling overlay flattens the floor before tile, wood or a coating goes down.
Backyard pool decks here take sun, chlorine and summer storms. We repair the cracks, then resurface or coat the deck with a cooler, grippier texture.
Peeling garage paint, failed epoxy and old vinyl tile all have to come up cleanly, and we use dust-controlled equipment so the rest of the house stays livable.
What Westchester slabs ask of a floor
You can count on the slab being checked before we sell you a finish, and on straight answers about what we know, what we don't yet and what nobody can promise.
Moisture tested first
We measure how much moisture is coming up through the slab before picking a coating, because trapped moisture is what lifts one.
You see the bare slab
When the old floor comes up, I show you the bare concrete and any cracks or damage before we go on.
The owner on every job
I look at every job before we quote it and stay on site the whole time our crew is working.
Questions answered by phone
I'd rather answer one more question on the phone than have you guess, so call as often as you need before deciding.
Licensed, insured and guaranteed
We're fully licensed and insured, and every floor we finish here is backed by our satisfaction guarantee.
Westchester flooring questions we hear
How much does a garage floor coating cost in Westchester, FL?
Your price depends on the size of the floor, the shape the slab is in and the coating you choose, so we give you a figure once we've seen it. A sound, clean slab with a flake epoxy sits at the lower end, while cracks to fill, old paint or tile to remove, or a metallic or polyaspartic finish add to it. Call (305) 786-6170 and I'll come take a look.
How do I find out if my floor job in Westchester needs a permit?
Start with which office covers your address, because Miami-Dade County issues building permits for unincorporated properties and a property inside an incorporated city gets its permits from that city. If your folio number, the parcel number on your property tax bill, starts with 30, it goes through the county's process. The county's list of work that needs a permit includes new plumbing, electrical and air conditioning work, so a floor job that moves a drain or adds an outlet can bring one in. We check early which office covers your property and tell you what we find, and if the job needs a permit, we apply for it as your licensed contractor.
Can work under $7,500 skip a building permit in Miami-Dade County?
Some can, since a state law now lets certain work valued under $7,500 on a single-family home, duplex or townhouse go through a simplified process with no building permit. Units in multi-family buildings don't qualify, neither does a property partly or entirely in a flood hazard area, and electrical, plumbing, structural, mechanical and gas work still needs a permit at any price. To use it, the owner or contractor sends a written request and the contract through the county's permit exemption portal, and a project can't be split into smaller phases to stay under the limit.
Does my flooring contractor need a state license in Florida?
If your job needs a county building permit, yes, because Miami-Dade issues those only to licensed contractors or to owners doing the work themselves. A Florida certified license works anywhere in the state, while a registered license only covers the cities or counties where the holder has a certificate of competency, so ask which kind a contractor holds. The county also requires a local business tax receipt for each place of business, plus a city receipt when the business sits inside a city. We're fully licensed and insured.
What causes epoxy floors to peel in Westchester garages?
Most peeling comes from moisture pushing up through the slab or from a coating laid over glue, paint or concrete that was never ground. Miami-Dade sits close to sea level, so after a major rain the water sometimes has nowhere to drain, and some areas see occasional flooding. That's why we test moisture and grind to bare concrete before any coat goes on.
What is the best time of year to coat a garage floor or pool deck in Westchester?
Any month can work, though the drier months outside hurricane season, which runs June 1 to November 30, usually make scheduling easier. Humid, stormy days slow how a coating cures and can push a pool deck or open garage back a day, while an indoor slab room is less affected. We watch the forecast and the slab's moisture and set the days with you once we've seen the job.
Working nearby? Pick your city or call
If your city has its own page below, it covers what we do there. If not, call (305) 786-6170, because we work across Miami-Dade, not only in these cities.
Ask Stonegate for a Westchester floor estimate
Before you tear up old tile or carpet, call (305) 786-6170 or use the form, since what's under it can change which floor makes sense.