Urethane Cement Flooring in Amarillo TX - a floor built for wash-downs and heat
Tile joints failing or a coating peeling where the floor gets wet, hot or hit hard? We lay one seamless floor made for it.
Is urethane cement the right floor for a wet, hard-used room?
Urethane cement flooring in Amarillo, TX is a seamless floor we lay over your concrete slab for rooms that get washed down, heated up or hit hard. It takes the place of tile and the grout joints that crack and hold bacteria.
Most calls start with tile that's coming loose, grout that won't come clean or a coating that's peeling under hot water and traffic. The price turns on the room's size, how much work the slab needs before anything goes down and the finish you choose, while the schedule turns mostly on how dry the slab is and whether you can hold the room at a steady temperature while the floor goes in. I'll give you a written price once I've seen the slab, and we're fully licensed and insured.
What happens after you call about urethane cement flooring?
Call and describe the room
Calls come to me at (806) 457-5783, any day from 6 AM to 11 PM, and I'll ask a few questions about the floor and how you use it. It helps to have the room's size and the age of the concrete handy.
I check the slab myself
I come out, look the concrete over and test it for moisture, because a slab that's still holding water has to dry out before anything goes on, and that can push back the start date. You get a written price that shows the prep, the floor and any top coat, so you know what you're paying for before work starts.
We prep and lay the floor
I'm on the floor with our crew, and we finish all the prep before any urethane cement goes down. You keep the room's heating or cooling steady while we work, and we tell you when the space can be used again.
Walk the floor together
When we're done, I walk the finished floor with you and go over how to keep it clean. If something doesn't look right to you, that's the time to tell me.
How we lay urethane cement flooring, and the concrete floors around it
Before I say a word about products, I ask how the room runs day to day, how often it's hosed down, how hot the water or the equipment gets and what gets dropped or rolled across it, because that tells us whether this floor is the right call at all. On the job we take up any tile or old coating, open up the concrete by machine so the new floor has something to grip, and fill cracks and low spots, because the prep is the part you never see and the part that decides whether the floor holds. We make sure you can keep the room's temperature steady while it goes in and cures, then lay the urethane cement, carry it to the edges and drains, and add a top coat if you've chosen one.
Plenty of rooms don't need urethane cement, and I'll tell you when yours doesn't. If the space stays dry and the traffic is ordinary, polished concrete flooring gives you a hard, bright slab with nothing on top to peel, and stained concrete flooring adds color to the concrete you already have. We're also the crew people call for the slabs others would rather skip, the ones with old coatings, oil stains or moisture, so a rough floor is no reason to put off the call.
Get a written price for your urethane cement floor
Send the form and we'll reply within one business day to set a time for me to come look at your slab. The on-site visit and the written price are free, and there's no pressure to book. Satisfaction guaranteed on every job.
Urethane cement questions from Amarillo
Is urethane cement or epoxy better for my space?
Urethane cement is usually the better pick when the room is wet, sees harsh chemicals, takes heavy abuse or heats and cools over and over, and epoxy usually fits a dry room with steady temperatures and moderate traffic. That's how one flooring maker draws the line, and it notes epoxy costs less, so the choice comes down to how the room is used against what you want to spend. When I see the room, I'll tell you which one I'd put down and why.
How much does urethane cement flooring cost in Amarillo?
I can't give you an honest number until I've seen the slab, because the price turns mostly on the room's size, how much prep the concrete needs and the finish you pick. One maker says its urethane cement isn't color stable without a UV resistant top coat, so if you want the color to hold, ask for that top coat in the estimate and you'll see what it adds. Your written price lists each of those pieces.
What temperature does a room need to stay at for urethane cement flooring in Amarillo?
One maker's guide keeps the room between 45°F and 85°F for 48 hours before the work, during it and for 48 hours after, or until the floor cures. That's harder than it sounds here, where fall and winter cold fronts can drop the temperature 50 to 60 degrees in 12 hours, an unheated room is hardest to hold between the average first freeze around October 20 and the last around April 18, and summer highs sit in the low 90s and top 100 about five times a year on average. We're based in Amarillo and work in Canyon and the cities around them, so we plan your job for a stretch when you can keep the room in range from start to finish.
Can urethane cement go over new concrete?
Yes, once the concrete has cured, and one maker says that means at least 14 days and reaching a set strength before its floor goes in. Even then, early shrinkage, movement or cracking in a new slab will show through the finished floor, so I'd rather wait a little than lay over concrete that's still settling.
How long does urethane cement take before you can walk on it?
One maker lists its urethane cement as ready for foot traffic in 4 to 12 hours, depending on how warm the concrete underneath is. A cold slab sits at the slow end, and because that maker also warns its product is harmful to breathe in, ask us when people can safely be back in the space.
How do I keep a urethane cement floor clean?
Clean it often and thoroughly with a neutral pH cleaner, which is what one maker recommends for its floors. The surface is nonporous, so dirt sits on top instead of soaking in, and walk-off mats inside and outside the doors keep a lot of it from getting there at all.
Other concrete floors we put in
Polished Concrete Flooring
For dry rooms with ordinary traffic, polished concrete turns the slab you already have into a hard, bright floor with no coating on top to wear through.
Stained Concrete Flooring
When you want color without a new layer over the concrete, staining works the tone into the slab and suits rooms that don't see much water or heat.
Call about your urethane cement floor
If you call (806) 457-5783 or use the form with the room's size, how it's used each day and the age of the concrete, I can tell you a good deal about the job before I even come out.