Concrete Floor Stripping & Removal in West Odessa TX - a clean slab for the next floor
Old coating peeling, flaking or in the way of a new floor? We take it down to sound concrete so the next one bonds.
- Licensed and fully insured.
- Free estimates at your property.
- We respond within 1 business day.
What does it take to strip an old coating off a concrete floor?
Concrete floor stripping and removal in West Odessa takes old epoxy, paint, sealer and residue off your slab so the next floor bonds to concrete instead of to a failing layer, and most jobs finish with the floor cleaned up and prepped for whatever goes down next.
Usually you're here because a coating is peeling, or you want a new floor and the old one's in the way. Here's the bad news first. A new coat rolled over a failing one usually fails with it, so the old layer has to come off. The price moves with the size of the floor, how thick the old coating is and how hard it's stuck, whether it needs testing, and how flat or rough the next floor needs the slab to be. The schedule turns on the same things, plus how long a test takes when there's a question about what's in the coating. Your written estimate gives you the figure for your own floor.
How do you know an old floor coating has to come off?
Coating peeling up in sheets
When a coating lifts in big flakes or sheets, it usually never bonded because nobody ground the concrete first. Coating over it just glues the new floor to a layer that's already letting go, so you end up paying twice.
Patchy old paint or sealer
Worn paint, old sealer or a half-gone coating means the new floor would grip that layer instead of the concrete. The longer it sits, the more it flakes, chips and stains, and a new coat won't stop that from underneath.
An old coating nobody can identify
If you bought the place with a coating already down and don't know what's in it, that's a question to settle with a test before anyone grinds. Waiting costs nothing, but grinding first can spread whatever's in it through the room.
How we handle concrete floor stripping and removal
Before anything comes off, I ask what floor is going down next, because that decides how we take the old one off. If there's any question about what's in the old coating, we get it tested before we grind. Then our crew protects the area, takes the coating off with the method that suits the next floor, gets the residue and dust up, and leaves the slab clean and ready for the new floor.
Most stripping jobs are the first half of a new floor. On a garage or a room at home, that's usually one of our epoxy floor coatings, and for shops, warehouses and work bays it's often commercial and industrial epoxy floor coatings built for heavier traffic. When we do both, the crew putting the new floor down already knows exactly what the slab underneath looks like.
Diamond grinding
One tool maker's guide says diamond grinding suits a floor that has to end up flat. It's the usual fit when the next floor needs a smooth, even base under it.
Shot blasting
The same guide says blasting may suit a coating that needs a rougher surface to grip, what the trade calls profile, and shot blasting can be efficient on a large, open floor. That makes it a fit for big shop and warehouse slabs.
Chemical stripper in tight spots
A chemical stripper can help with a thin coat in corners and edges a machine can't reach, but it rarely finishes the prep by itself. Residue, moisture and softened coating still have to come off before anything new will bond.
Get a written estimate for taking your old floor off
We'll get back to you within one business day to set a time, and I'll come out to look at the slab. The estimate is free, done at your property and comes with no obligation.
(432) 280-0038- Based in
- Odessa, TX 79764
- Hours
- Mon–Fri: 7 AM–10 PM, Sat–Sun: 8 AM–9 PM
What happens when you call us to strip a floor in West Odessa?
From your first call to the final walk-through, here's how a stripping job runs, and what you'll have in hand before you decide anything.
Call or send a message
Call (432) 280-0038 or send the form, and we'll set a time for me to come out. It helps if you know roughly how big the floor is and what's on it now.
I look at the slab
I come out myself, look at the concrete and ask how you use the space and what's going down next. The estimate I write spells out the prep, each coat and anything that isn't included, so you know what you're paying for before you agree to it.
We test when there's doubt
If nobody knows what's in the old coating, testing comes before any grinding. The start date waits on that result, and on the state's notice period if asbestos turns up.
Our crew strips and cleans
Our own crew takes the coating off, cleans up and leaves the slab prepped for the next floor. Before we pack up, I walk the finished floor with you.
Why West Odessa owners call Stonebridge to strip a floor
I write your estimate in person
I drive out to your place in West Odessa or nearby myself, look at the slab and write the estimate, and our own crew does the work. The person who sized up your floor is the one answerable for how it comes off.
Prep first, since 2013
Before I started this business in 2013, I spent years tearing up floors somebody else had rushed for a property management company. That's where I learned that the removal and the grinding decide whether a floor holds.
Licensed and fully insured, every job
We're licensed and fully insured. Grinding and blasting put heavy machines in your garage or shop, so you want that covered before anyone plugs in.
A straight answer on cheap fixes
If a quick coat over the old one won't hold, I'll tell you so rather than sell it to you. Our work is backed by our satisfaction guarantee.
Getting the old coating off the right way is what lets the next floor hold. Ask for an estimate or call (432) 280-0038.
Floor removal and new coatings in West Odessa
Texas has its own asbestos rules, and they can change the calendar on a stripping job. The state health department requires notice at least 10 working days, not calendar days, before any work that will disturb asbestos, so if a test finds it, the start date waits out that notice. In public buildings, the state also requires anyone doing asbestos work to be licensed or registered, though workers trained in the Resilient Floor Covering Institute's course can remove resilient flooring without that license as long as it stays intact and doesn't crumble during removal. That's why I'd rather have a test result in hand before I put a start date on your job.
We're based in West Odessa and work in the cities around it, and a lot of the floors we strip here are garage and shop slabs where somebody rolled a coating over concrete that was never ground. We see the same rushed coatings on jobs in Odessa and Midland, and the fix is the same, getting down to sound concrete before anything new goes on.
Questions about floor stripping in West Odessa
What is the best way to remove an old epoxy coating from a concrete floor?
Machine profiling, which roughens the concrete with grinders or blasters, is usually the best way, and one concrete materials maker calls it the first choice and the safest method. The same maker notes that acid leaves petroleum products and oils behind and needs a well-ventilated area, so it's a poor fit for oily shop floors or closed-in rooms. Heavier methods like flame blasting, scarifying, scabbling and milling can cause fine cracks in the concrete, so we don't reach for them when grinding will do.
How long does it take to strip an epoxy floor?
One flooring guide puts a typical 1,000-square-foot epoxy removal at one to three days, including cleanup and prep for the next floor. Plan to keep the room out of use for that stretch, and longer if a test turns up asbestos and the state's notice period has to run first.
Should my old floor coating be tested before it's ground off?
Yes, if there's any question about what's in it. A coating removal guide advises qualified testing, and cleanup by trained people if needed, before any grinding or blasting when a coating may contain asbestos or other hazardous material. We get it tested before we grind, because grinding first can spread whatever's in it.
Do I need a permit to strip a concrete floor in West Odessa?
The county's permit list doesn't settle it either way, so it's worth asking before work starts. Ector County Development Services issues development permits, and its list names development structures, drive approaches, septic, right-of-way and cell towers, not floor stripping. If a permit question comes up on your job, we'll help you figure out which office covers your address and help with the paperwork when one's needed.
How much does it cost to remove a floor coating in West Odessa?
The cost comes down to your floor's size, what's on it now and how hard it's stuck, and the method the next floor calls for. Testing adds to it when there's a question about the old coating, and corners that need hand work take longer than a big open slab. Your written estimate gives you the number for your floor.
How do I get my garage ready for floor stripping?
Move furniture, appliances and anything stored on the floor out of the area, and cover doorways into the house to keep dust from spreading. It's also fair to ask any crew how they control dust, since OSHA's construction silica standard requires employers to limit workers' exposure to breathable silica dust. I'll go over how we keep it down when I come out for the estimate.
Related coating work after the old floor comes off
Epoxy Floor Coatings
Once the old layer is gone, a fresh epoxy coat on clean, ground concrete gives a garage or home floor something that stays stuck down this time.
Commercial & Industrial Epoxy Floor Coatings
Shops, warehouses and work bays that need a tougher floor after removal get a heavier epoxy system built for forklifts, carts and daily traffic.
Service areas for floor stripping and removal
Stonebridge Epoxy Floors of West Odessa is based in West Odessa, TX, and strips floors in the cities around it. These 5 cities have their own pages, including Odessa and Midland, and they aren't the only places we go.
Odessa, TX
Book a look at your old floor
The sooner we know whether the old coating needs testing, the sooner your start date and your next floor can be pinned down.