Flooring Contractor in Doral, FL - Garage and Shop Floors Built on Proper Prep
Westmark Epoxy Floors of Olympia Heights coats, polishes and resurfaces concrete floors in Doral, FL, from home garages and townhouse floors to shop and warehouse slabs, and we grind and prep the slab first.
- Fully licensed and insured.
- Free estimates at your property.
- We reply within 1 business day.
Garages, shops and warehouses across Doral
In Doral, homes and businesses sit close together, and our calls come from both. On the home side it's single-family houses and townhouse communities where the garage is parking, storage and workshop at once. On the business side it's shops, showrooms and warehouses where the floor has carried carts and forklifts for years and looks it. The two groups ask different questions, but both want a floor that stops looking tired and stays put.
We're a flooring contractor based in Olympia Heights, FL, and we do the same work in The Hammocks and the other cities around us. The slabs we meet in Doral run from smooth garage floors a coating won't grab without grinding to warehouse floors under layers of old sealer, so the jobs here usually start with prep before anything gets coated.
Working in Doral: permits, contractors and what sets the price
For properties inside city limits, the City of Doral Building Department issues building permits and inspects the work, and permits the county requires go to Miami-Dade County instead. When a permit is filed, the contractor of record has to be registered with the city, and the department checks that contractor's licensing and insurance when the permit goes in, so ask about that before you sign with anyone. We're fully licensed and insured. Before we schedule, we find out which office covers your property, and if your floor needs a permit, we apply as the licensed contractor and handle the paperwork and inspections, which means that review comes before your start date.
What moves the price is mostly what's already on the slab and how hard the floor has to work. Old coatings, glue and oil stains mean more grinding, cracks and chips need patching, and a floor that takes forklift traffic needs a heavier system than a garage that parks two cars, so the estimate is where you get your own number. We see the same mix of garages and work floors in Fontainebleau, and I tell people there what I tell people here. Sometimes a polished slab or a simpler coating fits you better than the system you called about, and I'll say so.
Get a written estimate for your Doral floor
We reply within one business day, and then I come out to your Doral property myself to look at the slab and ask how you use the space. I leave you a free written estimate, with no pressure and no obligation. If you'd rather talk first, call (786) 408-1023.
Call (786) 408-1023Services in Doral, FL
Garage Floor Coatings
Doral garages often double as parking, storage and workshop, so the slab takes oil and hot tires. We grind it and lay a coating built for that.
Commercial & Industrial Epoxy Floor Coatings
Shops and warehouses here run carts and forklifts over floors that were never coated or wore through long ago. We prep them and coat for that traffic.
Concrete Grinding & Surface Preparation
Old sealer or glue on a Doral slab gives a coating nothing to grip. Concrete grinding and surface preparation opens it up so the new floor bonds.
Concrete Floor Stripping & Removal
When tile comes up in a Doral house or a tenant leaves a shop, adhesive and failed coatings get left behind. We strip it down to bare concrete.
Polished Concrete Flooring
Warehouse and showroom slabs here are often sound but dull, and polishing them can make more sense than coating. We grind and polish the concrete itself.
Concrete Resurfacing & Overlays
Doral patios and walkways with surface wear or shallow chips don't always need tearing out. We resurface them with an overlay that bonds to the old concrete.
What happens after you call us about a Doral floor
Call or send the form
Tell us what the floor is, a garage, a shop or a patio, and roughly how you use it. We set a time for me to come out to your property.
I look at the slab
I check the concrete for old coatings, cracks, stains and moisture, and it helps if you're there so I can ask how the space gets used. You get a written estimate that spells out the prep, the system and the price, so nothing is a guess.
We prep and coat
Once you say yes, we set the date, and our installers grind and prep the slab before any coating goes down. That's the step we don't rush, because it decides how well the floor holds up.
We walk the finished floor
I walk the floor with you before we pack up, and you point out anything you want looked at. Satisfaction guaranteed on every job.
Common questions
How much does an epoxy floor cost in Doral?
An epoxy floor in Doral is priced off the slab in front of us, because most of the cost is in what the concrete needs before the coating goes down. Size, old coatings or glue to strip, cracks to patch and the system you pick, a basic coat or a full flake or metallic floor, move the number most. If the job goes through the city's permit process and the job value is over $2,500, a Notice of Commencement has to be recorded with the Miami-Dade County Clerk of Courts before it's submitted to the city, as the city's permit submittal page lays out, and we take care of that with the rest of the permit paperwork.
Can I pull my own permit for floor work in Doral?
Yes, if you're competent to do the work and qualify for the owner/builder exemption, you can apply for your own permit by signing the city's owner/builder affidavit. The catch is that you take on all the responsibilities and liabilities a contractor would carry, which the city's building FAQ spells out. When you hire us, we apply as the licensed contractor, so that stays with us.
What happens if work is done without a permit in Doral?
Work done without a permit in Doral can be charged double permit fees, and the city may require it to be partly or completely torn out. The Building Department treats work done without permits or inspections as unsafe, and it can hold up the transfer of your property when you sell. That's one reason I sort out the permit question before we set a date.
How long does a building permit in Doral stay valid?
A Doral permit expires if work hasn't started and passed an inspection within 180 days of being issued. Once work starts, it expires if the job is suspended or abandoned for 6 months without an approved inspection, and every permit needs a final inspection to close it out. When we pull the permit, we schedule those inspections as part of the job.
What causes epoxy garage floors to peel in Doral?
Peeling almost always comes back to prep, meaning a coating rolled onto a slab that wasn't ground, still had sealer or oil in it, or had moisture coming up through it. Hot tires pull at a weak bond first, which is why peeling usually shows up right where you park. We grind the slab and check it for moisture before anything goes down.
Is polished concrete or epoxy better for a warehouse floor in Doral?
If the slab is sound and the traffic is mostly carts and forklifts, I usually lean toward polished concrete, because there's no coating on top to wear through or peel. Epoxy or a heavier commercial system earns its cost where you need stain and chemical resistance, marked lanes or a floor that wipes clean. I'll tell you which one fits once I've seen the slab and how the space runs.
Book a slab check for your Doral floor
Call (786) 408-1023 or send the form before you pick a coating or buy a kit, so the choice gets made on the slab you actually have.