Flooring contractor in Olympia Heights, FL - floors that start with proper prep
Westmark Epoxy Floors of Olympia Heights is a flooring contractor based right here. We coat garages, refinish concrete and terrazzo, and redo shop floors across Olympia Heights, starting each job with a properly ground, repaired slab.
- Fully licensed and insured.
- Free estimates at your property.
- We reply within 1 business day.
Homes, garages and shops across Olympia Heights
Olympia Heights is home base for us. It's a mostly residential part of Miami-Dade County west-southwest of downtown Miami, bordered by Glenvar Heights, Sunset, Westchester and Westwood Lakes. Most streets here are single-family concrete-block houses on slab, many with an attached garage, a Florida room added on the back or a pool in the yard, and the main roads carry shops, offices and small service businesses.
Because these houses sit right on the slab, whatever is under the tile or carpet is what we end up working with. After a few remodels, that can be old glue, patched cracks or a second layer of tile, and each of those changes the prep before anything new goes down.
What we know from working in Olympia Heights
In Miami-Dade County, each city has its own building official who issues permits for work inside its limits, and the county runs the permit process for the areas outside them, so before we schedule anything we find out which office covers your property. If the job needs a permit, we apply for it as the licensed contractor and handle the paperwork and inspections, and the start date waits until it's issued. Before you hire anyone here, ask for a Florida contractor license and a county Local Business Tax receipt. We're fully licensed and insured. Price and schedule turn mostly on your slab, meaning how much grinding and crack repair it needs and whether old tile or coating has to come off, then on the size of the floor and the coating you pick, and the written estimate I leave you spells out both.
Most of our calls here come from homeowners with a garage, a Florida room or a converted carport that's ready for a real floor, plus shops along Bird Road that need a tired floor redone. Because we're based in Olympia Heights, our installers are close to every job here, and they do the same work next door in Westchester and across the cities around it, where the houses are built much the same way.
Get a written estimate for your Olympia Heights floor
Send the form or call (786) 408-1023, and we'll reply within one business day. I come out to your Olympia Heights property myself, look at the slab and leave you a free written estimate, with no pressure and no obligation to go ahead.
Call (786) 408-1023Services in Olympia Heights, FL
Garage Floor Coatings
Garages here double as workshops, gyms and storage, and bare concrete stains and sheds dust. We grind the slab and lay a flake coating that wipes clean.
Epoxy Floor Coatings
Florida rooms and converted garages here often sit on a slab under worn tile. Our epoxy floor coatings go down after we grind and patch the slab.
Terrazzo Flooring
A lot of older houses in Olympia Heights have terrazzo hiding under carpet or tile. We lift the covering, fill the chips and polish it back up.
Concrete Floor Stripping & Removal
Garage slabs here often carry peeling paint or old epoxy, and back rooms carry tile and thinset. We strip it to clean concrete so the new floor bonds.
Pool Deck Coatings & Resurfacing
Pool decks here take sun, chlorine and bare feet all year, so coatings crack and fade. We fix the cracks and resurface with a slip-resistant finish.
Commercial & Industrial Epoxy Floor Coatings
Shops and service bays here wear through floors under carts, equipment and steady foot traffic. We grind and recoat with a heavier system built for that use.
How it goes when you call us in Olympia Heights
Call us or send the form
Call (786) 408-1023 or fill out the form, and we'll call you back to set a time that works for you. Tell us roughly what the space is and how you use it.
I come look at the slab
I come out to your house myself, look at the slab and any old coating, and ask how you use the space. You get a written estimate before you decide anything, so you know the price up front.
We schedule and prep it right
If the job needs a permit, the office's review comes before we set a start date. Our installers then grind, repair and coat the floor, so plan to have the space cleared out before they arrive.
We walk the floor together
Before we pack up, I walk the finished floor with you and check the work. We'll tell you when it's ready for foot traffic and when you can park on it.
Common questions
Do I need a permit to coat my garage floor in Olympia Heights?
We find that out before we schedule, because the answer turns on the work and on which office covers your property. The county's permit guidance requires permits for things like new structures, additions, new plumbing, electrical or air conditioning work, and interior renovations such as taking out a wall. If your floor job needs one, getting it is on us.
Who can get a building permit for my house in Miami-Dade County?
Only a licensed contractor or an owner-builder can get one, and the permit is issued in the name of the person doing the work. So when one of our jobs needs a permit, it goes in under our name as the contractor, not yours.
How do I check if a flooring contractor is licensed in Florida?
Ask what kind of Florida license they hold, because a certified contractor license is good anywhere in the state, while a registered one only covers the cities or counties where the holder has a certificate of competency. Florida's licensing portal lays out that difference. Also ask for their Local Business Tax receipt, which the county requires of anyone serving the public, even a one-person company, and a business located inside a city needs one from both the county and the city.
How much does an epoxy garage floor cost in Olympia Heights?
Your number comes from the written estimate I leave after looking at your slab, because the condition of the concrete moves the price more than anything else. A clean, sound slab costs less to prep than one with cracks, pits, oil stains or an old coating that has to be ground off. After that it's the size of the floor and the system you pick, and I'll tell you if a simpler coating fits how you use the garage.
What causes epoxy to peel off garage floors in Miami?
Usually it's rushed prep or moisture coming up through the slab, and moisture matters here because Miami-Dade sits close to sea level with groundwater just below the surface. A slab that's damp underneath can push a coating off from below, so I check for moisture before we pick a system. If your slab isn't ready, I'll tell you straight.
What is the best way to prep a concrete floor for epoxy?
Grinding it with a diamond grinder is the best way, because it opens up the surface and takes off old sealer and stains so the coating can grip. Acid etching is cheaper and quicker, but it can leave residue behind and doesn't take sealers off, which is why we grind. After that our crew fills cracks and pits and vacuums up the dust before any coating goes on.
Call about your Olympia Heights floor today
I'll tell you straight if your slab isn't ready or a cheaper option fits better, and every floor we finish comes with the same promise, satisfaction guaranteed on every job.