Concrete Floor Stripping & Removal in Laredo TX - a clean slab ready to coat
Peeling epoxy, flaking paint or a worn sealer on your floor? We take it back to bare concrete so the next floor has something sound to grip.
How do you get an old coating off a concrete floor?
Concrete floor stripping and removal in Laredo takes old coatings, sealers and curing compounds off the slab and leaves bare concrete that's clean, dry and free of dirt, grease and oil, so whatever goes down next can hold to the concrete itself.
Most people call me when an old epoxy or paint is peeling, a sealer has gone patchy, or they want a new floor and the old coating is in the way. The price moves with the size of the floor, what's on it, how thick and how well bonded that coating is, how much edge work there is and how the debris has to leave, and the schedule turns on the same things, because a thick coating or a rough slab takes longer to grind. I'll give you your own figure once I've seen the floor, and if your slab only needs roughening rather than a coating taken off, I'll point you to concrete grinding and surface preparation instead.
How our concrete floor stripping and removal works
On most floors we take the old coating off by machine, grinding the open floor with diamond tooling because a machine removes it evenly and opens up the concrete underneath. Our grinders run with a dust collector, since grinding raises a lot of fine concrete dust, and if you're comparing quotes, it's fair to ask whether each one includes a collector. We save chemical strippers for the edges and small spots the big machine can't reach, then scrape, vacuum and look over the slab until bare concrete is all that's left. Before the first day, we plan with you how the debris will leave the property, so nothing sits in your driveway waiting on a pickup that won't come.
Stripping is usually the first half of a bigger job. Once the old finish is gone, most homeowners go straight into new epoxy floor coatings for a garage or basement, and shops and warehouses usually move on to commercial and industrial epoxy floor coatings built for heavy traffic. When one crew does both, the slab we stripped is the same slab we prepare, and I know exactly what's under the new floor.
Why Laredo property owners call Truefinish Laredo Epoxy Floors for floor stripping
The owner writes your estimate
I come out myself to look at the floor and write the estimate, and my crew does the grinding and prep while I check the work along the way. We've done this since 2017 in Laredo and the cities around it, so the person who sized up your floor is the one making sure it's done right.
Fully licensed and insured crew
We're fully licensed and insured, so you aren't carrying the risk of the work on your own property. On a public building in Texas, people and companies doing asbestos-related work must also be licensed or registered by the Department of State Health Services, which matters if you manage that kind of property.
Laredo permits pulled for you
In Laredo the hired contractor typically pulls the permit, and an owner who pulls it is considered the contractor, so when a job needs one, we pull it and handle the paperwork with the city. If you aren't sure whether your project needs one, we'll find out before work starts, and you can also call the city's Building Developmental Services office to speak with a plans examiner.
A straight answer on the slab
Once the old coating is off, I'll tell you plainly what the bare concrete shows, even when the answer is that it needs more work before anything new goes on it. Satisfaction guaranteed, and we treat your home or business with courtesy from the first visit to the last.
What matters most on this job is getting the old coating fully off without leaving a mess behind, because a new floor can only hold as well as the concrete under it. When you're ready, call (956) 508-9073 or send us the floor's size, the coating on it and a few photos, and I'll set a time to come take a look.
Get a free on-site estimate for stripping your floor
We reply to every call and message within one business day. I'll come out to look at the floor and write the estimate myself, and it's free with no obligation to hire us. If you include the floor's size, the coating type and a few photos, I'll have a better idea of what to expect before I arrive.
Stripped and ground concrete floors
Questions before you book floor stripping
How much does it cost to strip a concrete floor in Laredo, TX?
A medium grind of a concrete floor in Texas usually costs about $2.10 to $3.20 per square foot. That's a statewide market range for the grinding, not our price, and a thick coating, a lot of edge work or a rough slab tends to push a floor toward the top of it. I'll give you a figure for your own floor at the estimate.
Can a chemical stripper take the coating off a whole garage floor?
Usually not. A soy-based or solvent gel softens a coating so it can be scraped, and it suits small areas, edges and thin coatings, but on a thick or well-bonded coating the job usually finishes with a grinder anyway. That's why we keep strippers for the edges.
What is the best way to remove epoxy from a concrete floor?
By machine. Sika's surface preparation guide says old coatings come off concrete by mechanical preparation, and it calls shot blasting or grinding ideally suited to the work. That's why grinding carries most of the job on the floors we strip.
Is acid etching enough to prep a concrete floor instead of grinding?
Usually not, since TCC Materials calls mechanical roughening of the concrete the first choice and the safest method. Acids can be hard to rinse and neutralize, need a well-ventilated space and won't remove petroleum-based products or animal or vegetable oils, which matters on a garage floor with years of oil drips.
How long does it take to strip a concrete garage floor?
A two-car garage is typically about a day of grinding and cleanup for one person with a rented machine, and it takes longer when the coating is thick or the slab is rough. That figure describes a do-it-yourself job, and I'll tell you how long your own floor should take once I've seen it.
Will Laredo curbside pickup take old concrete or floor stripper?
No. The city's Brush and Bulky Item Collection Service won't take concrete, paints, solvents or any other liquid, so broken concrete and liquid waste from a stripping job need another route. Construction and demolition debris can go with a private hauler or to the City of Laredo Landfill, open Monday through Saturday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., and it's part of the debris plan we make with you before work starts.
Work that often follows stripping
- Epoxy Floor Coatings
Once the old finish is off, a fresh epoxy coating gives a garage or basement floor a tough, easy-to-clean surface that grips the bare concrete we leave behind.
- Commercial & Industrial Epoxy Floor Coatings
Shops, warehouses and work bays that take forklifts, chemicals and daily traffic need a heavier coating system, and a freshly stripped slab is the right place to start one.