Epoxy Flooring in Glendale, CA

In Glendale, epoxy flooring work usually starts by studying the cracks. The city sits in the Verdugo Mountains region with the Sierra Madre, Hollywood, Verdugo, Raymond and San Gabriel faults all nearby. In the 1971 San Fernando earthquake, 31 Glendale structures were damaged badly enough to be torn down. Slabs here have been through a lot of shaking, and a coating can never outperform the concrete beneath it.

Reading the cracks before we coat

Not every crack is a problem, but every crack needs a plan. Here is how we sort them on a Glendale estimate:

• Hairline shrinkage cracks are usually filled and ground flush.
• Cracks with height difference may point to settlement and need patching or leveling.
• Cracks that keep opening get a flexible joint so the coating can move with the slab instead of tearing.

We mark these on the floor with you and write them into the quote.

Heat that swings from frost to 115

Glendale's record high is 115 degrees, set in September 2020, and frost can still show up on winter nights from late November to early March. Big temperature swings make concrete expand and contract. A rigid, brittle finish can crack over a working joint. We choose primers and topcoats with enough flexibility for that movement and avoid installing when the slab is too cold for a proper cure.

Santa Ana winds in the canyons

Santa Ana winds can hit 70 mph here, with gusts near 100 in passes and canyons. On install days that means grit and leaves blowing into an open garage. We keep the door closed or screened during application, and on windy days we will move the schedule rather than trap debris in a fresh coat. Afterward, a sealed floor sheds that dust with a quick sweep.

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Studios, aerospace parts and offices

The former Grand Central Air Terminal site now holds Walt Disney Imagineering and DreamWorks Animation, and Glenair, with about 1,768 workers, is one of the city's largest private employers. Fabrication rooms, prop shops, loading docks and mechanical rooms all benefit from a seamless floor. We plan chemical resistance, anti-slip texture and safety lines to suit how the space is used.