Urethane Cement Flooring in Pinecrest FL - a floor that takes heat, spills and knocks

It's a good choice for a kitchen or any floor that takes real abuse, and for worn concrete that needs bringing back. One maker lists its typical uses as commercial kitchens, food and beverage plants, pharmaceutical and chemical plants, and restoring eroded concrete floors, which tells you what it's built to handle. For a floor that only sees everyday foot traffic, it's usually more floor than you need.

Yes, because the moisture inside the slab has to be down to the level the chosen material accepts, or the floor won't last. That level depends on the product, and one maker rates its urethane cement for wetter slabs than most flooring will take, so the test also tells us which materials your slab can handle. Some contractors bring in an outside tester so the results are impartial, and it's fair to ask any contractor who will run the test.

You can usually walk on it lightly after about 12 hours, going by one maker's figures at 77°F and 50% relative humidity. The same maker lists light wheel traffic after 24 hours and full cure in 7 days, so plan on light use in the first day or two and save heavy use, like sliding appliances back or rolling equipment, until the week is up.

At least 14 days, according to one maker's instructions for its urethane cement. Young concrete can still shrink and crack, and anything that happens underneath will show through the finished floor, so if your slab was just poured, we plan the date around it.

The price comes down mainly to the size of the floor and how much prep the slab needs, so I give you a written number after I've seen it. Grinding off an old coating, repairing cracks and eroded spots, and adding a top coat for a sunny floor all add to it, while a sound, clean slab keeps it down. Call (786) 435-0197 and I'll come take a look.

The Village of Pinecrest issues the permit, and it lists installing floors among the projects that need a general building permit plus special system permits. The application is signed and notarized by you or your representative and by a registered contractor, so we handle our side of the paperwork and walk you through the part you sign. If you pull it as an owner-builder, only you sign and notarize, and the owner-builder requirements fall on you. Contractors working here are licensed through Miami-Dade County, a Florida certified license covers the whole state while a registered one covers only the places where the contractor holds a certificate of competency, and we're licensed and fully insured.