Flooring Contractor in Merced, CA - Coatings Built on Properly Prepped Concrete
Atwater Epoxy Floors and Concrete is a flooring contractor based in the City of Atwater, CA, coating, polishing and repairing concrete floors in Merced, from home garages and patios to shop floors and restaurant kitchens.
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Merced floors, from older slabs to new tract garages
Merced is the next city down the road from our base in the City of Atwater, so we're there often, along with nearby places like Franklin. The calls cover the whole mix. Homeowners in the older neighborhoods near downtown want their garages and patios fixed up. Families in the newer tract homes toward the edges of the city want a coated garage floor. Small business owners call about storefronts, shop floors and restaurant kitchens.
The age of the building usually decides where the prep starts. Older slabs tend to carry paint, glue and years of cracks that have to come off or be repaired. Newer garages often have a clear sealer from the builder, and a coating won't grip until it's ground away.
Floor and concrete work we do in Merced
Epoxy Floor Coatings
Good for Merced garages and workrooms that take tires, dropped tools and spills, once the slab is ground clean and its cracks are repaired.
Commercial & Industrial Epoxy Floor Coatings
For Merced shops, warehouses and service bays where carts, forklifts and chemicals wear through paint, we build a heavier system over a properly ground slab.
Garage Floor Coatings
A common call in Merced, where hot tires, oil drips and old paint or sealer decide how much grinding has to happen before the coating.
Polyaspartic Floor Coatings
A fast-curing coating that holds its color in sunlight, so it suits Merced garages with the door open all summer and patios that get afternoon sun.
Metallic Epoxy Flooring
A poured, swirled finish for Merced living spaces, showrooms and finished garages, where the floor is meant to be looked at as much as walked on.
Urethane Cement Flooring
This is the system we'd point a Merced restaurant kitchen or food business toward, because it handles hot water, washdowns and grease better than standard epoxy.
Polished Concrete Flooring
We grind and polish the slab you already have, which suits Merced storefronts, offices and open-plan homes that want a hard floor with no coating to peel.
Stained Concrete Flooring
Puts color right into the concrete on Merced patios, entries and interior slabs, and it works best once old sealer and glue are off the surface.
Terrazzo Flooring
A floor of stone or glass chips set in a binder and ground smooth, for Merced lobbies, entries and rooms that see heavy foot traffic.
Basement Flooring
Basements are uncommon in Merced, but where a home or building has one, we check the slab for moisture before choosing a coating that can live with it.
Concrete Grinding & Surface Preparation
This is the step that decides whether any Merced floor holds, because it opens the surface and takes off sealer, paint and glue so the next layer can grip.
Concrete Sealing
Protects Merced patios, walkways and bare garage slabs from oil, water and sun when you want the concrete to look like concrete, just cleaner and easier to wash.
Concrete Resurfacing & Overlays
When an older Merced patio or slab is pitted, scaled or patched but still solid underneath, an overlay gives it a new surface without tearing it out.
Self-Leveling Concrete & Overlays
Flattens uneven or dipping slabs in Merced homes and shops before tile, wood or a coating goes down, so the finished floor sits level.
Pool Deck Coatings & Resurfacing
For Merced pool decks that have worn, cracked or turned slick, we resurface or coat the concrete with a textured finish that's easier on bare feet.
Concrete Floor Stripping & Removal
Takes failed epoxy, old paint, tile glue and carpet adhesive off Merced floors, because a new floor won't bond well over a layer that's already letting go.
Get a written floor estimate for your Merced property
We reply within one business day to set a time. I come out, check the concrete and measure. Then you get a free written estimate with each step laid out, and you're under no obligation.
(209) 203-1590- Based in
- City of Atwater, CA 95301
- Hours
- Mon–Fri: 6 AM–10 PM, Sat–Sun: 8 AM–10 PM
Merced permits, licenses and what sets the price
In Merced, building permits come from the city's Building Department. A contractor has to hold a City of Merced business license before they can apply for one, so it's fair to ask to see ours before the permit step. We're licensed and insured. If your floor job needs a permit, I'll tell you at the estimate and we'll handle it with the department. When I'm not sure, we ask them before we start. A permit adds a step before the crew can begin, so we build it into the schedule from the beginning.
Merced is a short run down Highway 99 from Atwater, and the same road takes us up to Turlock and other jobs in Stanislaus County. The price here mostly depends on what we find in the slab. That means how big the floor is, how much grinding it needs, how many cracks need repair, whether old paint or glue has to come off, and which system you choose. The schedule turns on that same prep, any permit, and the time the coating needs to cure. The written estimate puts your figure and each step on paper.
Valley heat and cold nights on Merced slabs
Merced summers are long and hot. A garage with the door up all afternoon, or a patio facing the sun, puts a lot of heat and light on a floor. Standard epoxy can soften under hot tires and yellow in sunlight. For those spots we usually steer people toward a polyaspartic topcoat or another system built to hold up in the sun, and we tell you why at the estimate.
Winters are milder than they feel. The city's design values for building plans list a winter design temperature of 25 degrees F and rate weathering as negligible, so frost isn't usually what wears slabs down here. The cold matters more to the coating, which cures slowly in a chilly garage. That's why we check the slab temperature before we set a coating date.
How a floor job runs when you call us in Merced
Here's what happens from your first call to the final walk-through, so you know who you'll see and what you'll get at each step.
Call or send the form
Call (209) 203-1590 or send the form and tell us about the floor, and we'll set a time for me to come out. It helps if you can be there so we can talk through how you use the space.
I check the concrete and measure
I come out myself to look at the floor, check the concrete and measure. Then you get a written estimate that lays out the prep, the system and each step in order, so you know what you're paying for before anything starts, and you'll hear then if a permit is needed.
The crew works to the plan
A small crew I trained does the grinding, repairs and coating in the order the estimate gives, and I check the work along the way. If the job needs a permit, the crew starts once it's issued.
We walk the floor together
Before we call it done, I go over the finished floor with you and tell you what to know about cure time and care. The work is backed by our satisfaction guarantee.
Questions about floor coatings and concrete in Merced
How do I apply for a building permit in Merced?
You apply online through the city's permit portal. Merced's permit system is paperless, and every plan and document gets uploaded there. On some renovation work, the Building Department also needs a release from the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District before it issues the permit. When one of our floor jobs needs a permit, we handle the application.
Which building codes apply to a floor project in Merced right now?
The 2025 California Building Codes apply to anything submitted to the Merced Building Department on or after January 1, 2026, so they cover any permit filed today. The exception is a project that already has a master plan in place under the 2022 codes. That mostly matters to builders, not to someone redoing a garage floor.
Do I need a city permit if my concrete work reaches the sidewalk or driveway in Merced?
You do if the work is inside a city easement or the right-of-way, which is land the city controls or can use. Work there needs a public works encroachment permit, and the city lists sidewalks, curbs and driveways among its examples. Most of our work stays on your side of that line, in the garage, on the patio or around the pool. If a job reaches the public sidewalk, we'll flag it at the estimate.
How much does an epoxy garage floor cost in Merced?
The price depends on the size of the garage and the shape the slab is in, so I give you a figure only after I've seen it. Grinding, crack repair and stripping old paint or sealer add to the cost, and so does a heavier system or a polyaspartic topcoat. A sound bare slab and a simpler system keep the cost lower. The written estimate lists each step, so you can see where the money goes.
What causes epoxy to peel on a garage floor in Merced?
Peeling usually starts with the prep, not the coating. The usual causes are a slab that wasn't ground, a builder's sealer left on, oil soaked into the concrete, or moisture coming up through it. Summer heat adds to the problem here, because hot tires can lift a coating that's soft or poorly bonded. That's why we grind, clean and check the slab before anything goes down, and why I'll tell you if your concrete isn't ready.
What is the best way to fix a cracked concrete floor before coating it in Merced?
The best way is to open each crack, clean it out and fill it with a repair material. Then we grind it flush so the coating sits on a flat, sound surface. Older Merced slabs often have cracks that have been there for years, and a crack that's still moving can show back through a coating. If I see one like that, I'll say so at the estimate rather than tell you the coating will hide it.
City of Atwater, CA
Get your Merced floor looked at
Calling before you pick a coating lets me check the slab first, so you choose a system your concrete can actually hold.