Concrete Floor Stripping & Removal in Kokomo IN - bare concrete ready for a new floor
Old coating peeling, flaking or failing? We take it down to clean, bare concrete with the right method and the dust kept in check.
- Method matched to floor Grinding for most garages, blasting for big open slabs.
- Dust extraction running We run dust extraction the whole time we're removing coating.
- Testing before removal Doubtful old coatings get tested before anything comes up.
- Owner on the job I look at your floor and work alongside our crew.
- Licensed and fully insured.
- Free in-person estimates.
- Replies within 1 business day.
How do you know your old floor coating needs to come off?
A failing coating gets harder to fix the longer it stays down, because a new floor can't bond to one that's letting go. These are the signs we see most.
Coating peeling up in sheets
When an old coating lifts in sheets or flakes at the edges, it has lost its grip on the slab, and every season it lets go a little further.
Tire marks lifting the floor
If the coating pulls up where your car parks, warm tires are lifting a weak bond. Patching rarely holds, and the bare spots soak up oil and salt.
Bubbles or blisters in the coating
Blisters usually mean moisture is pushing up from the slab under the coating. Left alone they break open, and a new coat over them would fail the same way.
Layers of old paint and patches
Years of recoats leave several finishes stacked on the floor. A new coating is only as sound as the weakest layer under it, so the stack has to come off.
Worn paths down to bare concrete
Where traffic has worn through to gray concrete, the coating around it is usually thin and tired too. Waiting lets dirt and spills work into the open slab.
An old coating nobody can name
In an older home or building, nobody may know what the floor was coated with, and that's worth testing before anyone grinds or blasts it.
How we handle concrete floor stripping and removal
Concrete floor stripping in Kokomo starts with me looking at what's on your floor, because a thin garage paint and a thick multi-coat shop system come off in different ways. When there's any doubt about what an old coating holds, we have it tested before we start taking it up. Then we match the method to the floor, using diamond grinding, where a machine with diamond-studded heads cuts the coating away, for most garages, and shot blasting, which throws fine steel shot at the surface, for big open slabs. Removal throws off silica dust, coating debris and noise, so we run dust extraction the whole time and our crew wears breathing, eye and hearing protection. The price moves with the size of the floor, how many coats are on it and which method it needs, and the schedule turns on any testing and the weather the new coating needs, so the estimate spells out the prep as well as the finish.
Stripping is usually the first half of the job, since bare concrete is ready for a new floor once it's clean and has passed its checks. For garages and basements that's often a new epoxy floor coating, and for shops, plants and stores we lay commercial and industrial epoxy floor coatings built for heavier traffic.
What happens when you call us to strip a floor in Kokomo?
From your first call to the final walk-through, the job runs in the same order, with the floor checked before anything comes up.
Call or send the form
Once we hear from you, we set a time for me to come out. I look the slab over for moisture, old coatings and cracks.
Go over your estimate
The estimate explains the prep as well as the finish, including any testing an old coating needs before it can come up.
Strip the floor and recoat
We pick a date that suits you and the new coating's weather needs, and I'm on site with our crew through the prep and the coating.
Walk the finished floor
When the coating is down, we clean up and walk the finished floor with you so you can see the work and ask questions.
Why Kokomo property owners call Kokomo Anchor Epoxy Flooring
I come out and test the slab
I test your slab myself and stay on the job with our crew, so the prep gets done the way I planned it.
Learned prep from the ground up
I came up on a flooring crew and started this business in Kokomo in 2017, so prep is what we know best.
Licensed and fully insured on site
We're licensed and fully insured, which matters when grinders and blasting machines are running inside your garage or building.
A straight answer about your slab
If your concrete isn't ready for a new coating, I'll tell you so rather than put down a floor that won't hold up.
Get a free estimate to strip your concrete floor
Tell us your floor size, what's on it now and the floor you'd like next, and we'll reply within one business day to set a time for me to come out. The on-site estimate is free, with no obligation.
Examples of stripped and coated floors
Look through these examples of concrete floors taken back to bare slab and finished with new coatings, to see what the work looks like.
Questions about stripping concrete floors
Here are the questions Kokomo homeowners and business owners often ask about taking an old coating up. If yours isn't here, call and ask about your own floor.
How much does it cost to strip an old coating off a concrete floor in Kokomo?
The cost comes down to your floor's size, how many coats are on it, how thick they are and which removal method the floor needs. A single thin coat comes up with less work than a layered system, and testing an old coating adds a step. I'll give you a figure for your floor once I've seen it.
Do I need a permit in Kokomo to strip a concrete floor?
That's something we confirm with the city before each job, because Kokomo's guidance doesn't name coating removal. The city's Inspectional Services issues building permits and says work without mechanical, electrical, plumbing or structural changes most likely needs none, but its list names flooring rather than coating removal. If a permit is needed, we handle the paperwork, and the approved permit spells out which inspections the job needs and how to schedule them.
How do I handle an old floor coating that might contain asbestos or lead?
Get it tested before anyone grinds or blasts it, and schedule the removal only once you know what's in it. That's the order we follow whenever there's doubt about an old coating. In Indiana, asbestos inspectors, workers and contractors all need a license from IDEM, the state's asbestos agency, and outside homes with four or fewer units a licensed inspector has to check the building before renovation. Homeowners are spared the state's notice and work-practice rules, though asbestos waste still follows disposal rules and local ordinances.
Can a chemical stripper remove epoxy from a garage floor?
It can on a thin, single-coat floor or a small spot, which is where strippers work best. On thick, multi-coat systems a stripper is usually just a first step, so layered coatings still need more work afterward before the concrete is bare.
What does a stripped concrete floor need before a new coating goes down?
It needs to pass a moisture test, whichever method took the old coating off. Moisture coming up through the slab is a common reason coatings blister and lift, so it's worth asking any contractor when that test happens. We check for moisture at the first visit and again before the new coating goes on.
What causes an epoxy garage floor to peel?
Usually it's the prep under it, a slab that wasn't ground clean or had moisture coming up through it when the coating went down. Hot tires and old layers underneath can make it worse. Once it's peeling, the old coating has to come off before a new one will hold.
Ready to get that old coating off your floor?
We take calls seven days a week from 7 AM to 10 PM, so you can reach us when it suits you.