Concrete Floor Stripping & Removal in Cedar Hill TX - a clean slab ready for new flooring
Old tile, vinyl or glue stuck to your concrete? We take it up carefully and leave a bare slab ready for what's next.
I look at every floor myself
I come out to every job, check the slab and write the estimate myself, so the person pricing your removal has actually seen your floor. Our own trained installers handle the prep and the floor, and nothing gets handed to another company.
Prep-first floor work since 2013
I started this business in 2013 after learning concrete prep beside an installer who'd done it a long time. Thirteen years later, I still think the work under the finish matters most, and getting the old floor off cleanly is where that starts.
Fully licensed and insured on removals
We're fully licensed and insured, which counts for a lot when the job means pulling up old flooring and the glue under it. Want a straight answer about your floor? Call (972) 299-0201 and I'll come take a look.
Taking old floors off concrete in Cedar Hill
Concrete floor stripping and removal means taking old vinyl and other resilient flooring, the flexible kind, along with its backing and glue, off your concrete so the slab is ready for a new floor. We do it for homes and businesses in Cedar Hill and the cities around it.
Most calls start after someone pulls up a corner of carpet or vinyl and finds old tile underneath, or a second layer, with black or yellow glue stuck to the concrete. So the first things I want to know are how many layers are down, how big the space is and what you want on the slab afterward, because each one changes the work. Not sure yet? That's what my visit is for.
Price comes down to how much is stuck to the slab and what's in it: the number of layers, how stubborn the glue is, the square footage and what the asbestos inspection finds. The schedule mostly waits on that inspection and on whether the city wants a permit. I'd rather tell you up front if the concrete needs work or isn't a fit for the floor you want, and your written estimate lays it all out.
Floor removal, asbestos planning and slab prep
Testing before anything comes up
We treat old flooring and glue as if they could hold asbestos until a test says otherwise, because there's no telling by looking. So before anything gets disturbed, I'll ask you to have the floor inspected, and we plan the removal around what the results show. If you own a public building, Texas adds its own rules, since anyone doing asbestos work there must be licensed or registered by the Department of State Health Services, and the department needs notice at least 10 working days before work that disturbs asbestos begins.
Lifting old floors without sanding
How a crew lifts the floor matters as much as whether it comes up. Old flooring and its adhesive, including asphaltic cutback, the black tar-like glue, may contain asbestos fibers or crystalline silica, so flooring industry guidance rules out sanding, dry scraping, bead blasting or chipping them. We take your floor up without sanding or dry scraping. The guidance rules out dry sweeping too, so when you're comparing crews, ask how each one will lift the floor and clean up afterward.
Getting the slab ready to coat
Once the old floor's off, the concrete usually needs roughening so a coating has something to grip. One maker's guide says mechanical profiling, roughening the surface with a machine, should always be the first method of choice, and it's a fair question to ask any crew. From there, a slab at home is ready for epoxy floor coatings, and shop, kitchen and warehouse owners can move on to commercial and industrial epoxy floor coatings built to take a beating.
Get a removal plan for your floor
We'll get back to you within one business day, and then I come out for a free on-site estimate with no obligation. Have your number of floor layers and any inspection results handy, since both shape the plan.
(972) 299-0201How floor removal works with us
I come out and look
You call or send a message, and I come out to see the floor in person. I'll check how many layers are down, look at the slab and hear what you want the space to be when it's done.
A written plan for removal
You get a written estimate that spells out the removal, the prep and every coat that follows. If the floor hasn't been tested yet, we set the start around that inspection so nothing gets disturbed early.
Our crew does the work
Our own trained installers take up the old floor and get the slab ready, then put down the new floor if that's part of the job. Before we pack up, I walk the finished floor with you.
Floor stripping questions in Cedar Hill
Can I keep my old floor and just go over it?
Often you can, if there's only one layer down. Industry guidance treats tearing out an old resilient floor as the last resort and prefers putting the new floor over it, but that only works over a single layer. If you've got one layer, we'll talk about covering it instead, and if there are two or more, we plan a removal.
Could my old vinyl floor in Cedar Hill contain asbestos?
It could, so plan as if it does until a test says it doesn't. Industry guidance says to presume old resilient flooring holds asbestos unless you're positively certain otherwise, and one asbestos guide reports the EPA's advice for anyone who suspects it is an inspection by a trained, accredited professional before remodeling. Booking that first lets us plan around the results.
Do I need a permit to strip a floor in Cedar Hill?
You may, so we check with the city first. The City of Cedar Hill requires a permit to alter or repair any building, and its list of work needing no permit names painting and cabinets, not floor stripping. If a permit's needed, we take care of the paperwork, and contractors on permitted jobs must be registered with the city.
Where can I take old flooring debris in Cedar Hill?
Cedar Hill residents can take construction trash to the Waste Management landfill at 1201 North Central Avenue in Ferris once a quarter at no cost. The free limit is three cubic yards per visit. Check the city's trash and recycling page before you load up.