Concrete company in the Strip District, Pittsburgh
The Strip's old warehouses and produce terminals now hold lofts, offices, restaurants and shops. Their concrete floors and loading areas have seen a century of heavy use, and many need repair before a new tenant moves in.
Job ticket: Strip District
- County
- Allegheny County
- Site visit
- Free
- Price
- In writing
- Cover
- Bonded and insured
Local conditions in Strip District
- Old warehouse floors
- Loading docks and aprons
- Lofts converted from industrial buildings
- Very busy streets
Areas we cover in Strip District
We work across Strip District, including these areas.
- Penn Avenue
- Smallman Street
- Liberty Avenue side
- Lofts along the riverfront
Warehouse floors and loading areas
Old industrial floors can be uneven, oil-stained and patched, but they are often thick and worth keeping. Grinding, repairing and resurfacing can give a space a usable floor without the cost of breaking it out. For a restaurant, a shop or a showroom, a durable coating adds easy cleaning.
A broken apron or a loading area is a different job, and it usually calls for thick concrete with steel. See concrete flatwork.
Commercial kitchens bring their own problems, as grease, heat and hot water attack many coatings, so the product has to match the room. Older floors may also hold moisture from below, since many of these buildings sit on low ground near the river. We test first, because a coating over damp concrete can lift. Work inside an occupied building needs dust control and a plan for hours, and we can do noisy work when you are closed.
Concrete services in Strip District
As your concrete company in Strip District, we pour slabs and floors and repair what is already there. These are the jobs people here ask about most.
Planning a concrete job in Strip District
Street access is tight and busy, so deliveries may need an early start, and we plan around neighboring businesses. The city's Department of Permits, Licenses and Inspections handles permits on private property here, and we confirm what your job needs first.
Before you get quotes, read our concrete thickness, PSI and rebar guide.
Concrete questions from Strip District
Does a concrete company resurface warehouse floors in the Strip District?
Yes, if the slab underneath is sound. Resurfacing usually runs $4 to $10 per square foot, and an epoxy coating $5 to $9. Hollow or broken areas are cut out first.
What moisture test does a Strip District concrete floor need before coating?
Use the tests coating makers ask for: relative humidity probes set into drilled holes (ASTM F2170), or calcium chloride domes that measure vapor coming off the surface (ASTM F1869). A taped plastic sheet is only a quick first look and can miss moisture deeper in an old warehouse slab.
What is the best epoxy for basement floor?
One made for the conditions. Damp slabs need a moisture-tolerant primer, and commercial kitchens need a harder system.
Why does epoxy peel off a concrete floor in the Strip District?
Most often moisture rising through the slab, which breaks the bond of a non-breathable coating, or oil and old sealers left in the surface. Old warehouse floors near the river can have both, so they are ground down to clean concrete and tested before anything goes on.