Floor Demolition and Removal in Portland, OR and Vancouver, WA
Complete Coatings NW handles complete floor demolition and removal across Portland, OR and Vancouver, WA and nearby areas, clearing away whatever is on your concrete now so a new floor can go down right. We remove old coatings, failed epoxy, tile, carpet, adhesive, and mastic, then prepare the bare slab for whatever comes next. Because we handle removal and the new floor together, you get one team accountable for the whole job, from tearing out the old surface to installing the finish you actually want. If your floor has to come up before it can be made new, this is where that work gets done.
Why
Why proper removal matters
A new floor is only as good as the surface beneath it. Old coatings, adhesives, and materials left behind interfere with how a new coating or polish bonds, and shortcuts at this stage are a leading reason floors fail early. Removing the old surface completely, down to sound concrete, gives the new floor a clean, solid foundation to grip. It is not the glamorous part of the project, but it is the part that determines whether the finished floor lasts. Done properly, removal sets everything that follows up for success.
The removal services we offer
Whatever is covering your slab, we have the service to clear it. Each option below has its own page with the full detail:
- Old Floor Coating Removal for worn or failing finishes that need to come off before a fresh system.
- Epoxy Removal for peeling, chipped, or outdated epoxy floors.
- Tile Removal to clear tile and thinset down to the concrete.
- Carpet & Adhesive Removal for carpet, padding, and the glue left behind.
- Mastic Removal to lift stubborn mastic and old adhesives from the slab.
How floor removal works
Every removal project follows the same practical sequence, scaled to your floor:
- Assess. We identify what is on the slab and how it is attached, which determines the right removal approach.
- Remove. The old surface is taken up with the proper equipment, from coating and adhesive removal to full tile or floor tear-out.
- Grind and clean. The slab is ground and cleaned to remove residue and profile the concrete.
- Ready the surface. The clean, sound slab is prepared so a new coating or polish can bond correctly.
The best new floor starts with fully removing the old one. Everything that lasts is built on a clean, sound slab.
The first step toward your new floor
Removal is rarely the end goal. It is the first step toward the floor you actually want. Once the slab is clear and prepared, it is ready for a new finish, whether that is a garage floor coating, another coating system, or polished concrete. Handling both the removal and the new floor together keeps the project smooth and keeps responsibility in one place. You can see how we approach the full process on our process page.
Get your old floor cleared and ready
Whatever is on your concrete now, we can remove it and prepare the slab for what comes next. As a family owned and operated company that handles removal and installation together, we take care of the whole job so your new floor starts on solid ground.
Call (971) 247-9844 to get started. We are based in Portland, OR and serve the Portland metro, Vancouver, WA, and SW Washington and nearby areas.