Brakes, by the numbers — Columbus, Ohio
Brake work that leaves nothing to chance. Pads, rotors, calipers and fluid measured against the manufacturer’s spec, photographed, and priced in writing before a single bolt is turned.
Ø 300 MM · MEASURED Services
Eight jobs, each with a written scope, a posted price and the time it usually takes. Prices are for most cars and light trucks; your sheet shows the exact parts before you say yes.
Pads matched to how you drive, slides cleaned and greased, bedded in on the road.
From $189 · 1 hour
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Rotors measured against the minimum stamped on them and replaced only when they are under spec or warped.
From $349 · 1.5 hours
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Machined true on the lathe when there is metal to spare — cheaper than new and just as smooth.
From $35 a rotor · 30 min
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Sticking or leaking calipers rebuilt or replaced, and the pads checked for the uneven wear a seized slide leaves.
From $229 · 1.5 hours
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Old fluid tested for moisture, flushed with fresh fluid to the maker’s spec and bled at every corner.
$119 · 45 min
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Cracked hoses and rusted steel lines replaced and flared on site — common on Ohio’s salted roads.
From $149 · 2 hours
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A proper scan, wheel-speed sensor tests and a written diagnosis: the cause, not a guess.
$129 · 1 hour
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Cables, shoes and electric parking-brake motors adjusted, repaired or replaced, and the hold tested on a grade.
From $69 · 1 hour
→Symptom index
Brakes rarely fail without warning. Find the sound or the feeling, read what it usually means — and how long it can safely wait.
A high squeal when you brake
The pads’ wear tab touching the rotor — about 3 mm of pad left
Within 2 weeks
Grinding, metal on metal
Pads worn through to the backing plate, cutting the rotor
Stop driving
A pulse through the pedal
Rotor thickness varies or the rotor has run-out
Soon
A soft or sinking pedal
Air or water in the fluid, or a leak in a line or caliper
Today
The car pulls when you brake
A sticking caliper or a collapsed hose on one side
Today
Brake or ABS light on
Low fluid, a wheel-speed sensor or an ABS fault
This week
Burning smell after a hill
Overheated pads, or a parking brake left on
Check now
The build-up study
Every brake job is four layers: pad, rotor, caliper and fluid. Pick how you drive and see what goes into each one — and what it costs per axle, fitted.
How do you drive?
Commuting & errands
$189per axle
Quiet, clean and long-lasting — right for the commute and the school run.
Book a daily brake jobTrailers & loaded beds
$249per axle
Made to shed the heat of a trailer or a loaded bed on a long downhill grade.
Book a towing brake jobFast roads & track days
$329per axle
Consistent bite when the brakes are hot, lap after lap — bedded in on the road before you collect.
Book a performance jobHow a brake job works
Pad thickness, rotor thickness and run-out, fluid moisture and a road test at every corner — written down, with photos.
The numbers, the price and what can safely wait, in writing. Find more with the wheels off and we call before we touch it.
Parts to spec, every bolt torqued, slides greased, pads bedded in on the road — not in the parking lot.
Your sheet updated with the new numbers, your old parts boxed on the seat, and a 24-month / 24,000-mile warranty.
Every car leaves with one
Four corners, eight numbers, one recommendation each — written down, photographed and sent to your phone. Keep it in the glovebox and the next shop can read it too.
Vehicle2018 Chevrolet Equinox
Odometer61,240 mi
Measured byR. Nandakumar
LFREPLACE
Pad2.4 mm
Rotor27.4 / 26.0
RFREPLACE
Pad2.9 mm
Rotor27.1 / 26.0
LROK
Pad7.8 mm
Rotor18.6 / 17.0
RRWATCH
Pad7.4 mm
Rotor18.2 / 17.0
Fluid moisture3.1 % — flush recommended
Run-out, front0.03 mm — within spec
Sample sheet
The price sheet
Brake measurement & road test
Every corner, written down and photographed
Free
Brake pads, per axle
Ceramic, slides serviced, bedded in
$189
Pads & rotors, per axle
Coated rotors and hardware
$349
Rotor resurfacing
Per rotor, when it is within spec
$35
Caliper, replaced
Per caliper, bled after
$229
Brake fluid flush
Fresh fluid to spec, every corner bled
$119
Brake hose
Per hose, installed and bled
$89
Steel brake line
Per section, bent and flared on site
$149
ABS diagnosis
Scan, sensor tests, a written cause
$129
Parking brake adjustment
Cables or electric motor
$69
Prices for most cars and light trucks, before tax. Heavy-duty trucks and big-brake kits are quoted in writing. Labor is $142 an hour, and the measurement is always free.
Most chosen add-on
$49once, per car
Added to any pad job. Labor applies to future pad changes.
Add lifetime padsField reports
4.9/ 5.0
from 812 Google reviews
They showed me the rotor measurements on a printed sheet — 0.4 mm over the minimum — and resurfaced instead of replacing. Saved me $160.
Pedal went soft towing the camper. They found a seeping caliper, flushed the fluid and had it back the same afternoon. The pedal is a brick now.
Every bolt torqued, my old pads in a box on the seat, and the price was the price. That is all I want from a brake shop.
Track pads and slotted rotors, bedded in properly, and they explained exactly why. Consistent all session.
The technicians
Owner · ASE Master Technician
Opened Strata in 2009 after twenty years of brake jobs done against the clock. Still measures the first car of the morning himself.
Rotors & the brake lathe
Runs the lathe and the micrometers. If a rotor can be saved, Ravi saves it — and writes the numbers on your sheet.
Hydraulics & ABS
Calipers, lines and the electronics behind the ABS light. Flares steel lines by hand and bleeds every corner until the pedal is firm.
Visit
2260 Kessling Avenue, Columbus, OH
Mon–Fri 7:30–6 · Sat 8–1
Before you book
Usually air or moisture in the fluid, or a leak somewhere in the lines. Either way it should not wait — book in and we will test the fluid and trace any leak the same day.
Do I need new rotors every time I get new pads?No. We measure each rotor’s thickness and run-out against its spec. If it is within limits we resurface it or leave it alone — and we show you the numbers.
What is that squealing?Most pads carry a small steel tab that squeals at about 3 mm of pad left — a warning, not a failure. Grinding is metal on metal: stop driving and call us.
How long does a brake job take?Pads on one axle take about an hour; pads and rotors about ninety minutes. Most cars go home the same day, many while you wait.
Is the measurement really free?Yes. Every corner measured, written on your sheet and photographed — whether or not you book the work with us.
Do you work on trucks and performance cars?Yes: half-ton and three-quarter-ton pickups, towing rigs and track cars. Heavy-duty and big-brake kits are quoted in writing first.
What does the warranty cover?Parts and labor for 24 months or 24,000 miles on every brake job — plus free pads for life on the same car if you choose the lifetime pads plan.
Book a visit
Tell us what the brakes are doing — a squeal, a grind, a pulse through the pedal — and when suits you. We call to confirm a time, and we call again before any work you haven’t approved.
Work order · request