Concrete Floor Installation in Alabaster AL - a slab ready for the flooring on top
Old floor cracked, sinking or uneven? We pour a new concrete slab on packed ground, ready for the tile, wood or carpet going on top.
- Fully licensed and insured.
- Free estimates at your property.
- We reply within 1 business day.
What goes into a new concrete floor in Alabaster?
Concrete floor installation in Alabaster means we prepare the ground, pour a slab, finish it flat, cut its joints and let it cure, so you end up with a hard, even floor that's ready for tile, wood or carpet, or to be left as bare concrete.
Most people who call about a floor are building out a room, an addition or a shop, or replacing an old slab that cracked or sank. The price mostly moves with the floor's size, how much digging and fill the ground needs and what has to go under the slab for your flooring, and the schedule turns on the weather, the ground work and any permit check. Your own figure comes on the written estimate, which spells out what's included.
How do you know an old concrete floor needs replacing?
Cracks that keep widening
A thin crack is often just concrete doing what concrete does, but a crack that keeps opening, or one side sitting higher than the other, usually means the ground under it moved. Left alone, it tends to spread and break up the flooring on top.
A floor that's sinking or uneven
If furniture rocks, water sits in one spot or a corner has dropped, the slab is usually settling with dirt that was never packed. The longer it goes, the further it pulls the flooring and anything built on it out of line.
Flooring lifting or staining
Tile popping loose, wood cupping or carpet that smells damp often points to moisture coming up through a slab that was never protected. Replacing only the flooring rarely fixes it, so you end up paying for the top layer twice.
How we handle concrete floor installation
Before anything else I ask what flooring goes on top, because tile, wood and carpet need the slab protected from moisture coming up through it, and that has to be planned before the pour. Then we dig out and pack the subgrade, the ground the slab sits on, and set the rebar, the steel inside that helps hold the slab together. We pour, finish the top flat and stay after finishing so the control joints, straight cuts that give the slab a planned place to crack, go in at the right time. After that the slab cures, which is the wait while it gains strength before it takes weight or flooring. If the budget gets tight, I'd spend on the base before a fancier finish every time, because nobody sees the base on day one but it's what decides whether the floor stays flat.
A new floor often comes with work outside the room. If the door opens to the yard or the pool, we can pour concrete steps at the threshold and build concrete pool decks with the same care for the ground underneath.
Slab for tile, wood or carpet
This suits most rooms in a house, because the flooring hides the concrete and the slab's job is to stay flat and dry underneath. We plan the moisture protection from the start so the flooring holds.
Bare concrete floor
This suits a shop, storage room or work space where the concrete is the floor you walk on. The finish and the joint lines show, so we take more care with how the top is smoothed.
Replacing a failed floor
This suits a room where the old slab cracked badly or sank and patching won't last. We break it out, find out why it failed and fix the ground before the new pour.
Get a written estimate for your concrete floor
Send the form and we'll get back to you within one business day. I'll come out, look at the room and the ground, and write a free estimate that spells out what's included, with no obligation.
(659) 901-5011- Based in
- Alabaster, AL 35007
- Hours
- Mon–Fri: 8 AM–9 PM, Sat–Sun: 6 AM–9 PM
What happens after you call about a concrete floor?
Here's how a floor job runs from your first call to the day we clean up, so you know who you'll be dealing with at each step.
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Call or send the form
Call (659) 901-5011 or send the form, and we'll set a time to come see the job. It helps to tell us how the room will be used and what flooring you have in mind.
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I look at the ground
I come out myself, check the ground and where the water runs, and write up what's included. You'll see what the price covers, from base work to joints, before you decide anything.
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We set the pour date
Once you say go, we check with the permit office over your address and line up any permit. Then we pick a pour date that fits the weather.
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Prep, pour, finish and cleanup
I'm on site with the crew from ground prep through cleanup, including the time after finishing when the joints get cut. Then we leave the slab to cure and tell you when it's ready for flooring.
Why Alabaster homeowners call Alabaster Concrete for floors
On a floor, what's under the slab matters more than what shows on top. Tell me what flooring you're planning and ask for an estimate.
The owner writes every estimate
I come out to look at the job and write the estimate myself, and I run the crew on site when the work gets done. The person who told you what the ground needs is the one standing on it on pour day.
Learned the trade around Alabaster
I started out pouring walks and small pads for neighbors around Alabaster and turned it into a business in 2023, three years ago now. The floor you're getting comes from someone who learned on the same kinds of houses you live in.
Fully licensed and insured
We're fully licensed and insured. In Alabama, anyone improving or repairing a home where labor and materials come to more than $10,000 counts as a residential home builder under the state's home builders board, with some work outside its reach, so it's fair to ask any crew whether your floor job falls under it.
Satisfaction guaranteed on every job
That's our promise, said plainly. I'd also rather tell you a job isn't worth doing than sell you one that won't hold up.
Concrete floors and the ground work around them in Alabaster
The City of Alabaster asks for an erosion control plan before it issues any permit for clearing, grading, digging or filling, and it runs permits through an online account. A floor that needs ground built up or leveled can fall into that, but whether a concrete floor needs its own permit here isn't something I'll guess at. Which office handles your job depends on where you live, so before we set a date we check with the one over your address, and if a permit is needed we take care of the paperwork, or walk you through it if you're acting as your own contractor.
Most floors we pour here go into additions, garages being turned into rooms and small shops, and we see the same kinds of jobs in Pelham and Helena. Wherever the job is, I check the ground and where the water goes before I put a price on it.
Questions about concrete floors in Alabaster
How much does a new concrete floor cost in Alabaster?
There's no single number, so I price each floor after seeing the room and the ground, and the written estimate shows exactly what's in it. A smaller floor, easy access for the truck and a site that needs little fill all keep the cost down, while a decorative finish or a lot of ground work raises it.
Will my new concrete floor crack?
Probably a little, because even with the best design and careful work, a floor with no cracks at all isn't realistic and some cracking shows up on every project. A few cracks don't by themselves mean the floor was built badly. Well-placed control joints can't stop cracking entirely, but they keep most of it in the lines we chose.
What is the best way to plan a concrete floor that will get tile or wood?
Tell your crew what flooring is going on top before the pour, because floors that get carpet, tile, wood or similar flooring need protection from moisture moving up through the slab. Without it, that vapor can make the adhesive fail and leave the flooring loose, warped or discolored.
Is summer a good time to pour a concrete floor in Alabaster?
Summer works, but it's the season when hot weather most often causes problems for fresh concrete, and wind makes the heat and dry air hit harder. Those problems can turn up any time of year, so ask any crew how it handles a hot, windy day. We watch the forecast and plan the pour around the heat.
What causes a concrete floor to get dusty or chip?
Usually it's timing, because when finishing, joint cutting and curing aren't done at the right moment, a floor can end up dusty, flaking, weak on top, cracked or with high and low spots. Those steps are what decide how well the surface stands up to wear.
What should I ask a concrete contractor before they pour my floor?
Ask how they'll prepare the ground and base, because if what's under the slab is weak, the floor is far more likely to fail no matter how much steel goes in it. Extra rebar can't make up for poor ground. I'll show you what I plan to dig out and pack when I come out.
Related concrete work around a new floor
If the new room sits above the yard, steps at the door make getting in and out easy, and they need the same packed base as the floor.
A pool deck takes splashing and bare feet, so it needs a surface with grip and a slope that carries water away from the house.
Cities we serve around Alabaster
Alabaster Concrete is based in Alabaster, AL, and works in the cities around it, including Hoover and Calera. The 12 cities below have their own pages, and if you don't see yours, call and ask whether we come out your way.
Get your concrete floor planned right
Have the room's use, the flooring you plan and your preferred timing ready when you call, and the first visit can go straight to the ground under it.
Alabaster, AL