Room additions and enclosed porches
An addition or a closed-in porch usually gets a slab for its floor, and since carpet, tile or wood goes on top, we plan the moisture layer underneath before we pour.
Concrete floor installation in Prattville AL - a slab built for the flooring on top
Need a concrete floor for a room, addition or shop? We start with the base and moisture layer, so your flooring goes down right.
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What a new concrete floor job involves
Concrete floor installation in Prattville means placing a new slab for a room, an addition, a shop or an outdoor space, on a dug-out and packed base, and planning it around the carpet, tile, wood or vinyl that'll cover it later.
The price mostly comes down to the size of the floor, how much digging and base work the spot needs, whether it's inside where concrete has to be pumped or wheeled in, and whether a moisture layer and rebar go under it. The schedule turns on the permit, the weather on pour day and the wait for the slab to dry before any flooring goes down. I'll measure it on site at the estimate and give you your own number.
We're licensed and insured, and that counts on a bigger floor, because Alabama's Home Builders Licensure Board licenses residential builders for jobs that cost more than $10,000 in labor and materials.
I measure it and run it
I come out to look at your floor and measure it myself, then I run the work on site with our crew, so the person who priced it is there on pour day.
Bad news told straight
If the spot drains toward the house or the budget won't cover the base it needs, I'll tell you before we pour, because finding out after the concrete sets costs you twice.
Full time since 2013
I went from weekend sidewalks and small slabs to full time in 2013, and most of our calls since have come from homeowners around Prattville who want a driveway, patio, garage floor or walk.
How we build a concrete floor
Every floor starts below the concrete. We dig out the subgrade, the ground the slab sits on, down to firm ground and pack the base in layers, because a base that's only raked level settles later and takes the slab with it. If tile, wood, carpet or vinyl is going over the slab, we plan the moisture layer under it from the start, then set the rebar, the steel inside that keeps a crack from opening up.
Outside, we check where the water runs so the slab falls away from the house, and in a Prattville summer we'd rather pour early than in the midday heat, which leaves a weak, dusty top. We cut control joints, shallow grooves that give the slab a planned place to crack, as soon as it'll take the saw, because late joints mean cracks wherever the slab picks. Then it cures, kept damp and left alone so it gains strength before anyone uses it.
Once it's cured, I'll tell you to hold off and have the slab tested for moisture before the flooring crew comes in, even if they're ready to go. If the budget has to give somewhere, I'd give on the finish and keep the base, because you can redo a surface but not what's under it. The same base work goes into the concrete pool decks and concrete steps we build, here in Prattville and in Montgomery, Millbrook, Wetumpka, Pike Road and plenty of other cities around them.
Common jobs for a new concrete floor
Workshops and outbuildings
A shop floor takes rolling carts, heavy tools and dropped parts, so we finish it smooth enough to sweep and roll on, and lay out the joints around how you'll use the space.
Replacing a cracked, uneven floor
When an old slab has sunk or cracked badly, we break it out and look at what was under it, because a new floor on the same bad base usually fails the same way.
Outdoor slabs for sheds and equipment
A slab outside for a shed, a grill or a generator gets a broom finish, a light texture that keeps it from turning slick, and a slope that sends rain away from the house.
Get a free estimate on your concrete floor
Send the form and we'll get back to you within one business day to set a time. I'll come out, look at the spot and measure it, and the estimate is free with no obligation.
Rough size of the floor
A rough length and width is plenty for the form, because I'll measure it properly on site, and the size is the first thing that moves the price.
The flooring going on top
Tell us if tile, wood, carpet or vinyl is going over it, so I can plan the moisture layer under the slab from the start instead of trying to fix it later.
The property address
The address tells us which office covers your lot, like the City of Prattville or the Town of Pike Road, and what it wants before we set a date.
Concrete floor and slab finish examples
These example photos show smooth interior finishes, textured outdoor slabs and joint layouts worth talking through before we settle on your floor.
Questions about concrete floors in Prattville
Practical questions about a new concrete floor in Prattville, from moisture under the flooring to permits, flood areas and licensing.
Do I need a vapor barrier under an indoor concrete slab?
Yes, plan on one. Industry guidance calls a vapor retarder, a moisture layer laid under the slab, sensible under every interior floor, and requires moisture protection when carpet, tile, wood or vinyl goes on top, because vapor rising through the slab can loosen the glue and leave warped or stained floors and trip hazards. Outdoor slabs generally don't need one.
How soon can flooring go on a new concrete floor?
Not until the slab has cured, dried out and been tested to show moisture isn't coming through, which is what industry guidance calls for before flooring goes in. So build a wait and a moisture test into your plans between the pour and the install, and don't book the flooring crew tight against pour day.
Does a concrete floor job in Prattville need a permit?
Ask the city before anything's poured, because its published list doesn't settle it. The Building Division requires permits for all construction the city's codes cover, and its list names additions, renovations, outbuildings and fences, not concrete floors. We find out what your address needs before we set a date, then handle the application or walk you through it.
Is my lot in Prattville near a flood area?
It may be if you're close to the Alabama River, Autauga Creek, Fay Branch, Noland Creek, Pine Creek or the smaller creeks off them, which the city names as flooding hazards. Inside its Special Flood Hazard Area, most development needs a Floodplain Development Permit from the city, including filling or digging out ground, the kind of base work a slab needs.
Will my new concrete floor crack?
It may get some hairline cracks, because concrete shrinks as it hardens, and concrete guidance notes the shrinkage rises right along with the amount of water in the mix. So we don't add water at the truck to make it pour easier, and the joints we cut give the cracks that do come a straight, planned line to follow.
Can I be my own contractor for a concrete floor in Alabama?
Alabama has a homeowner exemption for that, but any subcontractor you hire under it must be licensed when their part of the job costs more than $10,000.00. That includes the concrete crew on a larger floor. If you're running the job yourself, tell me at the estimate and I'll price just the concrete work.
Other concrete work that often goes with a floor
Call or send the form about your floor
Call (334) 788-0315 any day, 6 AM to 11 PM, or send the form while the moisture layer can still go in first.