Concrete Floor Installation in Boynton Beach FL - a flat, solid base for your flooring
Old floor cracking under the tile, or a new room waiting on a slab? We pour level, well-cured floors ready for the flooring you choose.
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What does it take to install a concrete floor in Boynton Beach?
Concrete floor installation in Boynton Beach means we prepare the ground, place a new concrete slab, and then finish, joint and cure it, so you end up with a hard-wearing floor that drains properly and has no high or low spots.
Most people who call us are adding a room, enclosing a porch or replacing a tired floor in a garage or workshop, and they want to know what it will cost and how long the space will be out of use. The price mostly follows the size of the floor, how much digging and fill the ground needs, and the finish your flooring calls for, while the schedule turns on any permit, the site prep and how long the slab has to cure before anything goes on top. When I come out, I write an estimate that lists what's included, so you have your own figure instead of a guess.
How can you tell an old concrete floor needs replacing?
Tiles cracking or coming loose
Cracked or hollow-sounding tiles usually mean the slab under them has moved or was never flat to begin with. New tile over the same floor tends to crack the same way, so your money goes further when the floor is put right first.
Flooring that lifts or bulges
Wood or vinyl that swells, cups or lets go of its glue usually points to moisture coming up through the slab. Each new floor laid over it is likely to fail the same way until the slab underneath is dealt with.
Water sitting in low spots
Puddles in a garage or utility room usually mean the floor has settled or was poured without enough fall toward the door or drain. The longer water sits, the more it stains the concrete and works its way toward the walls and whatever you store there.
What our concrete floor installation includes
We start by digging out to firm ground and packing the subgrade, the soil and base the slab sits on, because a base that's only raked level settles later and takes the floor with it. Next we lay the vapor barrier and protect it from punctures and tears while we work, since what comes up through the slab later affects the flooring on top, and we set rebar, the steel that holds the slab together, where the floor has weight to carry. Then we pour, finish the surface flat and cut control joints, shallow lines that give the slab a planned place to crack instead of across the middle of your room, and we time both the finishing and the joints with care because the flooring that goes on later depends on them. Curing comes last, the wait while the concrete gains strength before anyone uses it. If a budget has to give somewhere, I'd please ask that it be the finish and not the base, because nobody sees the ground under a floor on day one, but you can't fix it once the floor is on top.
Floor work often connects to what's just outside the room. When a new floor sits higher than the yard or the old entry, we can build concrete steps up to the door, and when a new room opens onto the pool, we can pour a concrete pool deck to meet it, so the heights and the drainage are worked out in one plan.
Under tile, wood or carpet
This suits additions, enclosed porches and new rooms, where the slab will be covered by flooring. We finish it smooth and flat and give the barrier and moisture our closest attention, because the flooring on top depends on both.
Left as the finished floor
This suits garages, workshops, storage and utility rooms, where the concrete itself is the surface you walk on. We give it a hard, smooth troweled finish that's easy to sweep, with a light texture where wet shoes are common.
Get a written estimate for your new concrete floor
Thank you for reaching out. We reply within one business day, then I'll come look at the site and write a free estimate that lists what's included, with no obligation to go ahead.
- Based in
- Boynton Beach, FL 33426
- Hours
- Mon–Sun: 7 AM–11 PM
What happens after you call us about a concrete floor?
Here is how a concrete floor job runs with us, from your first call to the walk-through at the end.
Call or send the form
You call (561) 336-6418 or send the form, and we set a time for me to visit. It helps to have the floor size in square feet, the flooring you plan to use and whether the property is in the flood zone.
I visit and write the estimate
I come out myself, look at the site and ask what the floor needs to carry and what will go on top of it. The estimate lists what's included, so you can see what you're paying for before you decide.
We prep, pour and finish
If you go ahead, we take care of the paperwork, dig out and pack the base, and protect the barrier before we pour. Then we finish the surface, cut the joints and start the cure.
We walk the floor together
Before we pack up, we walk the finished floor with you and go over how to treat it while it cures. We'll also tell you what to pass along to your flooring installer.
Why Boynton Beach homeowners call Quality Boynton Beach Concrete Company for floors
On site with our crew
I'm on site with our crew while your floor is being built, from the base to the last joint cut. If something under the old floor turns out different than expected, I can talk it through with you that same day.
Learned the trade right here
We've been in business since 2021, and I learned concrete on a crew here in Palm Beach County before starting this company in Boynton Beach. I spent years at a desk before that, so I remember what it's like to sit on your side and want a straight answer.
Licensed and insured, questions welcome
We're licensed and insured. In Florida, a certified license allows work anywhere in the state and a registered license only where the contractor holds a local certificate of competency, so please ask any contractor which kind they hold and whether it covers Boynton Beach, and you can look it up with the state licensing board.
On a floor, most of what decides how it lasts sits underneath it, so I'd like to see your site before giving you a number. Please request an estimate and I'll come take a look.
Concrete floors, steps and pool decks in Boynton Beach
If your property is in the floodplain, the city's flood zone rules decide how high a new floor sits, because new homes and substantial improvements there must have the lowest floor raised to the base flood elevation, the flood level the maps set for your lot, plus one foot. A professional engineer or surveyor completes an Elevation Certificate, the lowest floor is surveyed once it's in place, and the certificate goes into the permit record before the building may be occupied. When a job needs a permit, we pull it, handle the city submittal and inspections, and let you know early what papers to have ready, so the floor height and the survey are part of the plan from the start.
Around Boynton Beach, and on jobs in Lantana and Delray Beach, many of the floors we pour are for rooms added onto older homes, where the new slab has to meet the existing floor at the right height. We check that match and where the water runs before we dig, so the new floor doesn't sit low or send water back toward the house.
Questions about concrete floors in Boynton Beach
Will my new concrete floor in Boynton Beach crack?
It may get a few small cracks, because even with good design and careful work, a floor with no cracks and no curling at all isn't realistic. Curling is when the edges lift slightly as the slab dries, and like small cracks, it's something to plan for rather than a sign the job was done badly. Our work is satisfaction guaranteed, and I'd rather tell you this now than have it catch you off guard later.
Why does the vapor barrier under a concrete slab matter for my flooring?
It keeps ground moisture from coming up through the slab and into the flooring on top. One barrier maker reports that even small holes in it can let a lot more water vapor through, which can lead to flooring failures and delays before the flooring can go down. Extra moisture also lets the alkalies in concrete reach flooring glue and break it down, so a glued covering can loosen, swell or bulge.
Do I need a permit for a new concrete floor in a Boynton Beach flood zone?
Quite possibly, because the city's Building Division requires a permit for all development in the Special Flood Hazard Area, the city's mapped flood zone. Its list names filling and grading, which often come with a new floor, but it doesn't name floor installation itself, so we confirm with the Building Division for your job before we start. If a permit is needed, we take care of it as described above.
How much does a concrete floor cost in Boynton Beach?
A 4-inch concrete slab in Florida usually costs about $8 to $14 per square foot, with labor and materials included. Where yours falls depends on how much digging and fill the base needs, the barrier, the finish and how easily we can reach the spot with the concrete. My estimate lists what's included, so you can compare it fairly with any other.
What causes a new concrete floor to dust or end up with low spots?
Usually it's poor timing in the finishing, jointing or curing, because steps done too early or too late can leave a floor that cracks, dusts, scales or drains poorly. Dusting is a soft top that rubs off as powder, and scaling is when thin flakes come loose from the surface. Please ask any crew, ours included, how they schedule each step before the truck arrives.
How do I make sure a concrete floor is poured right on a hot day?
Ask the crew about its hot weather plan before pour day, because hot weather guidance recommends considering precautions when the concrete itself is in the range of 77 to 95 degrees Fahrenheit. Heat speeds up how fast concrete sets, and if the finishing falls behind, the top can end up weak and dusty. I'm glad to go over our plan with you when we schedule the pour.
Related concrete work around a new floor
Concrete pool decks
A pool deck needs a surface that grips under wet feet and a slope that sends splash water away from your house.
Concrete steps construction
Steps of even height at a back door or garage entry make every trip in and out safer, especially when your hands are full.
Cities we serve for concrete floor work
Quality Boynton Beach Concrete Company is based in Boynton Beach, Florida, and the 12 cities below have their own pages, from Boca Raton to Palm Beach Gardens. We also work in many other cities in Palm Beach and Broward counties, so please ask if you don't see yours.
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A short visit tells me what the ground under your new floor needs, which is the part of the price no photo can show.