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Concrete floor installation in Daphne AL - a slab built right from the base up

Cracked, uneven floor, or a new space that needs one? We pack the base, lay the barrier and finish it so cracks stay tight.

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  • Free quotes on site.
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Concrete floors we pour around Daphne

  • Reinforced slab floors

    A ground-level floor with rebar, the steel set inside the slab, for additions, shops and rooms that carry weight and need any cracks kept tight.

  • Floors for tile, wood or coatings

    A slab poured over a moisture barrier and troweled smooth, for rooms where flooring or a coating goes down later and damp coming up would ruin it.

What goes into a new concrete floor in Daphne?

Concrete floor installation in Daphne means pouring a new slab at ground level over a packed base and a plastic moisture barrier, so you end up with a flat floor ready to use or cover. Most of the wait is the cure, not the pour.

Precision Daphne Concrete is based in Daphne, and we pour floors here, in Mobile, across Baldwin County and in the cities around them. Most calls are for a floor that cracked or sank, or for a new room, shop or garage floor that needs a slab. The price moves with the square footage, how much digging and fill the base takes, the steel you choose and the finish you want on top. The schedule turns on the weather and the cure, since a fresh slab needs days before it's ready for foot traffic or a covering. Your written estimate prices each of those parts for your floor.

A concrete floor job, from the base up

No floor is crack-free, so I won't promise you one. We put our work into the base, the moisture barrier and the finish, so the cracks that do show up stay tight.

  • Dig out and pack the base

    We dig out and pack the subgrade, the ground the slab sits on, and if money's tight, that's the last place I'd cut.

  • Forms and finished height

    We set forms to the finished height so the floor meets any concrete steps or pool deck it ties into without a lip.

  • Barrier and steel

    We lay the moisture barrier, then set the rebar off the plastic so it sits in the slab where it can hold cracks tight.

  • Pour before the heat

    We pour early in the day when we can, because midday heat dries the top too fast and leaves it weak and dusty later.

  • Joints and cure

    We cut control joints on time, grooves that tell the slab where to crack, and keep it covered while it cures and gains strength.

Why people in Daphne call Precision Daphne Concrete

I learned this trade next to older finishers who'd make you redo an edge if it wasn't right. I still care most about the parts you can't see once it's poured. Call (251) 572-8074 and I'll come look at your floor.

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  • I come out to most jobs myself

    I look at most jobs in person and ask what the floor has to carry, then our own crew does the work with me running it.

  • In business since 2013

    Weekend patios for neighbors turned into a full business in 2013, and 13 years of pours have shown us what holds up under a floor and what doesn't.

  • Fully licensed and insured on your job

    We're fully licensed and insured, so you aren't carrying the risk while our crew digs, pours and finishes at your house. Ask about it when I come out.

What happens after you call about a new floor in Daphne?

I plan a floor around how you'll use it and what goes on top of it, so the estimate covers the base, steel, barrier and finish your floor actually needs and nothing it doesn't.

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  1. You call or send the form

    Call (251) 572-8074 or send the form with your floor size and address, and most of the time it's me calling you back.

  2. I come look at the job

    I walk the space, check what the slab will sit on and ask what you'll use the floor for and what covering goes on it.

  3. Your written estimate

    It comes in writing with the main parts priced out to compare with other bids. If you hire us, we walk the finished floor with you before leaving.

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Get a priced-out estimate for your floor, base to finish

Send the floor size in square feet, your address and the covering you plan to put down, and I'll get back to you within one business day. The on-site estimate is free and comes with no obligation.

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Concrete floor questions from Daphne

How much does a concrete floor cost near Daphne, AL?

A reinforced concrete slab in Mobile usually runs about $6 to $11 per square foot, which is the going rate in the area, not our quote. Reinforced slabs cost more than plain concrete pads, so the steel you pick moves the bill along with the size and the base work. Your written estimate gives your own number.

Will my new concrete floor crack?

Probably somewhere, because the industry's main floor guide says a completely crack-free floor isn't realistic, even with good design and building. Reinforcement that's sized and placed right keeps those cracks tightly closed, so judge a contractor on how they'll build the floor, not on a promise of no cracks.

What is the best way to keep moisture from coming up through a concrete floor?

Industry guidance says a moisture barrier set in direct contact with the slab gives floor coverings and coatings the most protection. A slab poured right on that barrier needs extra care while it's finished and cured so it doesn't crack, so tell us what's going on the floor before we pour.

How long does a new concrete floor need to cure?

Hot-weather guidance says curing should start as soon as finishing is done and go on for at least 3 days, so build those days into your plans. The same guidance says not to sprinkle water on the surface to make finishing easier, which is a fair thing to ask any crew about.

When does a contractor need an Alabama home builder license?

Alabama's Home Builders Licensure Board counts anyone building or improving a home on a job over $10,000 as a residential home builder, and that figure covers labor and materials together. Work outside the board's jurisdiction is the exception, so check with the board if you're unsure about a bid.

Can I be my own contractor for a concrete floor in Alabama?

Alabama has a homeowner exemption, but if you claim it, any subcontractor you hire still needs a license when their share of the job is over $10,000.00. You also put at risk your protections under the state's home builder licensing law, including filing a consumer complaint and getting paid from the Homeowners' Recovery Fund.

Concrete floor installation in Daphne and nearby

The City of Daphne's Building Inspection Department issues building permits and inspects the work, and its list names structural work but not concrete floors, so whether your floor needs a permit is a question for that office. Daphne also builds to the national residential code with its own changes, so what you read online may not match the rules here. When a job does go through the city's building permit, the application asks for the contract showing the job cost, a plot plan, detailed plans for the new work and an 811 line locate when one applies. If yours needs a permit, we help with the paperwork and work with the office that covers your address.

A lot of the old floors we tear out settled because the base under them was raked flat instead of dug out and packed. We see the same thing on jobs in Fairhope and Spanish Fort, and we fix it the same way, from the ground up.