Garage floor concrete in Yuma AZ - a solid, level floor on well-prepped ground
Cracked, sunken or chipping garage floor? We check whether it can take a topping or needs to come out, then do the right fix.
Garage floor concrete takes a beating. It starts with what's underneath.
Garage floor concrete in Yuma is one of two jobs. It's either a new slab or an overlay, a thin topping bonded to an old slab that's still sound. At M&K Yuma Concrete Construction, we do both across Yuma and the cities around it, and garage slabs here run at the thick end of a home's floor slabs because they carry cars.
Most calls start with a floor that's cracking, sinking at a corner, chipping on top or holding water after you hose it out. Sometimes the trouble sits beside the slab, and where a sloped yard is pushing dirt against the garage, a concrete retaining wall may be part of the fix.
The price turns on the size of the garage, whether the old floor can be topped or has to come out, how much base work the ground needs and whether the slab gets steel. The schedule turns on any permit and the wait before you can drive in. My written estimate puts your own numbers on all of it.
We check first. Then we plan your garage floor concrete.
I start with a hard look at your old floor, because a topping over a heaving slab just hides the trouble. Soil that swells or sinks turns up all over Arizona, Yuma included, and lifted, cracked floor slabs are a common result, so if your floor is moving, it comes out and we rebuild the base under it.
Then we plan the pour around the heat, because concrete that sets hot and cools overnight can shrink and crack. Before we start, you'll get a plain heads up on when you can walk on the floor and when heavy things can come back in.
Garage floor concrete has several parts. Each one carries the floor.
Topping a sound slab
When the old floor is solid, we clean and prep it so the overlay has a sound surface to grab, rather than flaking off later.
Tear-out and new base
When the old slab has failed, we break it out, haul it away, then dig out and pack the subgrade, the dirt the new slab sits on.
Steel in the slab
Rebar, steel bars laid inside the concrete, helps hold a slab together under weight, and we'll talk through whether your floor calls for it.
Slope and finish
We set the floor to fall gently toward the door so water runs out instead of back toward the house, then trowel the top smooth.
Control joints
We cut control joints, shallow grooves that give the slab a planned place to crack, early enough that cracks tend to follow the lines instead of wandering.
Curing the new floor
Curing, the slow hardening that sets concrete's strength, goes better shaded and damp, so we protect the new slab from sun and wind drying it too fast.
Garage floors start with ground work. Done right, you forget them.
A garage floor done badly usually fails where nobody looks. The base gets raked level instead of dug out and packed, so the slab settles with the dirt. Skip the joints or cut them late, and cracks pick their own spots.
That's why, when a budget gets tight, I'd rather spend it on the ground than on the finish. You can't see the base on day one, but it's what keeps the floor flat under a parked truck, and you can dress the top up later with decorative concrete.
It starts with a call. I walk the finished floor with you.
Call or message us
Call (928) 291-0009 or use the form and tell us what's going on with the floor. We get back to you and find a time that works.
I come out myself
I look over the old floor and the ground around it, check whether it's sound enough to top, and ask how you use the garage.
Your written estimate
Your written estimate spells out topping or tear-out, base work and finish, so you can see what you're paying for before anything gets scheduled.
Pour, clean-up, walkthrough
We line up any permit steps, then our own crew preps, pours and cleans up with me on site. I walk the floor with you at the end.
Tell us about your garage floor. We'll come take a look.
Send the garage's size and photos of any cracks, heaving or settling, or call. We reply within one business day to set up a free on-site estimate with no obligation.
(928) 291-0009Yuma is home. We work the cities around it too.
We're based in Yuma and pour garage floors across the cities around it, including Fortuna Foothills and Somerton. Don't see your city listed? Give us a call.
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Garage floor questions. Straight answers before you decide.
Here are plain answers on toppings, cost, cure time, cracks and permits. If your question isn't here, call (928) 291-0009 and ask me.
Can I put an overlay on my old garage floor instead of replacing it?
Only if the old slab is structurally sound and the topping can bond to it. A floor that's heaving, settling or cracked clear through needs to come out, so it's worth knowing which you have before you compare prices. If it's close, I'll tell you straight which way I'd go.
How much does a new garage floor slab cost in Yuma, AZ?
A concrete slab or pad in Yuma usually costs about $6 to $12 per square foot, and that's the going rate in the area, not a quote from us. A reinforced slab runs more per square foot than a plain pad, and tearing out an old floor adds to it. I'll put your own number in writing after I see the garage.
How long before I can park in my garage after a new concrete floor?
A new slab should be walkable within 48 hours, but give it a week before you park on it or move heavy things back in. Concrete keeps curing for a month, so that week is a safe margin while it keeps gaining strength.
Is it normal for a new concrete garage floor to crack?
Some cracking and a little curling at the edges is normal on every slab, according to the concrete industry's own guide to floors built on the ground, and it isn't proof of poor work on its own. We cut control joints on time so cracks mostly land in those grooves.
Do I need a permit to replace a garage floor in Yuma?
It may need one, so I check with the city's Building Safety office before we set a date, because its no-permit list doesn't name garage floors. When one's needed, we file it and schedule the inspections. We're licensed and insured, which counts, because Arizona's licensing exemption for small jobs ends once the work needs a local permit.
Beyond garage floors. Here's the rest of our concrete work.
- Concrete driveway building
- Concrete patio construction
- Stamped concrete services
- Concrete sidewalk building
- Decorative concrete
- Concrete retaining walls
- Concrete floor installation
- Concrete pool decks
- Concrete steps construction
- Slab foundation building
- Foundation installation
- Concrete parking lot building
- Concrete footings
- Foundation raising
- Concrete cutting
Garage floor and slab work in Yuma? Ask for a free estimate.
Call or use the form and tell us what the floor is doing. We'll set a time to look, so you know how long the car sits outside.
(928) 291-0009