Concrete floor installation in Chino CA - a level slab ready for your new flooring
Need a floor slab for an addition or a rebuilt room? We pour it flat and plan it around the flooring going on top.
What should I know before pouring a new concrete floor?
Concrete floor installation in Chino means our crew forms, pours and finishes a new flat slab so it's level and ready for the carpet, tile, wood or vinyl going on top of it.
Most calls for a new floor come from an addition, a converted room, a shop, or an old slab that cracked, sank or never sat level. The price moves mostly with the size of the room and how much digging and base work it needs, and the schedule turns on the permit and inspections, if there are any, and on curing before your flooring goes down.
The written estimate I give you after seeing the room is where your own number comes from. If the space will stay a garage for parking cars, that's our garage floor concrete work instead.
- Screeds, guides set to the finished height, keep the surface level from wall to wall.
- Old concrete comes out first when a cracked or sunken slab is being replaced.
- Joints, curing and cleanup are planned before the pour, not figured out after.
What happens after you call about a concrete floor in Chino?
From your first call to the cleanup, it's the same few steps on every floor we pour. I come out myself, my crew and I do the work, and nothing gets poured until we've agreed on the plan.
Call or send the form
Call (909) 479-6302 or fill out the form, and tell me what the room is for and what flooring you're thinking about. We'll set a time for me to come out.
I come out and look
I look at the room, the ground and where the water runs, and we talk through what's going on top of the floor. Then you get a written estimate, so you're working from a real number instead of a guess over the phone.
We settle the plan first
Before we pour, we go over the plan, the prep and anything the city needs, including who pulls the permit if there is one. When an inspection is needed, the city wants requests in before 3 pm for a next-day visit, so we set the pour around it.
Pour, finish and clean up
On pour day the crew and I stay on it until the floor is finished and the site is cleaned up. Wet concrete and washout water can irritate skin and hurt eyes, so keep kids and pets clear while we work.
Concrete slab work, from setting forms to the final pass
These photos show the kind of slab work our trade does, from forms and base to the pour and the finish. They're general examples of the work, not pictures of a particular job.
Smooth gray concrete driveway leads from the street to an open garage at a brick-and-siding house.
Light gray stamped concrete patio with a curved stone seating wall, dining table, and fire pit.
Stamped concrete patio with a curved walkway leads from wooden deck stairs to a circular fire pit in a grassy yard.
A curved stamped concrete patio with a dark border surrounds a fire pit and cushioned outdoor chairs.
Tan stamped concrete patio features a repeating rectangular stone pattern beside a grassy lawn and pond.
A gray wood-grain stamped concrete patio encircles a round stone fire pit and dark Adirondack chairs.
Get a written estimate for your new concrete floor
Send the room size, the flooring you plan and anything moisture-sensitive it'll hold, and we'll get back to you within one business day. I'll come out for a free look and a written estimate, with no obligation.
(909) 479-6302Questions about new concrete floors in Chino
These are the questions I hear most from people planning a new concrete floor. Where an answer comes from industry guidance rather than a city rule, I say so, because they're not the same thing.
How do I keep ground moisture out of a new concrete floor?
You put a vapor retarder, a plastic moisture sheet, under the slab, and industry guidance calls for one whenever carpet, tile, wood, vinyl or a seamless coating will cover the floor, or when it'll hold equipment or goods that don't like damp. Guidance also says the sheet protects the floor best when it sits right against the concrete, so for a covered floor that's where we plan it. Pouring straight onto the sheet can leave extra water rising to the top and slow the finishing, so we time the pour and the finish around that.
Why does the crew cut lines into new concrete?
Those lines are control joints, and they give the slab a chosen place to crack as it shrinks, so the cracks land in the cut instead of wandering across your room. Guidance says those cracks usually start forming within 4 to 12 hours of the pour, with the timing shifting with temperature and the mix. That's why the sawing gets planned for the same day, not left for later.
How much does a new concrete floor cost in Chino?
I can't give you a fair number until I've seen the room, because the price turns on its size, how much digging and base work it takes, and whether an old slab has to come out first. The floor covering matters too, since a moisture sheet and the care around it add work, and so does how easy it is to get concrete to the spot. The written estimate after I come out gives you the number for your job.
How long does curing take for a concrete floor that'll get tile or wood?
For a slab that'll get a moisture-sensitive covering, guidance calls for curing it under plastic sheeting for 3 days. Curing is keeping new concrete covered and damp so it gains strength instead of drying out too fast, and guidance keeps moist curing within 7 days for this kind of floor. That's the curing guidance, not a date for laying your flooring, so we work that out together when we go over the plan.
Who can legally pour a concrete floor in California?
A licensed concrete contractor, which is the trade the state license board names for forming, pouring, placing and finishing flat concrete work. A general building contractor can also take the job as the main contractor if it holds that concrete license or hires a properly licensed concrete contractor to do the work. We're licensed and insured.
What happens to the concrete washout on a job in Chino?
It goes into a set-aside washout spot, not the street, the gutter or the dirt, which is what stormwater guidance calls for. Chino's storm drains carry water untreated to flood channels, creeks and rivers, so concrete or dirt swept into the gutter ends up there. We plan where the truck washes out before pour day, and cleanup is part of the pour.
Concrete floor installation in Chino and nearby cities
We're based in Chino and pour floors in Ontario, Chino Hills and the cities around them. Chino's Building Division issues permits, reviews plans and inspects, so when a floor's permit needs aren't clear, we check there first.