Concrete Floor Installation in El Paso TX - a floor ready for what goes on top
Old floor cracked, uneven or wrong for the covering you want? We plan the base, barrier and joints so the new floor holds up.
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What goes into a new concrete floor in El Paso?
Concrete floor installation in El Paso, TX, means placing a new slab as the floor of a room, shop, addition or outbuilding, built over a packed base and a moisture barrier, with joints planned so it cracks where we choose and holds up under whatever covers it.
Most floor calls come from people building an addition, a shop or a workroom, or from people tearing out an old floor that cracked, sank or keeps ruining the flooring on top of it. The price moves with the size of the room, how much digging and base work the ground needs, and the finish or covering you're planning, while the schedule turns on any paperwork the job needs and on where the pour fits in your build. Your written estimate gives you the figure for your own floor.
How do you know your concrete floor needs replacing?
Cracks and sunken spots
Cracks that keep widening, or a low spot you can feel underfoot, usually mean the base under the slab was never dug out and packed, so it settled with the dirt. The longer it goes, the more the edges chip and the more the flooring on top cracks along with it.
Flooring lifting or bubbling
Tile popping loose, wood cupping or a coating that bubbles often points to moisture coming up through the slab from the ground. Putting down new flooring won't fix it, so you end up paying for the covering twice.
A dusty, crumbling top
A surface that keeps shedding dust or flakes when you sweep usually means the top of the slab came out weak, from too much water in the mix or poor curing. It won't get better on its own, and coatings and adhesives don't hold well to it.
How we handle concrete floor installation
Before we price anything, I ask what's going on top of the floor, because tile, wood, a coating or bare concrete each change what goes underneath. Our crew digs out and packs the subgrade, the dirt and base the slab sits on, so it doesn't settle the way a base that's only raked level does. We lay the moisture barrier, set the forms and place rebar, the steel that holds the slab together and keeps cracks tight, then we pour, finish the surface and cut control joints, shallow straight cuts that give the slab a planned line to crack along. After that the floor cures, which is the wait while it gains strength before it takes weight or a covering. I'll tell you up front that some cracking is normal on any slab, so a hairline along a joint doesn't catch you off guard. If the budget gets tight, I'd rather spend it on the base than the finish, because you can redo a surface but you can't fix what's under it without tearing the floor out.
A new room usually needs a way in and out, so we often pour concrete steps at the door in the same visit. If the room opens onto a pool, we can carry the work out to a concrete pool deck so the two meet cleanly.
Floors that will be covered
This suits rooms getting tile, wood, carpet or a bonded topping, where moisture and a flat surface matter most, so the barrier gets the most attention. One supplier's guide says curing compounds shouldn't go on surfaces where another material will be bonded, so tell us what's going down and we'll talk through how the slab gets cured.
Floors left bare or coated
This suits shops, storage rooms and utility spaces where the concrete is the finished floor. We give it a smooth troweled finish for easy sweeping, or a broom finish, a light brushed texture that gives shoes some grip, where the floor may get wet.
Get a written estimate for your concrete floor
Send the form and we'll reply within one business day to set a time. I'll come out, measure and go over your floor with you. The estimate is free and done on site, with no obligation.
- Based in
- El Paso, TX 79901
- Hours
- Mon–Fri: 8 AM–10 PM, Sat–Sun: 6 AM–9 PM
What happens when you call about a concrete floor in El Paso?
Here's how a floor job runs from your first call to a finished slab, and who you'll be dealing with at each step.
Call and set a visit
You call (915) 265-1446 or send the form, and I come out to look at the site, measure it and ask how you'll use the floor. Have the address handy and tell me what covering you're planning, since that shapes the whole job.
Get a written estimate
You get a written estimate that spells out what's included and what isn't, so you can hold it up against other bids line by line. If one bid comes in much lower, check whether it leaves out the base work or the barrier.
Line up paperwork and prep
We line up any paperwork the job needs, then our crew preps the ground and sets the forms. Nothing gets poured until the base is packed and level.
Pour, finish and cure
We pour when conditions make sense, finish the surface, cut the joints and leave the slab to cure. Before we go, we walk you through when it's ready to walk on and when the covering can go down.
Why El Paso homeowners call us for concrete floors
The estimator is the owner
I look at the job and write the estimate myself, our own crew does the work, and I'm on site for the pour. The person who planned your floor is standing there when it goes in.
Learned the trade in El Paso
I framed houses for years, then learned concrete working under a finisher here in El Paso and started this business in 2013. Building walls on bad slabs is what taught me to care about what goes under a floor.
Licensed, insured and guaranteed
We're licensed and fully insured, so you aren't carrying the risk for the crew working on your property. Every job is backed by our satisfaction guarantee.
The part of a floor that matters most is the part you won't see once it's covered. Request your estimate or call (915) 265-1446.
Concrete floors and the work around them in El Paso
The City of El Paso requires a building permit to construct, enlarge, alter, repair, move or demolish a building or structure, so a floor poured as part of an addition or a remodel can fall under it. Whether your floor needs one depends on the job, and we check that before anything gets scheduled. When a job calls for a permit, we handle the paperwork. The city also requires a call to the Texas One Call system before any digging starts, so that call gets made before our crew digs out the base.
The office changes with the address, and over the line in Sunland Park, NM it can be the city, the county or the state, so we sort out which one covers your job. The floor calls we get in Socorro, TX look a lot like ours in El Paso, mostly additions, workshops and old floors that sank because nobody packed the base.
Questions about concrete floors in El Paso
Will my new concrete floor in El Paso crack?
Probably a little, and that's normal. An American Concrete Institute slab guide says some cracking and curling, where the edges lift slightly as the slab dries, happens on every project, even with good design and proper construction, and it calls a crack-free promise unrealistic. What a good installer controls is where the cracks go, by planning the joints before the pour.
How do I keep moisture from coming up through a concrete floor?
Put the right vapor barrier under the slab before it's poured. One industry floor guide says a barrier in direct contact with the slab gives the most protection for floor coverings and coatings, and that the plain polyethylene sheeting used in the past shouldn't be counted on for moisture protection under a slab. When you compare bids, ask each crew what barrier material goes under the floor and where it sits.
How much does a new concrete floor cost in El Paso?
We price each floor after I've measured it, because the cost swings with things a photo doesn't show. Tearing out an old slab, how close the concrete truck can get, how thick the floor needs to be and how much steel goes in all show up in the number. Call (915) 265-1446 and I'll come out and put it in writing.
Who takes building permits in El Paso?
The city's One Stop Shop takes in building permits for El Paso. You can find it through the city's Planning and Inspections office, which is also where a homeowner pulling their own permit starts.
Can I get my own building permit as a homeowner in El Paso?
Only when every one of the city's conditions applies to you. Those include working on your own primary residence and acting as your own general contractor, and you can read the full list in the city's homeowner permit affidavit. Each subcontractor working under a homeowner's permit has to be registered with the city.
What is the best way to schedule a concrete floor pour on a new build?
Pour the floor after the roof and walls are up when you can. One concrete maker's bulletin advises that timing where it's possible, since the building shelters the slab while it's placed and finished. Ask where the pour falls in your build schedule before you lock in dates with other trades.
Concrete work that often goes with a new floor
Concrete steps construction
A new floor often sits higher than the yard, so concrete steps at the door give you a solid, even way in and out of the room.
Concrete pool decks
When a new room opens onto a pool, a concrete pool deck poured with the same care on the base and joints ties the two together.
Areas we serve for concrete floors
Formcraft El Paso Concrete Company is based in El Paso, TX, and we work across the city and the cities around it, in Texas and over the line in New Mexico. The 12 areas below have their own page, from Horizon City, TX to Anthony, NM, and they aren't the only places we go.
El Paso, TX
Plan your concrete floor before the pour
Call (915) 265-1446 or send the form with your address and planned covering, so the estimate covers the base and barrier your floor actually needs.