Garage Floor Concrete in Montrose CO - a floor built for your cars and your finish
Cracked, sinking or dusty garage floor? We pack the base and pour a new slab sized for your cars and planned for your finish.
- Licensed and fully insured.
- Free quotes on site.
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What does a new garage floor in Montrose involve?
Our garage floor concrete work in Montrose means breaking out a tired floor or starting fresh in a new garage, then pouring a slab on packed ground that's sized for your cars and mixed for the finish you want on top.
Most people call us because the old floor has cracked, sunk on one side or started shedding dust, or because they're building a garage and want the slab done right the first time. The price mostly moves with the size of the garage, how much old concrete has to come out, how much base work the ground needs and whether you want a smooth finish or a car lift, since both change the slab. The schedule turns on the weather and the season, a check with the office that covers your address, and curing, the wait while the concrete gains strength before it can take weight. When I come out, I tell you what I see and what we'd do, and you get your own numbers before you decide anything.
How can you tell your garage floor needs replacing?
Cracks that keep spreading
A crack or two in a garage floor is normal, but cracks that widen, branch out or have one edge higher than the other usually mean the ground under the slab is moving. Every winter, water gets into them and freezes, and the pieces break up a little more, so a patch gets less likely to hold the longer you wait.
One side has dropped
When part of the floor sits lower, usually by the door or along a wall, the dirt underneath was likely raked level instead of dug out and packed, and it's been settling ever since. Water then runs toward the low spot instead of out the door, and that can start working on the wall and the house next to it.
Dust and flaking on top
A floor that leaves gray dust on your shoes or peels in thin layers usually has a weak top, from a pour in the midday heat or a finish that didn't suit the mix. It won't heal on its own, and the salt that drips off your car every winter makes it worse each season.
How we do garage floor concrete, start to finish
Before anything else, we settle your finish and whether a car lift might go in later, because both change the slab and it's far easier to plan the mix and the floor around them than to fix it after. Then we break out the old floor, dig down to firm ground and pack the subgrade, the layer the slab sits on, so the new floor doesn't settle the way the old one did. We set the forms so water runs out the door, add rebar, steel that holds the slab together if it cracks, where the floor needs it, and try to pour early in the day so the heat doesn't weaken the top. After finishing, we cut control joints, shallow grooves that give the concrete a straight place to crack instead of wherever it wants, and let it cure before you park on it. If the budget's tight, I'll steer you away from cutting the base, because nobody sees it on day one, but a nice surface on loose dirt cracks just like the old floor did.
Garage work often runs into the concrete around it. If you'd like the slab in front of the door or the walk to the house to look a little nicer, we do decorative concrete too, and if your garage is cut into a slope, concrete retaining walls keep the hillside from pushing on it.
Replacing an old garage floor
This suits a garage that's standing fine but has a cracked, sunken or dusty floor, and the work starts with breaking out and hauling off the old slab. Once it's out, we can see what the ground underneath looks like, and that tells us how much base work it needs.
A floor for a new garage
When the garage is still being built, we can plan the slab, the slope to the door and any steel for a future lift from the start. It's the easiest time to get a floor exactly the way you want it, because nothing has to come out first.
Get a free on-site estimate for your garage floor
Send your garage size, the finish you want and any lift you might add. We reply within one business day, and I come out for a free estimate with no pressure to book.
(970) 964-6176- hello@montroseconcrete.com
- Based in
- Montrose, CO 81401
- Hours
- Mon–Sun: 7 AM–11 PM
What happens after you call about a garage floor?
Here's how a garage floor job runs from your first call to the walk-through, and what you get at each step.
Call or send the form
Reach us at (970) 964-6176 or through the form, and we'll get back to you to set a time to see the garage. It helps to mention how you use the space and whether a lift is in your plans.
I walk the garage with you
I look at the floor and the ground around it and ask how you'll use the garage. You get an estimate that shows what we'd do and what each part costs, and I go through it line by line so nothing surprises you later.
We check the office and prep
Once you're ready, we check with the city or county office that covers your address. Then our crew breaks out the old floor and builds the base.
Pour, finish and walk through
We pour, finish and cut the joints, then show you how long to stay off the floor and how to care for it. If something isn't clear, ask me twice, because I'd rather explain it again than have you guessing.
Why Montrose homeowners call Montrose Concrete for garage floors
The owner walks every job
I come out to look at your garage myself, and I'm on site with our crew on the day we pour. The person who explained your estimate is the one watching the base get packed and the joints get cut.
13 years of Montrose winters
I started this business in Montrose in 2013, and every winter since has taught us something about how floors here handle freezing and thawing. That's why we plan each floor for the cold, the wet tires and the salt it'll see.
Licensed and fully insured, every job
Montrose Concrete is licensed and fully insured. That protects you and your property while our crew is working in your garage.
Get the base right and the rest of the floor has a fair chance. Call (970) 964-6176 or ask for an estimate, and tell me the finish you have in mind.
Garage floors, permits and ground prep in Montrose
Inside city limits, City of Montrose Building Services issues building permits, and its list names plumbing, insulation, drywall, heating and cooling and structural work, but not garage floors. So the list alone doesn't settle whether your floor needs a permit. Outside the city, Montrose County's Building Department handles plan review, inspections and the county's building codes. Before we schedule, we check with the office that covers your address and walk you through what it asks for, and if a permit is needed, we help you sort out the paperwork and keep you posted. We do the same check on jobs in Delta and the cities around it.
The ground matters as much as the paperwork. County staff find problem soils regularly across Montrose County, including clay that swells, soil that collapses and high ground water, and building with no room for that movement is a very common source of damage. On jobs around Montrose, we dig to firm ground, keep the clay from drying out before the pour, keep water from ponding by the foundation and go thicker where the ground is poor.
Questions about garage floor concrete in Montrose
How thick should a garage floor be in Montrose?
About 4 inches is the practical standard for a garage floor that carries cars, going up to 5 or 6 inches where the ground underneath is poor. With the soils we run into around here, I check the ground before I give you a number, and a lift can change it too.
What is the best finish for a garage floor in a cold climate?
A float or broom finish, a light texture that gives tires and shoes some grip, goes with air-entrained concrete, the kind mixed with tiny air bubbles so it handles freezing and thawing. A smooth troweled floor needs a stronger mix with less air, because hard troweling air-entrained concrete makes the top peel away in layers. That's why we pick the finish before we order the concrete.
How do I plan a garage floor for a car lift?
Get the lift manufacturer's concrete requirements before the slab goes in, because a two-post lift's loads and anchors can call for a specific thickness, strength and steel. If a lift is even a maybe, bring those requirements to the estimate and we'll build the floor around them.
Can you pour a garage floor in cold weather?
Yes, as long as the fresh concrete is kept from freezing, since it freezes below about 25°F and frozen concrete can lose more than half its potential strength and won't be durable. On a cold-season job, plan on protecting the slab from freezing for about two days after the pour. We talk through how we'll do that before we set a date.
How much does a new garage floor cost in Montrose?
The price mostly comes from the garage size, how much old floor has to be broken out and hauled off, and how much digging and packing the base needs. A thicker slab, steel for a lift, a smooth troweled finish or cold-weather protection each add to it, while a broom finish on good ground keeps it lower. Call and I'll come put a number on your garage.
How do I take care of a new concrete garage floor the first winter?
The Michigan Concrete Association advises sand for traction and no deicers the first winter, and after that it advises against magnesium or calcium chloride, fertilizer and water-softener salt. The same group suggests a penetrating sealer 30 or more days after the pour, once the curing compound has worn off. It writes for Michigan, so treat it as a good guide and ask me how it fits your garage.
Other concrete work around your garage
Decorative concrete
If you want the slab in front of the garage door or a patio beside it to look finished, decorative concrete adds color and texture where guests actually see it.
Concrete retaining walls
When a garage is cut into a hillside, a concrete retaining wall holds the soil back so it doesn't push on the building or wash onto the driveway.
Service areas for our garage floor work
Montrose Concrete is based in Montrose, Colorado, and we pour garage floors in Montrose, Delta and the cities around them. The two cities below have their own pages if you'd like to read about the work there.
Montrose, CO
Book a look at your garage floor
If you're hoping to pour before the hard cold sets in, or you're planning a winter pour with protection, calling now gives us time to check with your office and line up the job.