Concrete floor installation in Northport AL - a finish that suits the room
Cracked, uneven floor or a room with no slab yet? We pour a new floor with a finish and joints planned for your room.
- Licensed and fully insured.
- Free in-person estimates.
- We respond within 1 business day.
What does it take to put in a concrete floor in Northport?
Concrete floor installation in Northport means digging out and packing the ground, setting forms and steel, then pouring and finishing a slab that suits the room it's in and how you'll use it.
Most people call us because an old floor has cracked and settled, or because a shop, storage room or addition needs a slab for the first time. What you'll pay turns on the size of the floor, how much digging and base work the ground needs, the reinforcement, the finish and how easily our truck can reach the spot. The schedule mostly turns on the weather around pour day and on any permit and inspection the job needs. Your written estimate spells out what's included, so you know where the money goes. If the slab is for a garage, our garage floor concrete page covers that job in more detail.
How can you tell an old concrete floor needs replacing?
Cracks that keep spreading
A few hairline cracks are normal, but cracks that widen, run across the room or leave one side higher than the other usually mean the ground under the floor has moved. Waiting lets water and dirt work into them, and a repair you could have made turns into a tear-out.
A sinking or tipped floor
If a corner has dropped, a door now drags or things roll to one side, the base under the slab likely wasn't dug out and packed when it went in. The longer it keeps settling, the more of the floor has to come out.
A dusty, flaking surface
A top that powders when you sweep or chips off in flakes often goes back to a pour in the midday heat or extra water added to make finishing easier. It won't fix itself, and that weak layer keeps wearing down under foot traffic and equipment.
How we handle concrete floor installation
First I ask where the floor is and how you'll use it, because a slick, smooth finish that looks great in a dry room can be the wrong call where floors get wet. Then we dig out and pack the subgrade, the ground and base the slab sits on, so the floor doesn't settle with the dirt. We set the forms and the reinforcement before the truck shows up, and I lay out the joints with you so you know where any cracks are meant to show up. On pour day we place and finish the concrete, cut the joints on time and keep the new floor protected while it cures, which is the stretch where it hardens and gains strength. Most people would rather spend on the finish, but the base is the part I won't cut corners on, since nobody can fix it once the concrete is on top.
A new floor often comes with work around it. If the room opens toward the backyard, we pour concrete pool decks to go with it, and when the floor sits higher than the yard, our concrete steps construction gets you in and out safely.
Smooth troweled finish
Repeated passes with a steel trowel leave a hard, slick surface that's easy to sweep, which suits dry rooms like a shop or storage space. It gets slippery when wet, so it's a poor pick near doors, sinks or anywhere water gets tracked in.
Broom finish for grip
A broom finish is a light texture dragged across the fresh concrete so shoes have something to grab. It's the better choice for rooms that see water or muddy boots, even though it doesn't look as sleek.
Fibers or steel reinforcement
Fibers mixed into the concrete help it resist pulling apart and cut down on cracking, but they aren't structural reinforcement. When a floor carries heavier loads, rebar or mesh, the steel set inside the slab to hold it together, is the stronger choice, and I'll tell you which one your floor needs.
Get a written estimate for your new concrete floor
We reply within one business day, so send the floor's size, where it is and the finish you want. I come out to measure, and the written estimate is free with no obligation.
(205) 756-6874- Based in
- Northport, AL 35476
- Hours
- Mon–Fri: 7 AM–10 PM, Sat–Sun: 6 AM–11 PM
What happens after you call about a concrete floor?
From the first call to the final walk-through, here's what each step looks like on your side and who you'll be dealing with.
Call and set a visit
You call or send the form, and I come out to measure, look at the ground and talk through what you want. Point out anything in the space that matters, like a drain, a doorway or a wall the floor has to meet.
Read your written estimate
You get a written estimate that lists what's included, from the base work to the reinforcement, finish and joints, so you aren't left guessing about the price. Nothing gets scheduled until you say go.
Permit, pour date, pour
Once you say go, we set a date, take care of the permit side and line up any inspections the job needs. Then our crew forms, pours and finishes the floor.
Clean up and walk through
When the forms come off, we clean up and leave your yard the way we found it. Then we walk the finished floor with you and go over how to treat it while it cures.
Why Northport homeowners call Northport Concrete for floors
The estimate comes from me
I come out to look at each job and write the estimate myself. You're talking to the person who'll be on site for the pour, not a salesperson.
Our own crew, based in Northport
Our own crew does the forming, pouring and finishing, so nobody else gets handed your job partway through. That keeps the base and the joints with people who do them the way I want them done.
In business since 2017
I learned on new construction crews and started this business in 2017 to work on homes people already live in. That means planning around your driveway, your yard and the rooms next door, not an empty lot.
Licensed and fully insured
We're licensed and fully insured on every job. That counts on floor work, where we're often working right up against your walls, doorways and finished rooms.
On a floor, the ground under it and the joint layout matter most, so ask for your estimate and we'll look at both together.
Concrete floors and the work around them in Northport
In Northport, building permits come from the city's Chief Building Official, and the city requires one for all new construction and alterations inside the city limits or police jurisdiction, with a few exceptions. The same office inspects the work, so permits and inspections run through one place. Whether your particular floor falls under one of those exceptions is a question for that office at 205-333-3027 or Inspections@northportal.gov. We check which office covers your address, and when your floor needs a permit, we handle the paperwork and set up the inspections.
Most floors we pour here go into houses people already live in, like a shop out back, an added room or an old slab that has to come out. That means hauling through a yard you care about, so we plan the truck's path and clean up as we go. We see the same kinds of jobs in Tuscaloosa and McCalla.
Questions about concrete floors in Northport
How much does a concrete floor cost in Northport, AL?
Concrete slab installation in the Tuscaloosa area usually costs about $5.50 to $11 per square foot, which is the going rate in the market, not a quote from us. Where your floor lands in that range depends on how much base work the ground needs, the reinforcement, the finish and how easy the spot is to reach. Your written estimate gives you the figure for your floor.
What causes cracks in a new concrete floor?
Concrete shrinks as it hardens, so most new floors show a few cracks, and one national floor guide says some random cracking should always be expected, even with joints spaced closely enough. Control joints, cuts usually sawn into the slab, give that shrinkage a planned place to crack, and industry guidance says their timing is critical. We cut ours on time and never skip them, since late or missing joints are how cracks end up where nobody chose.
Do I need a licensed contractor to pour a concrete floor in Alabama?
For home work costing more than $10,000, usually yes. The state's Home Builders Licensure Board covers anyone who builds, remodels or repairs a residential structure above that amount, labor and materials included, apart from work outside its jurisdiction. If you act as your own contractor under the homeowner exemption, any subcontractor whose share costs more than $10,000 still has to be licensed.
What should go under a concrete floor to keep moisture out?
Not plain plastic sheeting, according to one national floor guide, which says conventional polyethylene, though used in the past, shouldn't be considered for moisture protection under a slab. It's worth asking any contractor about, because you can't see or change it once the floor is poured. We'll tell you what goes under yours and why before we start.
How do I protect a new concrete floor after it's poured?
Keep it shielded from temperature extremes and big temperature swings for several days, which is what curing guidance calls for with new concrete. Those first days are when it's gaining strength, so we pick the pour date with them in mind and tell you what to watch for.
How do I plan to paint or coat a new concrete floor later?
Tell us before the pour, because some curing compounds can keep paint from sticking well to a concrete floor. The compound's maker should be checked on whether it suits a floor you'll paint, and mentioning it when you ask for an estimate lets us plan around it.
Related concrete work around a new floor
Concrete pool decks
If your new floor opens onto a pool or patio, a deck poured with a textured finish gives wet feet better grip than a smooth troweled surface.
Concrete steps construction
When a new floor sits higher than the yard or the room next to it, solid concrete steps make the trip in and out safe and easy.
Service areas for our concrete floor work
Northport Concrete is based in Northport, Alabama, and the three cities below each have their own page, including Tuscaloosa and McCalla. We work in other cities around them too, so call if yours isn't listed.
Northport, AL
Get your concrete floor on the calendar
A visit before you settle on a finish lets me look at the ground first, so the price you see already covers the base work your floor needs.