Concrete floor installation in San Bernardino CA - a slab ready for what goes on top
Need a slab under a new room, garage or addition? We pour it level and set up for the floor covering you plan to use.
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What does a new concrete floor involve in San Bernardino?
Concrete floor installation in San Bernardino means pouring a new slab that becomes the floor of a room, garage, shop or addition, usually four to six inches thick with garages at the thicker end, built to stay flat and take the flooring you want on top.
Most floor calls we get come from people adding a room, closing in a space or putting up a shop, and if yours is a garage, our garage floor concrete page covers that job in more detail. What moves the price is the floor's size, how much digging and base work the ground needs, whether the slab gets steel, and what has to go under it for the flooring you pick. The schedule turns on whether the job needs a permit and on curing, the days the slab needs to harden before it takes weight, and the written estimate I give you spells out your own figure and what's included and what isn't.
How we handle concrete floor installation
Before we pour a floor, I want to know what's going on top of it, because tile, wood or carpet changes what has to go underneath, and that's a lot easier to get right before the concrete than after. Then we dig out and pack the subgrade, the ground the slab sits on, so it doesn't settle the way raked-flat dirt does, and we set the forms and any rebar, the steel that holds the slab together if it cracks. We pour early in the day so midday heat doesn't leave a weak, dusty top, finish the surface and cut control joints, shallow grooves that give cracks a straight line to follow, before the slab can pick its own spots. Then it cures, kept damp while it hardens so it gains its strength. If the budget gets tight, I'd rather you spend on the base nobody sees than on a fancier finish, because a nice surface on a soft base won't stay flat.
A new floor often connects to other work. If the room sits above the yard, we can form concrete steps down from the new door, and when the room opens onto the backyard pool, we pour concrete pool decks too, so the levels meet the way they should.
Reinforced slab
This suits garages, room additions and any floor that will carry cars, heavy furniture or equipment, because the rebar keeps the slab in one piece if it cracks. It's what I recommend for most floors under a living space.
Plain pad without steel
A pad with no steel costs a little less per square foot, so it can make sense for a shed, a storage spot or another light-use floor. I'll tell you at the estimate if your floor needs more than that.
What changes a concrete floor installation in San Bernardino
The city's Building and Safety Division requires a permit for all structural work, and its list of exempt work names sidewalks, driveways and tiling but doesn't mention concrete floors. That list doesn't settle whether your floor needs a permit, so I don't guess. We check with the division for your address before we plan the slab, and if the job needs a permit, we take care of it and set up the inspections.
The city's general plan map also marks liquefaction areas, places where the ground can go soft in an earthquake because groundwater has historically come within 30 feet of the surface, and new development there may have to provide a liquefaction report and steps to reduce the risk. If your addition falls in one of those areas, that report is engineer work, and I'll tell you so up front. Most floors we pour go into garages, additions and shops, and we do the same work on jobs in Colton and Highland.
Why San Bernardino homeowners call San Bernardino Concrete Company for a new floor
I look at every job myself
I come out to see your site before anything is priced, and our own crew does the work with me there for the pour and the steps that matter most. You talk to the same person from the estimate to the finished floor.
Running crews here before 2020
I spent years as the right hand to another concrete contractor here, walking jobs and running the crew, before I started this business in 2020. The problems that show up on floors, the base, the water and the timing, are ones I learned to look for long before I put my own name on a job.
Licensed and insured in California
We're licensed and insured. That matters on a floor because San Bernardino issues permits only to contractors who hold the right state license and a current city business license.
A floor goes best when it's planned before anyone buys the flooring, so send us your project or call (840) 222-9185 while you're still deciding.
Request a quoteGet a written estimate for your new concrete floor
Send the form and we'll reply within one business day to set a time. I'll come out, look at the site and give you a free written estimate on the spot, with no obligation to go ahead.
What happens after you call about a concrete floor in San Bernardino?
Call or send the form
Call (840) 222-9185 or use the form, and tell us the floor's size, whether it's a room or a garage, and what covering you're planning. We'll get back to you to set a time for me to come out.
I walk the site with you
I look at the ground, ask how you'll use the floor and what's going on top, then give you a written estimate. It spells out what's included and what isn't, so you know what you're paying for before you decide.
We pour, then walk it together
If the job needs a permit, we handle that first, then our crew does the work with me there for the pour and the steps that matter. When it's done, I go over the finished floor with you and tell you when it's ready for foot traffic and when it can take the rest.
Frequently asked questions
How much does a concrete floor cost in San Bernardino?
A reinforced concrete slab in San Bernardino usually costs about $8 to $13 per square foot, before any staining or stamping. Where your floor lands in that range depends on its size, the base work and what has to go under your flooring, and the written estimate gives you your own figure.
Will my new concrete floor crack?
Some cracking and curling is normal on every concrete floor, even with the best design and proper building, according to the concrete industry's floor guide. A crack-free floor isn't realistic, so judge a new one by its overall quality, and our job is to keep it flat, sound and cracking where we planned.
Can I put tile or wood flooring over a new concrete slab?
Yes, but the slab needs protection from moisture rising through it when tile, wood or carpet will cover it, so settle the covering before the pour. Vapor coming up through the concrete can break down flooring glue and leave it lifted, warped or stained, and the same protection matters if moisture-sensitive equipment or products will sit on the floor.
How long does a new concrete floor take to cure before I can use it?
You can usually walk on a new slab within 48 hours, but concrete takes 28 to 30 days to fully cure. One cost guide suggests waiting a week before heavier loads go on, so plan for foot traffic first and move heavy things in later.
What causes a new concrete floor to crack, wear or sink early?
Most early trouble comes from the base and the timing. A base that was only raked level settles with the dirt, and poor timing on finishing, jointing and curing can bring cracking, a surface that wears fast, high and low spots and water that won't drain, which is why I'm there for those steps.
How do I check a concrete contractor before hiring them for a floor in San Bernardino?
Ask whether they carry workers' compensation insurance, because the city requires contractors with employees to show proof when the permit is issued. Ask too about their state license, since the state licensing board has a concrete class for contractors who form, pour and finish flat concrete.
Other concrete work that often goes with a new floor
Concrete pool decks
If your new room or patio opens onto the pool, a concrete deck with a textured finish gives wet feet better grip and ties the backyard to the house.
Concrete steps construction
When a new floor sits higher than the yard or driveway, solid concrete steps with even risers get you in and out of the room without a wooden stoop that rots.
San Bernardino, CA
Plan your concrete floor before you choose flooring
Call (840) 222-9185 or use the form with the floor's size, whether it's a room or a garage, and the covering you have in mind, and we can start working through it on the first call.