Concrete floor installation in Aliso Viejo CA - a slab that suits your flooring
Cracked, sinking or rough old slab? We pour a new floor on a packed base, ready for the covering you've picked.
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What does a new concrete floor in Aliso Viejo involve?
Concrete floor installation in Aliso Viejo means our crew forms, pours and finishes a flat slab over well-packed ground, so you end up with a floor you can leave bare, seal or cover with tile, wood, carpet or a coating.
Most floor calls I get start with a cracked old garage slab, a room addition with dirt where the floor should be, or a remodel where the new flooring needs something flat to sit on. The price moves with the size of the floor, whether the old slab has to be broken out and hauled off, how thick it needs to be, whether it gets steel inside, and the finish. The schedule turns on the tear-out and base work, the weather on pour day and the wait while the concrete cures before you move things back in. Your written estimate spells out what's included so you can see your own number, and if it's the garage you're redoing, our garage floor concrete page goes deeper.
How do you know your concrete floor needs replacing?
Cracks that keep growing
A crack you could slip a coin into, or one that's wider every year, usually means the ground under the slab moved or the old floor never had joints to crack along. Wait too long and the pieces start shifting against each other, which chews up any flooring laid on top.
A floor that dips or rocks
If a cabinet won't sit level or a low spot holds water after you hose it, the dirt under that part of the slab has usually settled because it was raked flat instead of packed. Low spots tend to get worse, and patching over them rarely holds for long.
Flooring that lifts or smells damp
Tile that pops loose, wood that cups or a musty smell under carpet often points to ground moisture coming up through a slab with nothing under it to stop it. Laying new flooring on that same slab just starts the clock over.
How we handle concrete floor installation
Before we dig, I ask what's going on top, because a floor for tile needs a different finish than a bare shop floor, and the vapor barrier, a plastic sheet that keeps ground moisture away from your flooring, has to sit in the right spot for that covering. Then we dig out the topsoil and soft spots and pack the subgrade, the ground the slab sits on, with a roller or tamper, since a base that's only raked level settles right along with the dirt. We set the forms, place rebar, steel bars that hold the slab together if it cracks, where the floor's use calls for it, and pour early in the day so midday heat doesn't leave a weak, dusty top. We finish the surface to suit your covering, cut control joints, shallow grooves that give the slab a straight line to crack along, before it starts cracking on its own, and protect the concrete while it cures, the slow hardening that gives it its strength. If the budget's tight, I'll trim the finish before I'll ever trim the base, because nobody sees the base on day one and it's the part that decides whether your floor stays flat.
A floor is often one piece of a bigger project, so we also pour concrete pool decks out back and build concrete steps where a new floor meets a door or a change in height. Doing them together means one crew on site and one cleanup.
Get a written estimate for your concrete floor
Send the form and I'll get back to you within one business day to set up a free estimate at your house. I'll measure and write it up there, and there's no pressure to book.
- Based in
- Aliso Viejo, CA 92656
- Hours
- Mon–Fri: 8 AM–10 PM, Sat–Sun: 7 AM–9 PM
What happens when you call about a concrete floor in Aliso Viejo?
From the first call to the final walk-through, you deal with me, and here's how a floor job usually runs from your side.
Call and talk it through
When you call, you talk to me. We pick a time for me to come out to your house.
I measure and write it up
I measure, look over the site and ask how you'll use the room and what's going on top of the floor. You get a written estimate that lists what's included, like tear-out, hauling and the finish, so you can line it up against other bids.
We form, pour and cure
We set the forms, pour and cure the concrete, with pour and finishing days inside the city's construction hours of 7am to 8pm on weekdays and 8am to 8pm on Saturdays. The city allows no construction on Sundays or federal holidays, so those days stay off the schedule.
Walk the finished floor together
I walk the floor with you before we pack up and go over when it's safe to move furniture and heavy things back in. We leave the site cleaner than we found it, the way my dad taught me.
Why Aliso Viejo homeowners call All Star Aliso Viejo Concrete for floors
The owner writes every estimate
I come out to look at every job and write the estimate myself, then I'm on site working alongside our crew. The person who told you how your base would be built is the one standing on it.
On my dad's crew, then my own
I grew up pouring concrete with my dad and spent years on his crew before starting this business in Aliso Viejo in 2023. He taught me the work nobody sees matters most, and that's still how I build a floor.
Licensed and fully insured
We're licensed and fully insured. That matters on a floor job, because tear-out and a pour bring a crew, a saw and a concrete truck to your house.
On a floor, the ground under it and the cure after it decide how it holds up, and I'd rather talk you out of extras than skimp there. Tell me about your floor and I'll come take a look.
Concrete floors and the slab work around them in Aliso Viejo
Standard house floor slabs in Orange County run four to six inches thick, with garage slabs at the thicker end because they carry cars instead of couches. I'd rather pour a floor to the thickness its use calls for than default to the heaviest one, since extra inches add cost without doing anything for a bedroom. So at the estimate I ask what's going to sit, roll or park on it.
One local soils report found soil that was corrosive to concrete and metal and swelled anywhere from a moderate amount to a lot when wet, though it only speaks for the site it tested. That's why we look at your ground before we plan the base, and we take the same look on jobs in Laguna Niguel and Mission Viejo.
Questions about concrete floors in Aliso Viejo
How much does a concrete floor cost in Aliso Viejo?
A concrete slab in Orange County usually costs about $7 to $14 per square foot, and that's the going rate around here, not a quote from us. A reinforced slab costs more per square foot than a plain pad, and staining or stamping falls outside those usual prices. Your written estimate puts your own floor's number on paper.
How long does a new concrete floor need before I can walk on it?
A new slab should be ready to walk on within 48 hours, though concrete takes 28 to 30 days to fully cure. Plan on waiting about a week before putting heavier loads like appliances or a car on it. I'll go over the timing for your furniture and flooring before we leave.
Will my new concrete floor crack like the old one?
Probably a little, because all concrete tends to crack, but good practice keeps those cracks fine and puts them where you'd expect them. That comes down to the packed base, a pour that isn't rushed and joints cut on time, the steps I laid out above. Ask any crew you're comparing how they'll keep cracks narrow.
Who can legally pour a concrete floor in California?
A contractor holding the state's concrete license, which the Contractors State License Board says covers forming, pouring, placing and finishing flat concrete work like a floor. Even on a job under $1,000, the person needs a license if the work needs any permit or they hire one or more workers to help.
What is the best way to protect flooring laid over a concrete slab?
Use a vapor barrier under the slab, and one concrete floor guide says experience shows the greatest protection comes when it sits in direct contact with the concrete. The barrier goes down before the pour and can't be moved after, so settle where it sits at the estimate, not once the truck shows up.
Does a concrete floor need rebar or wire mesh?
Not every floor does, but steel placed in the right spot inside the slab can keep cracks narrower when they come. Neither rebar nor wire mesh can stop concrete from cracking, so it doesn't replace a packed base and joints. I'll tell you straight whether your floor's use calls for it or whether it's money you don't need to spend.
Other concrete work that goes with a new floor
Concrete pool decks
A deck around the pool takes bare feet, splashing and pool chemicals, so it needs the same packed base and a surface that stays grippy when wet.
Concrete steps construction
When a new floor changes the height at a doorway or patio, poured steps give you an even rise that's steady to walk on, even in the dark.
Service areas for concrete floor work
All Star Aliso Viejo Concrete is based in Aliso Viejo, CA, and we pour floors across the cities around it in Orange County, including Laguna Hills and Lake Forest. Each of the 12 cities below has its own page, and they aren't the only places we work.
Tell me about the floor you need
Call (949) 619-8302 or use the form with the floor's size, the covering you're planning and the dates that work for you, so the first visit covers everything.
Aliso Viejo, CA