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Serving Burlington, VT and surrounding areas. (802) 307-0462
Your garage floor takes more abuse than almost any other surface on your property. We pour garage slabs in Burlington that hold up through road salt, freeze-thaw cycles, and years of daily use.
Garage floor concrete in Burlington means removing the old slab if one exists, preparing a proper gravel base, and pouring a fresh concrete floor finished to drain correctly and withstand Vermont conditions. Most standard two-car garage floors take one to two days of active work, then several more days of curing before you can park on them.
If your current floor is cracking, flaking, or holding water in the same spots every spring, a replacement is often the more practical answer compared to repeated patching. Burlington winters are hard on concrete that was not poured to spec. Many older homes in the Hill Section and Old North End have garage floors that were never designed to carry modern vehicle weight, and the damage shows every April.
We also handle decorative concrete finishes if you want something beyond a plain gray slab, including epoxy-ready surfaces and exposed aggregate for a cleaner look.
A crack or two in an older floor is normal. But if cracks are getting longer, wider, or more numerous every spring, the base underneath is no longer stable. Burlington freeze-thaw cycles work on existing cracks all winter, and by April the damage is noticeably worse than it was the previous fall.
If the top layer is peeling away in thin chips or developing small pockmarks near the garage door opening, that is spalling from road salt damage. The area near the door takes the worst of it because that is where salt drips off your car. Once spalling starts, it spreads.
Puddles forming in the same spots after rain or snowmelt mean your floor has settled unevenly or was never poured with proper drainage. Standing water accelerates concrete damage and creates a slip hazard. This needs more than a patch - the slope of the floor has to be corrected.
Some older Burlington homes have garages with dirt floors or a thin skim of concrete that was never meant to carry vehicle weight. If the floor feels soft in spots, if you can see the ground through cracks, or if the surface crumbles easily, you need a full pour.
We handle every part of the job from demolition through finishing. For most Burlington homes, that means breaking out and hauling away the old slab, compacting the gravel base, setting forms along the walls, and pouring a 4-inch floor - or 5 to 6 inches in areas that need to carry heavier loads. We cut control joints to give the concrete a predictable place to flex as it cures, which keeps random cracking off the main surface. We also pitch the floor slightly toward the garage door opening so water runs out instead of pooling.
For homeowners who want something beyond a plain gray slab, we offer finishes that tie directly into our decorative concrete and concrete floor installation work. That includes broom-finished, exposed aggregate, or smooth-troweled surfaces that are ready for epoxy coating or rubber flooring.
Best for floors with widespread cracking, spalling, or no proper base - a full tear-out and fresh pour that addresses the root cause.
For garages being built from scratch or additions where a slab needs to be poured before walls go up.
For homeowners converting a garage to a workshop or finished space who want a clean, attractive surface rather than plain gray.
For floors where water pooling is the main problem - we re-grade and pour with the correct pitch so water exits the way it should.
Burlington averages more than 150 freeze-thaw cycles per year. Every time water seeps into a crack in your garage floor and freezes, it widens the damage a little more. Add road salt tracked in from October through April, and you have two of the most destructive forces concrete can face. Floors poured without a proper base or the right mix start showing damage within a few years in this climate. Doing the job correctly the first time is not overcautious - it is the difference between a floor that lasts 30 years and one that needs attention by year five.
We serve homeowners across the greater Burlington area, including South Burlington and Winooski. If your neighborhood includes older homes from the pre-war era, there is a real chance your garage was built without a slab that meets today's standards. A site visit costs you nothing - we come look at what is actually there before recommending a scope of work. Learn more from the Portland Cement Association about what goes into a proper slab-on-grade pour.
Tell us the size of your garage, whether there is an existing slab, and what you plan to use the space for. We reply within one business day and schedule a time to come see the space in person.
We look at the existing floor or ground, check drainage, and note anything that affects the job. You get a written estimate that spells out exactly what is included - demolition, base prep, the pour, and cleanup.
Before the crew arrives, clear everything out. On pour day we compact the base, set forms, and pour the slab. A standard two-car garage pour takes most of a single day.
Walk on the floor after 24 hours; keep cars off for at least seven days. Once fully cured, walk it with us. A reputable contractor wants to hear about any concerns and address them before the job is closed out.
Free written estimate. No obligation. We reply within one business day.
(802) 307-0462We use air-entrained concrete mixes designed for freeze-thaw climates, not the same spec used in Georgia or Texas. The mix matters for how long your floor holds up, and we do not cut corners on it.
The base underneath your slab is as important as the concrete itself. We compact the gravel bed and verify drainage before a drop of concrete is poured. That is the work most homeowners never see - and the work that determines whether the floor lasts.
We work in Burlington's older neighborhoods regularly and know what those garages look like inside. When we say a floor needs more than a patch, we have seen enough of them to mean it. You get a straight assessment, not a sales pitch.
Every project gets a written quote that covers demolition, base prep, the pour, and cleanup. No surprise line items when the invoice comes. The American Concrete Institute sets industry standards for this type of work, and we follow them.
A garage floor is one of those projects where shortcuts show up fast. We build them the way Vermont conditions require, and we stand behind the work. The American Concrete Institute publishes the standards we follow for slab construction and curing.
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