Concrete floor installation in Redondo Beach CA - a slab ready for tile, wood or carpet
Need a new floor over bare ground? We prep the base, protect against moisture and pour a slab ready for the flooring you choose.
Concrete floors built for what goes on top
Essential Redondo Beach Concrete installs concrete floors in Redondo Beach and the cities around it across the South Bay. We set the slab on a prepared base and finish it for carpet, tile or wood, because most floors that fail start underneath, with a base that settles or moisture coming up through the slab.
The floor's size, the base, the moisture protection and any steel inside set the price, and curing and flooring tests set the schedule. Your estimate spells out the prep and the finish, and if the room opens to the yard, we can add concrete steps at the door too.
What goes into a concrete floor
A floor slab is mostly prep you'll never see again, so here's what we do before, during and after the pour.
Ground and base
We dig out soft soil and pack the subgrade, the ground the slab sits on, because a base that's only raked level settles and takes the floor down with it.
Gravel or barrier
Finishers like a gravel layer that soaks up mix water so they can start sooner, while flooring installers want concrete right on the barrier, so we settle it with you first.
Pour and finish
We'd rather pour in the cooler hours than at midday, when heat can leave a weak, dusty top, and then we trowel the surface smooth and flat for flooring.
Joints and curing
We cut control joints on time, shallow grooves that give cracks a straight place to go, and keep the slab damp while it cures and gains its strength.
Tell us about your floor
Send the floor's size, whether it's indoors and what flooring goes on top. We'll reply within one business day to set a visit for your free, no-obligation estimate.
(424) 275-6479How we plan a concrete floor
We've poured concrete since 2020, and every floor starts the same way for us, with the ground under it and where its water goes.
- I come out myself. I look over the job and write the estimate myself, and I'm there while our crew forms, pours and finishes your floor.
- Flooring decides the moisture plan. Before we pour, I ask what's going on top, because carpet, tile or wood changes how we handle moisture under the slab.
- The barrier stays whole. One barrier maker warns that even small holes can let much more moisture through, so we're careful to keep ours whole as we work over it.
- Licensed and insured. We're licensed and insured, and we do what California's licensing board calls concrete work, which is forming, pouring, placing and finishing flat concrete.
- Talk it through first. If you're planning a floor, call (424) 275-6479 or send us a note, and we'll set a time to come look.
Redondo Beach and nearby cities
Essential Redondo Beach Concrete is based in Redondo Beach and pours floors in Torrance, Hermosa Beach and other cities around it. If yours isn't listed, please give us a call.
From first call to walk-through
I explain each step before we ask anything of you, so from the first visit to the finished floor you know what's next and why.
The visit
Once we've set a time, I come out to look over the site, check where water runs off and ask how you'll use the room. I'm glad to answer your questions there, before anything goes on paper.
The estimate
I write up the estimate so you can see the prep, the finish and what's included. Read it over at your own pace, and when you're ready, we set a time to start.
The pour
Our crew preps the ground, lays the barrier, pours and finishes the slab. Before we leave, I walk the finished floor with you and go over how long to stay off it.
Redondo Beach concrete floor questions
How much does a concrete floor cost near Redondo Beach?
A concrete slab in the Los Angeles area usually costs about $7 to $14 per square foot, and a reinforced slab, one with steel rebar inside to help hold it together, runs somewhat more than a plain pad. That's the area's going rate, not our price. Your estimate shows the number for your floor.
Will my new concrete floor crack?
Most likely a little, and that's normal. National concrete guidance says some small cracks and curling, edges lifting slightly, show up on every floor even when it's designed and built right. We keep the mix only as wet as it needs to be, since a wetter mix shrinks more, and our work is backed by our satisfaction guarantee.
Do I need a vapor retarder under a concrete floor?
For an indoor floor, yes. Industry guidance calls a vapor retarder, a sheet that slows moisture rising from the ground, sensible under every interior slab and required under one that will be covered, so plan for it now if flooring may come later. Outdoor slabs such as concrete pool decks generally do without one.
How long does a new concrete floor take before I can walk on it or put flooring down?
You can usually walk on a new slab within 48 hours, and it's wise to wait about a week before heavy loads, though full curing takes a month. Flooring makers generally require a moisture test first, because a damp slab can loosen, lift or break down a floor or grow microbes under it, so leave room for that test.
How do I check if my Redondo Beach lot is in an earthquake hazard zone?
Look up your address on the state's online earthquake hazard map, which works on a computer, tablet or phone. Anyone can use it, and it's worth a few minutes before you plan new concrete on your lot.
Plan your Redondo Beach floor with us
Call (424) 275-6479 with the room size and planned flooring, and we'll set a time to look before the base is decided.