Garage floors in Anchorage take meltwater, gravel and road deicer every winter day. We pour new floors that drain, and floors for shops and hangars sized for lifts and loads. Radiant heat tubing and insulation are planned in before the pour.
In Anchorage the garage floor is the hardest-working concrete in the house. Every winter day a car brings in snow, gravel and road deicer, and it all melts onto the floor. That brine is what pits and flakes a garage slab near where the tires stop. A new floor is sloped to a drain or to the door so the melt runs out, and the surface is hardened or coated so the salt cannot soak in.
Shop and hangar floors are designed for the load. A floor that will carry a vehicle lift, a loaded trailer or a small aircraft is poured thicker, with steel and with joints placed around the lift posts. Under any enclosed floor we put a vapor barrier. Many owners here also want radiant heat, so the insulation and the tubing go in before the pour and the slab is planned around them.
Indoor living floors, such as a basement or a slab-on-grade room, can be left as finished concrete. They can be ground smooth, stained and sealed, and they work well over radiant heat. Old floors can be repaired, leveled and coated if they are dry and sound. We test for moisture first, because a coating put on a damp slab will lift.
Concrete floors in Anchorage: common questions
Why is my garage floor pitting where the car parks?
Meltwater loaded with road deicer drips off the car, soaks into the surface and goes through freeze and thaw cycles near the door. Rinsing the floor in spring and sealing or coating it slows this down.
Can radiant heat go in a concrete floor?
Yes. Tubing is tied in place over insulation before the pour, and the heating contractor connects it to a boiler. It has to be planned from the start. It cannot be added to an existing slab without a new topping.
Should a garage floor have a drain?
A drain or a steady slope to the door keeps meltwater from pooling. Where a floor drain is allowed and where it may discharge is a plumbing code matter, so we check that before we set one.
How it works
- Free estimate: Call, text or book online. We visit and measure.
- Written quote: Clear pricing with finish options.
- Prep & forms: We excavate, grade, compact the base and set forms and reinforcement.
- Pour, finish & cure: We pour, finish, cut control joints and tell you when you can use it.