Shop, garage and metal-building floors are steady work in Ascension Parish. Damp clay and humid air make moisture the main issue, so enclosed floors get a vapor barrier. Tell us about lifts, racks or coatings before the pour.
Concrete floors in this area are mostly garage, shop and metal-building floors, plus the slab floors inside houses when carpet or vinyl comes up. A shop floor in Ascension Parish needs a firm compacted pad, a vapor barrier, steel and a smooth, hard troweled surface. Indoors, a tight trowel finish is right, because it is easy to sweep and it does not hold oil. Outdoors we would never finish that smooth.
Moisture is the local issue. The clay holds water and the air is humid for most of the year. A floor without a vapor barrier pulls damp up from the ground, which lifts paint and epoxy and leaves a white bloom. On a humid spring day a cool slab can also sweat on top when warm air reaches it. We tell you which one you have, since a barrier fixes the first and only ventilation or insulation helps the second.
Joints in a floor are cut early and laid out around doors, posts and equipment, so cracks follow the cuts. If you plan a lift, heavy racking or a floor coating, tell us first. Lift makers set a minimum thickness and strength, and coatings need a slab that has dried for weeks. After the 2016 flood many owners in the eastern parish chose bare sealed or polished slabs inside, because they clean up after water.
Concrete floors in Gonzales: common questions
Why does my garage floor get wet when it has not rained?
That is usually condensation. Warm, humid air meets a slab that is still cool and leaves water on the surface. It happens most in spring. Moisture that comes up from below shows as damp patches under mats and boxes instead.
Can you pour a floor inside an existing metal building?
Yes. We build the pad, lay the barrier and steel, and pour through the doors or by pump. We keep a soft joint around the posts so the building frame and the floor can move apart.
Is a bare concrete floor a good idea in a flood-prone house?
Many owners here think so. Sealed or polished concrete has nothing to tear out after water. It is hard and cool underfoot, and cracks in the slab will show, so it is a choice about looks as well.
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.