Concrete floors
One of our most popular services is the installation, replacement or repair of concrete floors. From beginning to end our team will guide you through every step of the process to get your project completed on time and on budget.
Why choose a concrete floor?
Concrete is the floor of choice for hospitals, factories and warehouses, and the reason is maintenance: once it is down and finished it needs very little. It costs less to lay than timber or steel alternatives, it lasts, and it can be specified to take whatever the building is going to put through it — foot traffic, forklifts, or mechanical stress that would destroy anything softer.
Where it earns its keep
- Warehouses, factories and distribution units
- Retail and public buildings where the slab is the finish
- Plant rooms, workshops and vehicle stores
- Domestic extensions and conversions where the floor is polished or covered
Questions we get asked
What thickness do we need?
It is set by the loading, the sub-base and whether the slab is reinforced — not by a rule of thumb. Send the structural drawings and we will price what is on them.
Can a concrete floor be the finished floor?
Yes, and it often is. A concrete floor will take epoxy, resin or a polish, or be left as it is. The Curve theatre in Leicester and Dalham Hall Stud in Newmarket are both concrete finished in epoxy.
How long before it takes load?
Concrete reaches most of its strength in 28 days, but foot traffic and following trades are usually much sooner. What matters is what is going on it and when — tell us and we will give you a date rather than a rule.
Where we have done it
Council lorry depot, Crayford
Break out, removal from site, steel reinforcement and a new concrete pour at a council lorry depot close to the Dartford Crossing at Crayford.
- Break out + recast
- Steel reinforced
- Saw-cut joints
Dalham Hall Stud, Newmarket
1,500 m² of concrete floor for the horse boxes, vehicles and general storage at a racing stud.
- 1,500 m²
- Epoxy coated
- Non-slip finish
Curve, Leicester Performing Arts Theatre
1,522 m² of power-floated concrete laid over underfloor heating and finished in a three-coat epoxy system for durability and colour.
- 1,522 m²
- Power floated
- Three-coat epoxy
- Over UFH
Cost effective and versatile
Domestic and industrial clients want different things from the same material — homeowners want the finish, industrial clients want it to still be there in twenty years. We do both.
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