Concrete floor installation in Bend OR - a slab ready for the finish you pick
Cracked, uneven floor or a new room that needs a slab? We prep the base right so the floor under your finish holds up.
What does a new concrete floor in Bend involve?
Concrete floor installation in Bend means pouring a new slab, the flat concrete floor itself, over a packed gravel base and a plastic vapor barrier. You end up with a solid, level floor for a shop, basement, addition or outbuilding that holds up under whatever covering goes on top.
Most people who call us have an old floor that's cracked, sunk or shedding dust, or a new space framed up and waiting on a slab. The price moves with the square footage, whether an old slab has to be broken out and hauled off, how much digging and gravel the base needs, the reinforcement and the finish you want, from a smooth troweled surface to a broom finish, a light brushed texture that gives grip. The schedule mostly turns on permits, the weather and the cure, the stretch while the concrete hardens before you put weight on it. If the new floor needs concrete steps up to a door, we can plan them into the same job.
How do you know your concrete floor needs replacing?
A floor usually tells you before it fails. These are the things homeowners point out most often when I walk a job, and what each one usually means underneath.
Cracks that keep getting wider or uneven usually mean the base under the slab has moved.
A sunken or tilted section usually means the fill under it wasn't packed well or has washed out.
Damp spots, lifting tile or peeling floor paint often mean moisture is coming up through a slab with no barrier.
A surface that chips or keeps turning to dust usually means the top was finished or cured poorly.
Water pooling in low spots after you hose the floor out means the slab wasn't poured flat.
A dirt or gravel floor in a shop or shed you want to use year round needs a slab.
If cracks are spreading or water is coming up through the floor, call sooner rather than later, because whatever is going on underneath rarely fixes itself.
What happens when you call us about a concrete floor in Bend?
From your first call to the day we clean up, here's who does what. I handle the estimate and run the job on site, and our crew does the base work, pouring and finishing.
Call or send a request
Call (458) 256-4015 or use the form, and tell us the floor's rough size and where it goes in the house. We get back to you and set a time for me to come out.
I look at the space
I come out, look at the site and ask what the floor needs to hold and what covering goes on top, because that decides where the vapor barrier sits. You get a written estimate that says what's in it and what isn't, so there's no guessing about what you're paying for.
We handle permits and scheduling
Once you say go, we sort out any permit the job needs and set a pour date with the forecast in mind. Heat and cold both change how concrete sets, so I'd rather move a date than pour into bad weather.
Pour, finish and clean up
Our crew digs out and packs the base, pours and finishes the floor and cuts the joints while I run the job on site. We clean up before we call it done.
Get a written estimate for your concrete floor
Send the form and we'll reply within one business day to set a time. I come out, look at the space and write up your estimate on site, free and with no obligation.
- Call
- (458) 256-4015
- Hours
- Mon–Sun: 6 AM–11 PM
What goes under your concrete floor and why
Every floor we pour starts with a gravel layer, dug out and packed so it doesn't settle with the dirt, and heavy plastic sheeting laid on top of it. That sheeting keeps soil gases out of the house and keeps wet concrete from clogging the gravel. The base is hidden the day we pour, so it's the first thing people want to cut. I'd rather trim the finish than the base, because a nice surface on a base that settles still cracks and sinks.
Where the vapor barrier sits depends on what goes on top. Industry guidance says a barrier in direct contact with the slab gives floor coverings and coatings the most protection, so if you're planning tile, wood, carpet or a coating, we decide with you where it goes before the pour. Reinforcement like rebar, the steel laid inside the slab, won't stop cracking, but when it's sized and placed right, cracks should stay tight.
A slab in Bend also gets planned around a few local numbers. A state mapping tool shows the frost line depth and the air freezing index for a given site, and the county posts the load the ground is designed to carry. Those go into how a floor is planned for your lot, along with what the space will hold, whether that's a workbench, a heavy shelf of tools or just foot traffic.
Concrete floor questions we hear in Bend
How much does a concrete floor cost in Bend, OR?
A concrete slab in Bend usually costs about $6.50 to $12 per square foot installed, and that's a planning range for slabs in general, not our price. Where your floor lands in it comes down to what I see on site, and your estimate gives you the number for your own floor. We do the same work in Redmond, Deschutes River Woods, Crooked River Ranch and the other cities around Bend.
What causes cracks in a new concrete floor, and will mine crack?
Probably a few, yes, because concrete shrinks as it cures and some random cracking should be expected even when the joints are close together. Contraction joints, saw cuts that give that shrinkage a planned place to go, are usually cut within 4 to 12 hours of the pour, and we cut ours soon after. I'd rather tell you that now than promise a floor with no cracks at all.
What is the best way to pour a concrete floor in cold weather in Bend?
Plan the pour and protect the new concrete, because concrete that's properly mixed, placed and protected still gets the strength and durability it needs in a cold month. Industry guidance counts it as cold weather work when the air drops, or is expected to drop, below 40°F while the new concrete is being protected. That's why we watch the forecast when we set your date and have the protection planned before the truck shows up.
Who handles building permits for concrete work in Bend?
The City of Bend's Community Development Department handles building permits, and you can reach it at 541-388-5580 ext. 2 or building@bendoregon.gov. At the estimate I check whether your floor needs a permit, and if it does, we either pull it ourselves or tell you plainly who has to before anything goes on the calendar.
Does a concrete contractor need a license in Oregon?
Generally yes, because Oregon law requires anyone paid for construction work that improves a property to be licensed, and the state lists concrete and floor covering among that work. It's also fair to ask whether a contractor holds the residential endorsement, since the endorsement has to match the kind of structure they work on. We're fully licensed and insured.
Is it worth adding soil gas protection under a new concrete floor?
If you're building, adding it during construction typically costs less than fixing the house after it's done. The gravel and sheeting under every floor we pour are part of that, and the state's site map lists radon mitigation criteria for each location, so I'll go over what applies to your project when I come out.
Other concrete work around your Bend home
Concrete pool decks
With a pool outside, concrete pool decks need the same packed base and planned joints as an indoor floor, plus a surface that stays grippy when wet.
Concrete steps construction
When a new floor sits lower or higher than the door, concrete steps give you a solid way in, on a packed base so they stay put.
Call about your new concrete floor
Have the floor's rough size in square feet, where it goes in the house and the covering you're planning ready, then call (458) 256-4015 or send the request form, so I come out already knowing what to look at.
Mon–Sun: 6 AM–11 PM