Prime Concrete is a trusted concrete garage floor contractor in Des Moines, Iowa, pouring residential and commercial floors built to handle daily vehicle traffic year after year.
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A concrete garage floor is one of the most heavily used surfaces on any Des Moines property. It holds the weight of vehicles, takes salt, slush, and snowmelt every winter, and has to stay flat and crack free to be useful for storage, shop work, or parking. Prime Concrete pours residential and commercial garage floors built around how the space is actually used, with the right thickness, base, and finish for each project.
For residential garages, our work covers everything from new home pours to floor replacements in older garages where the original slab has cracked, settled, or failed. For commercial clients, we install shop floors, warehouse floors, and service bay floors that have to support heavier vehicles and constant daily traffic. Either way, the goal is a floor that performs the same in year ten as it does in year one.
Iowa weather puts real stress on any garage floor. Repeated freeze-thaw cycles, road salt tracked in from outside, and seasonal temperature swings all attack lower quality concrete quickly. We address this with a properly compacted base, the right concrete mix and reinforcement for the load, control joints in the correct spots, and a clean smooth finish that holds up to sweeping, mopping, and vehicle traffic without flaking or dusting.
Garage floors look simple from the outside, but the right spec depends a lot on how you use the space. We walk through these options during the estimate.
A standard residential garage floor is poured at 4 inches with a smooth troweled finish. This is the right spec for most Des Moines homeowners storing daily driver vehicles, lawn equipment, and household items. It is durable, easy to clean, and the most budget friendly option.
If you plan to coat your garage floor with epoxy or polyaspartic later, the underlying concrete needs to be poured and finished correctly to accept the coating. We pour the slab with the right finish and curing approach so a coating goes down cleanly when you are ready.
Commercial garage and shop floors carry heavier loads and see daily traffic, so they are usually 5 to 6 inches thick with rebar reinforcement. We pour shop floors, service bays, and warehouse floors across the Des Moines Metro built for the long haul.
We visit your Des Moines property, talk through how the garage will be used, and give you a clear written quote.
If an old floor is present we remove it, then grade and compact a solid base for the new pour.
We set forms, place wire mesh or rebar as needed, and pour the right concrete mix for the load.
We trowel the surface to a clean smooth finish, cut control joints, and walk you through curing timelines.
A standard residential garage floor is 4 inches thick. For heavier vehicles or commercial use, 5 to 6 inches with added reinforcement is recommended. We size the pour based on your intended use during the estimate.
Garage floor costs depend on square footage, whether the old floor needs to be removed, and the finish selected. Contact us for a free on-site estimate.
You can walk on a new garage floor after 24 to 48 hours. For vehicle traffic, we recommend waiting at least 7 days. We will give you specific timing based on weather conditions at the time of the pour.
Yes. If your existing garage floor needs to be removed, we handle the demolition and haul-away as part of the project.
Yes. For larger garages or projects where access needs to be maintained during the work, we can pour in sections. We will plan the best approach during the estimate.
Prime Concrete pours garage floors throughout the Des Moines Metro and surrounding Iowa communities.
