Self-Leveling Concrete & Overlays in Walnut Creek CA - a smooth, flat floor to build on
Dips, humps and old patches showing through? We check the slab first, then pour a smooth, flat surface your new floor can sit on.
Do I need self-leveling concrete or an overlay for my floor?
Self-leveling concrete is a thin layer poured over an existing indoor floor to even out minor dips, so a basement in Walnut Creek, a kitchen slab headed for tile or another interior floor ends up smooth and flat.
Most people call us when they're about to put down tile or new flooring and find the slab rolls underfoot, or when an old concrete floor looks worn but is still solid. The first case calls for a self-leveling pour under the new floor, and the second often suits a decorative overlay that becomes the finished floor itself.
Price comes down to the size of the room, how much old flooring or glue has to come up, how many cracks need work and whether you want a plain underlayment or a decorative overlay. The schedule usually turns on how dry the slab is, and the written estimate I give you after looking at the floor lays out your own figure.
- Self-leveling pours for basements, kitchen slabs before tile and other indoor floors with minor dips.
- Decorative overlays over structurally sound concrete, new or aged, adding color, texture or pattern without tear-out.
- Slab prep planned before the pour, from moisture and moving cracks to any old flooring glue.
What happens after you call us about a floor?
I come out to every job myself, and our trained installers do the work with me on site. Here's how it goes from your first call to the walk-through on your finished floor.
Call or send a message
Call (925) 433-7858 or use the form and tell us about the room and what's on the floor now. We get back to you and set a time for me to come look.
I look at your slab
I check the concrete for moisture, old coatings, glue and cracks, then walk you through what I see and whether a pour or an overlay fits. You get a written estimate based on that visit, so the number reflects your actual floor and the prep it needs.
We prep and pour
Once you say yes, we prep the floor properly before anything gets poured, because the prep decides how the new surface holds up. Then our installers and I put down the self-leveling layer or overlay with the room set up the way the material needs.
We walk the finished floor
Before we pack up, I go over the finished floor with you so you can see it and ask questions. If tile or other flooring is going on top, I tell you what the slab needs before that can happen.
Leveled, coated and finished concrete floors
These photos show the kind of concrete floor work the trade does, from flat poured underlayment to finished overlays and coatings. They're examples of the look, not pictures of particular homes or jobs.
Polished concrete floor with exposed aggregate reflecting wall panels in a large room.
A polished garage floor has glossy black and vivid red bands, reflecting the shelves and cabinets around it.
Close-up of a glossy epoxy floor coating with dense black, white, and gray decorative flakes.
Close-up of a gray speckled concrete floor with two diagonal control joints crossing.
Garage with a glossy metallic epoxy floor in vivid blue, black, and white swirls.
Speckled stained concrete covers outdoor porch steps and the landing beside a brick wall.
Get a written estimate for leveling or overlaying your floor
Send the room size, current floor type, any glue or cracks and whether it's indoors, and we reply within one business day. I come out for a free look at your slab with no obligation, then you get a written estimate.
(925) 433-7858Questions about self-leveling concrete and overlays
These are the questions I hear most when I'm looking at a slab with a homeowner. If yours isn't here, ask when I come out, because the answer usually comes down to your floor.
How much does self-leveling concrete cost in Walnut Creek?
Your price is set mostly by the size of the room and how much prep the slab needs before anything gets poured. Taking up old flooring or glue, repairing cracks and choosing a decorative overlay over a plain underlayment all raise it. I put your figure in the written estimate after I see the slab.
Can self-leveling concrete go outdoors?
Self-leveling underlayment is an indoor product, and one maker's guide says it's for interior floors only. Worn concrete outside, such as a patio or pool deck, is a different job, and I'll tell you what that surface needs when I look at it.
What is the best way to know my slab is dry enough for new flooring?
Have the moisture inside the slab checked before anything goes on it, because it has to drop to acceptable levels before a coating or other flooring goes down. A slab that's still holding moisture has to wait, which can push back the start date. Ask any contractor you talk to how they'll confirm the slab is ready.
How long does self-leveling concrete take to dry before flooring goes on?
One maker says its underlayment can take floor coverings in as little as 15 hours after the pour for most jobs. The same maker gives a dry time of 14 to 17 days at 1-1/2 in. thick, depending on conditions, so how thick your pour is and the conditions in the room change the wait.
What temperature does a room need to be for a self-leveling pour?
One maker requires the slab and the room air to sit between 50°F and 95°F before the pour and stay in that range for at least 72 hours after. The same maker's instructions keep doors and windows closed, heating and cooling off until it cures, and the floor out of direct sun, so plan around that while the floor cures.
Who can do self-leveling concrete work in California?
A contractor licensed for the work can do it. The state's contractor license board describes a flooring and floor covering contractor as one who prepares any surface for flooring, and the state's concrete license covers forming, pouring, placing and finishing flat concrete. We're fully licensed and insured, and we offer satisfaction guaranteed on every job.
Self-leveling concrete and overlays in Walnut Creek and nearby
State license board guidance says a general builder taking on just your floor needs the specialty license or must subcontract it to someone who has one. We level floors across Walnut Creek, Concord and Lafayette, often basements and kitchens before tile.