Garage floor concrete in Gautier MS - a slab that keeps the rainwater out
Cracked, dusty or wet after every storm? We pour a garage slab built for your cars, your coating and the rain off the driveway.
- Fully licensed and insured.
- Free on-site estimates.
- We reply within 1 business day.
What goes into a new garage floor in Gautier?
Garage floor concrete in Gautier, MS, is a new slab for your cars and pickups, poured on well-prepared ground, then finished, jointed and cured so it stands up to cracking, dusting and standing water. At Gautier Concrete, we plan each one around how you'll use the garage, the coating you want and where the rain runs.
Most calls start with an old floor that's cracked, dusting or wet by the door after a storm, or with a new garage that needs its first slab. The price mostly moves with the size of the floor, whether an old slab has to be broken out first, how much base work the ground needs and what you want on top, while the schedule turns on the weather, the cure and what the city or county office says your address needs before we start. I'll give you your own figure after I've looked at the spot with you and explained what I see.
How can you tell your garage floor needs replacing?
Cracks wandering across the floor
Cracks that run anywhere instead of along a cut line usually mean the joints were cut late or skipped, or the dirt under the slab settled. A crack with one side lower than the other gets worse with every car that rolls over it, and it lets water and oil down into the base.
Dusty, flaking top surface
A fine powder on everything or a top peeling off in patches usually means the slab was finished too wet or dried out too fast, often after a midday pour. Coatings won't hold on a top like that, so it keeps wearing until the floor is redone.
Water inside after storms
A puddle by the door or a wet line along the wall after rain usually means the apron or driveway pitches back toward the garage. Every storm then brings water in, rusting tools, soaking boxes and working under the edge of the slab.
How we build a garage floor concrete slab
I start by asking how you'll use the garage, what coating you want and whether a lift is coming, because those answers shape what goes under the slab and into it. Our crew then digs out the soft dirt and packs the subgrade, the ground the slab sits on, because a base that's only raked level settles and takes the floor down with it. We set rebar, the steel that holds the concrete together if it cracks, pour and finish the top, then cut control joints, shallow grooves that give the slab a straight place to crack as it shrinks, while it's still soft enough to cut cleanly. We also look at the apron so rainwater runs out of the garage instead of in, and if the budget gets tight, I'll tell you to save on the finish before the base, because a finish can be redone later and a base can't.
If you want the garage to look finished rather than plain gray, our decorative concrete work adds color and texture planned with the slab. On lots where the driveway cuts into a bank beside the garage, concrete retaining walls hold the dirt back so it doesn't wash onto the apron.
Bare floor with a broom finish
A broom finish leaves light grooves across the top so tires and boots grip when the floor is wet. It suits a working garage or shop that won't get a coating.
Smooth floor ready for a coating
If you're planning epoxy or polyaspartic, we finish the top smoother and plan what goes under the slab around the coating. It suits a garage you want easy to sweep and clean.
Slab planned for a car lift
A lift puts its load on a few small spots, so we plan the slab under it before the pour instead of cutting it out later. It suits anyone who works on their own cars or stacks one above another.
Get a free on-site estimate for your garage floor
We reply within one business day to set a time. I come out, look at the spot with you and explain what I see before anything goes on paper, with no pressure and no obligation.
- Based in
- Gautier, MS 39553
- Hours
- Mon–Fri: 8 AM–9 PM, Sat–Sun: 6 AM–9 PM
What happens after you call about a garage floor in Gautier?
Here's how a garage floor goes from your first call to a cured slab, and who handles each piece along the way.
Call and set a visit
Call (228) 263-3738 or send the form, and we set a time for me to come out. It helps to know the coating you want and whether a lift is in your plans.
Walk the garage with me
I measure, look at the floor and the apron, and ask how you'll use the space. You get your choices laid out in plain words and a price on paper, so you know what you're paying for before anything is poured.
Sort out the paperwork first
Before we set a date, I point you to the city or county office for your address for flood zone and permit questions. We walk you through the paperwork so you know who's handling each piece.
Prep, pour and cure
My crew and I prep the base, pour and finish, and on hot days we start early because concrete placed in midday heat tends to end up with a weak, dusty top. Then I walk you through caring for the floor while it cures, the slow wait that lets it gain strength before you load it.
Why Gautier homeowners call Gautier Concrete for garage floors
I come out to look myself
I look at every job in person, and my crew of finishers and laborers does the work with me on site most days. The person who explained your floor is usually right there when it gets poured.
Pouring slabs here since 2017
We've been in business since 2017, nine years of flatwork, the slabs, walks and driveways that lie flat, along with foundations. I still lay out the reason for each choice before we pour, because concrete is hard to undo once it sets.
Licensed, insured and easy to check
We're fully licensed and insured. Under Mississippi's contractor rules, a Residential Remodeler license covers home improvement projects over $10,000 and a Residential Builder license covers new home construction over $50,000, so ask any contractor you compare which one they hold.
Every floor we pour is backed by our satisfaction guarantee. When you're ready, send us the details or call (228) 263-3738, and I'll come take a look.
Garage floors and the work around them in Gautier
The City of Gautier requires a permit for any development in the flood plain, and its flood rules count filling, grading, paving and excavating as development, so a new garage slab on a lot in the flood plain needs one. Whether yours is in it depends on where the lot sits, which is why the city asks anyone planning construction to call about flood zone information before the plan is set. The city's Planning and Building Department enforces its codes for single family homes, and when a job disturbs the ground, a checklist goes with the building permit application before work starts. We check with the city or county office for your address about what else the job needs and walk you through who's handling each piece.
Even away from the mapped flood zones, the city says many parts of Gautier can go underwater in the heavy rains a coastal area gets, so on garage jobs here we spend real time on the apron and where the yard drains. We're based in Gautier and work across Jackson County and the cities around it, over to Biloxi and into south Mobile County, and we see the same hard rains and low driveways on jobs in Pascagoula and Moss Point.
Questions about garage floor concrete in Gautier
Do I need a vapor retarder under my garage floor?
You want one if the floor will get an epoxy or polyaspartic coating, because a slab passes vapor up from the soil into whatever sits on top. A bare broom-finished floor in an unheated garage doesn't need one, so we settle the finish and any plan to heat the space before we pour.
How thick should a garage floor be for cars and pickups?
It should be thicker on very soft ground than on firm, well-prepared ground, so the dirt under it matters more than your truck does. A car lift is the real reason to go thicker, not the weight of the vehicle, so tell us early if one is coming.
How do I keep rainwater from running into my garage?
Slope the floor toward the vehicle door so water runs out without needing a drain. That only works if the apron outside keeps sloping away from the building, because a driveway that pitches back toward the garage puts water inside on every storm.
Does Gautier require a permit for a garage floor in the flood plain?
Yes, the city requires a permit for any development in the flood plain, and paving and excavating for a new slab count as development. If you're not sure where your lot sits, get the city's flood zone answer before your estimate and we'll take it from there.
How much does a new garage floor cost in Gautier?
Your price comes from your floor, and I give it to you after looking at the spot with you. The choices that usually raise it are a coating-ready floor with a vapor retarder, a thicker slab for a lift and fixing an apron that pitches toward the house.
How long does a new garage floor take before I can park on it?
You'll need to keep vehicles off until the slab has cured enough to carry them, and that wait depends mostly on the weather while it cures. I'll tell you when it's ready, because driving on a floor too early is one of the easiest ways to crack it.
Related services for your garage and driveway
Decorative concrete
When you want the garage to look finished, decorative concrete adds color and texture beyond plain broom gray, planned at the same time as the slab.
Concrete retaining walls
On lots where the driveway cuts into a slope beside the garage, a retaining wall holds the soil back so mud and runoff stay off your apron.
Garage floors in Gautier and the cities nearby
Gautier Concrete is based in Gautier, MS, and the 12 cities below each have their own page here, including Ocean Springs and Vancleave. We work in plenty of places in between too, so call if yours isn't listed.
Gautier, MS
Plan your new garage floor with us
Have your coating choice, any lift plans and the city's flood zone answer for your lot handy, and one estimate visit can cover all of it.