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Polished Concrete
Clean-lined and contemporary, polished concrete is tough, easy to look after and bounces daylight around the room, which helps on short Canberra winter days.
Residential concrete floors
Canberra Residential Concrete Flooring
Interior concrete floor slabs for Canberra homes, poured flat and finished to suit polish, tiles or timber, with moisture and flatness kept in check.
19 yrspouring in the Canberra region
600+local jobs completed
7 yrworkmanship guarantee
Residential Concrete Flooring Canberra
Residential Concrete Flooring in Canberra offers a durable, modern and easy-care surface for homes of all styles. Concrete floors store heat, suit passive-solar designs and can be finished as polished, honed, coloured or exposed aggregate to match your interior. Concrete floors are hard-wearing, hygienic and suit homes with underfloor heating. Tell us your design ideas and budget, and we will discuss slab preparation, finishes and sealers with your builder. Canberra's cold winters and sunny days suit concrete floors in solar-oriented homes across Gungahlin, Molonglo, Belconnen and Tuggeranong, working well with in-slab heating. The result is a comfortable, durable, attractive floor.
- Flat to a stated tolerance — We agree the flatness your tiles, timber, vinyl or polish needs, then pour to it
- Membrane under the slab — A properly lapped vapour barrier underneath, which is what keeps your flooring safe later on
- Honest moisture guidance — Straight talk on how long the slab needs to dry before anything covers it
- Polish-ready option — Finished at the pour so the concrete can be your final floor, if that's the plan
- Service chase-outs set in — Pipes and conduits set in place before the pour, so nobody's cutting into the slab later
Free estimate
Get a quote for residential flooring
Share a few details and you'll have a fixed written quote from us within one business day.
What's included
Canberra Residential Concrete Flooring Services
Floors inside your home, whether it's a new build, an extension or a reno, finished for what goes on top.
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House slabs for new builds
We pour your home's floor slab to the engineer's detail, then screed it flat enough for the tiles, timber or polish you've chosen.
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Extensions & infills
Opening up into a new room? We tie the new slab into your existing floor so there's no step or lip at the doorway.
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Slabs ready to polish
Fancy polished concrete as your final floor? We pick the aggregate and finish at the pour, so grinding later reveals exactly the look you want.
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Fixing uneven floors
If your floor's too wavy for new tiles or vinyl, we'll screed or grind it back to a level your flooring can sit on.
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Bathroom & laundry falls
We shape the floor to fall gently towards the waste, so your bathroom or laundry drains properly and is ready for the waterproofer.
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Heated floor slabs
Warm floors make sense through a Canberra winter. We pour around your in-slab heating pipes carefully, with enough cover to keep them safe.
How the job runs
Canberra Residential Flooring Process
We start by asking what floor covering you're planning, because that decides how flat the slab must be. Timber, tiles, vinyl and polished concrete each need their own flatness and moisture level, and a slab poured for one usually needs grinding or levelling compound before it suits another. Knowing that up front keeps your quote accurate. Plumbing and electrical services, the membrane and insulation are laid out and checked before we pour, since they can't be moved afterwards. Once it's poured we cure the slab properly and let you know how long to wait before your flooring goes down.
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Covering & Tolerance Agreed
Tell us what's going down on top. Polished, tiled and timber floors each need a different flatness, and pouring it right first is far cheaper than grinding later.
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Base, Membrane & Services
We compact the ground, lay and lap the vapour barrier, and set out service penetrations with your plumber and electrician.
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Reinforcement & Pour
Steel goes in to the engineer's detail, then we pour, screed and finish to the flatness we agreed.
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Cure & Moisture Advice
We cure it properly, then tell you the moisture reading the slab should hit before your flooring goes on.
Choosing a finish
Most Popular Flooring Types in Canberra
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Exposed Aggregate
The top layer is washed back to reveal the stones in the mix, giving a textured, grippy surface that looks great on patios, paths and alfrescos.
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Stamped Concrete
Pressed with patterns that imitate pavers, tile or stone, stamped concrete gives you a decorative look for less than laying the real thing.
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Plain/Broom Finish
The no-fuss, budget-friendly option. Brooming leaves fine ridges that add grip, which suits driveways and garages that just need to work hard.
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Coloured/Stained Concrete
Oxides or stains tint the concrete to suit your home's colours inside or out, so you can personalise the look without losing any strength.
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Honed Concrete
Ground back to a smooth, matte sheen, honed concrete suits modern interiors that want a soft, understated look rather than a mirror-like gloss.
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Epoxy Flooring
A tough, wipe-clean coating for garages and workshops that stands up to oil, chemicals and heavy wear, with a smooth, joint-free finish.
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Permeable Concrete
Lets rainwater soak through instead of pooling, which helps when a Canberra summer storm dumps a lot of rain at once, while still carrying everyday outdoor loads.
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Timber-Look Concrete
Stamped and coloured to look like timber boards, it gives you that warm natural feel with none of the sanding, oiling or termite worries.
Concrete Flooring Resurfacing in Canberra
Even a well-laid concrete floor wears with age. Colours fade, fine cracks appear and the surface can turn rough and pitted from foot traffic, frost and Canberra's strong UV. Resurfacing restores the look and the function for far less than ripping the floor out and starting again.
Our resurfacing work fixes surface damage and adds years to the slab you already have. Small cracks, stains, worn traffic paths or general tiredness can all be treated with a fresh, hard-wearing layer, without the mess, noise and cost of breaking out the floor and starting from scratch.
We begin by checking the existing floor closely to find anything underneath, like movement, damp or delamination, that needs fixing first. Then the surface is ground and prepared properly so the new layer grips and lasts, instead of hiding a problem that comes back to bite you in a year or two.
It's also a chance to change the look completely. If your current finish feels dated, we can switch to exposed aggregate, a stamped pattern or a coloured topping as part of the job, giving the room a new lease of life without a rebuild.
Canberra's mix of frosty nights and hot, dry days is tough on concrete, so we choose materials that handle moisture and freeze-thaw cycles. Knowing how local conditions age a slab helps us recommend the right fix for your floor and how you use it.
Resurfacing gets you a tough, refreshed floor for a fraction of what replacement costs, from a crew that knows exactly what your concrete needs to keep going.
Concrete Flooring Repairs in Canberra
Concrete floors rarely give out all at once. Cracks, spalling and a crumbling surface creep in over time from traffic, weather and Canberra's frosts and big temperature swings. Leave them alone and small faults can turn into trip hazards or serious structural repairs, so it pays to act early.
We repair concrete floors in homes, shops and industrial buildings, from fine hairline cracks to badly damaged and broken surfaces. First we work out what's actually causing the damage, whether it's moving clay, trapped moisture or heavy loads, so the repair fixes the real problem instead of covering it up.
Typical jobs include sealing cracks to keep water out, resurfacing worn or pitted patches, and levelling sections that have dropped as the soil underneath moved. We also fix spalling and flaking, which is often caused by moisture and the freeze-thaw cycles of a Canberra winter.
On every repair, we tell you what we found, why it's happening and how our fix will stop it coming back. You'll know the scope and the cost up front, in writing, with no surprise extras halfway through and no guessing about what you're paying for.
Canberra's reactive clay and cold winters speed up wear on concrete floors, so a regular check-up is well worth it, particularly after a wet year or a long dry spell. Fixing small cracks and surface faults early, before water gets in and they spread, saves you money and helps your floor last a lot longer.
With us you get a crew that respects your property and fixes things properly the first time, rather than a quick patch that has you calling someone again in a year or two.
Why locals choose us
Why Choose Our Residential Flooring Experts in Canberra
When a floor covering fails, the slab is usually to blame, and that's settled on pour day, not install day.
Tolerance matched to the finish
We pour to the flatness your chosen floor really needs, not a one-size house standard.
Membrane laid properly
Overlapped, taped and kept intact. A tear you can't see shows up later as cupped timber boards.
Honest on drying times
A slab needs to dry out before flooring seals it in. You'll get honest timeframes, not ones bent to fit the program.
Coordinated with other trades
We set out plumbing penetrations and heating loops with your plumber and sparky before any concrete covers them.
Fixed-price quotes
Base, membrane, steel, pour and finish, all in a single written price.
7 year workmanship guarantee
For seven years after we finish, any workmanship defect in your floor is ours to fix, free of charge.
Before you call
Residential Flooring questions we get asked in Canberra
Quick answers to what Canberra homeowners usually ask us before getting a price.
Why do I need to pick my flooring before you pour?
Your flooring choice sets how flat and how dry the slab must be. Timber, tiles, vinyl and polished concrete each have their own needs, and a slab poured for one often has to be ground or levelled before it suits another.
How long before flooring can go down?
That comes down to your flooring and the slab's moisture reading rather than a set number of weeks. We'll tell you how long to wait, because laying timber or vinyl on a slab still giving off moisture can void the flooring warranty.
What goes in before the pour?
Plumbing, electrical, the vapour membrane and any insulation get laid out and double-checked first, since they're locked in once concrete covers them. It's a step worth taking slowly.
Could the concrete slab be my finished floor?
Definitely. Ground and sealed or fully polished, it's a look more Canberra homeowners are choosing. We just need to know before the pour so the mix and finishing suit it.
Do you do slab moisture testing?
We do, and on some jobs that reading decides what flooring is even possible. Seal a damp slab under vinyl or epoxy and it'll bubble and lift no matter how carefully it was laid.