If your concrete is ugly but structurally sound, tearing it out is the expensive answer to the wrong question. A bonded overlay goes over the existing slab and gives you a new surface for a fraction of what a replacement costs.
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Most of the concrete people want to replace does not need replacing. Surface spalling, pitting, an ugly patch, a bad broom finish, popped aggregate, discoloration, these are all surface problems on a slab that is doing its structural job perfectly well.
An overlay is a cementitious layer that bonds to the existing concrete and gives you a fresh, uniform surface on top of it. No demolition, no dumpster, no waiting on a new pour to cure for a month.
An overlay is only as good as its bond to the slab underneath, so almost all the work is in what happens before any material goes down:
Basements, sunrooms and utility space where the slab is rough, patched or uneven and you want a surface worth finishing.
Spalled, pitted and weather-worn outdoor concrete brought back to a uniform surface without demolition.
Worn treads and rough walkways resurfaced to something safe and consistent instead of replaced piece by piece.
Overlay first, finish second. It is often what makes a rough slab a candidate for a stained or coated floor at all.
An overlay is a surface fix. If your concrete is moving, heaving, settling, or cracked all the way through, resurfacing it just gives you a nicer looking version of the same problem, and the cracks will come back through.
I would rather tell you that at the walkthrough and lose the job than take your money for something I expect to fail. Here is where the line usually falls.
Heaving, settling, or a slab cracked through and moving is not a surface issue. That needs mudjacking, replacement, or a foundation conversation, not an overlay.
I fill and treat cracks before the overlay, but a slab that is still moving will eventually show that movement at the surface. I cannot promise a filled crack never returns.
Kansas City freeze-thaw is hard on outdoor concrete. An overlay outside needs an exterior-grade sealer and a recoat interval, and I will tell you what that looks like.
Adding a surface raises the floor. Usually irrelevant, but at doorways, thresholds and drains it matters, and I check those before quoting.
I am the one who grinds your floor. Not a salesman who books it and hands you off to a crew you have never met. If something goes sideways on your job, you are talking to the person who did the work, not a call center.
Same guy who quotes it runs the grinder and lays the stain. Every single time.
A real number for your floor, in writing, with what is and is not included spelled out.
Certificate available on request before I set foot in your house.
On bigger jobs where I am buying material up front there is a deposit, and it is on the quote before you agree to anything. No surprises, no change orders after the fact.
It depends on the crack. Surface cracks in a stable slab get filled and treated and the overlay goes over them. A slab that is actively moving, heaving or settling is a structural problem, and an overlay over that will crack again. I will tell you which one you have when I look at it.
Substantially, because you are not paying for demolition, disposal, new concrete and the labor to place it. The exact difference depends on your slab. I will give you an honest number and you can compare it to a replacement bid.
On a stable slab with proper bonding and the right sealer, a long time. What shortens it is a bad bond, a moving slab underneath, or skipping maintenance on an exterior surface. The prep decides it, same as with coatings.
Driveways see vehicle loads and full Kansas City weather exposure, which is the hardest case for an overlay. Sometimes it is the right call and sometimes sealing what you have, or replacing it, makes more sense. I will look at it and tell you straight.
Yes, and that is often the point. Resurfacing gives you a uniform surface worth finishing. Plenty of rough slabs only become candidates for stain or a coating after an overlay evens them out.
Usually a few days depending on square footage, how much repair the slab needs, and the finish you want on top. Weather matters on exterior work. You will get a real schedule before I start.
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