Gilbert Polished Concrete polishes concrete floors in Queen Creek, including garage slabs, living areas and kitchens in newer homes, stained and dyed floors, grind and seal finishes, commercial floors and restoration. Queen Creek is about 15 miles from Gilbert by road.
Newness defines Queen Creek: roughly 91 percent of homes went up in 2000 or later, the median year is 2012, 96 percent are single-family and the median owner-occupied value is $635,400. For floors, the first question is how young the slab is.
A quiet matte floor in the main bedroom, nothing shiny
Floor
About 240 sq ft of slab, light gray
Finish
Ground smooth and sealed to a matte finish
Furniture
A low platform bed and two side tables
Estimated cost
$1,400
In this example, the owners of a 2010s house in Queen Creek are taking up the bedroom carpet. Underneath is a plain gray slab, and they want it matte and soft-looking rather than glossy.
A new house has a new garage slab, and the first question is how long it has cured and what is in the mix. A polished garage floor starts from that slab, and polished concrete garage floors compares polishing with coatings.
Stained and dyed concrete floors
Color on a new slab depends on the mix and the curing, because admixtures can cause variation. The page on stained and dyed concrete floors explains stain, dye and color under a polish.
Commercial polished concrete
Offices and shops in a growing town are planned around the slab, which may be new, and when the space can be closed. See commercial polished concrete.
Grind and seal concrete floors
A lighter sealed finish for a garage or workshop is grind and seal, which is explained on grind and seal concrete floors.
Concrete floor restoration
Even a house from 2012 can have carpet or tile over its slab. The page on concrete floor restoration covers uncovering and repairing the concrete beneath.
Homes and floors here
With about 91 percent of homes built in 2000 or later and a 2012 median, the slabs here are recent, and a recent builder slab should be asked about before it is ground: how long it cured, whether it has a vapor barrier and what was in the mix. Guidance written for commercial specifications asks for at least 28 days of cure before polishing, and a residential builder may not pour to it.
If you are building, raise the floor with the builder before the slab is poured, and keep storage and taped-down protection off it while the house is finished. If the house is finished, a test area shows what the slab will do.
Parts of Queen Creek lie in Maricopa County and parts in Pinal County, so first find out which one holds your address. Maricopa County’s Air Quality Department publishes a handbook on asbestos in older flooring; Pinal County has an air quality program of its own, so check with it before grinding old flooring at a Pinal County address. A house this recent is unlikely to have old floor tile, yet any older covering should be checked before grinding.
Ask Queen Creek’s building department whether your project needs a permit; grinding and finishing a surface is a different question from cutting, structural repair or new slab work. Larger work goes through licensed contractors, and the Registrar of Contractors site lets you look up a license.
Yes, once it has cured and passes a hardness test. Ask the builder about the mix and curing, and expect the finish to depend on the slab as poured.
Which county rules apply in Queen Creek?
The town sits in both Maricopa and Pinal counties, so ask which covers your address. For asbestos in old floor coverings, check with the county air quality department.
Can a garage floor in a new build be dyed?
Yes. Dye can be worked into a polished floor, and the slab’s mix, curing and joints affect how even it looks, so a test spot comes first.
Please send the Queen Creek address and note whether the house is new or already lived in. Say what the floor is for, whether a garage, a living area or part of a business, and how big it is. We'll get back to you soon with an estimate or any questions we have. Estimates are free and there's no obligation.
