Garage floor concrete in Brandon MS - a slab built for the loads you'll put on it
Cracked, sunken or dusty garage floor? We pack the ground first and pour a new slab sized for what you'll park and keep on it.
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What goes into a new garage floor in Brandon?
Garage floor concrete in Brandon, MS means building a new slab on the ground as your garage floor, made to carry the cars, tools and equipment you plan to keep there, on ground that's been packed down evenly first.
Most people who call me about a garage floor are building a new garage or living with an old floor that's cracked, dropped at one corner or turned to powder on top. The price mostly turns on the size of the floor, how thick it needs to be for what you'll put on it, how much ground work it takes to get an even base, and anything extra a lift or a coating calls for. The schedule turns on the weather, how long that ground work runs and settling the permit question before we start. Your own figure comes from the estimate, where I walk the job with you and explain what goes into the quote.
How can you tell your garage floor has a problem?
Cracks that keep spreading
A crack that starts thin and gets wider or longer every season usually means the ground under the slab is still moving. If you wait, the crack edges break down and tires work them apart, so the damage keeps spreading across the floor.
One section sitting lower
When a corner or a strip by the door drops below the rest, the dirt under it usually wasn't packed evenly and has settled. It tends to keep going, and the lip it leaves catches tires, mower wheels and toes.
Dusty, flaking top
If sweeping never gets the floor clean because the surface keeps turning to dust or chipping off, the top was likely weakened when it was poured or finished. It wears faster with every car that rolls over it, and it gives a coating a poor surface to hold onto.
How we build garage floor concrete
Before anything else, I ask what's going in the garage, like a lift, a workshop or a coated floor, because those choices have to be made before the pour. Then our crew digs out and packs the subgrade, the ground the slab sits on, until it's firm and even all the way across, since soil packed unevenly settles unevenly and cracks a slab no matter how thick or strong the concrete is. We check where the water will run so the floor drains out the door and not back toward the house, then set the forms, pour and finish the surface. We cut control joints, shallow grooves that give the slab a straight place to crack instead of a random one, and then the slab cures, which is the wait while the concrete hardens and gains its strength. If the budget gets tight, I'd rather you go plain on the finish than skimp on the base, because nobody sees the base on day one but it's what decides whether the floor stays flat.
A garage floor often runs into the work around it. If the garage is cut into a hillside, concrete retaining walls can hold the bank so the ground beside it stays put, and if you'd like the area outside the door to look like more than plain gray, our decorative concrete work adds color or texture.
Smooth troweled finish
This is the tight, slick surface most people want inside a garage, because it sweeps clean and spills wipe up easily. It can get slippery when it's wet, so it suits the floor inside the door better than the apron outside.
Broom finish on the apron
A broom finish is a light texture dragged across the wet concrete so tires and shoes get some grip. It suits the apron just outside the garage door, where rain and mud come in.
Get a free on-site quote for your garage floor
We reply within one business day, and I come out to look at your garage and hear what you want. The quote is free, done on site, and there's no pressure to book.
Call (601) 591-9020- Based in
- Brandon, MS 39042
- Hours
- Mon–Fri: 8 AM–10 PM, Sat–Sun: 7 AM–9 PM
What happens after you call about a garage floor in Brandon?
Here's how a garage floor job runs from your first call to the final walk-through, and who you'll be dealing with at each step.
Call and set a visit
You call or send a message, we get back to you, and I come out to look at the site and hear what you want. I'll look at the ground, the slope and how water moves around the garage.
Read your written quote
I write the quote out so you can see what's included and what isn't, so you know what you're paying for before you sign. We settle the permit question together before any work starts.
Crew builds, we walk it
Our crew builds the floor, and at the end I walk the finished job with you and answer whatever questions you've got. Feel free to hold the work up against the quote while we do.
Why Brandon homeowners call Brandon Concrete Company for garage floors
I come out for every estimate
I do the estimate visits myself, and I'm on site checking the work while our crew handles the prep, forming, pouring and finishing. You talk to the same person before the pour and during it, so what you asked for doesn't get lost between the quote and the crew.
In business since 2023
I started out explaining concrete quotes at kitchen tables for another company, then learned the trade on crews before opening our business in 2023. That's why I want you to understand every line of your quote, since a customer who knows why we do each step can hold us to it.
Licensed and insured in Mississippi
Mississippi requires residential contractors to be licensed by the Mississippi State Board of Contractors, and we're licensed and insured. That way the crew on your property answers to the state and is covered while it works.
If you're planning a garage floor, tell us about it or call (601) 591-9020, and I'll come out and take a look.
Permits and ground for garage floors in Brandon
The City of Brandon Building Department issues building permits, and the city requires one whenever someone builds, enlarges, alters, repairs, moves or demolishes a structure. Whether your garage floor falls under that depends on the job, and the city asks anyone who isn't sure to call the department before starting. We sort that question out with you before any work begins, and when your floor needs a permit, we handle it as your licensed contractor so it isn't left on you.
Shrinking and swelling of Yazoo Clay is a concern for building across Mississippi, though soil summaries for Rankin County rate the county's most common soil low for it. That's the county as a whole and not your lot, so we still pack the ground the way I described above, and we do it the same way on jobs in Pearl and Flowood.
Questions about garage floor concrete in Brandon
Call (601) 591-9020How much does a concrete garage floor cost around Jackson, MS?
An installed concrete slab in the Jackson area usually costs about $5.50 to $10.50 per square foot. That's a planning figure for concrete slabs in general, not a garage floor quote, so your own number comes from the estimate once I've seen the ground and heard what's going in the garage. Our work is satisfaction guaranteed.
Does wire mesh make a garage floor stronger?
Not by much, because wire mesh mainly holds the edges of a crack together after the slab cracks, and it adds little strength to a thin slab. If you're expecting heavy loads, plan for a thicker slab rather than counting on mesh alone.
How do I plan a garage floor for a two-post car lift?
Get the lift maker's concrete requirements before the slab is poured, because lift loads and anchors can call for a specific thickness, strength or reinforcement. Those choices are set once the concrete is in, so bring the lift's paperwork, or at least the brand and model, to the estimate and we'll plan the slab around what the maker asks for.
What is the best way to pour a garage floor in hot weather?
Plan the pour around the heat, because hot weather makes fresh concrete need more water, set faster, get harder to finish and crack more easily. Crews tend to add water on site when it's hot, so it's fair to ask any contractor how they'll handle a hot-day pour. We plan our pour time so the crew isn't fighting the midday heat, since that's what leaves a weak, dusty top later.
Can I coat a new garage floor as soon as it looks dry?
Not always, because a young or dirty floor can look dry and still not be ready for a coating. Oil, tire chemicals, moisture and curing compounds can weaken how a coating bonds, so plan time for the floor to age and come clean first. If a coated floor is the plan, we can talk through that timing at the estimate.
Can I pull the permit for my garage floor myself in Brandon?
Yes, a Brandon property owner can pull the permit, but the city warns that doing so makes you the general contractor and personally liable for accidents on the job. The city's permit sheet also says state law requires a residential builder's or remodeler's license for any remodel job over $10,000.00.
Related services for the space around your garage
Decorative concrete
A colored or textured walkway to the side door can give the outside of the garage a finished look, and we can plan it alongside your floor.
Concrete retaining walls
Where a sloped yard keeps pushing dirt and runoff against the side of the garage, a concrete wall holds the ground back and keeps it off the slab.
Service areas for garage floors around Brandon
Brandon Concrete Company is based in Brandon, Mississippi, and we build garage floors across the cities around it. The 11 cities below have their own pages, from Jackson to Madison, though they aren't the only places we work.
Brandon, MS
Plan your garage floor before the pour
Have your garage size and any lift or coating plans ready when you call (601) 591-9020 or send the form, so I can price the slab you actually need.