Commercial Concrete
We pour sidewalks, curb and gutter, loading docks, warehouse floors and parking areas for commercial and municipal jobs. Every slab is formed to exact grade, with reinforcement matched to the load.
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Polished concrete and epoxy floors turn a plain slab into a finished floor. Delpres Services is based in Harrison Township. We finish floors in garages, shops, warehouses and stores across Macomb County and Metro Detroit. We grind the slab and make any repairs first, then polish it or coat it with epoxy.
Most floor finishes cover the concrete, but polished concrete floors show the slab itself. An epoxy floor coating covers it with a hard, sealed layer of resin. On a new build, we also pour warehouse and shop floor slabs, so the finish is planned before the pour. We look at the floor and put a free estimate in writing.
Tell us about the septic, sewer, excavation or concrete work and where it is. We look at the job and put a free estimate in writing.
Polishing starts with grinding, which takes a layer off the top of the slab. Each pass after that uses finer diamond tooling, the way sandpaper goes from coarse to fine. A liquid densifier soaks in along the way and reacts with the concrete to harden the surface.
The national concrete polishing council defines four gloss levels, from a flat ground look to a high polish. The depth of the grind decides how much stone shows, from a smooth cream surface to large exposed stone. Outdoors, a similar stone look comes from exposed aggregate concrete instead.
On an older floor, the slab you start with shapes the result. On a new building, the same council advises choosing the polish before the slab is poured. Waiting until the slab is finished, it warns, can raise costs and limit the looks you can get.
Harrison Township averages about 32 inches of snow a year, per NOAA's weather normals. All winter, cars carry slush and road salt into the garage. On bare concrete, that salty melt water soaks into the surface. An epoxy coating keeps that water and any oil on top, where you can squeegee or wipe them up.
A coating holds only as well as the concrete under it. So we grind the slab to take off its weak top skin and any old sealer. Cracks and broken spots get repaired before the epoxy goes on.
The garage door is where the inside floor meets the drive. If the driveway outside has cracked or sunk, we pour new concrete driveways as well.
Too much moisture in a slab can make an epoxy coating lose its bond. The ASTM test method for slab humidity names debonding of coatings as one result. It also notes that coating makers generally require a moisture test before their product goes on.
New concrete holds water from the mix, and damp ground can add more from below. The ready-mix industry's guide on slab moisture says water can wick up through fine-grained soil under a slab. Federal soil maps show how wet the ground gets here. Across about three quarters of Macomb County, the seasonal high water table sits within about a foot of the surface.
For a new slab that will be coated, the guide calls for a vapor retarder right under the concrete. We pour garage and addition slabs as part of our foundation work. When a slab stays too damp for epoxy, the guide points to other choices, decorative concrete among them. Polishing works the concrete itself instead of covering it, so it is worth a look then.
Call or text for a written quote. We work about 50 miles around Harrison Township across Metro Detroit.
(877) 633-5773From the first call or text to the finished work, here is how it goes.
Call (877) 633-5773, or send the form. Tell us what the job is and where it is.
We visit the site and check the access and the ground. The estimate comes to you in writing.
We call MISS DIG 811 for utility locates before any digging. On septic jobs, we line up our work with the county's soil evaluation and inspections.
We dig to spec with equipment sized to the site. Then the work goes in to the approved plan or the agreed scope.
After the required tests and inspections, we backfill and restore what we dug up. Lawns get topsoil and seed or sod, and paved areas get new concrete or asphalt.
Common questions about polished and epoxy floors around Macomb County and the rest of Metro Detroit. If yours is not here, call or text and ask.
We pour sidewalks, curb and gutter, loading docks, warehouse floors and parking areas for commercial and municipal jobs. Every slab is formed to exact grade, with reinforcement matched to the load.
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We pour stamped concrete patios and pool decks with the look of stone or brick. Our exposed aggregate drives and walks show the natural stone in the mix.
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New concrete driveways, full replacements, approaches and repairs across Macomb County and Metro Detroit. Every driveway starts on a compacted sub-base, with rebar or wire mesh matched to the load.
Learn MoreMini-excavators reach tight residential lots, and full-size equipment handles deep commercial digs. Each job gets a machine sized to its access and depth.
Required tests on new lines, such as pressure tests or camera inspections, are done and documented before final backfill. Then we compact the backfill in lifts.
Every job starts with a visit to the site. You get a clear written estimate before any work begins.
Tell us what the job is and where it is, and we will set up a free on-site estimate. Call (877) 633-5773, or send the form.
Tell us about the septic, sewer, excavation or concrete work and where it is. We look at the job and put a free estimate in writing.