Why Dover calls Best Choice
We finish concrete. We do not pour it
Custom concrete overlays and epoxy finishes are what Best Choice Flooring became known for locally alongside the wood work, and the reason is that both come down to the same skill: reading a slab and preparing it properly before anything goes on it.
That also means saying no. A slab that is heaving, sinking or broken through cannot be saved by a surface, and you will hear that from Mike before you spend anything. Start with concrete overlays.
Both jobs come down to the same thing: how the concrete is opened up before anything touches it. An overlay or a coating needs the surface ground open so the new layer can bond to it rather than sit on it. Get that stage wrong and the floor fails, whichever system goes on top, which is why the International Concrete Repair Institute publishes surface profiles for exactly this work.
Moisture is the other question, and in Delaware it is a real one. The Delaware Geological Survey maps a shallow water table across the central part of the state, so ground water can push up through a slab as vapor and break a bond from underneath. We test for it before a system is chosen rather than after a floor has lifted. And if the concrete is heaving, sinking or broken right through, no surface will hold it together and you will hear that first.
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What we handle
Concrete Floor Services in Dover
Concrete Overlays
A thin new wear surface bonded onto sound concrete, stamped to look like plank, slate or flagstone, acid stained, or left plain and sealed. See our overlay work.
Garage Flooring Installation
The job Delaware winters create. Road salt and hot tires wreck bare concrete, and a flake floor seals it so the salt stays on top where a mop reaches it. See garage flooring installation.
Find out what your slab will take
Mike looks at the concrete and tells you whether it will take an overlay, a coating, or whether it needs something else first.
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Straight answers about your flooring questions
Do you pour concrete?
No. We finish concrete that is already there: grinding, coating and overlays. If you need a slab poured or repaired structurally, get that done first.
Overlay or coating?
A coating suits a sound slab that needs to be sealed, tough and easy to clean. An overlay is for when the surface is too far gone or you want a different look entirely, like plank, slate or flagstone.
Can you work outside?
Overlays yes, on porches, walkways, steps and pool surrounds, scheduled for the right temperatures. Coatings are indoor work.
Will you tell me if my slab is not suitable?
Yes, and early. We have no reason to sell you a surface the concrete cannot carry, because we do not sell the fix for that either.
How long does concrete work take?
Days rather than weeks for most jobs, which is the point of finishing a slab instead of replacing it. You get real dates before it is booked.
Do you do commercial concrete floors?
Yes. Warehouses, shops and showrooms, sectioned so you keep trading. See our commercial flooring work.