Concrete Grinding & Surface Preparation in Amarillo TX - a clean base for your new floor
Peeling old coating, rough trowel marks or uneven spots? We grind the slab clean and even so your new finish has something to grip.
Does your slab need grinding before a new floor goes down?
Concrete grinding and surface preparation in Amarillo is the step where we take a slab down with diamond grinders to cut high spots, strip old coatings and smooth rough finishing marks, so the sealer, polish or coating that follows sits on a clean, even base. It's the part of a floor you never see, and it's where floors usually go wrong.
You might have a garage floor with coating peeling off in sheets, a basement slab with glue and paint left behind, or a shop floor with ridges you catch your foot on. The price moves with how much floor there is, what has to come off it, how uneven it is and what finish goes on next, and the schedule turns on those same things plus any repair or moisture step the slab turns out to need. When I come out, I'll look the slab over and give you a written price for your floor, whether you're planning an epoxy floor coating or just want bare concrete cleaned up. We're based in Amarillo and work in Canyon and the cities around them, and if you're not sure whether your job needs a permit, ask us and we'll check with the city's building office, like the Department of Building Safety in Amarillo, and tell you what we learn before we start.
What happens after you call us about grinding a slab?
Tell me about your floor
Calls come to me, and I'll ask how big the slab is, what's on it now and how you use the space. Those answers tell me whether grinding sounds like the right fix before I drive out.
I check the slab in person
I come out myself, test the concrete for moisture and look for old coating, oil and cracks. You get a written price for your slab and a straight answer on which options make sense, so you know the cost before any work starts.
We prep the floor together
I'm on the floor with our crew while we grind, and all the prep is finished before any coating or sealer goes down. If the plan changes once the old coating is off, I'll tell you before we keep going.
Walk the finished surface
When we're done, I walk the floor with you so you can see and feel the surface. It's your chance to ask about anything before the next layer goes on.
How we grind and prep concrete, and what usually comes next
We start by clearing the floor and walking it to mark the high spots, low spots, old coating and anything stuck to the concrete. Then we run diamond grinders across the slab with dust collection hooked up, so the fine dust goes into a vacuum instead of drifting through your garage and into the house. We take the old coating off, work the high spots down and smooth out rough trowel marks, then vacuum the floor clean so whatever goes on next bonds to bare, sound concrete instead of loose dust.
Grinding is usually the first half of a job, not the whole thing. A freshly ground slab is ready for concrete sealing if you want to keep bare concrete and protect it from stains. When the surface is too worn or pitted for a grind to even out, concrete resurfacing and overlays put a fresh layer over the old slab, and the grind is what gives that layer something to hold onto.
Get a written price for prepping your slab
Send the form and I'll reply within one business day to ask about the floor and set a time to come out. The estimate is free and done at your slab, and there's no pressure to book.
Concrete grinding questions from Amarillo owners
Can concrete grinding fix a cracked or sunken slab?
No, grinding evens out the surface, but major cracks, hollow spots or a slab that has settled badly may need repair or replacement first. I'll tell you up front if your floor needs that, so you can plan for the repair before any grinding starts.
How much does concrete grinding cost in Texas?
A medium concrete grind in Texas usually costs about $2.10 to $3.20 per square foot, which is a statewide benchmark and not our price. Your figure depends on how much has to come off, how uneven the slab is and what finish follows, so the written price from my visit is the number to plan around, with satisfaction guaranteed on every job.
Can a dry-looking concrete slab still ruin a new coating?
Yes, a slab can be bone dry to the touch and still hold enough moisture inside to lift a coating within months. That's why I test for moisture at the estimate, and if the slab reads wet, one field guide calls for a moisture barrier primer under the coating, which adds a step to the job.
How long does concrete grinding and prep take?
A smaller job may take a day or two, while a large commercial floor can take a week or more. The prep and finishing steps set the schedule, so the finish you choose decides how long the space stays closed.
What is the best way to prep an oil-stained garage floor for a coating?
Get the oil out before any grinding, because grinding a contaminated slab only leaves you with a rough slab that's still contaminated. Concrete that's heavily soaked sometimes has to be cut out entirely, which can change the size and plan of the job, so I look closely at oil stains when I come out.
Is concrete grinding dust dangerous to breathe?
Grinding dust contains fine silica particles, and a federal workplace safety rule makes the crew's employer responsible for controlling that exposure on construction jobs. That's us, and it's the reason for the dust collection on our grinders. We're fully licensed and insured.
Work that often follows a grind
Concrete Sealing
Once the slab is ground clean, a sealer keeps oil, water and everyday spills from soaking back into the concrete you just paid to prep.
Concrete Resurfacing & Overlays
When pitting, chipped edges or worn spots go deeper than a grinder should take off, an overlay gives you a new surface without tearing out the slab.
Tell me about the slab you're prepping
Call (806) 457-5783 or send the form with the floor's rough size, how you use it, any old coating or oil stains and the finish you want, and I'll come out to Amarillo, Canyon or a city nearby already knowing what to look for.