+How is this different from a foundation slab?
A foundation carries a building's loads into the ground. This covers the floor itself, what you actually park, walk or work on, including toppings, moisture barriers and finish. For a full new build slab see our slabs page, for footings see foundations.
+Do I need a moisture barrier?
Worth including on most garage and internal floors, particularly on sandier ground around Papamoa and the Mount, where moisture can migrate up through the slab and affect stored items or a later coating.
+Can you epoxy coat it?
Yes, a popular option for garage and workshop floors, giving a durable, easy to clean, oil resistant surface in a range of colours, with anti-slip additive available where needed.
+How thick should it be?
100mm is standard for a family car garage, stepping up to 125mm or 150mm with heavier reinforcing where a boat, caravan or machinery will sit or move on it, the same principle as a driveway built for what uses it.
+Can you floor an existing shed?
Yes, pouring inside an existing structure is common, working around the framing already up. Access for concrete delivery and finishing gear needs checking early since it shapes how the pour actually happens.
+What if I want to polish it later?
Tell us up front. A floor meant for later polishing gets poured and finished slightly differently for the best result once ground. We can coordinate that from day one or line up the polishing as a follow-on job.
+Does a workshop floor need anything special?
Heavier reinforcing if machinery sits on isolated feet, and a coating rated for whatever chemicals or oils are actually used. We ask what the space is for before specifying it rather than treating every shed the same.
+How soon can I use a new floor?
Foot traffic after a few days, but the full 28 days is standard for concrete to reach design strength before heavy vehicles, machinery or racking go on it. Coatings have their own separate cure time on top of that.
