Concrete Overlay Las Vegas, NV

What concrete overlay means in Las Vegas

Overlays run from a skim of a millimetre or two up to about half an inch, and they come in microtopping, stampable and self-levelling forms. They change appearance and texture without removing the slab.

They do not add structure and they do not bridge movement. An overlay on a slab that is cracking will crack in the same place, usually within one season.

Overlays are the standard answer in Las Vegas because so much of the housing stock is 1990s and 2000s builder concrete: sound slabs with surfaces that have had twenty-five summers of UV.

How concrete overlay is applied

The existing surface gets profiled by grinding or shot-blasting, then a bonding primer. Overlay on an unprepared or sealed surface delaminates in sheets.

Existing cracks get treated first, either routed and filled or, where they are moving, honoured as a joint in the new surface rather than covered.

Every existing control joint and expansion joint has to be carried through the overlay. An overlay poured across a joint tears along that line as the slab underneath moves.

A stampable overlay is thick enough to take a texture mat, which is how an existing plain slab becomes a stamped one without removal.

What concrete overlay costs in Las Vegas, NV

An overlay costs a fraction of removal and replacement, which is why it is the right answer on a structurally sound slab with a tired surface. On a slab with base failure it is money spent twice.

Overlays and resurfacing run $4-$9 per square foot, against the $8-$15 per square foot of pouring new.

Where concrete overlay goes wrong in Nevada

The failure is always the same: an overlay used to hide a structural problem. If the slab has settled, rocks under load, or has a crack with a height difference across it, the overlay is not the fix.

An overlay applied in direct summer sun flashes off before it can be worked. In the valley this is early morning work from May to September, not midday work.

Where we do concrete overlay

We cover Las Vegas, Henderson, North Las Vegas and the wider Clark County valley, including and 34 more areas.

Questions we get asked about concrete overlay

Can I overlay a cracked driveway?

Only if the cracks are stable and get treated first. A moving crack comes straight through the overlay.

How thick is an overlay?

From a couple of millimetres for a microtopping up to about half an inch for a stampable one.

Will it last as long as new concrete?

On a sound, prepared slab with the joints carried through, an overlay lasts many years. It is still a surface, not a structure.

Get a price for your concrete overlay

Call (702) 966-9498 and we will come out, measure, and leave you a written quote. There is no charge for the visit and no obligation afterwards.