Industrial concrete repair · Toronto and the GTA · Since 2015
Warehouse Floor & Loading Dock Repair Services in Toronto & GTA
Cracks, forklift damage, failed joints and broken dock edges. Repaired around your shifts, not instead of them.
Toronto Concrete Repairs repairs warehouse floors and loading dock concrete for distribution centres, manufacturers, food and cold storage facilities and property managers across the GTA. Nights, weekends and phased work, with certificates of insurance and WSIB clearance before we start.
Commercial clients include
Quick answer
What does warehouse floor repair in Toronto involve, and what does it cost?
Warehouse floor repair covers cracked slabs, forklift and pallet jack damage, spalled surfaces, failed control joints, settled sections and loading dock edges and aprons. Repairs start around $2,000, and most warehouse work is priced by area after a site walk, because traffic, access and how the schedule fits your operation set the number. Protective coatings run about $3 to $8 per square foot for epoxy and $6 to $12 for polyaspartic on areas under about 2,000 square feet; larger floors are priced on site. Where a slab has failed, removal and replacement runs about $30 per square foot. Toronto Concrete Repairs does industrial concrete repair, restoration and replacement, so the recommendation follows your slab, not our equipment.
The most common call
Warehouse floor crack repair
Every warehouse floor cracks. The question is whether a crack is dormant, moving, or a sign the slab underneath has settled, because each gets a different repair. Filling every crack the same way is why so many warehouse crack repairs pop out within a year.
- Dormant cracks are routed, cleaned and filled with semi rigid polyurea so the edges are supported under forklift wheels and don't chip.
- Moving cracks that open and close with temperature get a flexible filler that moves with the slab.
- Structural cracks are injected so the slab acts as one piece again.
- Cracks with a step, one side higher, mean the slab has settled. The high side is ground flush or the section is cut out and replaced.
- Cracks along joints are usually a failed control joint: the joint is rebuilt and refilled.
What we fix
Common warehouse floor problems we repair
Industrial concrete restoration starts with finding why the floor is failing. These are the six causes we see most in GTA warehouses.
Forklift and pallet jack damage
Hard polyurethane tires concentrate load on a small contact patch. Over time that tracks, gouges and delaminates travel paths, rack edges and turning areas.
Damaged concrete is cut back to sound material and rebuilt with high strength, rapid setting repair mortar.
Failed control and expansion joints
Once the filler is gone, every wheel hits an open edge and the joint shoulders spall. We cut out old filler, rebuild the edges and refill with semi rigid polyurea rated for forklift traffic.
Spalling and surface wear
Chemical exposure, freeze and thaw in unheated buildings, moisture and impact break the surface apart and expose aggregate. Removed to sound concrete, rebuilt, and sealed or coated to resist oils and de-icers.
Settled or uneven slabs
Settlement makes pallet jacks stall, racking sit out of plumb and water pool. Small lips are ground flush; sections that have dropped are cut out and replaced on a recompacted base.
Impact craters and corner breaks
Dropped loads, dragged pallets and broken corners at columns and dock doors, rebuilt with rapid setting, high strength mortars and back in service fast.
Dusting and worn bare concrete
A floor that sheds dust every shift is a housekeeping and air quality problem. Ground, densified and sealed, or polished, so it stops.
Loading docks
Loading dock concrete repair in Toronto
Dock edges, aprons and pits take the most concentrated abuse on any site: dock plates, trailer impacts, landing gear, salt and hydraulic leaks. As a loading dock concrete contractor in Toronto and the GTA, we rebuild them to take it again, one door at a time so the rest of the dock keeps shipping.
Dock edge and corner rebuild
Broken dock edges and corners rebuilt with fibre reinforced repair concrete made for repeated impact.
Dock apron repair and replacement
Truck turning, landing gear, oil and freeze and thaw wear the apron down. Resurfaced where sound, removed and repoured where it's gone.
Dock plate impact damage
Lip deterioration, depressions where plates rest and cracks radiating from impact points, restored so plates seat properly.
Dock leveler pit concrete
Pit walls and edges damaged by moisture, hydraulic fluid and impact repaired, scheduled with your leveler service window.
Dock doors and levelers are serviced by door companies; we repair the concrete around them. New dock aprons and truck pads are replaced in stages or poured as new concrete.
✉ Email photos of your dockReal work
Warehouse floor repair, before and after
Failed joints and spalled edges on a GTA warehouse floor, repaired in sections and back in service.
The honest call
Warehouse floor repair vs. replacement
We recommend replacement only when repair isn't practical, and show you why either way.
Repair is the right call when
- Damage is local: travel paths, joints, dock edges, a few bays
- The slab is sound and level where it isn't damaged
- Downtime has to be measured in hours, not weeks
- Budget matters more than a brand new floor
Cost: repairs from $2,000, larger areas priced after a site walk · Downtime: minimal, done in sections
Replacement makes sense when
- Large areas have settled or broken through
- Joints have failed throughout and the slab is breaking up between them
- You're changing the layout, racking or equipment loads
- The base under the slab has washed out
Cost: about $30 per sq ft removed and replaced · Downtime: phased bay by bay. See commercial replacement.
After the repair
Warehouse floor coatings and sealing
Once the slab is sound, a protective system stops the same damage coming back. The right one depends on traffic, chemicals, temperature and how fast you need the floor back.
About $3 to $8 per sq ft*
About $6 to $12 per sq ft*
Priced after a site walk
Priced after a site walk
*Areas under about 2,000 sq ft; larger floors are priced on site. Full systems on the commercial epoxy flooring page.
Downtime
Minimizing downtime in active warehouses
Operations don't stop, so the work fits around them. Many repairs are done over a weekend with the floor ready for Monday.
Who we work with
Industries and facilities we serve
Logistics and distribution
3PL warehouses, distribution centres, cross docks and fulfilment.
Manufacturing
Production and assembly plants, processing facilities, light and heavy manufacturing.
Cold storage and food
Refrigerated warehouses, food processing and food grade distribution.
Retail and commercial
Retail distribution, big box stockrooms, plaza loading areas and storage.
Property managers
Industrial parks and multi tenant buildings. See property managers.
How it works
Our warehouse floor repair process
- Send the siteEmail the address, photos and a rough layout, or a list of sites. Tell us your traffic, equipment and when the floor can be down.
- Site walkEvery damaged area photographed and measured, causes identified, joints and docks checked. Free for commercial properties.
- Itemised proposalScope, method, price, phasing, return to service times and warranty, usually within two business days, with COI and WSIB attached.
- Schedule and stageWork sequenced around your operation, materials staged, access and barricades agreed with your team.
- RepairDaily updates to your facility contact, clean and barricaded work zones, dust controlled grinding.
- Walkthrough and closeoutFinal walkthrough, before and after photos, maintenance advice and written warranty.
Commercial clients
Why facility and property managers choose us
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Urgent work at our business
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Questions
Warehouse floor and loading dock repair FAQ
Repairs start around $2,000. Most warehouse work is priced by area after a site walk, because traffic, access, phasing and after hours scheduling set the number. Coatings run about $3 to $8 per square foot for epoxy and $6 to $12 for polyaspartic on areas under about 2,000 square feet; larger floors are priced on site. Removing and replacing a failed slab runs about $30 per square foot. The site walk and proposal are free.
It depends on the crack. Dormant cracks are routed and filled with semi rigid polyurea so the edges hold up under forklift wheels. Moving cracks get a flexible filler. Structural cracks are injected. A crack with a step means the slab has settled, so the high side is ground flush or the section is replaced. Cracks along joints usually mean a failed control joint.
Yes: broken dock edges and corners, worn and cracked aprons, dock plate impact damage and the concrete in leveler pits. Work is done one door at a time so the rest of the dock keeps operating. Dock doors and levelers themselves are serviced by door companies; we repair the concrete around them.
Yes. Work is done nights, weekends or in sections so aisles and docks stay open. Rapid setting repair materials are back in traffic within hours and fast curing coatings within one to two days.
No. Small lips at joints and cracks are ground flush, which is fast and keeps the slab whole. Sections that have dropped further are cut out and replaced on a recompacted base, which fixes the cause rather than the symptom. See concrete grinding and commercial replacement.
Localised repairs usually take one to three days, often over a weekend. Larger floors and joint programmes are phased over one to several weeks so the facility keeps running. The schedule and return to service times are in the proposal.
Forklift and pallet jack wheels, impact from dropped loads, joints left unfilled, poor original installation or curing, chemical spills, settlement, and freeze and thaw in unheated buildings. High traffic aisles, turning areas and dock doors wear fastest.
Epoxy is cost effective for storage and moderate traffic; polyaspartic cures faster and is UV stable; urethane cement handles food plants, washdowns and thermal shock; densified or polished concrete suits floors that should stay bare. The right one depends on traffic, chemicals, temperature and downtime. See commercial epoxy flooring.
Yes, with materials suited to low temperatures and food environments, scheduled around maintenance windows and coordinated with your quality team. Product data sheets are available before work starts.
Yes. One walk through, one proposal and one contact across several buildings, with repeat items priced as a programme. See property managers.
A written warranty on every job: three years on new concrete and overlays, and ten years on coatings depending on the surface. The terms are in the proposal before it's signed.
Yes. Commercial general liability and WSIB coverage, with a certificate naming your company and a current WSIB clearance sent with the proposal.
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Service area
Industrial concrete services across Toronto and the GTA
Based in Mississauga, repairing warehouse floors and loading docks across the GTA's industrial areas.
Toronto
Toronto, North York, Scarborough, Etobicoke, York, East York
Peel and Halton
Mississauga, Brampton, Caledon, Oakville, Burlington, Milton
Industrial corridors
Airport Corporate Centre · Pearson Airport area · Highway 401 corridor · Highway 407 corridor · Highway 427 corridor · Vaughan and Concord industrial parks · Brampton and Bolton logistics hubs
About Toronto Concrete Repairs. Toronto Concrete Repairs (legal name Toronto Concrete Repair Inc.) is a Mississauga based concrete repair, resurfacing and replacement contractor serving Toronto and the GTA since 2015. Our only website is torontoconcreterepairs.ca and our phone number is 416 471 3068. We are not affiliated with TCR Pro, tcrpro.ca, or any other company using a similar name.
Free site walk
Request your free warehouse floor assessment
Email the address and a few photos, or a list of sites. We'll walk the floor and docks, document every damaged area, and send an itemised proposal with phasing and return to service times, usually within two business days of the visit, insurance and WSIB attached.
COI and WSIB on request · Nights and weekends · Mon to Sat, 7am to 7pm