Every job below is one we do ourselves across San Angelo.
We pour driveways at a minimum of 4 inches, thicker where a heavier vehicle or an RV pad calls for it. Rebar goes in on anything carrying real weight, since wire mesh isn't enough once clay soil starts moving underneath. We grade and compact the base first, because a driveway is only as good as the dirt under it.
Patios get broom-finished or stamped depending on what you want to walk on barefoot in July. We slope every patio away from the house so water doesn't pool against the foundation. Control joints go in the same day as the pour, laid out so cracks happen along the joint instead of across your seating area.
Stamped concrete gets you the look of flagstone, brick or slate at a fraction of the cost, with none of the weeds coming up between joints. We color and texture the slab before it sets, then seal it to hold that color through West Texas sun. It holds up fine on patios and walkways, we'd steer you toward plain concrete on a driveway that sees daily traffic.
Cracked slabs, sunken sections and spalling concrete all get looked at before we quote anything. Sometimes a crack is cosmetic and gets filled and sealed, sometimes a section has settled and has to come out and get re-poured. We'll tell you which one it is instead of selling you a full replacement you don't require.
We pour slab foundations for additions, garages and outbuildings, and we don't skip the soil prep to save a day. San Angelo's clay expands and contracts enough to crack a foundation poured without a proper compacted base and moisture barrier. We check grade and drainage before any concrete goes down.
Walkways get poured to code thickness with joints spaced to control cracking, not wherever the crew happens to stop for the day. We match new sections to existing concrete height where we can, so there's no trip lip where old meets new. Simple work, but it's the kind of job where sloppy grading shows up fast.
Steps and porch slabs call for tighter tolerances than a driveway, since a quarter-inch off on a rise is something people feel with their feet. We form and pour to exact rise and run, and we broom-finish for grip so steps aren't slick when it rains. Old block or railroad-tie porches that have settled get torn out and repoured on a proper footing.
An overlay resurfaces a driveway or patio that's structurally sound but ugly, chipped or stained, without tearing out the existing slab. We can add color, a broom or stamped texture, or a smoother finish depending on what the surface calls for. It's not a fix for a cracked or heaving slab, that concrete has to come out.
Old driveways, patios and slabs get broken out and hauled off before new concrete goes in. We check what's underneath first, since old concrete sometimes hides drainage problems or bad fill that caused the failure in the first place. Removal is priced separately from the new pour so you can see what each part actually costs.
Decorative curbing edges flower beds, driveways and walkways without the upkeep of brick or timber edging. It's a smaller pour than a driveway or patio, but it still calls for a compacted base or it'll heave the same way a slab does. We can match color and texture to existing concrete on the property.
Four steps, and no surprises in any of them.
You tell us what you want doing, we look at what is actually there, and we ask the awkward questions early.
In writing, itemised, free. If something might add cost later we flag it now rather than at the end.
Same crew throughout. We cover your floors, keep the dust down and tidy up before we leave each day.
You point out anything you are not happy with and we fix it before the invoice, not after.
We haul concrete trucks out to most of the Concho Valley.
Questions that come up once a project's actually underway.
Describe the problem and we will tell you what it probably is. No obligation.
