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Driveway replacement on East Texas clay
Why driveways crack and heave on East Texas clay, when replacing one section will hold, and what goes into a new driveway from the grade to the cure.
Concrete work in Tyler and East Texas. Driveways, patios, slabs & sidewalks
New driveways, patios, walkways and slabs, plus tear-out and replacement of concrete that has cracked, heaved or sunk.
What we take on
Concrete is the first trade on our card for a reason. Driveways, patios, sidewalks, shop slabs, steps and the tear-out of concrete that has stopped doing its job: we form it, pour it, finish it and cut it right, across Tyler and East Texas.
- Driveways, new and replacement
- Patios and covered-porch slabs
- Sidewalks and walkways
- Shop, shed and carport slabs
- Steps and stoops
- Tear-out and haul-off of broken concrete
- Approaches and parking pads
- Extensions to existing slabs
Built for East Texas clay
East Texas clay moves. It swells when it rains and shrinks in August, and concrete poured without the right base and joints will crack along whatever line the ground chooses. We prep the grade, compact the base, set forms to the finished height you asked for, place reinforcement and cut control joints where the slab wants to crack, so it cracks there and nowhere else.
Finish is your call. A broom finish gives a driveway traction in the rain; a smooth trowel finish suits a covered patio or a shop floor. Either way the edges are tooled, the joints are straight and the job is cleaned up before we leave.
How a concrete job goes
From the first look to the walkthrough at the end.
We look at the ground
Grade, drainage, where water sits and what the old concrete did tell us how the new slab needs to be built.
Forms, base and steel
The base is compacted, forms are set to your finished height and reinforcement is placed before a truck is ordered.
Pour and finish
Placed, screeded, floated and finished in one working session, broom or smooth, edges tooled.
Joints, cure and cleanup
Control joints are cut, the slab cures, forms come off and the site is left clean.
Concrete in the work journal
The concrete jobs we take on, one kind at a time.
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Planning and pouring a backyard patio slab
How we plan a backyard patio in East Texas: size it for how you use it, slope it away from the house, build a firm base, and pick a finish that fits.
Concrete questions
Still not sure? Call 870-292-5801 and ask.
Can you replace just the broken section of my driveway?
Often, yes. We will look at the slab and tell you honestly whether a section replacement will hold or whether the whole run should come out.
How soon can I drive on a new driveway?
We will give you a timeline at the pour based on the mix and the weather. Foot traffic comes first; vehicles wait until the slab has cured enough to carry them.
Do you do stamped or decorative finishes?
Ask when you call. Tell us what you have in mind and we will tell you what we can do on your job.
On the same estimate
The same crew does the other three trades. Put them on one estimate.
Landscaping
Beds, lawns, mulch & cleanups
Painting
Interior & exterior, walls to trim
Fence & gate
Repair, straighten, rehang, rebuild
Free concrete estimate
Call today. We will come take a look.
Tell us what the job is and where. We come out, look at it with you, and give you a price. No charge, no pressure.
- Tyler, Texas
- No charge to come look
- Four trades, one crew