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Concrete performs based on what is underneath it. We prepare and drain the subgrade first, then pour, which is why our slabs are still flat when the clay moves.
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Most failed concrete in this county did not fail because of the mix. It failed because it was placed over clay that holds water, or over fill that was never compacted, and then the ground underneath moved.
That is why we treat concrete and drainage as one job. Getting water away from the subgrade and compacting properly costs a fraction of replacing a cracked slab, and it is the part most quotes quietly skip.
Residential and commercial flatwork, with the groundwork included rather than assumed.
Driveways, aprons and parking areas
Slabs, pads and equipment bases
Sidewalks, patios and walkways
Demolition and removal of the existing slab
Subgrade preparation, compaction and drainage correction
Four things decide whether flatwork holds up in clay.
A slab over saturated clay moves with the clay. Drainage comes before concrete, not after it.
Uncompacted fill settles. Settlement under a slab shows up as cracking within a couple of seasons.
A driveway taking trucks is not a patio. Specifying it honestly costs less than replacing it.
Concrete will crack. Control joints decide whether it cracks where you chose or where it did not.
Almost every failed slab we are called to look at failed from underneath. The clay under it took on water, swelled, dried, shrank, and the concrete went with it.
A thicker pour does not solve that. Neither does a better mix. What solves it is getting water away from the subgrade and compacting properly before anything is placed, which is groundwork rather than concrete work and is the part most quotes leave vague.
That is the practical reason we do not price concrete without looking at drainage. If the water problem is not addressed the slab is a consumable, and you will be paying for it twice.
It depends far more on preparation than on the pour. Subgrade condition, thickness, reinforcement, access and how much demolition is involved move the number. We price after seeing the site.
Clay swells and shrinks with moisture. If the subgrade holds water or was never compacted properly, the slab moves with it. Drainage and compaction are what stop that, not a thicker pour alone.
Yes. Breakout, removal and haul off, then subgrade preparation before the new pour.
Yes. Commercial and residential flatwork both, over prepared and drained subgrade. See commercial services.
Concrete reaches most of its strength in the first week. We normally ask for seven days before vehicles, longer in cold weather, and will tell you on the day rather than guessing here.
Yes, and we prefer to. Correcting where water sits before pouring is the single biggest factor in whether flatwork stays flat. See yard drainage solutions.
Site drainage, detention and earthwork for commercial property.
Standing water, grading and downspout runoff diagnosed and fixed.
Hydro jetting and inspection for systems that have silted up.
Magnolia, The Woodlands, Tomball, Conroe and Spring, plus Porter, Humble, Kingwood, Waller and the rest of Montgomery County.
