Concrete Contractor in Gladewater, TX - Driveways, Patios and Slabs on a Packed Base
Superior Longview Concrete Construction pours driveways, patios, sidewalks and slab foundations for homes and businesses in Gladewater, TX. We're based in Longview, and we put as much work into the ground under a slab as the finish you see.
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A Longview concrete contractor in Gladewater
Gladewater is a small city with an antique-shop main street downtown, plenty of older houses, and bigger lots out toward the lake. Our calls here come from all of it: driveways sinking at the edges, shop owners who want a clean walk out front, and builders who need a slab under something new. Your price moves with the size and thickness of the slab, how much soft dirt has to come out and the finish you pick, and the schedule turns on the weather and the curing, the days concrete needs to harden before it takes your weight. Your written estimate lists what's in your number.
Around Lake Gladewater the land runs low and close to flat, over clay and sandy loam, and that's about what we find under yards across the city. We do the same kind of work in Tyler and Gilmer, but here clay can swell as it soaks up rain and sandy loam can wash out from under an edge, so a Gladewater slab is mostly won or lost in the base before the concrete ever shows up.
- Base dug out and packed, not raked
- Slope set so water runs away
- Joints cut where cracks should go
- Written estimate that lists what's included
Concrete services in Gladewater
Here's what we pour and fix for Gladewater homeowners, builders and small businesses, matched to the lots and houses we find here.
Concrete driveway building
Long gravel drives on bigger Gladewater lots are a common call, and we dig out the soft dirt and pack a real base before the pour.
Explore Concrete driveway buildingConcrete patio construction
A patio off an older Gladewater house often has to meet a back step that's settled, so we set the height and slope to match the house you've got.
Explore Concrete patio constructionStamped concrete services
Stamped concrete gives a patio or walk the look of brick or stone in one pour, and it suits a lot of the older homes around Gladewater.
Explore Stamped concrete servicesConcrete sidewalk building
Front walks here often get tipped up by tree roots until they're a trip hazard. We tear them out and pour new ones on a packed base.
Explore Concrete sidewalk buildingGarage floor concrete
Cracked, oil-stained garage floors in older houses often need a full tear-out and a new slab, poured thick enough for a truck parked on it every night.
Explore Garage floor concreteDecorative concrete
Colored and textured concrete works for storefront entries and front porches in Gladewater, where people look at the surface instead of just walking across it.
Explore Decorative concreteConcrete retaining walls
Where a yard drops off toward a creek or a ditch, a concrete retaining wall holds the dirt back so the driveway or patio above stays put.
Explore Concrete retaining wallsConcrete floor installation
We pour floors for shops, barns and home additions around Gladewater, with a plastic sheet under the slab to keep ground moisture out of the floor.
Explore Concrete floor installationConcrete pool decks
A pool deck here takes splashing through a long East Texas summer, so we give it a broom finish, a light brushed texture that keeps wet feet from slipping.
Explore Concrete pool decksConcrete steps construction
Porch steps on older Gladewater houses tend to crumble at the edges, so we rebuild them with rebar, steel bars that hold the concrete together if it cracks.
Explore Concrete steps constructionSlab foundation building
New homes and shops on open lots around Gladewater start with the subgrade, the packed ground a slab foundation sits on, and we get that right first.
Explore Slab foundation buildingFoundation installation
For additions and outbuildings on Gladewater properties, we lay out and pour the foundation to suit the building and the ground it's going on.
Explore Foundation installationConcrete parking lot building
Small businesses in Gladewater need a lot that drains and holds up to delivery trucks, so we pour it thicker where the heavy traffic turns.
Explore Concrete parking lot buildingConcrete footings
Footings are the concrete strips and pads that carry a porch, a carport or a shop wall, so we dig them down to firm dirt on Gladewater lots.
Explore Concrete footingsFoundation raising
When a slab or porch in Gladewater has sunk on one side, we raise it back toward level and find the water or soft ground that dropped it.
Explore Foundation raisingConcrete cutting
We saw-cut old slabs for doorways, repairs and clean edges, so a Gladewater homeowner can replace one bad section without losing the whole driveway.
Explore Concrete cutting
Get your Gladewater estimate
Tell us what you want poured and where it goes. It's usually me who calls back, within one business day, to set a free, no-obligation visit.
What Gladewater yards ask of concrete
Most Gladewater slab problems start with the water and the dirt, not the concrete, so that's where we put our time first.
Flat yards that hold water
On flat ground, rain has nowhere obvious to go, so we check where it runs and set the slab to slope away from your house.
Septic tanks under the yard
Plenty of houses on the bigger lots here run on septic, so we find the tank and lines before layout, then plan the slab around the lids.
Summer heat on pour day
A slab poured in midday heat can dry too fast and come out weak and dusty on top, so in summer we start pours early in the morning.
Nearby cities, or call and ask
Gladewater is one of several cities we work from our base in Longview. Pick yours from the list to see what we run into there, since the ground and the paperwork change from one city to the next.
If your city isn't on the list, call (903) 331-0147 and ask. The list is just the cities with their own page, not the edge of where we'll drive a truck.
From your call to a cured slab
I keep this simple because concrete is hard to take back once it's poured, and you should know what's in the job before the truck shows up.
You get in touch
Call (903) 331-0147 or send the form, and I usually call back myself to set a time to come look at the job.
I come measure
I measure the job and ask what the concrete has to do, because a patio for chairs and a pad for a trailer aren't the same pour.
Your written estimate
You get the estimate in writing, listing what's included, like hauling and cleanup, and what isn't, so you can compare it fairly with other bids.
Permit, pour, cleanup
If you go ahead, we handle the permit side of our work, set a pour date, and I'm on the job with the crew from forms to cleanup.
Gladewater concrete questions
How much does a concrete driveway cost in Gladewater, TX?
Your number comes from the on-site estimate, and on lots here the biggest swing is usually how much soft dirt has to come out before the base is right. If the budget's tight, cut the fancy finish before you cut the base, because nobody sees the base on pour day but everybody sees the crack a few years later. If the job needs a city permit, the fee is extra, and since the city's online fee schedule may not be current, it asks you to call City Hall at 903-845-2196 to check.
How do I find out if my concrete project needs a permit in Gladewater?
Call the City of Gladewater's public works office at 903-845-2196 or email publicworks@cityofgladewater.com, which is the contact the city lists for permits. Construction there has to meet the city's code of ordinances, so ask before the forms go in, not after. Where the city requires a permit for our work, we handle the application and inspections, and if you're pulling a homeowner's permit yourself, I'll tell you what we need from it.
Which building code does Gladewater use for a new slab?
The city's building inspector checks that construction meets the International Building Code as Gladewater adopted it, along with the city's own ordinances. The city posts its code books online and adds changes from time to time, but if the online text and the official hard copy disagree, the hard copy wins. We set up our forms and steel for the inspector who'll be looking at them.
Does septic system work need a permit in Gladewater, TX?
Yes. Under state rules, building, altering, repairing or extending a septic system takes a permit and an approved plan, and anyone who helps with the install, even digging the trench, has to be a licensed installer at the right level. That's not us, so our crew pours around your tank and lines and leaves the system alone. An emergency fix like a broken tank lid can go ahead without a permit, but it has to be reported in writing to the permitting authority within 72 hours after repairs begin, and septic permits in the Gregg County part of the city go through the county health department.
Which county is my Gladewater house in?
Most of Gladewater is in Gregg or Upshur County, and a small part of the southwest side reaches into Smith County. It matters mostly for county business, like which county office handles a septic permit, so it's worth knowing before anyone digs near your tank.
What causes concrete driveways to crack in Gladewater?
Most driveway cracks here start with the ground under the slab, not the concrete itself. A base that was raked level instead of dug out and packed settles with the dirt, and water left to run along the edge softens what's underneath. Concrete also shrinks a little as it cures, so we cut control joints, straight grooves that give a crack a place to go, early enough that it follows them. Nobody can promise a slab won't crack, but we can pick where it does.
Get a Gladewater concrete estimate
Call (903) 331-0147 any day of the week, evenings included, or send the form with a note on what you want poured.