Concrete Contractor in Kilgore, TX - Driveways and Patios Built to Drain Right
Superior Longview Concrete Construction pours driveways, patios, sidewalks and slabs for homes and small businesses in Kilgore, TX. We're based nearby in Longview, and we work out the ground and the drainage before anything gets poured.
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Concrete driveways and slabs in Kilgore
Kilgore keeps us busy with older houses near downtown, newer homes on bigger lots and small businesses that need a parking lot or a walk that takes traffic. Most calls here are for driveways that cracked or sank and patios that hold water. We come over from Longview for these jobs, the same as we do in Gladewater and White Oak.
The price mostly follows the size, any tear-out and how much base work the ground needs. The schedule turns on the weather, any permit the city requires and curing, the wait while fresh concrete hardens before you use it. Your written estimate spells out what's in your job. The ground is what I watch most here. It holds water after a hard rain and dries out hard in summer, and big yard trees push roots under old slabs, so I spend most of the visit on what's underneath and where the water goes.
- Base dug out and packed firm
- Slope that sends water away
- Joints cut where cracks should go
- Written estimate listing hauling and cleanup
Our concrete work in Kilgore
Here's the work we take on for Kilgore homes and businesses, from a new driveway to sawing out one bad section.
Concrete driveway building
Most cracked driveways we see in Kilgore sat on dirt that was raked, not packed. We dig to firm ground and pour one that drains to the street.
Explore Concrete driveway buildingConcrete patio construction
A Kilgore backyard can stay soggy for days after a storm, so we slope the patio away from the house and toward ground that can take the water.
Explore Concrete patio constructionStamped concrete services
Stamped concrete can pass for brick or stone beside an older Kilgore house. The pattern's only skin deep, so the base underneath gets the same work.
Explore Stamped concrete servicesConcrete sidewalk building
Tree roots in older Kilgore yards lift sidewalk panels and leave a lip to trip on. We cut out the raised sections and repour them level.
Explore Concrete sidewalk buildingGarage floor concrete
Older Kilgore garage floors are often cracked or pitted. We break them out, check what's underneath and pour a smooth slab that sweeps clean.
Explore Garage floor concreteDecorative concrete
Color, exposed stone or a scored pattern can dress up a front entry in Kilgore. We'll tell you which finishes hold up to East Texas summers.
Explore Decorative concreteConcrete retaining walls
Sloped lots in Kilgore can shed dirt onto a drive or patio. A concrete wall holds the slope, with drainage behind it so water doesn't push it over.
Explore Concrete retaining wallsConcrete floor installation
Shops, barns and additions in Kilgore need a floor that stays flat under weight. We pour interior floors as thick as the use calls for.
Explore Concrete floor installationConcrete pool decks
A pool deck in a Kilgore summer is hot, wet and barefoot. We give it a textured finish for grip and slope it so water doesn't stand.
Explore Concrete pool decksConcrete steps construction
Front steps on older Kilgore houses tend to settle and pull away from the porch. We form new ones with even risers and steel inside.
Explore Concrete steps constructionSlab foundation building
New homes and additions in Kilgore start with the slab. We get the pad packed and the forms square before the truck shows up.
Explore Slab foundation buildingFoundation installation
Builders call us for foundations under additions and new houses in Kilgore because we pick up the phone and plan the ground before the pour.
Explore Foundation installationConcrete parking lot building
Small businesses in Kilgore need lots that carry trucks and drain fast. We pour them thicker, with steel, and grade them so rain heads for the drain.
Explore Concrete parking lot buildingConcrete footings
Carports, porches and sheds need footings that reach past the soft top layer of Kilgore dirt. We dig to firm ground before any concrete goes in.
Explore Concrete footingsFoundation raising
When part of a Kilgore slab has sunk and doors stick, I look at why first, then we raise it back toward level.
Explore Foundation raisingConcrete cutting
Need a trench for a line, a doorway or one bad section gone without tearing out the whole slab? We saw-cut clean lines in Kilgore drives and floors.
Explore Concrete cutting
Get a free Kilgore estimate
Tell us what you want poured and where. You'll hear back within one business day, usually from me, and the on-site estimate is free with no obligation.
What Kilgore ground and houses ask of concrete
Most of what goes wrong with concrete here starts underneath it. Kilgore yards get hard rain, long hot summers and big trees, and a slab has to live with all three.
Hard rain, nowhere to go
After a hard rain, water goes wherever the slab sends it. I check where it runs before we set forms, and we slope it away from your house.
Soft ground under old slabs
Dirt that's just raked level settles and takes the slab with it. We dig to firm ground and pack the subgrade, the layer the slab sits on.
Summer heat on fresh concrete
A Kilgore summer afternoon dries a slab's top too fast and leaves it dusty. We pour early and keep it damp while it cures and gains strength.
Outside Kilgore? Give us a call
We're a concrete contractor in Longview, TX, and the other cities listed here each have their own page. If yours isn't on the list, call (903) 331-0147 and ask, because we work in the cities around Longview, not only these.
From your call to a finished slab in Kilgore
Concrete is hard to take back once it's poured, so I'd rather settle the questions at the estimate than on pour day. Here's how it goes.
You get in touch
Call (903) 331-0147 or send the form. I call back and set a time to come see the job myself.
I come measure
I measure, look at the ground and where the water runs, and ask what you need the concrete to do.
Your written estimate
You get a written estimate that says what's in it and what isn't, like hauling and cleanup, so you can compare it fairly.
Permit, pour, cleanup
We handle any permit the city requires, and its building office reviews plans and inspects each phase. Then we pour, and I'm on the job from forms to cleanup.
Questions we hear in Kilgore
Who issues building permits for concrete work in Kilgore, TX?
The City of Kilgore's Building Services department issues building permits in Kilgore. Its permit list names retaining walls, new additions and new construction, so ask the department whether your driveway, patio or slab needs one. If it does and we're doing the work, the application and inspections are on us.
Which building codes apply to a concrete project in Kilgore?
Work inside Kilgore city limits falls under the building and residential codes the city has adopted, which set its minimum safety and construction standards. The city posts the current list on its website, and Building Services can tell you which parts touch your job. We plan the base, forms and steel to the city's code.
How do I submit a building permit application in Kilgore, TX?
Contractors submit through the city's online Permit Portal after setting up an account, and permits can also be emailed as a PDF to permits@cityofkilgore.com. The applications are on the city's permits page. If you're pulling a homeowner's permit yourself, we'll tell you what we need from it.
How do I check a concrete contractor before hiring in Kilgore?
Start with the city's Building Services, which enforces state licensing laws for contractors working in Kilgore and posts contractor registration information for the city. Ask any contractor for proof of insurance and a written estimate too. We're fully licensed and insured, and we register with the cities that ask contractors to.
How much does a new concrete driveway cost in Kilgore, TX?
Your price comes from the size and thickness of the slab, whether old concrete has to come out and how much base work your ground needs. Stamping, color, extra steel and a tight spot for the truck add to it, and a plain broom finish, the light texture that gives shoes and tires grip, keeps it down. The base is the one place I won't cut, because it's buried on day one and it decides whether the slab holds, and your written estimate lists everything, hauling and cleanup included.
What causes concrete driveways in Kilgore to crack and sink?
Most of the time it's the ground underneath, dirt that was raked level instead of dug out and packed, so it settles and the slab follows it down. Concrete also shrinks as it dries, so we cut control joints, grooves that give it a straight place to crack, while it's fresh, and add rebar, steel that holds the pieces together. Concrete cracks. Our job is getting it to crack where we told it to.
Ask for your Kilgore concrete estimate
Call (903) 331-0147 or use the form, because one look at the ground tells us whether you need a new slab or one bad section replaced.