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A few driveways, patios and repairs we've poured around La Crosse.
Every job below is one we do ourselves across La Crosse.
We excavate, grade and compact a gravel base before any concrete goes down, because a driveway is only as good as what's underneath it. We'll talk you through 4-inch versus 6-inch thickness depending on whether you're parking a car or a truck, and rebar versus wire mesh for reinforcement. Plan on keeping vehicles off it for about a week while it cures.
A patio slab gets sloped away from the house at about a quarter inch per foot, so water doesn't pool against your foundation. We can broom finish it for a plain look or add a stamped pattern if you want something more decorative. Most patios go from forms to finished pour in a day.
Stamped concrete gets you the look of flagstone, brick or slate at a fraction of the cost, and it doesn't have joints where weeds take hold. Timing matters here, the pattern gets stamped into the slab while it's still plastic, usually within a couple hours of the pour. We seal it after curing to protect the color and texture.
Sidewalks take the same base prep as a driveway, just narrower forms. We space control joints roughly every four to five feet so the walkway cracks in a straight line instead of a diagonal one across the middle.
Not every crack means a full tear-out. If the slab is still level and the crack is hairline, we can often patch or resurface it. If it's heaved, sunk or crumbling at the edges, replacement is usually the more honest answer, and we'll tell you which one you're looking at.
We form and pour foundation walls and footings for additions, garages and outbuildings. Footing depth has to get below the frost line here, which in this part of Wisconsin runs close to 42 inches, so we don't cut that corner.
A garage floor that's going to see a vehicle, a lift or heavy tools requires more than a standard patio mix. We size the thickness and reinforcement for what you're actually going to put on it, and we can add a broom or trowel finish depending on how you'll use the space.
Front steps take a beating from salt, boots and freeze-thaw cycles more than almost any other slab on the property. We build these with air-entrained concrete specifically, because it resists the scaling that a plain mix doesn't.
If your yard has a grade change that's washing out soil or pushing against a foundation, a retaining wall holds it back. We build these to handle the drainage behind the wall, not just the weight in front of it, because a wall that traps water behind it is the one that fails.
Exposed aggregate gives you a textured, non-slip surface that hides minor surface imperfections better than a plain broom finish. We wash back the top layer of cream while the slab is still curing to expose the stone underneath.
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.
A few driveways, patios and repairs we've poured around La Crosse.
This is the general range we cover for concrete work out of La Crosse.
Questions that usually come up once a concrete project is actually underway.
Describe the problem and we will tell you what it probably is. No obligation.