What we do
Concrete Services in Calumet City & Chicagoland
Six things we do, and we do all of them ourselves — demolition through to the final finish.
Our services
Pick the job you need
Every service has its own page with the process, what it costs you in time, and photos of the real thing.
Concrete Replacement
Cracked, sunken or crumbling concrete taken out and replaced with a slab built to last through Chicagoland winters.
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Concrete Driveways
New and replacement driveways with a compacted base, proper jointing and a broom finish that keeps its grip in winter.
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Sidewalks & Walkways
Straight or curved walkways, public sidewalks and service walks, poured level and finished for grip.
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Concrete Stairs & Steps
Front steps, back steps and stoops poured with even risers, solid footings and a finish that does not get slick.
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Concrete Patios
Back-yard slabs sized to the furniture you actually own, sloped away from the house and finished the way you want.
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Decorative & Stamped Concrete
Stamped patterns and integral colour that give a slab the look of stone or brick, sealed to keep it.
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How we work
The same seven steps, every job
A patio and a driveway are different jobs, but the sequence that makes concrete last does not change.
On-site assessment
We come out, measure the area, look at drainage and at how the existing concrete has failed, and talk through what you want. You get a written quote with no obligation.
Removal of the old slab
When there is old concrete in the way, we break it out and haul it off. Nothing new gets poured on top of a slab that is already failing.
Grading and base prep
We grade the sub-base for slope and drainage and compact the stone underneath. In Chicagoland this is the step that decides whether the slab survives the freeze-thaw cycle.
Forming and reinforcement
Forms go in to hold the shape and the edges you asked for, straight or curved, with reinforcement sized to what the slab has to carry.
The pour
Concrete goes in, gets screeded and floated, and control joints are cut where the slab is meant to crack so that it does not crack anywhere else.
Finish and seal
Broom finish for grip, or a stamped pattern and colour if that is what you chose. Decorative work is sealed to protect the colour.
Clean-up and cure
We clean the site before we leave and tell you exactly how long to stay off it and how to look after it through the first winter.
What we do
Residential and commercial
Most of our work is residential — the driveway, the patio, the front steps, the walk to the door. That is what the photographs on this site are.
We also pour for commercial and property owners: walkways, service slabs and code-compliant approaches. If you are managing a property rather than living in one, the process below is the same and the quote is still free.
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Tell us what you need and we will come out, measure it and put a written price in your hands. No obligation.