Balch Springs Concrete is a concrete contractor pouring driveways, patios, walks, slabs and footings in Duncanville, TX, for homeowners and builders, with the base dug out and packed and every slab sloped so water runs away from the house.
The calls we get from Duncanville mostly come from settled neighborhoods of single-family houses, where the driveway, the back patio and the front walk have been down long enough to crack, sink or hold standing water. Ten Mile Creek, Horne Branch and Mauk Branch run through the city, and they and the smaller creeks that feed them can flood from year to year, so where the water goes is part of every conversation here. We pour builder slabs and some commercial work in town too, and the prep is the same as on a new pour out in Travis Ranch.
That decides how we start. Before a form goes up, we look at where water comes onto the lot and where it leaves, because a slab that drains toward the house or into a low spot will settle and chip however good it looks the day we finish.
Cracked, sinking driveway? We break it out, pack the ground the new slab rests on and pour with rebar, steel bars that keep cracks tight.
Explore serviceWe set patio forms so the slab falls away from your back door, because a patio that drains toward the house sends water where you don't want it.
Explore serviceStamped concrete gets its stone or brick pattern pressed in while the slab is still soft, so we plan the crew and the pour around that short window.
Explore serviceSidewalks are flatwork, the flat slabs we pour on the ground, and we cut control joints into them so any crack runs in a groove we chose.
Explore serviceA garage floor carries cars, tools and a lot of weight in one spot, so we plan its thickness, steel and base around what you'll park and store.
Explore serviceIf plain gray isn't what you want, decorative concrete adds color, scored lines or an exposed texture, and we settle the look before we order the mix.
Explore serviceWe build concrete retaining walls on a footing sized for the dirt they hold back, and give water a way out so it doesn't push the wall over.
Explore serviceFor shop, storage building or addition floors, we check the base, set the height and finish the surface smooth or textured for what goes on top.
Explore serviceAround a pool, wet feet need grip, so we give the deck a texture that isn't slick and slope it toward drains, away from the water and the house.
Explore serviceWe measure the drop from your door to the walk twice before building forms, because steps with uneven rises are the ones people trip on.
Explore serviceBuilders call us for slab foundations, and the plan follows the drawings for thickness, steel and beams, with the pad packed and checked before the pour.
Explore serviceFor a new addition or garage, we lay the foundation out square, dig to the depth the plans call for and set the steel before calling the truck.
Explore serviceProperty owners need a lot that holds up to traffic and drains, so we size thickness and base for the vehicles and work out where the water goes first.
Explore serviceFootings carry the load of posts, walls and additions into the ground, so we dig them to the depth and width the plans call for.
Explore serviceIf your slab or foundation has dropped, we look first at why it moved, because lifting it without fixing the cause just sets up the next drop.
Explore serviceNeed a doorway, a trench or a bad section taken out? We saw concrete along marked lines so what's left stays clean and the new pour ties in.
Explore serviceIn Duncanville, permit questions go to the City of Duncanville Building Inspection Division, and on a permitted job the review and the inspections, not our crew, set the pour date. The city also requires contractors to be registered with it before they do any work, so it's fair to ask anyone you're thinking of hiring about that, us included, and to check with the city. I check with the city on every job, and when it needs a permit we file it, book the inspections and tie the pour date to them.
The price moves mostly with what's under and around the slab, meaning how much old concrete comes out, how deep we dig to reach firm ground, how thick the slab is and how much steel goes in, how close the truck can get and the finish you pick. The schedule turns on the permit, the inspections and curing, the days a new slab needs to harden before it can take weight. At the estimate I walk the job, measure it and write down what the price covers, the same way I do in Lancaster and back home in Balch Springs.
Tell us about the driveway, patio or slab and we'll reply within one business day. I'll come out to Duncanville, measure the job and write down what the price covers. The estimate is free, it's done on site and there's no obligation.
(214) 286-6733Yes, Duncanville requires a permit for all concrete paving, and that includes driveways, sidewalks and patios. You can ask the city's permit and inspection office about your project at 972-780-5000 or permits@duncanvilletx.gov, and when we take the job, the permit is part of our work.
Yes, every foundation repair in Duncanville needs a permit no matter what it costs. The repair also has to be designed and stamped by a Professional Engineer licensed in Texas, so on a raising job the engineer's design comes first and sets what we build.
Not an unlicensed one. The city says it's illegal for an unlicensed contractor to have the owner get a "homeowner" permit, and it advises owners to make sure the contractor applies for the permits the job needs. We apply for ours.
Yes, when the work sits in the city's floodplain, because most work there, grading included, needs a floodplain development permit. If your lot is near one of the creeks, call the city's Floodplain Administrator at 972-707-3856 before anything gets dug, and we'll hold the dig until you have an answer.
We're based in Balch Springs and work across the cities around it. These are the ones with their own page, though they aren't the only places we go.
We answer from 7 AM to 11 PM every day, so call (214) 286-6733 after work or send the form tonight.
If you're weighing a new driveway, patio or slab in Duncanville, I'm glad to talk it through with you.
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