Balch Springs Concrete pours driveways, patios, walks, slabs and footings for homeowners, builders and property owners in Garland, TX, and we dig out and pack the base first, because what's under the slab decides how it holds up.
Garland is a big, mostly residential city that runs across parts of Dallas, Collin and Rockwall counties. Commercial lots line its main roads, and neighborhoods of single-family houses fill in most of the rest. It sits between Richardson on the west and Rowlett on the east. Most of our calls here are for flatwork, which means the driveways, patios and walks around a house, and builders and property owners also call us for slabs and footings.
A lot of what we see is concrete that's been down for years, like a driveway that's cracked and dropped at one corner or a walk that's chipped and uneven. When we break one out, the dirt under it was usually raked level instead of dug out and packed, so in Garland the job starts below the surface.
When an old driveway has cracked and dropped, we tear it out, dig down and pack the ground the new slab will sit on before any pour.
Explore serviceMost patio calls start with water standing near the back door, so we set the slope to carry rain away from the house before we form the edges.
Explore serviceWe tint the concrete and press a pattern into it while it's soft, so a patio or walk reads like stone without the loose joints of laid pavers.
Explore serviceA walk that's heaved and chipped trips people, so we break it out, reset the forms square and give it a broom finish, swept for grip underfoot.
Explore serviceWe pour garage floors level side to side and pitched slightly toward the door, so water off the car runs out instead of pooling under it.
Explore serviceIf you want more than plain gray, we color, score or finish the surface to suit the house, picking a finish that holds up to how you'll use it.
Explore serviceA retaining wall holds back a sloped yard, so the footing, the steel and the drainage behind it decide whether it stays standing.
Explore serviceFor a shop, shed or room addition, we set the base, vapor barrier and steel before pouring an interior floor you can build on or finish.
Explore serviceAround a pool, the deck has to shed splash water away and stay sure underfoot when wet, so slope and texture come first.
Explore serviceWe build steps with even risers and a landing that sits right at the door, because one step that's a little off is the one people trip on.
Explore serviceBuilders call us for house and building slabs. We check the forms twice and measure again before the truck comes, so the slab lands square and level.
Explore serviceWe lay out the foundation, dig and form the footings and set the steel for a new structure, then time the pour around any inspection it needs.
Explore serviceProperty owners hire us for lots and drives that carry cars all day, so we plan heavier sections where traffic turns and lay out joints ahead of time.
Explore serviceFootings carry the weight of a wall, porch or addition, so we dig them to the depth the plans call for and keep the trench clean before the pour.
Explore serviceWhen a slab has dropped at one end, we look at why it settled and what lifting it back toward level would take before we price anything.
Explore serviceWe saw-cut clean lines to tie in a new walk, open a slab for a plumber or cut control joints that give a slab its planned place to crack.
Explore servicePermits in Garland go through the city's Building Inspection Department, which handles permits, inspections and fees, so the pour date waits on that office and not just on the weather. I check with the city on each job. When one needs a permit, we file it, book the inspections and set the pour around them. The city also says the work has to be done by contractors registered with it, so it's fair to ask anyone you hire about that, and you can check with the same department. We're licensed and insured.
Garland is a short drive north of us, up through Mesquite, so getting the crew and a truck here on pour morning is routine. The price turns on the slab's size and thickness, whether old concrete has to come out, how much base work the ground needs, how close a truck can get and the finish you pick. When I come out, I measure the job and write down what the price covers, so you know what you're paying for before anything's poured.
Tell us what you want poured, whether it's a new driveway, a patio out back or a slab for a builder, and we'll reply within one business day. I come out myself for a free estimate on site. I walk the job, measure it and write down what the price covers, and you're under no obligation to book with us.
(214) 286-6733Usually, yes, because new driveways are on the city's list of work that often needs a permit. For a patio, walk or other flatwork, the city says to ask before work starts if you're not sure. We check on every job before we set a pour date.
The city's building permit page sets the fee as a share of the project's value for projects from $0 to $5,000,000. The minimum is $1,000 for new construction and $150 for additions or remodels. A plan review fee is also due when the permit is submitted, and it isn't refunded. The city decides which fee applies to your job.
Concrete can still crack, but a slab built on a packed base usually cracks where we planned instead of breaking up and sinking. We set rebar, the steel inside that holds the pieces together, and we cut control joints soon after the pour so any crack runs down the groove instead of across the middle.
You can walk on it well before you can drive on it, because concrete has to cure, which is the slow hardening that gives it strength, and a car's weight on a young slab can crack it. I'll tell you on pour day when it's ready for each, so you can plan where to park in the meantime.
We're based in Balch Springs and work across the cities around it. These are the cities with their own page, and we work outside them too, so call and ask if yours isn't listed.
We're open every day from 7 AM to 11 PM, so you can call (214) 286-6733 after work or send the form whenever it suits you.
If you'd like to talk through a driveway, patio or slab in Garland before you decide anything, get in touch.
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