Balch Springs Concrete is a concrete contractor in Balch Springs, TX, and we work in Rockwall too, building driveways, patios, walks, slabs and footings that come out level and square.
Rockwall sits right on the edge of Lake Ray Hubbard, and the lake shapes a lot of what we see here. Many of the yards we measure fall toward the water or toward the street, so where the runoff goes matters as much as where the slab goes. The calls are a lot like the ones we get in Rowlett and Forney. Mostly they're about driveways that have sunk at the garage, patios that hold water against the house, and walks that have heaved and chipped.
That's why most of what decides how a Rockwall driveway or patio holds up is hidden on day one. It's the subgrade, the packed ground the slab sits on, and the slope we set so water runs away from your house. On flatwork, our name for driveways, patios and walks, that's where I start.
A new driveway starts with digging out soft dirt and packing a firm base, and ends with a broom finish, a light brushed texture that gives tires grip.
Explore serviceIf you want a patio that drains, we set its slope away from the house first, then size it around the table and grill you'll actually use.
Explore serviceStamped concrete is pressed with patterns and color while it's still soft, so the plan turns on timing the crew and the stamps to the pour.
Explore serviceWe pour walks from the driveway to the door and around the side yard, with control joints, cut lines that tell cracks where to run.
Explore serviceA garage floor carries cars, tools and the odd oil leak, so we pack the base hard and finish the top smooth enough to sweep clean.
Explore serviceDecorative concrete covers color, exposed stone and saw-cut patterns, and we choose the look only after the base and drainage are settled.
Explore serviceOn a yard that steps down, a concrete retaining wall holds the higher ground back, and the footing and drainage behind it decide whether it stands straight.
Explore serviceWe pour interior concrete floors for shops, additions and outbuildings, and the plan starts with how flat the floor needs to be for what goes on it.
Explore serviceA pool deck has to shed splash water away from the pool and the house, so slope and a grippy finish come before color.
Explore serviceWhen your front steps have sunk or chipped, we form new ones with every step the same height, because uneven ones are what trip people.
Explore serviceBuilders call us for slab foundations, and we check the pad and forms twice before ordering concrete, since nobody can reach under a house later.
Explore serviceFoundation work covers the footings, beams and slab that carry a building, and the plan follows the drawings and what the ground shows once we dig.
Explore serviceProperty owners call us for parking lots and drive lanes, and thickness, drainage to the curb and how traffic moves through decide the layout.
Explore serviceFootings are the concrete under posts, walls and additions, and we dig them to the size the plans call for and keep the trench clean before the pour.
Explore serviceIf a slab or porch has sunk and left a lip or a gap, we look at why it dropped before we talk about lifting it back.
Explore serviceWe saw-cut concrete for new openings, pipe trenches, control joints and clean edges where old slab meets new, so the break lands where you want it.
Explore serviceWhen a building permit goes through Rockwall County, the county sets the order, and several offices have to sign off before the permit is issued, which is usually what decides when we can pour. The county's guidance doesn't say whether that process covers property inside the city limits, so I check with the city or county office on each job, and when it needs a permit we file it, book the inspections and tie the pour date to them. The county also requires every contractor working in Rockwall County to be registered with the county and to show proof of a Texas State License along with a Texas driver's license, so ask for those from anyone who bids your job. We're licensed and insured.
We come up from Balch Springs for Rockwall jobs the same way we head south to Seagoville or next door to Mesquite, with the same crew and the same prep. The price here moves with the size and thickness of the slab, how much soft dirt has to come out before the base goes in, whether old concrete has to be broken out and hauled off, the steel inside and the finish you choose, and the schedule turns mostly on the permit approvals and how much prep the ground needs. When I come out, I measure the job and write down what the price covers, so you see your own number before anything is ordered.
Tell us about the driveway, patio or slab you have in mind, and we'll reply within one business day. The estimate is free, done on site and comes with no obligation. I come out myself to walk the job, measure it and write down what the price covers.
(214) 286-6733The county Fire Marshal has to approve all of the plans and documents for the application first, along with the Public Works and septic approvals in the planning points above. The full list is on Rockwall County's building permit requirements page, and on jobs that need a permit, we set the pour date around those approvals.
Most concrete cracks a little at some point, but a well-built slab cracks along the control joints we planned instead of across the middle. Old driveways usually crack and sink because the base was raked level instead of dug out and packed, so that's where we spend the time, with rebar, steel bars that hold the pieces tight if they crack, where the job calls for it. If money's tight, I'd rather you cut back on the finish than the base, because nobody can get under a slab to fix it later.
You can walk on it well before you can drive on it, because concrete keeps curing, the slow hardening that sets its strength, for days after the pour. The right wait depends on the mix and the slab, so I go over the dates for your job before we pour and plan how you'll get in and out in the meantime.
Start with the Terrain and Floodplain map on the city's map portal, and for the official call FEMA points people to its MSC or NFHL Viewer as the best place to start. FEMA says that where an effective flood map gives data for your area, that data sets the minimum flood insurance program requirements, so your property starts from it. When I measure, I'll also look at how water moves across your lot.
We're based in Balch Springs and work across the cities around it, and these are the ones with their own page. If your city isn't listed, call anyway, because we work in more places than these.
We pick up from 7 AM to 11 PM every day of the week, so you can call (214) 286-6733 after work or on a weekend, or send the form whenever it suits you.
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