Balch Springs Concrete is a concrete contractor working in Travis Ranch, TX, pouring driveways, patios, walks, slabs and footings for homes across the neighborhood, with forms set level and square and the base dug out and packed first.
Travis Ranch is a neighborhood in unincorporated Kaufman County, with parks and playgrounds spread through its streets, a main pool that carries the summer and Lake Ray Hubbard along its northwest corner.
Most of our calls here are for flatwork, the driveways, patios and walks around a house, plus steps and the occasional garage floor, much like what we pour in Forney and Rockwall. On these suburban lots the job usually comes down to the ground under the old slab and where the yard sends its water, and on lots toward the lake or low ground, that's the first thing I look at.
We tear out the cracked or sunken driveway, dig to firm ground, pack a new base and pour a slab thick enough for the cars you park.
Explore serviceWant more room out back than the builder's small slab gives you? We plan the patio around the back door, the yard's slope and where rain runs.
Explore serviceStamped concrete is pressed with patterns that look like stone or brick while it's still workable, so we set the pattern and color with you before pour day.
Explore serviceA walk to the side gate should sit flat and shed water, so we form it square, pitch it slightly and cut joints along it.
Explore serviceWe pour garage floors that carry a parked truck and stay flat for a workbench, starting with the subgrade the slab sits on and how well it's packed.
Explore serviceIf you want color, a scored pattern or a finish that isn't plain gray, we talk through where it'll go, how it wears and the upkeep it needs.
Explore serviceA concrete retaining wall holds back soil where a yard steps down, and the footing under it and drainage behind it decide whether it stays straight.
Explore serviceFor a shop, a studio or an addition, we pour interior concrete floors with the base, any vapor barrier and the steel planned before the forms go up.
Explore serviceA pool deck has to drain away from the water and stay comfortable underfoot, so we plan the slope, the joints and a finish with grip when wet.
Explore serviceWe build concrete steps to the front door or back patio with even rises, so nobody catches a toe, and tie them into the slab they meet.
Explore serviceA slab foundation for a new house, garage or addition starts with layout, grade and rebar, the steel that holds the slab together, all set before the pour.
Explore serviceWhen a builder or owner needs a foundation installed, we work from the plans, check the layout twice and set the footings to what the open ground shows.
Explore serviceFor a church, shop or rental lot, a concrete parking area is planned around the traffic it carries, so thickness, steel and drainage come before striping.
Explore serviceFootings carry the weight of a wall, column or porch down to firm soil, so we dig them to depth, square the trench and set steel before pouring.
Explore serviceIf a slab or part of the house has sunk and doors stick, we find out why first, because lifting it without fixing the cause only buys time.
Explore serviceNeed a trench cut for a line or a bad section taken out? We saw-cut concrete along a marked line so the slab around it stays whole.
Explore serviceTravis Ranch isn't inside a city, so for most permits we work with Kaufman County's Development Services office instead of a city hall. When a job needs a permit, the pour date waits on it, so I check with the county first, and if a permit is needed we file it, book the inspections and set the pour around them. The state licenses plumbers through the Texas State Board of Plumbing Examiners, so if a line has to move before we pour, that part goes to a licensed plumber. A contractor doing business in the county under a trade name, other than as a corporation or LLC, files an assumed name certificate with the county clerk, and it's good for 10 years. We're licensed and insured.
We're based in Balch Springs and work across the cities around it, and I come out to every estimate myself, then run the job on site with our crew. The price moves with the size and thickness of the slab, how much old concrete comes out, how much digging and base the ground needs, the finish you pick and whether floodplain paperwork or a surveyor comes into it. The schedule turns on any permit and inspections, then on curing, the wait while the slab gains strength before you walk or drive on it. When I walk your job, I measure it and write down what the price covers, so you see your own number and what's in it.
Tell us what you want poured or fixed and where it sits on the lot, or call (214) 286-6733, and we'll reply within one business day to set a time. I come out myself, walk and measure the job and write down what the price covers, and the estimate is free with no obligation.
(214) 286-6733Yes, if your lot is in a FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area, Kaufman County issues a floodplain permit for any development there, and paving, grading, filling and digging all count. The county's floodplain office sets the fee by the size of the project, and the application needs an Elevation Certificate from a surveyor or engineer. If your job needs one, we handle the filing.
Kaufman County's GIS map, on its Development Services site, shows a property's FEMA flood zone and whether it sits in a city's ETJ, and you can search it by full address or property ID number. The county says that data is always being corrected and updated, so I check it again when I come out to look at your job.
Yes, Texas requires anyone doing electrical work in the state to be licensed, including in unincorporated areas like Travis Ranch, with a few listed exemptions. Wiring in, on, outside or attached to a house counts, so lights along a new patio or outlets by a new garage slab go to a state-licensed electrician.
These are the cities around Balch Springs with their own page on our site, and we work in others nearby too, so call if yours isn't listed.
We answer from 7 AM to 11 PM seven days a week, so you can reach us at (214) 286-6733 after work or send the form tonight.
If you're weighing a new driveway, patio or slab in Travis Ranch, send us a message and we'll talk it through.
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