Concrete you can drive, walk and build on in Wichita Falls, TX

The price depends mostly on the size, the thickness, how much old concrete or dirt has to come out and the finish you pick, so I give you a figure once I've seen the site. A broom finish costs less than stamped or colored work, and a deeper, well-packed base adds to the price, though it's the last place I'd suggest saving. Your estimate shows each of those parts on its own line.

Quotes usually differ because they don't cover the same work, most often in the ground preparation, the slab thickness, the steel inside and the joints. The base is hidden once the slab is poured, so it's the easiest thing to trim from a price, and it's often why a slab sinks later. Putting the bids side by side, item by item, shows where the difference is.

You can walk on new concrete well before you can drive on it, because it keeps gaining strength as it cures. I'll give you the dates for your own slab on pour day, since the mix and the conditions change them, and until then cars, trailers and heavy loads should stay off.

Yes, we're fully licensed and insured. Construction work in Wichita Falls has to follow City Codes and have the correct permits and licenses, and the city licenses and registers contractors through its building inspections office.

The city's Building Inspections division issues permits for construction work in Wichita Falls and inspects that work for building code requirements. We check with the city office where your job is before we start, and when a permit is needed we handle the application and paperwork for you.

Our crew places, levels and finishes the concrete while it's still workable, on ground and forms we set ahead of time. We plan the pour around the heat of the day, because concrete placed in midday heat can set too fast and leave a weak, dusty top, and we cut the joints on time so cracks fall where we chose.

Yes, satisfaction guaranteed on every job. I'm also plain about what concrete can and can't do, so a fine crack along one of the control joints is the slab doing what the joint was cut for. If something about the finished work bothers you, tell me, because I'd rather talk it through than leave you wondering.

Hairline cracks can still happen, but a slab poured on a dug-out, packed base with joints cut on time is much less likely to crack, sink or go uneven the way old slabs on raked dirt do. We also slope it so water runs away from the house, set steel where the load calls for it and pour it thick enough for how you'll use it.