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Concrete sidewalk building in Wichita Falls TX - a walk that cures strong and stays even

Is the walk out front cracked, heaved or sinking? We dig out and pack the ground and cure the new concrete properly, so it holds up.

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Concrete sidewalks we build and replace

  • New walks and entry paths

    A new walk from the drive or street to your front door, or around the side of the house, for a yard where foot traffic has worn a dirt path.

  • Tearing out an old walk

    When an old walk has cracked, heaved or sunk into a trip hazard, we break it out, rework the ground underneath and pour a new one in its place.

What goes into building a concrete sidewalk in Wichita Falls?

Concrete sidewalk building in Wichita Falls means preparing the ground, placing and finishing new concrete, then curing it so the walk reaches its full strength and gives you a safe, even path to your door.

Most people call us when the old walk has cracked, lifted at a seam or started to sink and hold water, or when there's never been a walk and the grass has worn down to dirt. The price moves with the length and width of the walk, whether an old one has to come out, how much ground work it needs and how easily the truck can reach the spot. The schedule turns mostly on the weather, any permit the city asks for and the days the walk needs to cure before you use it. Your estimate lists what your job includes, so you'll know what you're paying for before we start.

What a sidewalk job covers, ground to cure

I decide what a walk needs by looking at how you'll use it, where water runs on your lot and what it has to meet, like a porch, a driveway or a garage floor.

  • Digging out and packing

    We dig out the soft dirt and pack the subgrade, the ground the walk rests on, because a base that's only raked level settles with the dirt.

  • Setting forms for drainage

    We set the forms so rain runs off the walk and away from your house instead of pooling against the foundation.

  • Pouring and finishing

    We give the walk a broom finish, a light texture for grip, unless you'd like color or a pattern through our decorative concrete work.

  • Cutting control joints

    We cut control joints, shallow grooves across the walk, before cracks can pick their own spots, so any crack that forms follows the groove.

  • Curing the new walk

    Curing, the wait while it hardens, decides how strong the walk gets, so we keep it damp and protected and tell you when to walk on it.

Why people call Ironset Wichita Falls Concrete

I started this business in Wichita Falls in 2013 after years of selling ready-mix and writing quotes for contractors, and I believe you should understand what you're paying for before we pour. I'd rather spend extra time on the ground and the plan than rush a walk.

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  • The owner writes your estimate

    I come out to look at every job and write the estimate myself, and I check in along the way while our crew forms, pours and finishes your walk.

  • Fully licensed and insured for your job

    We're fully licensed and insured, so the crew working on your property is covered from the first shovel of dirt to the last pass of the broom.

  • Satisfaction guaranteed on every job

    That's our promise on every walk we build, and it starts with patient answers to your questions about the route, the finish and the cure before anything is poured.

What happens when you call about a new sidewalk?

We plan each walk around how your household comes and goes, so you know which door to use while the new concrete cures and what happens at each stage.

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  1. Call or send a message

    Call (940) 298-1219 or send us a message, and tell us whether you need a new walk or a replacement for an old one.

  2. I look at the site

    I come out to see the ground, where water runs and what the walk will meet, and I ask how you plan to use it.

  3. Your written estimate

    You get a written estimate, and once you're ready, we check on permits, prepare the ground and forms, pour, finish and walk the job with you.

Broad gray concrete steps lead to dark double doors at the entrance of a white house.

Request an estimate for your walk, base and finish

Tell us roughly how long and wide the walk will be and where it runs on your property. We reply within one business day, and I'll come out for a free on-site estimate with no obligation.

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Sidewalk questions we hear most

How much does it cost to build a concrete sidewalk?

Installing a concrete sidewalk across the US usually costs about $12 to $14.50 per square foot. That's a national figure for the installed walk, not our price, so use it as a rough guide and let the estimate give you the number for your own walk.

How long does a new concrete sidewalk take to cure?

National industry guidance says curing starts right after the concrete is placed and finished and typically runs 3 to 7 days. Build that stretch into your plans, and keep deliveries and guests on another path until we tell you the walk is ready.

What is the best way to cure a new concrete sidewalk?

Keep it moist. National industry guidance says concrete left to dry out can lose as much as 50 percent of its potential strength compared with concrete kept moist. When you're comparing bids, ask each crew how it keeps the new walk damp while it cures.

Can you pour a concrete sidewalk in summer heat?

Yes, as long as there's a plan for watering the walk, because a hot early cure brings fast early strength but lower final strength. Industry guidance says water curing or sprinkling keeps the curing temperature down, which is one more reason we keep a new walk damp while it hardens.

Does wind affect a concrete sidewalk pour?

Yes, hot weather concreting guidance says a windy, sunny day calls for stricter precautions than a calm, humid one, even at the same air temperature. Older industry guidance also suggests a mix with a retarder, an added ingredient that gives the crew more time to place and finish, for large jobs or hot weather. So I look at wind and sun as well as heat when we pick a pour day.

Do concrete contractors need a license in Wichita Falls?

Yes, the city licenses and registers contractors through its building inspections office, which keeps a checklist for concrete-paving contractors. Before you sign with any crew you're comparing, ask whether it's licensed and registered with the city.

Building a concrete sidewalk in Wichita Falls

The city says construction work in Wichita Falls requires the correct permits and licenses, and its Building Inspections office issues the permits. Whether your walk needs one, or fits the sidewalk waiver or exemption the city lists on its checklists page, is a question for that office, which answers at 940.761.7459, Monday to Friday. Before we start, we check with the city office where your job is, and when a permit is needed, we handle the application and paperwork for you.

The ground matters just as much. Statewide research finds that clay soils that shrink and swell move a lot as they dry and wet, and that movement strongly affects whatever is built on them. An older Texas pavement report suggested that moisture control, pre-wetting or replacing some of that soil near the surface could reduce the movement, so ask any crew how it prepares the ground under your walk. We ask the same question about the ground on every walk we build, including jobs in Burkburnett and Iowa Park.