Concrete contractor in Daphne, AL - driveways and patios built right underneath

We price each Daphne driveway after seeing it, because the work under the slab and the tear-out vary more from yard to yard than the concrete does. A broom finish, the plain brushed texture that gives feet and tires grip, costs less than stamped or colored work. If the budget is tight, cut the finish and keep the base, because nobody sees the base on day one but it decides whether the slab sinks. Our written estimate prices each main part so you can line it up against other bids.

The City of Daphne's Building Inspection Department issues building permits and inspects the work, including structural work. Whether your particular slab needs a permit is a question for that office, and when a job of ours needs one, we help with the paperwork. The city's permit checklist asks for a plot plan, a copy of the contract with the job cost and, where it applies, a line locate, which means calling 811 so buried lines get marked before anyone digs.

Yes, any business or person doing work inside Daphne's city limits needs a City of Daphne Business License before they start. The permit checklist asks for a copy of it, so it's fair to ask any contractor about it. Depending on the kind of work and what it costs, the state's Home Builders Licensure Board or Licensing Board for General Contractors can also apply. We're fully licensed and insured.

Search your address on the state's AlabamaFlood map, which shows FEMA floodplain data, or call the city's building inspection office and ask for its Certified Floodplain Manager. Daphne Community Development issues site disturbance permits and keeps the floodplain development permit application, so if the map touches your lot, sort that out before we pour.

Most cracked, sunken driveways we see in Daphne failed underneath, from a base that was raked instead of packed, water running under the slab, or joints cut late or skipped. New concrete can still crack, but built the way we described above it usually cracks at its joints and stays level. Where the job calls for it, we add rebar, steel bars inside the slab that hold the pieces together if a crack opens.

You can walk on new concrete well before you can drive on it, because the slab has to cure before it can carry a car's weight. Parking on it early can crack it or mark the top, so we give you the days for your pour when we finish.