Concrete Contractor in Mobile, AL - Slabs Built to Drain and Hold Up
Precision Daphne Concrete pours driveways, patios, slabs and foundations for homes and small businesses in Mobile, AL. We're based in Daphne, and our own crew digs out the base, sets the drainage and finishes the pour.
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Concrete work across Mobile, AL
Mobile calls come from every kind of property we pour for. Some are older houses with driveways that have cracked and settled for years, some are newer homes that want a patio or a pool deck, and some are small business owners who need a lot or a pad poured. I come out to look at most of them myself, the same as a job in Daphne or Spanish Fort, and our own crew does the work.
The price moves with the size, the tear-out of the old slab, how much base we rebuild and the finish you pick, and the schedule moves with rain and the cure, so your written estimate prices those parts out. A lot of ground here holds water after a Gulf storm, so on most Mobile jobs the base and the drainage matter more than anything you'll see on top.
What we pour in Mobile
Concrete driveway building
Most Mobile driveways we replace failed from underneath, so we rebuild the base and pour a slab that sheds water toward the street.
Explore Concrete driveway buildingConcrete patio construction
A backyard patio here has to drain after a summer storm, so we slope it away from your house before we order the concrete.
Explore Concrete patio constructionStamped concrete services
We press a stone or brick pattern into the fresh pour, and it sits on the same packed base as any plain slab we pour.
Explore Stamped concrete servicesConcrete sidewalk building
Roots heave plenty of older Mobile walks, so we replace the lifted sections and give them a broom finish, a light texture for wet-day grip.
Explore Concrete sidewalk buildingGarage floor concrete
We lay a vapor barrier under garage floors because Mobile's damp ground pushes moisture up through a bare slab and lifts paint and coatings.
Explore Garage floor concreteDecorative concrete
Color, texture and borders help new concrete match the brick and older trim on many Mobile houses instead of standing out as plain gray.
Explore Decorative concreteConcrete retaining walls
On sloped Mobile lots a poured wall holds the soil, and we drain behind it because trapped rainwater is what tips walls over.
Explore Concrete retaining wallsConcrete floor installation
For Mobile shops, sheds and additions, we check the subgrade, what the slab sits on, so the finished floor stays flat and level.
Explore Concrete floor installationConcrete pool decks
Pool decks here take hot sun and bare feet, so we give them a grippy finish and pitch them to drain away from the pool.
Explore Concrete pool decksConcrete steps construction
Front steps on older Mobile houses often pull away from the porch, so we pour new ones on footings that keep them from sinking.
Explore Concrete steps constructionSlab foundation building
We pour house slabs with rebar, steel bars that hold the concrete together, over a packed base built for Mobile's wet, low ground.
Explore Slab foundation buildingFoundation installation
On Mobile additions and new builds we form and pour the foundation and set its height so storm water runs away from the walls.
Explore Foundation installationConcrete parking lot building
Small business owners in Mobile call us for lots and pads that carry delivery trucks and drain fast after a heavy rain.
Explore Concrete parking lot buildingConcrete footings
Porches, columns and additions sit on footings, the wider concrete at the bottom, and we dig them below the soft topsoil common here.
Explore Concrete footingsFoundation raising
When a slab here has sunk at one corner, we find why it moved before lifting it, or it'll just settle again.
Explore Foundation raisingConcrete cutting
We cut openings for new drains, saw out cracked sections and cut control joints, the grooves that tell a slab where to crack.
Explore Concrete cutting
What Mobile's rain and heat ask of concrete
I've run this business since 2013, and I still come out to look at most jobs myself. Our own crew does the work with me running it, and I care most about what you can't see after the pour: the base, the drainage and the cure.
Base dug out and packed
We dig out soft dirt and pack the base, because a raked-level base settles and takes the slab with it. If money's tight, cut the finish, not the base.
Water sent away from your house
Before we set forms, we look at where the rain runs on your lot, so the new slab falls toward the street or yard and not back toward your walls.
Pours timed around the heat
We start pours early so the midday sun doesn't dry the top into a weak, dusty surface, and we cut the joints on time so cracks land where they're meant to.
A written estimate for your Mobile concrete job
Tell us what you want poured or fixed, your Mobile address and a photo if you have one. We reply within one business day, usually me calling you back, to set up a free, no-obligation estimate on site.
Mobile concrete questions we hear
Do I need a permit to pour a concrete driveway in Mobile, AL?
The city decides that through Build Mobile, its building department, which issues building permits for construction projects in Mobile. Build Mobile's guidance also calls for a land disturbance permit for land-disturbing work such as excavating and filling, and digging out for a slab is excavating, so ask about that too. When your job needs a permit, we help with the paperwork and work with the office that covers your address.
How do I get a permit to pour my own concrete slab in Mobile?
If you're doing the work yourself, the city can issue the permit to you once the Building Official is satisfied you're competent, and you fill out a building affidavit. Anyone else who works on your property, even a friend helping out, counts as a contractor and has to meet the contractor rules.
What does a concrete contractor need to work on a permitted job in Mobile, AL?
A contractor on work that needs a permit has to be licensed and bonded under City of Mobile and State of Alabama requirements and registered with the Building Official. Anyone doing work over $10,000 must be a homebuilder, remodeler or general contractor under those state and city rules, so ask every bidder which they are before you sign. We're fully licensed and insured.
How much does a new concrete driveway cost in Mobile, AL?
Your price comes down to the size, how much old concrete we tear out, how much base has to be rebuilt and the finish you pick, so you get your number from our written estimate. A plain broom finish costs less than stamped or colored concrete, and a thicker slab with rebar costs more but carries a heavier load. The estimate prices out the main parts so you can compare it line by line with other bids.
Does a flood zone in Mobile affect a new slab foundation or addition?
It can, because the city's flood hazard map includes the special flood hazard areas FEMA has identified, and in flood-prone areas the city decides what counts as a substantial improvement under its storm water and flood control ordinance. The City of Mobile Engineering Department enforces that ordinance, so if your address is in a flood-prone area, check with it before you plan a slab foundation or an addition.
How long does a new concrete driveway take to cure before I can drive on it?
Usually you can walk on it after a day or two and drive on it after about a week, longer when it's cool or wet. Curing, the slow hardening after the pour, is where the slab gets its strength, and rain days can push the pour back because we won't pour on a soaked base.
Other cities we pour in
Pick your city below for its own page. If yours isn't listed, call (251) 572-8074, because we work in the cities around Mobile and across Baldwin County too.