Services • Concrete Work
Concrete Work in Plano & Dallas-Fort Worth
Almost every concrete problem we are called to look at in Plano, Frisco, McKinney, Irving, Allen, Murphy and Celina started under the surface. North Texas sits on expansive clay that swells when it is wet and shrinks hard when it dries, moving several inches over a season. A slab poured on loose fill, without enough compaction or reinforcement, is at the mercy of that movement — so you get driveway panels that have separated and tipped at the joints, a walkway lifted several inches by a mature tree, or a patio that has settled just enough to send rainwater back toward the foundation. None of those are finish problems. They are base and drainage problems that finally show up on top.
So that is where the work starts. Before any concrete goes in we excavate to real depth, bring in processed fill and compact it in layers, set the forms, and place reinforcement — welded wire mesh or fiber, sized for how the surface will be used. Then the pour itself gets the attention it deserves: the thickness the job needs, the slope that carries water away from the house rather than to it, a textured or troweled finish, and control joints saw-cut the same day at the right spacing and depth so the slab cracks where you want it to, not where the soil decides. Stamped and stained work follows the same discipline, with color hardener and release agent worked in while the concrete is still receptive.
Sometimes the honest answer is that your existing slab does not need to be demolished. Where the old concrete is sound, solid and draining correctly, and there is height enough at the doors and garage for the added thickness, a bonded overlay gives you a new patterned surface at far less disruption. Where the slab is actively heaving, hollow beneath, or fighting a drainage problem, an overlay only dresses up the issue for a couple of years — and we will tell you which one you have rather than sell you the cheaper-looking option.
Tom, the owner, brings 12+ years of hands-on experience and is on site through every project. The on-site consultation is free: we walk the property, look at how water currently moves, check the existing concrete and the clearances, and quote what the job actually needs. Permits are handled on request where your city requires them, and payment is staged against completed work.
What's included
- New concrete patios, rear slabs and patio extensions, poured in place against formed edges
- Driveway replacement, extension and apron work, including panels that have sunk or separated at the joints
- Walkways, front paths, side-yard paths, and poured or faced steps
- Stamped and stained concrete — patterned, colored surfaces for patios, walks and drive approaches
- Bonded concrete overlays over an existing sound slab, where demolition is not warranted
- Excavation, imported processed fill, and mechanical compaction in layers before the pour
- Reinforcement: welded wire mesh or fiber, placed for the load the surface will carry
- Control joints saw-cut the same day at correct spacing and depth, plus isolation joints at the house and edges
- Grading and slope set so water leaves the slab and the foundation, with drainage corrections where needed
- Demolition, haul-off and form removal, and sealing of stamped work once it has cured
How a project runs
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Free on-site consultation
We walk the property with you and look at the things that decide the outcome: where water goes when it rains, how the existing concrete is sitting, the clearance at your doors and garage, and how the new surface will actually be used. We measure, and we tell you honestly whether a full pour or an overlay is the better answer for your slab.
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Written scope and staged payment schedule
You get a written scope spelling out thickness, base preparation, reinforcement, joint layout, finish, and pattern and color if you are going stamped — plus a payment schedule tied to completed stages rather than a single upfront sum. Permits and any HOA submission are handled on request.
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Demolition, excavation and base preparation
Old concrete comes out where it needs to, forms are set to line and grade, and processed fill is brought in and compacted in layers. This is the stage that is invisible for the rest of the slab’s life and the one that decides whether the surface is still level in five years of Texas soil movement.
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Reinforcement, pour and finish
Mesh or fiber goes in, then the concrete is poured to the formed lines and the slope we set, screeded, floated and troweled, textured for slip resistance, and stamped or stained if that is the finish you chose. Control joints are saw-cut the same day, once the surface will take the blade without raveling.
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Curing, sealing and handover
The new surface is kept properly cured so it gains strength instead of drying too fast and cracking at the edges. Forms come out, stamped work is sealed once it has cured and dried out, and we walk the finished work with you and clear the punch list before the final payment.
What affects the cost
- Thickness and total area — a driveway built for vehicles needs more than a garden walkway
- How much demolition, haul-off and disposal is involved, and how close the equipment can get
- Base condition — imported fill and extra compaction where the soil is soft, disturbed or recently backfilled
- Reinforcement type and amount, and whether the existing slab can be dowelled into rather than replaced
- Plain broom finish versus stamped and stained, which adds color hardener, release agent, hand tooling and sealing
- Overlay versus a full pour — an overlay is less work only when the existing slab is genuinely sound
- Drainage and slope corrections, including any added drain or regrading beyond the slab itself
- Edge details, steps, borders, and how far the concrete has to be carried or pumped from the truck
- Permits, where your city requires them for driveways, patios or work near a drainage path
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