Our Approach
Good concrete starts below the surface. Most of what decides whether a driveway or patio lasts is done before a single truck arrives: the grading, the base, the reinforcement, and the way water leaves the slab. Fulton County is hilly, and the ground changes from one block to the next, so we grade and test every site on its own. Rion soil drains well across much of the county, but we never assume it's what sits under your property until we've checked.
The job runs in a fixed order. We walk the property with you, look at how the ground falls, and talk through what you want the surface to do, whether that's a plain broom finish or a stamped, decorative patio. Then we set forms, compact the base, place the steel, and pour. Drainage gets the most thought. With about 50 inches of rain a year, a slab needs a slope that carries water away from the house. We handle the permit when the project calls for one.
Most concrete fails for ordinary reasons. The base was thin, the joints were cut late or not at all, or the reinforcement sat on the dirt instead of in the middle of the slab. The median home here was built in 1996, so a lot of original driveways and patios have had decades of weather on them. Getting it right takes a little more time up front. We would rather spend it there than leave you with cracks and standing water. Call for a free estimate.
Where We Work
Alpharetta is a city of 66,855 people in metro Atlanta, and much of its housing went up in the same stretch: the median home here was built in 1996. That matters for concrete. The driveways, walks and patios poured alongside those houses have carried cars, foot traffic and weather for a long while, and some are past the point where patching makes sense. On property with a median value of $605,700, a replacement surface should suit the house and the lot. It should not just cover the ground.
The ground itself changes across Fulton County. This is hilly country, with 241 feet of local relief within a few miles, and it varies from block to block. Rion soil, which drains well, is the dominant type, but it is not uniform either. So we grade and test every site on its own before a single form goes in. About 50 inches of rain falls here in a year, and we plan slab pitch, reinforcement and runoff with that in mind, whether the project sits in Alpharetta or across the line in Roswell.