Hickory Hills Concrete Contractor With a Crew Lead Who Calls Back
Driveways, patios, walks, stamped slabs and footings. One named person runs your pour, answers your questions and keeps the date. Water drains off. Cracks stay in the joints.
- We measure firstThe crew lead walks your yard, tapes the area and checks runoff before any number is written down.
- Nearby townsJustice, Palos Hills, Bridgeview, Willow Springs and Worth
You can count on
One phone number, one person
The crew lead you meet is the one who picks up. Missed calls get returned.
Runoff planned
Every slab tilts toward a safe outlet. Never toward your basement wall.
Numbers on paper
Depth, stone, steel, surface and tear-out. Each priced on its own line.
Packed stone first
Soft dirt out. Crushed stone in, tamped down in passes.
A slow cure
New concrete stays covered and damp. The surface comes out hard.
Our Concrete Work
Seven kinds of pours. Same crew lead on every one. Find yours below.
Concrete Flatwork
Ground-level slabs. Shed pads, condenser pads, side-yard slabs, aprons. Built on stone, graded to drain, cured slow.
Concrete Foundations
Footings, walls and slabs under room additions, porches and detached garages. Dug past frost. Poured to your builder's drawings.
Stamped Concrete
Tinted concrete printed with slate, ashlar, cobble or wood grain. Sealed as the last finishing step. Matched to your house.
Concrete Walkways & Sidewalks
New front walks and side paths. Old heaved sections replaced. Tilted a hair so storms drain to the lawn.
Concrete Patios
Backyard slabs sized for real furniture. Brushed, troweled or stamped. Always falling away from the house.
Concrete Driveways
Broken driveway out. Stone bed in. New reinforced slab, thick enough for your vehicles, tied to the apron.
Commercial Concrete
Walks, enclosure pads and equipment slabs for small businesses and landlords. Poured in phases. Doors stay open.
Three Steps. One Point of Contact.
Call and site visit
You ring and describe the job. The crew lead comes out, measures, checks how water moves across your lot and looks at what is there now. You get his cell number. He picks up.
Written price, firm date
Every line in writing: removal, excavation, stone depth, slab thickness, reinforcement, finish. Once you say go, you get a start date. If weather moves it, he calls you before the day, not after.
Pour, cure, clean
Old concrete out. Stone compacted. Forms and steel set. Concrete placed, finished and jointed, then kept covered while it hardens. Forms pulled, edges backfilled, debris gone. He walks the finished slab with you.
Why Hickory Hills Homeowners Hire Us
Good concrete is mostly unseen work. Below the surface, and in the days after the pour. Here is what we do about it.
Water goes where we send it
Before any form goes in, we decide where rain will run. Patios fall away from the house. Walks tilt toward the lawn. Driveways shed to the street. A slab that drains toward your foundation is a slab that has to be redone.
Every line priced on its own
No single lump number. You see slab thickness, base depth, steel, finish and the cost of tearing out the old concrete. Hold it up against any other bid. Ask about any line.
Stone under every pour
Clay moves. It swells wet and shrinks dry. So we dig it out to the right depth, haul in crushed stone and tamp it in passes. That is what keeps a slab from sinking in spots.
Curing is part of the job
Fresh concrete that dries too fast ends up with a weak top. It dusts. It flakes after the first winter of salt. We cover new slabs and keep them damp so they gain full strength.
Stamped work that looks right
Pattern lined up. Color even. Edges hand-textured. Joints hidden in grout lines. Sealer on at the end. We pick tones with your brick and trim in view, so the patio fits the house.
Hickory Hills and Neighboring Towns
Hickory Hills is crossed by 87th Street and 95th Street, with Roberts Road running north and south through the middle of town. The housing is mostly raised ranches, split-levels and brick homes from the postwar building boom, plus newer townhomes, and a lot of the original driveways and walks are worn out. We pour here and in the towns that touch it: Justice and Bridgeview to the north and east, Palos Hills and Palos Park to the south, Willow Springs out toward Archer Avenue, and Worth, Burbank, Chicago Ridge, Bedford Park and Hodgkins close by. Clay soil and hard winters are the same across all of them. So is the base work.
Sloped lots
Some yards here pitch hard toward the street or the neighbor. We plan the grade so water still leaves your slab the right way.
Original concrete
Many drives and walks date from when the house was built. We tell you which ones are done and which can wait.
Same crew lead in every town
Justice, Hodgkins or Palos Park. Dial (708) 578-2902 and the person who answers runs your job.
Towns we serve
- Hickory HillsRoberts Road & 87th StreetHome base
- JusticeRoberts Road
- BridgeviewHarlem Avenue
- Palos Hills103rd Street
- Willow SpringsArcher Avenue
- Worth111th Street
- Burbank79th Street
- Bedford ParkNear Midway Airport
- Chicago RidgeRidgeland Avenue
- HodgkinsI-55 Stevenson
- Palos ParkSouthwest Highway
Not on the list? Ring anyway. If it is close, we probably go there.
Ask if your town is covered: (708) 578-2902Tired of Contractors Who Never Call Back?
You get one crew lead. He measures, prices, runs the pour and answers the phone. Ask him anything about your driveway or patio.
Get the crew lead on the line: (708) 578-2902No pressure. Nothing to sign on the call.
Common Questions, Short Answers
What people ask us most before a pour.
What thickness do driveways, patios and walks need?
Walks and patios: about 4 inches is typical. Driveways for cars: around 5 inches, more for heavy trucks or campers. The stone base under the slab matters just as much, so we size both together.
Does new concrete need a sealer, and how often?
Stamped concrete gets sealed as the last step of finishing, because the sealer locks in the color and protects the texture. It needs a fresh coat every so often as it wears, and we can tell you what signs to watch for. Plain broomed concrete is a different conversation, and we will talk it through for your slab.
Rebar or wire mesh: which one, and does it matter?
It matters. Steel does not stop concrete from cracking, but it keeps cracked sections locked to each other, so they cannot drift or drop. Rebar suits driveways, heavier pads and foundations. Lighter slabs can get by with mesh, provided it sits mid-depth instead of trampled to the bottom.
What do contractors mean by flatwork?
Concrete poured horizontal, at grade. Think driveways, patios, walks, pads, aprons. Walls and footings are a separate category. Good flatwork lives or dies on base, grade and finish.
My concrete is cracked. Do I need all new?
Not always. Thin cracks in a slab that is still level and draining are usually cosmetic. Sunken, tilted or broken-up sections mean the base has failed, and replacement is the real fix. We look at it and tell you straight.
How is the price of a concrete driveway worked out?
Size first. Then thickness, base depth, tear-out and haul-away, steel, surface and truck access. We measure, then put each of those on its own line. No lump sum.
What foundation does a garage or room addition need?
Additions usually sit on footings below frost depth with poured walls on top. Detached garages often use a slab with a thickened edge on compacted stone. Your plans and the village decide which. We pour to the drawings and coordinate with your builder.
A Hickory Hills Concrete Crew You Can Get Hold Of
Concrete Contractor Hickory Hills runs on a simple rule. The person who prices your job runs your job and answers your calls. No office relay. No guessing who to ask. Behind that is careful work: stone base, planned drainage, a full cure.
Meet the crew lead
Let's Plan Your Slab
Tell the crew lead what you want poured. He will cover depth, base, finish and timing on the same call and set a day to come measure.
Serving Hickory Hills and the nearby southwest suburbs.