Concrete Contractor in Durango, CO - Careful Pours Around Lived-In Homes
Durango Concrete Company is a concrete contractor based in Durango, CO. We pour driveways, patios, steps, garage floors and foundations for lived-in homes, digging out and packing the base first so the slab has something solid under it.
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Durango's lived-in homes shape every pour
Most of our calls in Durango come from people who've been in their house a while and are tired of looking at the same cracked driveway. There's older housing near downtown and around the East Third Avenue Historic District, newer building south of Bodo Industrial Park out toward Three Springs, and plenty in between. The concrete at each one tells you how it was put in.
That shapes the job more than anything else. We're working next to gardens, kids' bikes and the car you still need for work, so I plan where the truck backs in, what gets covered and where you'll park while the new slab is off limits, before the first piece of old concrete comes out.
What we deal with on Durango jobs
Inside city limits, the city's Building Division handles permits, plan review and inspections, and when a job needs a permit it has to be issued before any work or digging starts, so the permit sets the earliest day we can break ground. Anyone doing business in the city also needs a city business license renewed every year, and that covers crews who come in to do the work, so it's a fair thing to ask any contractor you're weighing.
We check what the city or county needs before we dig, and when a permit's needed we handle the application and build the review time into your schedule. After that, the price moves with the size and thickness of the slab, how much old concrete comes out, how much digging and packing the base needs, and how easy it is to get a truck to the spot on a tight lot. The schedule turns on the permit and the days the slab needs before you can use it, and the estimate tells you plainly what we'd do and what it costs.
What do older Durango driveways and slabs need?
Most old slabs we tear out here failed from the bottom up. The base under them was raked level instead of dug out and packed, so it settled with the dirt and the concrete cracked and sank with it, or the slab was poured falling toward the house and every rain puts water against your foundation. We dig down to firm subgrade, the ground the slab sits on, pack a base on top, set the slope away from the house and cut control joints, shallow grooves that give the concrete a place to crack in a straight line. That base work is hidden the day we pour, and it's the first thing people want to trim from the budget. I won't, because no finish saves a slab sitting on loose dirt.
If your lot sits in a mapped flood area, the city's rules for building there follow the federal flood maps and apply to new construction like a slab foundation or footings. We check that before we plan the job, so the design fits from the start.
- Call (970) 844-8095
- Mon–Sun: 8 AM–9 PM
- Durango, CO 81301
Concrete work we do in Durango
Concrete driveway building
Older driveways here often sink where the base was only raked level. For concrete driveway building we tear out, dig to firm ground and pack new base.
Concrete patio construction
Patios on older homes often tip back toward the house and pool water. We pour the new one to slope away from your walls and doors.
Concrete steps construction
Front steps on older houses settle away from the porch. We break out the old set and pour new ones with rebar, steel bars inside that hold them together.
Garage floor concrete
Garage floors in older homes crack and chip under years of cars and tools. We break out the worn slab and pour new on a packed base.
Concrete footings
Decks and additions need footings dug without wrecking the garden around them. We hand-dig where we must and pour footings the posts sit on.
Concrete cutting
Widening a driveway or running a new line often means cutting old concrete beside the house. We saw clean edges so the rest stays put.
How it goes when you call us in Durango
Call or send the form
Call (970) 844-8095 or send the form with what you've got, a cracked driveway or a new patio. We set a time for me to come out.
I walk the job with you
I come out myself, look at the old slab, the ground and where the water runs, and listen to what you want, so it helps if you're home. You get an estimate that says plainly what we'd do and what it costs, so there's no guessing later.
We sort out the permit
Before anyone digs, we check what the city or county needs for your job. When there's a permit, we file it and set your pour date around the review time.
Our crew pours and cleans up
Our crew digs out, packs the base, sets the forms and pours, and I'm on site running it through the pour and the cleanup. Then the slab cures, the wait while it hardens enough to use, and I tell you when you can walk on it and when you can drive on it.
Get a free on-site estimate for your Durango concrete job
Send the form and we'll get back to you within one business day to set a time. I come out to your place in Durango, walk the job and give you a free estimate that tells you plainly what we'd do, with no obligation.
- Licensed and insured.
- Phone
- (970) 844-8095
- Location
- Durango, CO 81301
- Hours
- Mon–Sun: 8 AM–9 PM
Questions about concrete work in Durango
Does a concrete slab for a shed in Durango need a permit?
A shed over 120 square feet needs a permit, and the slab under it goes in as part of that job. The city's permit list exempts a one-story detached shed or playhouse of 120 square feet or less, and requires one for any building over that size that isn't your main house. The list speaks to the shed, not the pad, so for a small shed we ask the city before we dig.
Do I need a permit for concrete deck footings in Durango?
You do when the deck needs one, and the city requires a permit for any covered deck or any deck more than 30 inches above the ground. The footings are part of that deck job, so we get the permit sorted before we dig the holes. For a low, uncovered deck, we still check with the city first, because its list doesn't settle footings on their own.
What happens if I dig for a patio in Durango without a permit?
If the job needed a permit, the city charges triple the building permit fee for construction or excavation done without one. Digging counts on its own, not just the pour, so we check what your job needs before the first shovel goes in.
How much does a concrete driveway cost in Durango?
Your price comes from the estimate after I've walked your driveway, because the size, the thickness, how much old concrete comes out and how much base work the ground needs all move it. A broom finish, the light brushed texture that gives tires and shoes grip, costs less than stamped or colored concrete. If the budget's tight, cut the fancy finish, not the base, because a nice top on a weak base cracks just the same.
How long does a new concrete driveway need before I can drive on it?
You'll be walking on it within a few days and driving on it later, once it has cured enough to carry the weight of a car. The mix and the conditions that week change the timing, so I give you both dates for your pour. Plan where you'll park ahead of time, because the garage and the driveway are both out until then.
What causes new concrete to crack, and will mine crack like the old one?
Concrete shrinks as it cures, so small hairline cracks are normal on any slab, and I'd rather tell you that now than surprise you later. The big cracks and sinking on old Durango driveways usually come from a base that settled or joints cut late or skipped, so cracks landed wherever they wanted. We pack the base, cut the control joints on time and keep the finishing out of the midday heat, which leaves a weak, dusty top.
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