Concrete steps construction in Durango CO - an entry that stays tight to the house
Front steps tilting, crumbling or pulling away from the door? We pour new ones tied to your foundation, with a texture that grips in winter.
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What goes into building new concrete steps in Durango?
Concrete steps construction in Durango means breaking out the old stoop, digging and forming new steps, and pouring them in place so they're tied to your foundation and hold steady through winter.
Most people call when their front steps have started to tip, chip at the edges or open a gap at the door, and often it's a precast set the ground has pushed around. The price mostly moves with how many steps you need, how big the landing is, whether old steps have to be broken out and hauled off, and whether you go poured or precast. The schedule turns on the permit review and the weather, because concrete needs decent conditions to pour and cure. When I come out, I'll measure all of it, give you an estimate for your own steps and tell you plainly what we'd do.
How we handle concrete steps construction
Before anything gets torn out, I'll walk you through poured against precast, because precast is cheaper but can lift and pull away from the house. When we pour, we break out the old steps and haul them off, then dig for the footing, the concrete base the steps stand on, and pack the ground under it so it doesn't settle later. We build the forms against the house, set rebar, the steel that holds the concrete together, and tie the new steps into your foundation so they stay with the wall. Then we pour, float the treads smooth and drag a broom across them for a broom finish, a light ridged texture that gives your shoes something to grip so the steps aren't slick. After that comes curing, the wait while the concrete hardens enough to take your weight, and we'll tell you when you can use them. If the budget gets tight, I'd rather you skip a fancy edge than cut corners on the footing, since nobody sees the base on day one but it decides whether the steps are still level a few winters from now.
New steps lean on the wall behind them, so that wall has to be sound. On a new house or a wall that needs replacing, we handle foundation installation too, and when an addition, mudroom or garage needs a floor at the top of those steps, we do slab foundation building.
Concrete steps construction in Durango starts with permits and frost
Inside city limits, Durango wants a building permit before any work or digging starts, and the city's list of jobs that don't need one names platforms and walks but not concrete steps. That leaves steps unsettled, so we check what the city or county needs for your address before we dig, and when a permit is needed we handle the application. It's worth getting right, because Durango charges triple the permit fee for building or digging done without the proper permits.
Frost is the other thing that shapes this job. La Plata County lists a frost depth of 32 inches, which is how far winter freezing reaches into the ground, and for homes inside city limits we ask the city which depth it uses before we set the footing. On jobs around Durango and the cities near it, we see plenty of stoops that have tipped forward or opened a gap at the door after a few winters.
- Call (970) 844-8095
- Mon–Sun: 8 AM–9 PM
- Durango, CO 81301
What happens when you call Durango Concrete Company in Durango?
Call or send the form
Reach us at (970) 844-8095 or through the form, and we'll set a time for me to come out. We keep hours from 8 AM to 9 PM, seven days a week, so evenings and weekends work.
I walk your steps myself
I measure the steps and landing, look at the wall they meet and go over poured against precast with you. You get an estimate for your own steps and a plain account of what we'd do and why.
We sort out the permit
Before anyone digs, we find out what the city or county needs and handle the application if there is one. Durango asks for at least 30 business days to review submittals, and a resubmittal adds time, so we build that into your start date.
We pour and clean up
Our crew does the tear-out, the forms and the pour, then cleans up the site. We'll talk through which door to use while the new steps cure.
Why Durango homeowners call Durango Concrete Company for new steps
The owner runs every pour
I come out to look at every job myself, and I'm on site running our crew through the pour. The person who planned your footing is the one standing there when it goes in.
Licensed and insured for every job
We're licensed and insured, and Durango requires contractors to hold a City of Durango business license, which is a fair thing to ask any crew you're comparing. Insurance matters on steps because the work happens right up against your house.
Careful around lived-in homes since 2023
We've been in business since 2023, and most of our work happens at houses where kids, cars and gardens are all still there. We keep the dig fenced off and watch the beds along your foundation while we work.
Footings planned for Durango frost
Before we set a footing, we confirm the frost depth the city or county uses for your address. That keeps the base out of the ground that moves every winter, which is what separates level steps from a stoop that rocks.
With steps, what's under the ground decides how long they last. Tell us about your steps and I'll come take a look.
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We reply within one business day to set up a visit. I come out, walk your steps and the wall they meet, and give you a free estimate with no obligation.
- Licensed and insured.
- Phone
- (970) 844-8095
- Location
- Durango, CO 81301
- Hours
- Mon–Sun: 8 AM–9 PM
Questions about concrete steps in Durango
Should I pick poured or precast concrete steps in Durango?
For most Durango homes I'd pick poured, because poured steps are tied to the building and can't shift, settle or separate from it. They cost more per step since building the forms takes a lot of labor, but they usually last 30 to 50 years and handle repeated freezing and thawing better. Precast sets cost much less and go in within hours, but they rest on the ground surface, so freezing ground can push them up and a gap at the house often opens within a few years.
How much do concrete steps cost in Durango?
Poured concrete steps, installed, usually cost about $200 to $500 per step across the US, and that's a national figure, not our price. I'll price your own steps after I've walked the job and seen what has to come out.
Do I need a permit for concrete steps in Durango?
You may, because the city's no-permit list doesn't mention concrete steps, so we check what the city or county needs for your address before we dig. If a permit is needed, we handle the application and plan around the review time covered above.
How do I care for new concrete steps in winter?
One cost guide recommends sand or kitty litter instead of rock salt or calcium chloride de-icers, especially for the first two winters. The same guide says to seal the steps after the first 28-day cure, the initial hardening period, and reseal every 3 to 5 years.
What is the best way to keep concrete steps from heaving in a freeze?
One guide advises setting footings below the frost line in frost-prone areas, or using insulated foundations, to keep steps from heaving. When you compare quotes, ask each contractor how their plan protects the steps from heaving, and I'll answer that same question when I'm on site.
Will my new concrete steps crack like the old ones?
They can still get a fine hairline crack, because concrete shrinks as it cures, but steps on a packed base with rebar and a proper footing shouldn't break up and sink the way failing steps do. I'd rather tell you that now than sell you on perfect concrete, and the base, the steel and the pour timing are where I spend the time.
Other concrete work that ties in
Slab foundation building
If an addition, garage or sunroom is going in along with new steps, we can pour its slab on the same schedule with the same packed base underneath.
Foundation installation
Building new or replacing a failing wall gives your steps something solid to tie into, so it makes sense to plan the foundation and the entry together.
Get a price on new concrete steps
Call (970) 844-8095 or send the form with how many steps you have, whether the old ones come out and whether you're inside Durango city limits, so I can come out ready.
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