Gurnee, IL · Lake County
Concrete driveways, patios and slabs across Gurnee.
Work that still looks right in ten years, not just on the day the forms come off. We measure on site and give you the figure in writing - it costs nothing and you are not on a list afterwards. Four inches minimum, on a base that has actually been compacted, with the apron permit pulled and the inspection met.
Concrete Work
What we pour
Residential flatwork through Gurnee and the north end of Lake County. Each one goes to a page that shows you the working, not a sales pitch.
Concrete driveways
New pours, replacements, single panels, and the apron work in the right-of-way.
Patios and walkways
Front walks and back patios. We set the falls and the pattern before the truck turns up.
Slabs, steps and walks
Shed pads, garage floors, porches and steps, sized for the load rather than the quote.
Repair or replace
Surface damage and base failure look alike from a distance and cost nothing alike.
How It Goes
What happens after you get in touch
Answer four questions
The form at the bottom. Approximate answers are fine - nobody is holding you to them.
We come out and measure
We check the fall of the ground, what the old slab is telling us and how a truck gets in, then write the estimate down for you. Free, and there is nothing to sign on the day.
Permit, pour, clean up
We pull the apron permit, wait for weather that will hold, and take the broken concrete with us when we go. A week off it and the job is yours.
Comparing Bids
Four things a serious estimate has already dealt with
- Four inches is the floor, not the target. It is the minimum a residential slab is built to, and a bid that treats it as the ceiling has decided where to save money before it has seen your ground.
- The apron belongs to the public, not to you. That last stretch answers to the Village drawing rather than to your preference, and it carries its own permit. We file it and stand there for the inspection, so it never becomes your afternoon.
- Ask how the base is going in. Stone depth and the number of compaction passes are invisible the day we finish and are the whole story five winters later.
- Ask what to keep off it this first winter. New concrete is at its weakest in its first season and the wrong ice melt does permanent damage. We tell you before we leave, not after.
The detail sits here: driveway cost and the apron rules, repair or replace, with a real framework, and what a slab price is made of.
Common Questions
Questions we get asked
How much does concrete cost per square foot?
We do not publish a rate, and you should be careful with anyone who does. A published rate ignores tear-out, access and base prep, which are exactly the things that separate a real bid from a cheap one. What moves the number is written up in what a concrete patio costs in Lake County.
Does my patio need footings below the frost line?
No. A patio is a slab on grade and it floats with the ground. Frost depth applies to footings and foundations that carry a structure. Lake County uses 42 inches below grade for footings per its adopted code, but that is for piers and foundation walls, not for flatwork. Confirm with your village for anything structural.
Should I repair my driveway or replace it?
It depends on whether the problem is the surface or the base, and there is a real framework for telling which: repair or replace your concrete driveway. If your slab is sound and has simply sunk, slab lifting will fix it for a fraction of a replacement, and that is a different trade. We will tell you that on site.
When can you pour?
Practically April into November. There is no calendar cutoff in any code because temperature is what governs it, not the date. Cold weather rules apply at or below 40F during the protection period, and regional practice suspends placement below 35F when temperatures are falling.
Do you do cement work as well as concrete?
Same thing in everyday use. Cement is the powder that binds the mix; concrete is the finished material. When people ask for a cement driveway they mean concrete, and that is what we pour.
Towns We Pour In
Where we work
Waukegan, Grayslake, Wadsworth, Beach Park, Zion and Park City, as well as Gurnee itself. A little further out, ask - we will give you a straight answer.
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