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Concrete Contractor in Centennial, CO - Driveways and Patios Poured on a Solid Base

Form & Finish Aurora Concrete is an Aurora-based concrete contractor pouring driveways, patios, walks, footings and foundations for homeowners and builders in Centennial, CO. I write every estimate myself and work on site with our crew.

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Pouring concrete for Centennial homeowners

We're a concrete contractor in Aurora, CO, and we work across the cities around it, Centennial among them, along with Four Square Mile and Greenwood Village. I come out, look at the job and write the estimate myself, and our finishers and laborers do the work with me on site.

In Centennial, the city's Building Division handles building permits and inspections and approves contractor licenses, and any contractor or sub on a city building permit has to be licensed with the city. We're fully licensed and insured. We check with the city for your address, and when your job needs a permit we get it before work starts.

Price comes down to the slab's size, how much old concrete comes out, how much base work the ground needs and any finish past a plain broom texture, the light grooves that give tires grip. Timing turns on the permit, a decent pour day and curing, the days the slab hardens before you use it. Your written estimate lists what's included and what isn't.

Concrete work we do in Centennial

Every project we take on in Centennial starts with one of these services. Follow a link to see how we handle that kind of job.

When an old slab needs more than a patch

If one panel has sunk or cracked and the slabs around it sit level and drain the right way, the base under them is usually fine, so we can cut out the bad section and pour it back. A settled slab that's still in one piece can sometimes be lifted instead with foundation raising.

When cracks run across most of the slab, water pools against the house or the whole thing has tipped, the trouble is usually underneath, and a patch just covers it. That's when we tear it out, rebuild the base and pour a new driveway or patio, because a nice surface over bad prep is money wasted.

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Driveways, patios and yards we see in Centennial

Most of what Centennial homeowners call us about is what we see all around Aurora: a driveway cracked across or sunk at the garage, a patio holding water by the back door, a front walk that's tipped. Where that's the case, I look at the base and where the water goes before we talk finishes, because that's usually where the trouble started.

Where a lot sits in or next to a mapped floodplain, new work there goes through a floodplain permit that the Southeast Metro Stormwater Authority reviews and issues. It's one more thing I check for your address before we set a date, and the questions below show how you can look it up yourself.

What to sort out before a Centennial estimate

  • Where the water goes

    Next time it rains, watch where water sits on the old slab and where it runs toward the house. Drainage decides how we slope the new pour, and a photo of the puddle tells me more than a description.

  • What the slab has to carry

    Tell us what goes on it: a daily car, a work truck, a trailer, a hot tub or just patio chairs. The load decides how thick we pour and how much steel goes in, so it changes the estimate.

  • How we get to the spot

    Think about how a concrete truck and our crew reach the work, especially for a backyard patio. A narrow gate, a fence or a soft lawn changes how we bring concrete in, and that moves the price.

Centennial concrete questions we hear most

Can I pull my own permit for concrete work in Centennial?

Only if you're doing the work yourself and you live in the house, and the city wants a Homeowner Agreement with the application. If our crew does the job, the permit is ours to get, like we said up top, so you don't file anything.

How long does a building permit take in Centennial?

Where the city requires plan review, it takes about 5 to 20 business days. The permit comes after every review is approved, the fees are paid and each contractor on it is added and active, and it's good for 180 days once issued, so we apply as soon as you say go.

How do I check if my Centennial house is in a floodplain?

Look up your address on the city's floodplain map. If your lot is in or next to one, the job goes through the floodplain permit covered above, and I'd rather know that before the estimate so the timing I give you holds up.

Will my new concrete driveway crack like the old one did?

It can crack, so we work to keep it from settling and to decide where any crack goes. We dig out and pack the base instead of raking it level, slope it away from the house, and cut control joints, shallow grooves that give the slab a straight line to crack along, soon after the pour.

How long until I can drive on a new concrete driveway?

You can usually walk on it well before you can park on it, because the slab has to cure before it takes a car's weight. A pour in midday heat can leave a weak, dusty top, so we'd rather pour in the cooler part of the day, and I'll tell you the days for your slab when we set the pour.

Tell us about your Centennial concrete job

Send the rough size, what's there now and what's going wrong. We reply within one business day to set up a free on-site estimate, with no obligation.

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