Concrete contractor in Cherry Creek, CO - driveways and slabs on a packed base
We're Form & Finish Aurora Concrete, a concrete contractor based in Aurora, pouring driveways, patios, walks and footings in Cherry Creek, CO. I look at each job myself, and I'm on site with our crew when we pour.
How we work on concrete jobs in Cherry Creek
We're based in Aurora and pour driveways, patios, walks and footings across the cities around it, including Cherry Creek, Welby, Greenwood Village and Centennial. Before anything else, I check which office covers your address. If you're in unincorporated Arapahoe County, the county's Building Division takes the permit application, and when a job needs one we get it before work starts.
What moves the price is mostly what's under the slab and around it: how much old concrete comes out, how much base we dig out and pack, where the water has to go, and the size, thickness and finish you pick. I write the estimate on site myself, and you get it in writing with what's included and what isn't.
The schedule mostly turns on two things. If your job needs a county permit, the review comes first, and the county's own figures for that are in the questions below. After the pour comes curing, the wait while new concrete gains strength before it takes your feet or your car, and that decides when you get your driveway or patio back.
Concrete work we do in Cherry Creek
Every project we take on in Cherry Creek starts with one of these services. Follow the links to see how we go about each one.
Concrete driveway building
When your driveway has sunk, cracked across or holds water near the garage, we tear it out, dig out and pack the base, and pour a new slab.
Learn more about Concrete driveway buildingConcrete patio construction
A new patio or a bigger one, poured on a packed base and sloped so rain runs away from your back door instead of toward it.
Learn more about Concrete patio constructionStamped concrete services
Concrete pressed with a stone or brick pattern. It costs more than a plain broom finish, so we suggest it where people actually see it.
Learn more about Stamped concrete servicesConcrete sidewalk building
Walks to the front door or along the side of the house, replaced where slabs have heaved, tipped or left a lip someone could trip on.
Learn more about Concrete sidewalk buildingGarage floor concrete
If your garage floor is cracked, dusty or pitched the wrong way, we break it out and pour a new floor sloped toward the door.
Learn more about Garage floor concreteDecorative concrete
Color, exposed stone and saw-cut patterns for a slab you want to look at. We'll tell you straight when a plain finish makes more sense.
Learn more about Decorative concreteConcrete retaining walls
Poured walls that hold back soil where a yard steps down. The footing and the drainage behind the wall matter more than the face you see.
Learn more about Concrete retaining wallsConcrete floor installation
Interior slabs for basements, shops and additions, set on a packed base with rebar, steel that holds the slab together if it cracks, where the job calls for it.
Learn more about Concrete floor installationConcrete pool decks
Pool decks get wet feet, so we usually give them a broom finish, a brushed texture that grips, and slope them so water runs off.
Learn more about Concrete pool decksConcrete steps construction
When front steps crumble or pull away from the house, we form and pour new ones so every step is the same height.
Learn more about Concrete steps constructionSlab foundation building
The slab for a garage, addition or outbuilding, with the base, the steel and the thickness set by the plans and any permit the job needs.
Learn more about Slab foundation buildingFoundation installation
Footings and walls for an addition or a new building, poured to the plans so the framing crew starts on something level and square.
Learn more about Foundation installationConcrete parking lot building
For property owners with a lot that's broken up or holding water, we pour new concrete with the slope and joints worked out before the first truck arrives.
Learn more about Concrete parking lot buildingConcrete footings
Footings for decks, porches, posts and additions, dug to the depth the plans call for so what sits on them has solid support.
Learn more about Concrete footingsFoundation raising
Where one part of a slab or foundation has dropped, raising it back up can cost less than tearing it out, if the concrete itself is still sound.
Learn more about Foundation raisingConcrete cutting
Saw cutting for a new doorway, a utility trench or a clean edge where we're removing only part of a slab and keeping the rest.
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When an old slab needs more than a patch
A hairline crack in a slab that's still flat is usually just concrete doing what concrete does, and it may not need anything. When one corner has dropped but the concrete is solid, foundation raising or saw cutting out one bad section can save the rest.
When cracks run everywhere, pieces rock under your feet or water sits against the house, the trouble is usually the base underneath, and patching the top won't fix it. That's when we talk about tearing out and pouring a new driveway or patio on a base that's dug out and packed.
Driveways, patios and yards we see in Cherry Creek
Most calls here are the same ones we get across the cities around Aurora: a driveway that's settled, a patio that tips toward the back door, a walk with a lip in it. Where a slab is old, the real question is usually whether the base under it is worth keeping.
The creek this area is named for has a long history of floods, and the dam was built to control them. If your lot falls under the county's floodplain regulations, a permit also needs the Floodplain Administrator's approval, so I check for that before we plan a slab that changes where water runs.
What to have ready before your Cherry Creek estimate
Where the water goes
Watch where water runs and sits the next time it rains or you run the hose, and take a photo if you can. Puddles against the garage or the house tell me more about the base than the cracks do.
Your address and lot lines
Have your address handy so I can check which office covers it and whether the job needs a permit. A survey or plat helps if the new slab runs close to a property line.
What the slab has to carry
Tell me what will sit or drive on it, whether that's a truck, a hot tub or a few chairs. That sets the thickness and the steel, and it's where I'd spend money before I'd spend it on a fancy finish.
Questions about concrete work in Cherry Creek
Does a small shed in Cherry Creek need a building permit?
Under Arapahoe County's code, a one-story detached shed of 120 square feet or less that isn't used to store a vehicle doesn't need a building permit. Planning and Zoning approval can still apply, and so can separate electrical or plumbing permits. For a slab under it, I check with the county before we pour.
How long does a building permit review take in Arapahoe County?
Arapahoe County's permit page puts first-round review at an average of 6 to 8 weeks for projects valued under $100,000 and 10 to 12 weeks above that, counted from a complete application and based on current workload. A permit also lapses if work doesn't start within 180 days of issue, so we schedule the pour with that in mind.
Does my concrete contractor need a county license in Cherry Creek?
Yes, if the work needs a county building permit in unincorporated Arapahoe County, the contractor first needs a Building Division license of the right type. It lasts a year from issue or renewal, and the county holds permits and permitted work until it's active. Owners repairing their own property, and people they hire for it, are outside the rule.
What decides whether I need flood insurance near Cherry Creek?
Flood insurance requirements generally turn on whether your house sits in the 100-year floodplain on the effective FEMA flood map, the Mile High Flood District says. The district also posts draft maps showing possible future changes, so check your address on both before you plan a big slab or a wall.
Will my new concrete driveway crack like the old one did?
It can still crack, but most of the bad cracking we see starts with a base that settled or water getting under the slab. We dig out and pack the subgrade, the ground the slab sits on, check where the water will run, and cut control joints, grooves that give any crack a clean line to follow.
Tell us about your Cherry Creek concrete job
Send your address, the job and a few photos, or call. We reply within one business day, then I write a free, no-obligation estimate on site.
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