Concrete Contractor in Parker, CO - Driveways and Patios on a Solid Base
Form & Finish Aurora Concrete is a concrete contractor based in Aurora. In Parker we pour driveways, patios, walks and steps, and we also build footings and foundations and cut concrete.
How we handle concrete jobs in Parker
We're based in Aurora and pour concrete in Parker the same way we do in Greenwood Village, Lone Tree and Centennial. I come out to look at the job and write the estimate myself, and I'm on site when our crew pours. We're fully licensed and insured.
Who handles the permit depends on where your address sits. In incorporated Parker, the Town of Parker's Building Division handles building permits and inspections. In unincorporated Douglas County, the county issues them instead. We check with the right office for your address, and when the job needs a permit we get it before work starts.
Price comes down to the size and thickness of the slab, how much old concrete comes out, how much digging and base work the ground needs, and the finish you pick. The schedule turns on the permit, the weather on pour day and curing, the days concrete needs to gain strength before you drive on it. Your written estimate lists what's included and what isn't.
Concrete services we offer in Parker
Every job we do in Parker starts with one of the services below. Follow the links for what each one involves and what we check before we pour.
Concrete driveway building
If your driveway has sunk, split or holds water by the garage, we take it out, rebuild the base underneath and pour a new slab.
Learn more about Concrete driveway buildingConcrete patio construction
A new patio, or a bigger one off the back door. We set the slope so rain runs away from the house, then pour and finish it.
Learn more about Concrete patio constructionStamped concrete services
Stamping presses a stone, brick or wood pattern into fresh concrete. It pays off on a patio you see every day, less on a work slab.
Learn more about Stamped concrete servicesConcrete sidewalk building
Walks that have heaved, tilted or broken into trip edges can usually be replaced in sections, so you aren't paying to redo the parts still in good shape.
Learn more about Concrete sidewalk buildingGarage floor concrete
When a garage floor has cracked, sunk at the door or flakes under your tires, we break it out and pour a new slab built for the weight.
Learn more about Garage floor concreteDecorative concrete
Color, exposed stone and stamped patterns for concrete people will see. We'll say so when a broom finish, a swept texture for grip, is the better buy.
Learn more about Decorative concreteConcrete retaining walls
If a slope is sliding onto your yard or patio, a poured wall can hold it back. Taller walls need a footing and drainage behind them.
Learn more about Concrete retaining wallsConcrete floor installation
We pour interior slabs for basements, shops and additions, smooth and level for flooring on top, or finished as the floor itself where that suits the room.
Learn more about Concrete floor installationConcrete pool decks
Around a pool, the deck has to shed water away from the house and stay safe underfoot when wet, so slope and texture come before looks.
Learn more about Concrete pool decksConcrete steps construction
Front steps that have pulled away from the house, crumbled at the edges or rock underfoot usually need replacing, not patching.
Learn more about Concrete steps constructionSlab foundation building
We pour the slab a garage, addition or outbuilding sits on, with rebar, steel bars that hold the concrete together, laid out before the pour.
Learn more about Slab foundation buildingFoundation installation
We dig, form and pour new foundations for additions and other buildings to the plans. Builders and property owners call us for these too.
Learn more about Foundation installationConcrete parking lot building
Where a lot or shared drive carries more traffic than a home driveway, the slab and base go thicker, and drainage gets planned before the pour.
Learn more about Concrete parking lot buildingConcrete footings
Footings are the concrete under a wall, post or addition that spreads its weight into the ground. If they're too small or shallow, what's above can settle.
Learn more about Concrete footingsFoundation raising
When a slab or part of a foundation has dropped, raising it can sometimes save a tear-out. I'll tell you on site whether it's worth trying.
Learn more about Foundation raisingConcrete cutting
We saw-cut concrete to remove a damaged section, open a doorway, trench for a line or cut control joints, the grooves that tell a slab where to crack.
Learn more about Concrete cutting
When old concrete needs more than a patch
If the slab is still flat and the cracks are thin, a repair or a cut-out section is usually enough. When parts have sunk, tilted toward the house or hold water after a rain, the trouble is in the subgrade, the ground the slab sits on, and a patch on top won't last.
That's when we talk about tearing out and rebuilding, base first. Sometimes foundation raising can lift a dropped slab, and sometimes a new driveway is the cheaper answer over time. I'll tell you which I'd pick and why, and I'd rather lose a bid than pour over a bad base.
The concrete jobs we're asked about in Parker
When the call is about a driveway, it's usually a slab that's settled at the garage, split across the middle or holds a puddle by the door. Before we talk about a new surface, I look at what's under it and where the water runs, because that's usually where it started.
Out back, people ask about a new patio, a walk to the side gate, steps that have pulled away from the house or the deck around a pool. On those, the layout and the drainage get planned first and the finish second, so the slab works before it looks good.
Builders and property owners call too, for footings or a slab under a garage, shop or addition. Those jobs follow the plans, and the base under them gets the same digging and packing we'd give a driveway.
What to have ready before I come out
Notice where the water goes
Next time it rains, watch where water pools on the slab and whether it heads toward the house. A photo or two helps, because drainage decides how we set the slope and sometimes the layout.
Know what's buried in the yard
Sprinkler lines, landscape lighting wires and buried pet fences often run right where a slab goes. If you know roughly where yours are, tell me at the estimate, so we plan around them instead of finding them with a shovel.
Think about what it will carry
A patio for chairs and a slab for a truck, a trailer or a hot tub aren't built the same. Tell me what you'll put on it now and later, because that sets the thickness and the base underneath.
Questions Parker homeowners ask about concrete
Do I need a permit to pour a concrete driveway in Parker, CO?
It may, and we find out for your address before we pour. Parker's list of when permits are required says they're needed for almost everything in incorporated Parker, but it doesn't name driveways or patios either way. We ask the Building Division, or Douglas County for unincorporated addresses, and get the permit when the job needs one.
Do I need a permit for a concrete retaining wall in Parker?
Yes, if you're in incorporated Parker and the wall will be over 48 inches tall, since retaining and block walls that height need a permit. For a shorter wall the list doesn't settle it, so we check with the Building Division before we form it. A taller wall also needs a bigger footing and drainage behind it, and the estimate shows that.
How do I check that my contractor got a permit in Parker?
Call Parker's Building Permit Counter at 303.841.1970 with your address, and staff can tell you whether a permit has been applied for and issued. Anything from the Town of Parker about your permit comes from an email address ending in @parkerco.gov. You're welcome to check on ours.
What does Douglas County require for concrete work outside incorporated Parker?
In unincorporated Douglas County, contractors who apply for permits have to be registered with the county. For county permits, the county's rules put locating every utility line and easement before digging on the property owner or permit holder, so we settle who handles that at the estimate.
How much does a new concrete driveway cost in Parker?
Your price comes from the estimate I write after seeing the driveway, because size, tear-out and base work vary too much to quote blind. If the number runs high, I'd drop a stamped or colored finish before I'd skimp on the base, because a nice surface over bad prep is money wasted.
Will my new concrete driveway crack like the old one?
It can still crack, but a slab on a dug-out, packed base with control joints cut on time should crack along those joints instead of across the middle. A lot of the cracking we tear out started with a base that was raked level and never packed, so the slab settled with the dirt.
Tell us about your Parker concrete job
Send the address and what you want poured or fixed. We reply within one business day, then I come out for a free written estimate with no obligation.
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