Concrete contractor in College Station, TX - slabs that drain away from your house
BD College Station Concrete Construction is a concrete contractor based in College Station, TX. We pour driveways, patios, sidewalks, slabs and foundations here, and I'm on site running the crew on every job.
What we build in College Station. Driveways, slabs, walls and footings.
Concrete driveway building
A new driveway when the old one has cracked, sunk at the joints or started pooling water near the garage.
Concrete patio construction
If your patio tilts toward the house or has broken into pieces, we tear it out and pour one that drains away.
Stamped concrete services
Stamped concrete gives a patio or walk the look of stone or brick, poured as one slab instead of pieces.
Concrete sidewalk building
We pour walks from the driveway to the door, broom-finished so the light brushed texture gives shoes grip when it's wet.
Garage floor concrete
A garage floor that's cracked through or settled can come out and go back in, sloped slightly toward the door.
Decorative concrete
Color, exposed stone and saw-cut patterns for a front walk or patio you want to look at, not just walk on.
Concrete retaining walls
Where a yard steps down or dirt keeps sliding onto the drive, a poured wall holds the ground in place.
Concrete floor installation
Interior slabs for a shop, storage building or new room, finished smooth enough to take flooring or a workbench.
Concrete pool decks
A pool deck needs a finish that isn't slick when wet and a slope that sends splash water away from the house.
Concrete steps construction
Front or back steps that have pulled away from the house or rocked loose, rebuilt with even risers so nobody misses one.
Slab foundation building
For a new house, addition or shop, we dig out and pack the subgrade the slab sits on, then pour.
Foundation installation
The full foundation under a new house, garage or addition, laid out and poured to the plans before framing starts.
Concrete parking lot building
For a business or rental property with a lot to pave, we plan drainage first and pour thick enough for the traffic.
Concrete footings
Footings under a porch, column or wall, with rebar set inside so the steel holds the concrete together if it cracks.
Foundation raising
When part of a slab has dropped and doors start sticking, we find the cause first, then lift and support it.
Concrete cutting
Saw cuts for a new door, a plumbing trench or a section that has to come out, straight so the patch fits.
How we start in College Station. The permit question comes first.
Building permits here come from the City of College Station, and a contractor has to register with the city before pulling one, so ask anyone you're thinking of hiring whether they're registered. If your job needs a permit, the start date waits on it, which is why I check with the city at the start.
When a permit is needed, we pull it, schedule the inspections and hold the work until each one passes. Price turns on the size, the thickness, the finish, how much old concrete comes out and how much base work the ground needs, and your written estimate spells each one out.
Planning concrete in College Station? Tell us about the job.
Tell us what you're pouring and where, here or at (979) 393-7025. We reply within one business day, then I write a free estimate on site with no obligation.
(979) 393-7025Good concrete in College Station starts underneath. That's where we spend time.
When a slab goes on dirt that was raked flat instead of dug out and packed, it settles with the dirt and cracks wherever it likes. Pour one that falls toward the house and every hard rain heads for your door, and the city holds property owners responsible for runoff from their own lots.
The base is out of sight by the time we pour, so it's the first thing people want to cut, but I'd rather pour a plain finish on a packed base than a fancy one on loose dirt. We check where the water runs before we set a form.
We work past the city line. Bryan and Navasota too.
We're based in College Station and pour in Bryan, Navasota and the cities around them. If your city isn't listed, call (979) 393-7025 and ask.
Pouring concrete in College Station? Here's what to know.
Read through the answers below on permits, cracks and parking. If your question isn't here, call (979) 393-7025 and ask me.
Do I need a permit for a concrete driveway in College Station?
It can, so we check with the city before we set a date. The city's permit list names remodels and additions, not driveways, so its Planning & Development Services office is the place to ask. You can pull one yourself for the home you own and live in without registering, but on our jobs that's ours to handle.
Do I need a permit to pour concrete in a College Station flood zone?
Yes, under the city's floodplain rules any work inside the Special Flood Hazard Area needs a Development Permit, and paving, grading and filling are named. Finished floors there also have to sit at least 12 inches above the base flood elevation, which sets how high we form a house slab. We check your address at the start.
Will a new concrete patio crack like my old one did?
It can, because concrete cracks, and I'd rather tell you now than explain it later. What we control is where, so on a concrete patio we cut control joints, straight grooves that give the slab a planned place to crack, and pour on a packed base so it doesn't settle.
How long until I can drive on a new driveway in College Station?
You'll walk on it well before you can park on it, and we'll tell you both before we leave. Curing is the wait while the concrete hardens and gains strength, and a car on a new driveway too early can crack a slab that would have been fine. Plan on parking on the street for a while.
Is your slab cracking or sinking? Ask us to come look.
Call (979) 393-7025 or use the form, tell us where the water stands after a rain, and we'll set a time to come look.
Mon–Fri: 6 AM–9 PM, Sat–Sun: 7 AM–9 PM
