Concrete Contractors in Gilbert, AZ

Backyard Build-Outs

The single most common job we take in Gilbert is turning a bare or minimally-finished backyard into usable space. Newer homes here often came with a small slab off the back door and gravel beyond it, and the owners want something they can actually put furniture on — an extended patio, a walkway around to the side gate, a pad for a fire pit or an outdoor kitchen.

These are often staged over time, which is worth planning for. If a patio extension now is likely to be followed by a pool in two years, the smart move is to think about where the deck will eventually go before pouring something that has to be cut out later. We would rather ask that question at the estimate than have you pay for the same square footage twice.

Design Guidelines in Master-Planned Communities

Gilbert has a high concentration of planned communities — Seville, Val Vista Lakes, Morrison Ranch, Agritopia and others — and many run design review for exterior changes. Hardscape is frequently covered, which can include the colour and pattern of decorative concrete and sometimes how much of a yard may be hard-surfaced.

Neighborhoods with a strong architectural identity tend to have more specific expectations about finishes. Agritopia and Morrison Ranch both have a deliberate character, and a finish that suits one Gilbert neighborhood may not be approved in another. Check your guidelines before choosing, and we will work within them.

Newer Slabs Are Not Automatically Sound

There is an assumption that a house built in the 2000s should not have concrete problems yet. Mostly true, but not always. Rapid construction leaves variation, and we do get called to Gilbert properties with cracking that has appeared earlier than it should — usually traceable to how the base was prepared or where control joints were placed, or were not.

Control joints are the part homeowners rarely think about. Concrete shrinks as it cures and it will crack; joints decide where. Cut properly and at sensible spacing, cracking happens along a straight line you barely notice. Left out or spaced badly, it happens wherever the slab decides.

Drainage on Flat Gilbert Lots

Much of Gilbert is genuinely flat, which is pleasant to build on and unforgiving about drainage. Water that is not deliberately directed somewhere will find the lowest point available, and on a flat lot that is often against a foundation or in the middle of a new patio.

When we lay out a slab we set the fall first and let the finish follow. During monsoon season, when a storm can put down a serious amount of water in under an hour, that decision is the difference between a patio that sheds water and one that ponds every summer.

Concrete Services We Offer in Gilbert

Every service below is available throughout Gilbert and the surrounding East Valley. If you are not sure which one your project falls under, describe it and we will point you in the right direction.

• Concrete Pouring and Finishing
• Stamped Concrete
• Driveway Installation and Repair
• Concrete Repair and Maintenance
• Residential Concrete Services
• Commercial Concrete Services