How We Work in Germantown

Concrete Contractors Germantown pours and repairs residential concrete in Germantown, Tennessee and the towns around it: driveways, patios, stamped surfaces, sidewalks and steps, garage floors and slabs, and repairs to concrete that has sunk, cracked or pulled away from the house.

The conditions here are not the ones you read about in most concrete guides. Winters around Memphis are mild, so salt and deep frost are rarely the problem. Water is. Wikipedia's climate table for nearby Memphis lists close to 55 inches of rain a year, and the ground under most of Shelby County is wind-blown loess silt that geologists at the University of Memphis describe as highly sensitive to disturbance. Put heavy rain on soft silt, add the roots of the big oaks that shade so many Germantown lots, and you get the slabs we are called about most: driveways that have dropped at the garage, walks lifted by roots, and patios that now tip toward the house.

What you can expect

• We find the cause first. Before pricing a fix we look at where water goes, what the base looks like at a broken edge and which trees are nearby.
• Prices on paper. Tear-out, base, thickness, steel, finish and sealing are listed separately, so you can compare bids.
• City rules up front. Germantown puts driveways and sidewalks under its right-of-way permit and makes owners responsible for the sidewalk in front of the house. We tell you what applies before work is scheduled.
• Repair when it is enough. If lifting, crack sealing or resurfacing will solve it, that option is on the quote.
• Care notes at handoff. Written dates for walking, driving and sealing, plus what to watch in the first year.