Concrete Contractors in Eads, TN

Eads is one of the places where concrete contractors need to think beyond a standard subdivision driveway. Properties here often have longer drives, ditches along the road, detached shops and room for a big back patio. Eads is an unincorporated community in Shelby County, with some parts annexed by Memphis and most of the rest inside the Memphis annexation reserve. On January 1, 2020, a section south of US 64 and north of the Grays Creek community was de-annexed from Memphis and returned to county jurisdiction. Its 38028 ZIP code also reaches into Fayette County.

A railroad origin

Eads was founded in 1888, when the Tennessee Midland Railroad was laid through a village called Sewardville. It is named for James Buchanan Eads, the Civil War-era engineer. Today it sits between Collierville to the south, Somerville to the east and Bartlett and Memphis to the west, crossed by Interstate 269, US 64, Collierville-Arlington Road and Seward Road.

County driveway permits

For property under Shelby County jurisdiction, the county engineering office issues a driveway permit for any driveway built from a public roadway, which it says ensures proper line of sight and stormwater handling. Any driveway that crosses a roadside drainage ditch needs a culvert, and the county sets the minimum pipe size. Driveways with curbs or gutters require a county inspection of the forms before the concrete is poured. We handle the application, size the culvert to the county's requirement and schedule the form inspection so the job passes the first time.

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Long drives and heavy loads

A long rural driveway sees trucks, trailers and sometimes farm equipment, so we plan thickness, reinforcement and joint spacing for the heaviest thing that will drive on it. Where the drive crosses soft or low ground, we add more base and may thicken the slab. For shop and barn slabs, we talk through door locations, floor drains, any anchor bolts and the loads the floor has to carry before we set forms.

Patios and outdoor space

With larger lots, Eads homeowners often want bigger patios, outdoor kitchen pads, walkways to a detached garage or pool decks. We grade those so water moves away from both the house and the slab, which matters on open ground where runoff can travel a long way.

Planning around a property's layout

On a large Eads lot, the order of work matters. If you plan to add a shop, pool or outbuilding later, it is worth setting the driveway route and any sleeves for future power or water now, before concrete covers the ground. We can leave a widened area for turning trailers, set a pad where a future building will go, and place conduit under the driveway for lighting or a gate. Thinking a few years ahead saves cutting into new concrete later.

Before we dig

Tennessee law requires three full business days of notice to Tennessee 811 before excavation. On acreage, private lines to a shop or well are not marked by 811, so we ask you to point those out before we start. Call (901) 910-1055 for a free estimate in Eads.