K&L Saint Charles ConcreteK&L Saint Charles Concrete

Concrete Contractor in Creve Coeur, MO - Driveways and Steps Built on a Solid Base

K&L Saint Charles Concrete builds and replaces driveways, patios, front steps, walks and retaining walls for homes and businesses in Creve Coeur, MO, with the digging and base work done right before anything gets poured.

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About Creve Coeur, MO

On our jobs in Creve Coeur, most of the city is established neighborhoods of single-family homes on good-size lots, many of them sloped, with condos, apartment buildings, offices and shops along busier roads like Olive Boulevard. It sits in west St. Louis County next to Maryland Heights and Town and Country, and the calls here come from homeowners, landlords and business owners alike.

A lot of these houses have stood for decades, so the concrete we replace has usually had years to settle, crack or tip. That means the job starts with what's under the old slab, not just with the new one.

Services in Creve Coeur, MO

  • Concrete driveway building

    Older driveways here often sink at the garage where the base was never packed. We tear out, rebuild the base and pour new with control joints, cuts that decide where cracks go.

  • Concrete steps construction

    Front concrete steps on older homes tend to pull away from the porch or sink on one side. We rebuild them on a packed base and footing so every step stays even.

  • Concrete patio construction

    Patios on older homes here are often small, cracked or pulled away from the house. We pour new at a size you'll use, with a broom finish, a light texture for grip.

  • Concrete retaining walls

    On lots that drop off, a wall holds a level yard or patio. We pour it on a dug footing and give water behind it a way out.

  • Concrete sidewalk building

    Front walks here get cracked and uneven after years of settling, which makes them easy to trip on. We replace the bad sections or the whole walk on a new base.

  • Garage floor concrete

    Older garage floors here are often pitted or sloped wrong, so water sits instead of draining out. We pour new over a rebuilt base, with rebar, steel that holds cracks tight.

What a concrete job in Creve Coeur involves before we pour

In Creve Coeur, a permit for concrete work comes from the city's Building Division, not the county, since St. Louis County only issues the electrical, plumbing and commercial mechanical permits here. When a job needs one, nothing starts until it's issued, so on those jobs the permit sets the start date more than our calendar does. The city issues it in the name of whoever does the work, which gives you an easy way to check that the contractor in your yard is the one on the paperwork. We're licensed and insured, and our work is backed by our satisfaction guarantee. Before we start, we find out what your address needs, and when there's a permit, we file it and keep you posted.

Price here comes down to how much old concrete has to come out, how much digging and base work the ground under it needs, how big and thick the new slab is, whether it gets rebar and which finish you choose. The schedule turns on the permit, the tear-out and curing, the days a new slab needs to gain strength before it takes your weight. Your written estimate lists those parts separately, so you can see where the money goes. We're based in Saint Charles and do the same work across St. Charles County and this side of St. Louis County, including Chesterfield.

Creve Coeur, MO properties and local conditions

Water is behind a lot of what we see on older driveways and patios in Creve Coeur. A slab that has settled toward the house sends every rain at your foundation, and puddles that sit on a driveway work into the cracks and widen them. Before we pour, I check where the water runs now, and we set the new slab so it falls away from the house and off the drive.

Sloped yards bring retaining walls into the picture, to hold a patio level or keep a hillside off the driveway. The city requires a permit for retaining walls over 48 inches tall, so I talk through the height with you at the estimate, because it changes both the design and the paperwork.

Get a free on-site concrete estimate in Creve Coeur

We'll get back to you within one business day to set up a visit, and I come out to Creve Coeur myself to look at the job with you. After that, you get a written estimate with every part of the job listed separately, and there's no pressure to book.

What happens after you call us about a Creve Coeur job

  1. Call or send a message

    Call (636) 277-0973 or use the form, and we'll set up a time for me to come out. Tell us what you're seeing, like a sunken step or a driveway that holds water.

  2. Walk the site together

    I come out myself, look at the slab and what's around it with you, and ask how you'll use it before I suggest anything. Then I explain your options and write up the estimate.

  3. Confirm permits, then pour

    Once you say yes, we confirm what your address needs from the city or county before any digging starts. Our crew lead runs the job on site from tear-out to the finished pour.

  4. Walk the finished job

    When the crew's done, I walk the job with you and go over how to care for it. That includes how long to keep feet and cars off while it cures.

Frequently asked questions

How do I find out if my driveway or patio needs a permit in Creve Coeur?

Call the Building Division at (314) 872-2500 or let us check for you, because the city's permit list doesn't name driveways or patios, and the city says its lists aren't all inclusive. The list does call for a permit when you grade, fill or dig out an area of 2,000 square feet or more, which a big driveway with a new base can reach.

Do I need a permit to rebuild concrete porch steps in Creve Coeur?

Usually yes, if the steps are part of a porch, because the city lists porch work as needing a permit even when only the decking or guardrails are being replaced. Steps that just lead up a walk aren't named on that list, so we check with the city before we give you a start date.

What happens if concrete work starts without a permit in Creve Coeur?

If the city finds work underway without a permit it needed, the permit fee is doubled, and the city can add a penalty of up to $500 on top. That costs a lot more than doing things in order, which is why we sort out the permit before anyone digs.

How much does a new concrete driveway cost in Creve Coeur?

Your price comes from the size of the driveway, how much old concrete comes out, how much base work the ground needs and the finish you pick, so I give you a number only after I've seen the site. If you need to trim the budget, cut the decorative finish before the base, because the base is what keeps the slab from settling and you can't fix it later without tearing the concrete out.

What causes a concrete driveway to sink or crack in Creve Coeur?

Most sinking starts with the subgrade, the dirt the concrete sits on, when it was raked level instead of dug out and packed, so it keeps settling and the slab goes with it. Cracks in random spots usually mean the control joints were cut late or skipped, and water running under a slab that falls the wrong way makes both problems worse.

Will my new concrete patio crack like the old one in Creve Coeur?

Most concrete gets some hairline cracks, but the cracks that ruin a patio usually come from a weak base, missing joints or using it too soon, and those are the parts we control. We pack the base, cut the joints on time and plan pours for earlier in the day, since a slab finished in midday heat can end up with a weak, dusty top.

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