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Concrete Contractor in Hazelwood, MO - Driveways and Walks Built on a Solid Base

K&L Saint Charles Concrete pours driveways, patios, walks, steps and slabs for homeowners and landlords in Hazelwood, MO, and we replace the sunken, cracked concrete that older houses here tend to have.

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About Hazelwood, MO

Hazelwood is a city in north St. Louis County, just across the Missouri River from us, a concrete contractor based in Saint Charles, MO. Most of our calls here come from blocks of ranch and split-level houses with a single driveway, a front walk and a few steps up to the door. We also hear from landlords with rentals and from owners of small shops along the busier roads. Hazelwood sits next to Florissant and Bridgeton, and the houses on both sides of those lines look a lot alike.

Many of these houses still have their original concrete, or a patch poured over it, after decades of hard winters. That's why most jobs here start with breaking out the old slab and finding out what the ground underneath has been doing.

Services in Hazelwood, MO

  • Concrete driveway building

    Older Hazelwood driveways usually sink at the garage or crack across the middle because the dirt under them was never packed. We tear out the old slab, rebuild underneath and pour new.

  • Concrete sidewalk building

    Front walks on older lots here tend to heave at the joints and trip people, which landlords hear about first. We replace the bad sections and slope them to shed water.

  • Concrete steps construction

    The few steps up to a ranch house's front door often sink or pull away from the porch over the years. We rebuild them on footings dug below where the ground freezes.

  • Garage floor concrete

    Garage floors on older houses here are often cracked and sloped toward the back wall. We break out the old floor and pour one that drains toward the door.

  • Concrete patio construction

    Older backyard patios here have often settled toward the house. We pour a new one that slopes away, so rain stops pooling at the back door.

  • Stamped concrete services

    When an old patio or walk has to come out anyway, stamped concrete can give the new one a stone or brick look. We pour it on the same packed base.

Working in Hazelwood: permits, schedule and what sets the price

In Hazelwood, permit questions go to the city's Building Department, which takes building permit applications online. We check with them for your address before we set a pour date, and when a permit is needed, we handle the filing and keep you posted. If your job touches plumbing or electrical, like a drain in a garage floor, St. Louis County handles those permits for the city, so we'll tell you if a second office has to sign off. We're licensed and insured, and it's fair to ask any contractor about both before they start digging.

Most of what we pour here replaces concrete that's been down a long time, so the price moves mostly with how much old slab comes out, how much digging and base the ground needs, and how big and thick the new one is. Driveways here often run close to the neighbor's, so how the truck reaches the pour can matter too. The schedule turns on the city's answer, the weather, since we plan pours around frozen ground and hot afternoons, and curing, the days new concrete needs to harden before you can drive on it. You'll see each of those parts on its own line in your estimate. We do the same work in O'Fallon, but the old driveways in Hazelwood usually ask for more tear-out than the newer subdivisions out there.

Hazelwood, MO properties and local conditions

A lot of the driveways and walks we look at here have sunk at one end, pulled away from the garage or tipped toward the house so rain pools against the foundation. Most of the time the trouble is underneath, because the subgrade, the ground the slab sits on, was raked smooth instead of dug out and packed, and it's been settling ever since. We dig down to firm ground, pack the base in layers and set the slope so water runs away from your walls. The base is the part you'll never see once it's poured, and it's the first thing people want to trim from a budget. It's the last place I'd trim, because I spent years repairing slabs that skipped it.

Winters here freeze and thaw over and over, and water that gets into a crack expands when it freezes and pries it wider. Salt tracked in on tires eats at the surface too, so we fix the drainage first and tell you which deicers go easy on new concrete.

Get a free on-site concrete estimate for your Hazelwood home

We respond within 1 business day to set up a visit, and there's no pressure to book. I come out to Hazelwood myself and look at the concrete with you before I write anything up.

What happens when you call us about concrete in Hazelwood

  1. Call or send us a message

    Call (636) 277-0973 or use the form and tell us what's going on with your concrete. We'll set a time for me to come out.

  2. Walk the site with me

    I look at the slab with you and ask how you'll use it before I suggest anything. Then I send a written estimate with each part of the job listed separately, so you know what you're paying for.

  3. Check permits, then pour

    Once you say yes, we check what your address needs from the city or county, and the pour date waits on that answer. Our crew lead runs the job from tear-out to finish.

  4. Walk the finished job together

    When the crew's done, I walk it with you and go over how to care for it through its first winter. The work is backed by our satisfaction guarantee.

Frequently asked questions

How much does a new concrete driveway cost in Hazelwood, MO?

The cost comes down to the driveway's size, how much old concrete has to come out and how much base work the ground underneath needs, so I price it after I've seen it. A thicker slab, rebar, the steel bars that hold the slab together if it cracks, and a stamped or colored finish all add to it. A plain broom finish, the light brushed texture that gives shoes and tires some grip, keeps it lower.

How do I find out if my Hazelwood property is in a floodplain?

Contact the city's floodplain administrator or look up your address on FEMA's Map Service Center. Hazelwood counts land that floods in either a 100-year or a 500-year rain as floodplain, and any new construction or improvement there needs a Floodplain Development Permit, plus a No-Rise Certificate if the work is in the floodway itself. If your lot is in one, I'd rather know before I write up your estimate.

How deep do concrete footings need to go in Hazelwood?

The city's Building Department uses a 30-inch frost depth in its design criteria, and its deck guide calls for footings at least 30 inches below grade. Ground above that line freezes and lifts in winter, so steps or footings set shallower can heave. We confirm what your job needs with the city before we dig.

Where can my downspouts drain when I replace a driveway in Hazelwood?

When a Hazelwood house changes occupants, the city's inspection checks that downspouts and sump pumps end six feet inside the property line and don't run onto the sidewalk or street. So when we pour a driveway or walk, we ask where your water empties now and set the slope to carry it away from the house without dumping it on public concrete. If you rent out a house here, that's worth fixing before the inspector sees it.

What causes a new concrete driveway in Hazelwood to crack?

Most cracks come from a slab with no planned place to crack, one poured in the heat of the day, or one driven on before it cured. Concrete shrinks as it dries, so we cut control joints, straight grooves that tell it where to crack, while it's fresh, and the cracks should land there instead of across the middle. Before we pour, I'll tell you the day you can walk on it and the day you can park on it.

How close to my property line can I pour a shed slab in Hazelwood?

A shed of 100 square feet or less has to sit at least two feet from the side and rear lot lines, a bigger one at least six feet, and no shed can sit even partly in a utility easement. Since the slab goes where the shed goes, we mark out the pad with you before we dig.

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