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Concrete Contractor in Town and Country, MO - Slabs Built for Hard Winters

K&L Saint Charles Concrete builds driveways, patios, walks, steps and slab foundations in Town and Country, MO, on a solid, well-drained base so the concrete holds up through freeze-thaw winters and stays level on the larger lots here.

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About Town and Country, MO

We're a concrete contractor based in Saint Charles, MO, and Town and Country is one of the west St. Louis County cities we work in, sitting between Creve Coeur and Chesterfield. Most of our calls here are residential. They come from bigger houses on bigger lots, a lot of them inside subdivisions with their own trustees, plus some offices and businesses along the highway.

Plenty of these houses have been here a few decades, so we're often replacing a first driveway, patio or set of steps that has settled, cracked or started holding water. Long drives, wooded yards and slopes mean more ground to dig out and pack, and more water to steer, before anything gets poured.

Services in Town and Country, MO

  • Concrete driveway building

    Long driveways here cross a lot of ground, and each soft spot becomes a crack or a sunken panel. We dig out, pack the base and slope it before we pour.

  • Concrete patio construction

    Older patios here often settle until they tip water back at the house. We slope the new one away and cut control joints, grooves that steer cracks into a straight line.

  • Concrete retaining walls

    Sloped yards here push soil and water downhill toward patios and drives. We build retaining walls on solid footings with drainage behind them so water doesn't lean them over.

  • Concrete pool decks

    Many yards here have pools, and the deck around one stays wet all summer. We slope it away from the water and give it a textured finish that grips bare feet.

  • Concrete steps construction

    Front steps on older houses here often sink or chip at the edges where water sits through winter. We tear them out, build on a firm base and keep every riser even.

  • Slab foundation building

    Additions and new houses here need a slab on firm, packed ground. Our slab foundation building starts with the dig and the base, then rebar, the steel that holds cracks tight.

What we check before a Town and Country job, and what sets the price

The City of Town and Country issues building permits here, and its list names retaining walls, porches, additions and anything built on piers or footings. A plain driveway or patio isn't named on it, so before we set a date we check your job with the city's Planning & Public Works Department, because a permit adds plans and inspections ahead of the pour and usually pushes the start back. When one's needed, we handle the filing and keep you posted. You can also ask any contractor for their city business license, which the city requires of each business and trade within it unless exempt, renewed every year starting July 1 with proof of current workers' compensation insurance.

Most of the price here sits in the ground. It turns on how much old concrete comes out, how deep we dig to hit firm soil, how long the drive runs and whether a slope needs a wall or steps, and then on the finish, since a broom finish, the light brushed texture that gives shoes and tires grip, costs less than stamped work. If something has to give, I'd spend on the base and save on the finish, because the base is hidden on day one and it's what I spent years repairing for a property management company when someone cut corners on it. The schedule turns on any permit, the weather and curing, the wait while concrete hardens before it carries weight, and you'll see each part of the job as its own line on your estimate. It's the same base-first work our crew does in Overland, scaled to the longer drives and bigger yards here.

Town and Country, MO properties and local conditions

The city's planned code update lists the frost line here at 30 inches and rates the weathering severe. That matches what we see on old driveways and steps in Town and Country. Water gets into a crack, freezes, swells and lifts or flakes the surface a little more each winter. So we set footings for steps and walls below that depth, give every slab a packed, well-drained base and cut the joints the same day, so the cracks the cold forces show up where we put them.

Big trees and sloped yards are the other thing we deal with here. Roots heave slabs and slopes send water across them, so we look at where your water runs before we set a single form, and we pitch the concrete away from the house.

Get a free written estimate for your Town and Country concrete

We reply within one business day to set up a visit, and there's no pressure to book. I come out to your Town and Country property myself, walk it with you and then send you a written estimate.

What happens after you call us about a Town and Country job

  1. Call or send a message

    Call (636) 277-0973 or use the form, tell us what you have in mind, and we'll set up a time for me to come out. You don't need plans or measurements yet.

  2. Walk the site with me

    I look at the ground with you, ask how you'll use the concrete and explain your options before I write anything up. Then I send the written estimate, so you know what you're paying for and why before you decide.

  3. Check permits, then pour

    Once you say yes, we check what your address needs from the city or the county, and on a permitted job we line up the city's inspection before the pour. Our crew lead runs the work on site from the dig to the finish.

  4. Walk the finished job

    When it's done, I walk it with you and go over how long to keep cars and foot traffic off while it cures. I'll also show you how to care for it through its first winter.

Frequently asked questions

How much does a building permit cost in Town and Country, MO?

The city's fee page lists $30 for the first $1,000 of the cost of work, $5 for each additional $1,000 and $60 per inspection. For residential projects with a construction valuation of $50,000 or more, the city also collects a $5,000 cash escrow deposit for street guarantees before it issues the permit. If your job needs a permit, I'll go over those fees with you at the estimate.

Do I need to contact my subdivision trustees before a concrete project in Town and Country?

If your job needs a city permit and changes the outside of your house, the plans you submit have to show you've contacted your subdivision trustees. A lot of neighborhoods here have trustees, so it's worth calling yours early, before plans are drawn, and I'll ask about them when I come out.

How do I apply for a building permit in Town and Country, MO?

You apply to the city with one application, two printed sets of plans and a digital copy of those plans. Each plan set has to carry the seal and signature of a Missouri registered architect or engineer, so a wall or footing job may need drawings before it can be submitted. I'll tell you at the estimate whether yours does.

How do I schedule a building inspection in Town and Country?

Call the city's Planning Department at (314) 587-2820 at least 24 hours before you need the inspection. The city inspects as part of its permit process, so on a permitted job we plan the pour around that visit.

Who issues electrical and plumbing permits in Town and Country, MO?

St. Louis County's Public Works Department issues all electrical and plumbing permits here, not the city. That can matter on a slab for an addition with pipes underneath or a patio wired for lights, and we'll let you know when another office has to sign off besides the city.

What causes a concrete driveway to crack or sink in Town and Country?

Most cracking and sinking starts under the slab, with a subgrade, the soil the concrete sits on, that was raked level instead of dug out and packed, or with water that runs under it and freezes. A pour in midday heat can leave a weak, dusty top, and joints cut late or skipped let cracks run wherever they like. We pack the base, check where your water goes, pour in the cooler part of the day and cut joints the same day, so any cracks that do come land where we planned them.

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A quick description of the job lets me show up already thinking about your slope, your trees and where your water goes.

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