Concrete contractor in Pike Road, AL - driveways and patios on solid ground
Keystone Montgomery Concrete Company is a concrete contractor based in Montgomery that builds driveways, patios, slabs and steps for homes in Pike Road. I come out to look at the ground myself, and our crew pours and finishes the work.
Concrete work for Pike Road homes
Pike Road sits in the northeastern part of Montgomery County, a short drive from where we're based in Montgomery, and the jobs there come in two kinds. In the newer neighborhoods we pour driveways, back patios and pool decks, and out on the country roads we pave long gravel drives and pour shop floors on bigger lots. Price mostly follows the size of the slab and how much the ground needs before we pour, and the schedule turns on the permit, if your job needs one, and a dry day for the pour. At the estimate I measure, look at the ground and talk through how you'll use the concrete, then write it up.
We do the same work in Wetumpka and Millbrook, and the ground is what I look at first in all of them. Where a Pike Road yard was graded or built up with fill when the house went in, loose dirt is usually why the old slab sank, so we dig it out and pack a firm base before any new concrete goes down.
What we pour in Pike Road
We pave long gravel drives on country lots and replace cracked ones in newer neighborhoods, sizing the slab for the trucks and trailers you'll park on it.
A back patio here gets grills, chairs and kids, so we talk through how you'll use it and size the slab before we set forms.
Stamped concrete is pressed with a stone or brick pattern while it's still soft, so it suits a walk or patio where you want more than plain gray.
When a walk has sunk or tipped, we break it out and pour one that meets your steps and drive with no lip to catch a toe.
For a garage or shop floor on a country lot, we set rebar so the steel holds the slab together under a truck's weight if a crack opens.
Color and texture can dress up a front porch or entry, and we'll talk you out of a finish that gets slick where people walk with wet feet.
Where a yard slopes toward the house or a driveway was cut into a bank, a concrete wall holds the dirt back and keeps it off the slab.
Barns, workshops and pole buildings on bigger lots need a floor that drains and holds weight, the same work I learned pouring barn pads on the farm.
Backyard pools in the newer neighborhoods need a deck that takes wet, bare feet, so we finish it for grip and bring it neatly to the pool's edge.
Front steps that have pulled away from the porch or settled trip people up. We pour new ones with even step heights, tied in to the porch.
For an addition or a new house on open land, we pour the slab to the plans, since it carries every wall and the roof above it.
Not every new build on a country lot sits on a slab. Where the plans call for footings and walls, we form and pour them to the drawings.
Small property owners with a shop or rental lot get a thicker slab over a deeper base, because cars turning all day break up thin concrete.
Carport posts, porch columns and garden walls sit on footings that spread their weight into firm ground, so we dig past the loose topsoil before we pour.
When a slab or part of the house has sunk, I find what washed out underneath first, because lifting it without fixing the cause only buys time.
We saw-cut openings for a door, trenches for a drain line and clean edges where old concrete meets new, so the slab you're keeping isn't hammered apart.
What Pike Road lots ask of a slab
You'll get a straight explanation of what you're paying for and why, so you can judge the work yourself once it's poured.
Base comes before finish
If money's tight, I'd spend it on digging out and packing the base, because no finish saves a slab that settles.
Slope away from the house
We check where rain runs on your lot before we set forms, so the new slab falls away from your house.
Joints cut where cracks belong
We cut control joints soon after the pour so the concrete cracks along those grooves instead of across your driveway.
Early pours, not midday
We schedule pours early in the day, because concrete finished in midday heat can end up with a weak, dusty top.
The owner running the job
I look at your ground before the estimate, and I'm on site running our crew the day we pour.
Pike Road concrete questions
Do I need a permit before pouring a driveway or patio in Pike Road?
It can, so check with the Town of Pike Road's building department before any work starts, because the Town requires a building permit to be issued before construction begins. The Town emails permits once they're paid for, work should wait until yours arrives, and under an older Town checklist, starting before the permit was issued brought a double fee. We check with the office that covers your address first, and if your job needs a permit, we pull it and plan the work around any inspections.
How do I know if the Town of Pike Road or Montgomery County handles my permit?
If your address is inside the town limits or within 3 miles past them, start with the Town, because the county's permit rules cover only land outside the police jurisdictions of Pike Road and Montgomery, and Pike Road's reaches 3 miles past the town limit line. Out past that line, the county requires a building permit before construction begins on any structure over 200 square feet. If you're near the edge, ask the Town or the county which office covers your address.
Does a concrete contractor need a license to work in Pike Road, AL?
Yes, any business working inside the town limits or the police jurisdiction needs a current Town business license, renewed every year. On work for someone else's house of up to three floors and four units that costs more than $10,000, the state's Home Builders Licensure Board also requires its license, renewed yearly, and it expects its licensees to work under a written contract. We're fully licensed and insured.
Do I need HOA approval for a new driveway in Pike Road?
If your neighborhood has an HOA or architectural review board, get its approval first, because the Town lists that approval, where it applies, among what it wants with a building permit application. Bring your HOA's rules to the estimate, and we'll plan the size, edges and finish to fit what they ask for.
How much does a new concrete driveway cost in Pike Road?
There's no flat price, because a driveway's cost follows its size, how thick it has to be and how much rebar it needs for what you park on it, how much old concrete or soft dirt has to come out, and the finish you pick. A long drive on a country lot can add form work or a pump if the truck can't reach, and a broom finish, the light brushed texture that gives tires and shoes grip, costs less than stamped or colored work. I'll measure and look at your ground at the estimate, then write up a number for your job.
How long does it take before I can drive on a new concrete driveway?
You can walk on a new slab well before you can drive on it, because concrete keeps curing, slowly hardening toward full strength, after it looks done. How long that takes depends on the mix and the weather that week, so I'll tell you when it's ready for feet and when it's ready for your car instead of guessing. Until then, plan on parking on the street or the grass.
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Talk to Keystone about your Pike Road job
Call (334) 215-4466 and you'll talk to me, so you can ask about your slab before I come out, or send the details through the form.