Concrete Contractors in Balch Springs, TX

Mesquite wraps around Balch Springs on its north and east sides, so for us as concrete contractors it is about as close to home as it gets. The city covers roughly 9 square miles, with Dallas wrapping around its south and west sides. Interstate 635 runs through the middle and splits it into two nearly equal halves, and Interstate 20 and U.S. 175 run along the southern edge.

A short history with a long concrete record

John M. Balch and his family settled south of Mesquite around 1879, and the springs on his land gave the town its name. Electricity arrived in 1939, and gas and phone service followed after World War II. The city incorporated on June 13, 1953, largely to avoid being annexed by Dallas.

The census counted 6,821 people in 1960, 10,464 in 1970 and 17,406 in 1990. In 2020 it reached 27,685, up 16.7 percent from 2010. That steady growth means Balch Springs has a mix: older houses from the early decades with original driveways, and newer homes and additions with younger slabs. The repair needs are different for each.

Older driveways: what usually goes wrong

On a driveway that has been in place for fifty or sixty years, the concrete itself is often harder than people expect. The trouble is underneath. The clay soil of the Blackland Prairie swells with moisture and shrinks in dry weather, and over decades that cycle lets voids form under the slab. Once a void forms, the panel above it cracks and drops.

When we look at an older driveway we check:

• Whether cracks are hairline or wide and offset
• Whether panels rock or sound hollow when you step on them
• Whether water drains off or collects against the garage
• Whether the drive approach at the street has separated from the rest

If one or two panels have failed and the rest are solid, we replace just those panels. If several have sunk, a full replacement with a properly compacted base and rebar is usually the better long-term choice.

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Renters and owners both call

The 2020 census shows 55.6 percent of Balch Springs homes are owner-occupied and 44.4 percent are rented. Landlords often need a quick, solid repair to a trip hazard or a broken walkway between tenants. Owners are more likely to want a bigger project like a new patio. We write estimates for both, and we are upfront about which fix will last and which is a short-term patch.

What we pour and repair here

Driveways. Tear-out and replacement, new approaches, and added parking pads beside an existing drive.

Patios. A plain broom-finished slab or a stamped and colored patio off the back of the house. We slope every patio away from the foundation.

Slabs. Pads for storage buildings, workshops and carports, with thickness matched to what will sit on them.

Pool decks. New decks and replacement of cracked decks around existing pools, with a slip-resistant finish.

Repair. Crack sealing, edge repair, and replacement of individual failed sections.

Both halves of I-635

With the interstate cutting the city into two nearly equal halves, many streets run up to frontage roads and busier collectors. Driveways that meet a busy street take turning tires at the approach, and that is where older slabs here usually break first. When we replace an approach, we cut back to a clean joint, pour it full depth with rebar, and slope it so street water does not run up into the garage. We also check whether the City of Balch Springs requires a permit for work at the curb before we schedule.

Summer pours on either side of the freeway start at daybreak, and the fresh slab stays wet or covered while it cures.