Concrete Contractors in Richardson, TX

Richardson grew up earlier than most suburbs we serve as concrete contractors, and its concrete shows it. The city went from 1,289 residents in 1950 to 16,810 in 1960, a jump of more than 1,200 percent, and reached 48,405 by 1970. Texas Instruments opened on Richardson's southern border in 1956, and home building followed. Growth continued through the 1960s and 1970s, slowed in the 1980s, and in the 1990s came mostly from the northeast part of the city.

Reading a Richardson driveway

That timeline gives you a rough idea of what is under your car. A driveway poured in the late 1950s or 1960s has been through more than sixty summers of clay shrinking and swelling. Common signs we see:

• A crack running the length of the driveway
• Panels dropped at the garage or at the street
• Joints that have opened wide and grown weeds
• Sections tilted toward the house so water runs back to the foundation

Some of these can be repaired. Others mean the base has washed out, and replacing the affected panels or the whole drive is the lasting fix.

A city with deep roots

Settlers from Kentucky and Tennessee arrived in the 1840s. The Houston and Texas Central Railway built a depot here in 1873 and began selling lots in 1874, and the town took the name of railroad secretary Alfred S. Richardson. The Red Brick Road, now Greenville Avenue, was finished in 1924, and the city incorporated in 1925. About two-thirds of Richardson is in Dallas County and the northern third is in Collin County.

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Services for older and newer homes

Concrete driveways. Tear-out and replacement with a compacted base and rebar, or panel-by-panel replacement where most of the drive is still sound.

Concrete patios. Replacing small original back slabs with larger patios, often with a cover or pergola.

Stamped concrete. A patterned, colored surface for a patio or front walk that gives an older house a fresh look.

Pool decks. Older pools often have cracked or sunken decks. We replace the deck and add expansion joints at the coping.

Concrete slabs. Pads for sheds, workshops and carports.

Concrete repair. Crack sealing, joint resealing and edge repair.

Mature trees and old walks

Richardson's older neighborhoods have big trees, and big trees have big roots. Roots can lift walks and driveway panels by several inches. We look for root damage during the estimate and suggest options, from replacing a lifted section to rerouting a walk around the tree.

Clay soil, same as ever

The Dallas area lies in the Blackland Prairie, where dark clay swells when wet and shrinks when dry. New concrete in an old neighborhood still sits on that clay. We strip soft soil, compact a firm base, set rebar at mid-depth and cut control joints so the new slab cracks where we plan, not where it wants.

Updating the look of a midcentury house

Many Richardson homes have a plain front walk and a narrow driveway that were standard when they were built. Replacing them with a wider drive, a curved walk or a stamped border can change how the whole front of the house looks. We plan new flatwork around existing trees, utility lines and the slope to the street, so the update drains well as well as looking good.

Housing old and new

Richardson had 36,530 housing units in 2010 and 49,267 in 2020, so a lot of new building has gone up among the older neighborhoods. On a street of 1960s houses, a newer infill home next door can change how water moves across your lot. Before we replace a driveway or patio, we check where neighboring roofs and yards now drain. We also confirm what the City of Richardson requires for your job.