Concrete Contractors in Ahwatukee, AZ

Ahwatukee sits just southwest of Tempe across I-10, and it is one of the areas where we get the most calls for concrete contractors to replace aging flatwork. It is not its own city. Phoenix annexed it in stages from 1980 to 1987, and it is now the Ahwatukee Foothills urban village. It covers 35.8 square miles bounded by I-10 on the east and the South Mountains on the north. Because so much traffic still funnels through a few roads, locals call it the world's largest cul-de-sac.

When the houses went up

Presley Development bought 2,080 acres in 1970, and 17 model homes opened near 50th Street and Elliot Road in 1973. In 1983 the International Harvester proving grounds were sold and became part of The Foothills and Club West. Census data summarized by Point2Homes puts the median home at 1995, with about 26 percent built in the 1980s and 43 percent in the 1990s. That makes most Ahwatukee driveways and pool decks 25 to 40 years old.

At that age we often see the same handful of problems: cracked driveway aprons, pool decks with cracks spreading from the corners, and walks that have heaved near mature trees. About 71 percent of homes are owner-occupied, and many owners are replacing builder-grade concrete with something they plan to keep for decades.

Foothill lots and drainage

Homes along the South Mountain edge and in the hillier parts of the Foothills sit on sloped lots. Water runs downhill fast during monsoon storms, and slabs on those lots need careful grading so runoff goes around the house and not under the patio. Phoenix's patio cover guideline requires a grading and drainage plan approval for hillside lots before plan review, which matters if your new slab will sit under a cover. We look at the slope, the side yards and the downspouts before we design anything.

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Phoenix rules, HOA design

Because Ahwatukee is inside Phoenix, city rules apply to work in the street, at the curb and for patio covers. Many neighborhoods also have an HOA with design guidelines. We plan driveway widths, colors and finishes around those guidelines and help with the paperwork your association asks for.

What we pour in Ahwatukee

• Driveways: replacements, wider drives and side pads
• Pool decks: tear-out and replacement with cooler finishes
• Patios: extensions, stamped patios and covered patio slabs
• Walks and steps: entries, side paths and steps on sloped lots
• Repair: heaved sections, settled panels and cracked aprons

Call (480) 769-5260 to book a visit anywhere in Ahwatukee.