Concrete Contractors in Gilbert, AZ

Gilbert homeowners who look for concrete contractors are mostly working with houses that are 10 to 30 years old. The town had 5,717 residents in 1980, 109,697 in 2000 and 267,918 at the 2020 census, with 93,230 housing units. Census figures summarized by Point2Homes put the median home at 2003, with about 27 percent built in the 1990s, 35 percent in the 2000s, 21 percent in the 2010s and only around 4 percent before 1980. Most backyards started with a small builder patio, and many owners now want more.

Expanding what the builder poured

The most common Gilbert requests we see are patio extensions, a wider driveway or a side-yard pad for a trailer or RV, and pool decks around a pool added after the house was built. Each of those ties new concrete into old. We dowel into the existing slab or set an isolation joint where the two meet, and we match the finish as closely as we can. Where an old patio is cracked or tipped, it is often cleaner to remove it and pour one continuous slab.

Retention, drainage and canals

The Town of Gilbert's checklist for residential additions and accessory buildings (revised January 2020) says a grading and drainage plan may be required on lots with on-lot retention, and that plans in a flood plain must be sealed. Retention matters for concrete because a new slab can cut into the low spot a lot was graded to hold water in. We look at how your yard drains before we lay out a patio or pad, and if a plan or town review is needed, we tell you before we schedule.

The Eastern and Consolidated canals run through Gilbert, and many neighborhoods were laid out on former farmland. When we dig a base we watch for caliche, a hardened calcium carbonate layer common in the Sonoran Desert. It can run a few inches to several feet thick and can block drainage, so we deal with it during excavation instead of pouring over it.

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Hot summers and cool-deck finishes

Gilbert's July mean high is 106 degrees, the record is 119 and annual rain is about 9.2 inches. A pool deck or patio in full sun gets hot enough to matter, so many owners choose a textured cool-deck coating or a lighter finish. We pour early in the day during summer, cure the slab properly, and cut control joints at the spacing the slab thickness calls for, so cracks land in the joints.

Concrete services in Gilbert

• Driveways: extensions, replacements and RV or trailer pads
• Patios: extensions, full replacements and stamped or exposed aggregate finishes
• Pool decks: new decks and replacement decks with cool-deck coatings
• Walks: side-yard paths and front entry walks
• Repair: settled or cracked sections and lifted edges

Most Gilbert neighborhoods have HOA design rules, so bring yours to the estimate. Call (480) 769-5260 to book a visit.