Concrete Contractors in Scottsdale, AZ

Scottsdale shares Tempe's northern border, and concrete contractors working there see two very different cities. South Scottsdale is mostly older ranch homes on flat lots. North Scottsdale is desert foothill land with large lots, washes and strict open-space rules. The city had 2,032 people in 1950, 67,823 in 1970 and 241,361 in 2020. Census data summarized by Point2Homes puts the median home at 1991, with about 20 percent built in the 1980s and 24 percent in the 1990s.

The master-planned decades

Much of Scottsdale's middle section came from big planned communities. McCormick Ranch began with a 4,236-acre sale in 1970. Scottsdale Ranch followed in 1978, Gainey Ranch in 1980, Desert Mountain in 1986, McDowell Mountain Ranch in 1992 and DC Ranch in the 1990s. Driveways and pool decks in the older of those neighborhoods are now 30 to 45 years old. Common problems include scaling on the surface, cracked aprons where the drive meets the street, and pool decks that have pulled away from the coping.

In these communities the HOA or master association usually has design guidelines. Color, pattern and border details on driveways and front walks are the usual items they review, so we plan the design with those rules in hand.

Planning review for hardscape

Scottsdale's guidance treats hardscape such as patio slabs and driveways inside the property boundary as a planning review matter rather than a building permit, handled through the city's One Stop Shop at 7447 E. Indian School Road. We check what review applies to your project before we schedule it, especially if the work changes a driveway's width or reaches the street.

Foothill lots and washes

The Environmentally Sensitive Lands Overlay covers about 134 square miles north and east of the CAP canal and requires natural area open space on those lots, from 20 percent on flat lower desert land up to 80 percent on the steepest hillsides. On ESL lots we keep new concrete within the allowed building envelope and avoid disturbing protected desert. Scottsdale also chose a greenbelt over a concrete flood channel for Indian Bend Wash: a concrete channel plan was defeated in 1965, and the 12-mile greenbelt was finished in 1984. Water still moves through the city in washes, so we slope every slab to send runoff the right way.

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Heat and finish choices

Scottsdale sits at about 2,165 feet with a July mean high of about 104 degrees and around 8.7 inches of rain a year. Owners here often choose stamped, colored or exposed aggregate finishes and cool-deck coatings around pools. We pour early in summer, use proper curing, and seal decorative work so color holds up under the sun.

Our Scottsdale services

• Pool decks: replacement, extensions and cool-deck finishes
• Driveways: tear-out and replacement, borders and decorative finishes
• Patios: stamped, colored and exposed aggregate slabs
• Walks and steps: front entries and side paths
• Repair: sections, edges and settled slabs

Call (480) 769-5260 to book a visit anywhere from south Scottsdale to the foothills.