Concrete Contractor in Utah County, Utah

Most concrete that fails early in Utah County fails for one of two reasons, and neither of them is the mix that came off the truck. It is what the slab was poured on, and when the joints were cut.

We pour driveways, patios, sidewalks and flatwork from Lehi and Saratoga Springs down through American Fork, Orem and Provo, out to Spanish Fork and Payson. We have an ACI Concrete Flatwork Associate on the crew (Joshua Bustos), Licensed Utah Contractor (#12042862-5501), and are fully insured. Every job starts with a free on-site look and a written estimate — book yours here or call (801) 608-6241.

Driveways

The bulk of what Utah County asks us for, and mostly one of three jobs:

A replacement. The existing slab has cracked, settled at a corner, or spalled across the surface. Worth knowing before you price it: if the sub-base failed, replacing the concrete without fixing what is under it buys you the same driveway again in five years.An extension. A third car, an RV pad, a wider approach. The join between old and new is the part that needs thinking about — a new slab butted against an old one moves independently, so it wants an isolation joint rather than a rigid tie.A new pour on a build or a re-landscape, where we are setting the grade and the drainage from scratch.

Patios, Sidewalks and Flatwork

Back patios, side-yard runs, shed and hot-tub pads, and the approach work that goes with a driveway replacement. Broom finish, exposed aggregate, stamped or stained.

Stamped and decorative work costs more than plain flatwork, and what moves the number is the pattern, the number of colours and the site prep rather than the square footage alone. We will show you what the difference actually looks like before you choose.

What Utah County does to concrete

Freeze-thaw. The county cycles above and below freezing repeatedly through the winter. Water gets into a hairline crack, freezes, expands, and opens it. Air-entrained mixes give that water somewhere to go — the air voids are the reason the mix matters.
Clay soil. Much of the valley floor is clay that swells when wet and shrinks when dry. A slab on an under-compacted base over clay cracks on schedule regardless of what was in the truck.
Rapid growth and fill. Large parts of the newer subdivisions between Lehi and Vineyard are built on engineered fill. It is fine when it was compacted properly and a problem when it was not, and you cannot tell by looking at the surface.
De-icing salt. It eats the surface of concrete that was poured too wet or never sealed. Spalling on a five-year-old driveway is usually this rather than a bad pour.
High-altitude sun. It pulls water out of a fresh pour faster than most crews allow for, which makes placement timing and curing matter more here than the ready-mix ticket does.

What we do about it

We compact and check the sub-base before ordering concrete, use air-entrained mixes rated for the freeze-thaw, and cut control joints on time rather than when someone gets back to it. Those three things decide whether a slab lasts, and none of them are visible once the job looks finished — which is exactly why they get skipped.

Being an ACI Concrete Flatwork Associate on the crew (Joshua Bustos) is relevant here for the same reason: the certification is about flatwork practice, which is the part that fails.

Permits

Most Utah County cities require a permit for a driveway approach or any work in the public right-of-way, and the requirements differ between them — Lehi, Orem, Provo and Spanish Fork each have their own. We pull what needs pulling.

Related work in Utah County

Outdoor steps and railings are our biggest Utah County speciality — see the Utah County stair contractor page if that is what you are after.

Getting an Estimate

Call (801) 608-6241 or use the quote form. Rough square footage and a photo get us started; we will come and look at the site, and at what is under it, before putting a number on paper. Free, and no obligation.

We serve all of Salt Lake County, Utah County and Wasatch County, including Midvale, Sandy, Draper, Cottonwood Heights, Murray, Millcreek, Taylorsville, South Jordan, West Jordan, South Salt Lake, The Avenues, The Upper Avenues, Federal Heights, The East Foothills, East Bench, Mount Olympus, Woodridge Terrace, Arcadia Heights, Holladay, Riverton, Herriman, Bluffdale, West Valley, Alta Vista, Salt Lake City, Emigration Canyon, East Centra, Yalecrest, Wasatch Hollow, Sugar House, Canyon Rim, Liberty Wells, White City, Wilmington, Kearns, Magna, Oquirrh, Tooele, Park City, Heber, Lehi, Saratoga Springs, Eagle Mountain, Alpine, American Fork, Highland, Pleasant Grove, Cedar Hills, Lindon, Orem, Vineyard, Provo, Springville, Mapleton, Spanish Fork, Salem, Woodland Hills, Elk Ridge and Payson.