Concrete Contractor in Cheney, WA - Driveways and Patios Built on Solid Ground
Post Falls Concrete pours driveways, patios, steps, sidewalks and slabs for homes in Cheney, WA. We're based in Post Falls, and I come out to every job myself and stay on site with our crew for the pour.
Concrete work for Cheney homes
Cheney is an easy drive for us, and we work there the same way we do in Airway Heights and up in Mead. Near downtown you'll find older houses with narrow walks and front steps that have been through a lot of winters. The newer streets farther out have wider driveways and backyard patios, and plenty of those were poured fast. Your price mostly comes from the size of the job, how much old concrete has to come out and how much base your ground needs. The schedule turns on the weather, the permit check and the cure, and you'll get your own figure when I come out.
What I watch most in Cheney is the ground. It freezes deep here in winter, and a slab sitting on loose dirt moves right along with it. That's why we dig out and pack the subgrade, the soil and gravel the slab rests on, before we think about anything else.
What happens when you call us about a Cheney job
Call us or send the form
Call (208) 981-9070 or fill out the form, and we'll get back to you to set a time for me to come out. You don't need measurements or a plan ready, just a rough idea of what you want poured.
Walk the spot together on site
I look at what's there now, ask how you'll use it and what's underneath it, and check where the water runs off your lot. Then I write up your estimate, and you take whatever time you need to decide.
Sort permits, then plan the pour
Before we schedule, we check with the building office for your address and handle the applications for our part when a permit is needed. We plan the pour around the weather and the ground, because cold or wet days change how concrete sets.
Pour, finish and let it cure
I'm on site with our crew through the finish, and we cut control joints, shallow grooves that give the slab a straight place to crack instead of a random one. Then it has to cure, the slow hardening that gives concrete its strength, so we'll tell you when it's ready to walk on and when it's ready to drive on.
Concrete services we offer in Cheney
Cheney homeowners mostly call us about driveways that have settled or cracked, back patios, walks, and concrete steps at the front door that have heaved after a few winters. We also pour garage floors, footings and slabs for new building, and the full list of what we do is below.
- Concrete driveway building
- Concrete patio construction
- Stamped concrete services
- Concrete sidewalk building
- Garage floor concrete
- Decorative concrete
- Concrete retaining walls
- Concrete floor installation
- Concrete pool decks
- Concrete steps construction
- Slab foundation building
- Foundation installation
- Concrete parking lot building
- Concrete footings
- Foundation raising
- Concrete cutting
What signs mean your Cheney concrete needs work?
Cheney winters freeze the ground and pile up heavy snow, so once water gets under a slab, small cracks and low spots usually grow a little more every year.
- Cracks that keep getting wider
- Slab sinking or tipping one way
- Water pooling next to the house
- Chipping or flaking on the surface
- Steps pulling away from the house
- Uneven edges you trip on
Should you repair or replace concrete in Cheney?
If the slab still sits level and the cracks are narrow, fixing it or cutting out and replacing one section usually makes sense, and you're without your driveway for less time. When the whole thing has sunk, tipped toward the house or broken into pieces that rock, the trouble is underneath. Patching the top at that point just puts new concrete back on the same bad ground.
Here's the trade-off I'd tell anyone to think about. The base is the part you never see after day one, so it's the first thing that gets cut when a budget's tight. I'd rather go with a plainer finish than skimp on the dig-out and packing.
Why hire a local concrete crew for Cheney
Ask any contractor you're talking to how deep they'll dig, what they'll pack under the slab, which way the water will run off it and when they'll cut the joints. Good answers to those four questions tell you more than a low number does, and I'm happy to answer them for you whether you hire us or not.
As a concrete contractor in Post Falls, ID, we work on both sides of the state line, so frozen ground and snow sitting on a driveway all winter are part of how we plan every Cheney job. I come out to look at every job myself, and I'm there with our crew on the day we pour.
Our commitment to your Cheney home
We treat your yard like it's ours. That means keeping the trucks and forms where we agreed they'd go and cleaning up before we leave. I explain the job before we pour, why the base goes in the way it does and where the water will go, so you know enough to ask good questions, of us or anybody else.
If something isn't settled yet, like what the city needs for your address, I'll tell you I need to check on that and then get back to you with the answer.
You'll deal with me from the first walk-through to the finished pour, and you'll know why each step goes the way it does.
Plan your Cheney concrete project now
Call (208) 981-9070 and we'll set a time to walk the spot, so the permit check and weather planning can start early.
Get a free on-site estimate for your Cheney job
Tell us what you want poured and where in Cheney, and we'll reply within 1 business day to set up my visit. The estimate is free, with no pressure and no obligation.
Cheney concrete questions we hear
Do I need a permit for a concrete patio in Cheney, WA?
Usually yes. The city requires building permits for most construction projects and names a patio as one of them. The work is generally inspected before it's covered, and before we schedule, we check with the city about your job and handle the applications for our part when a permit is needed.
Do I need a permit to replace the sidewalk in front of my house in Cheney?
Yes. Any construction in the right-of-way, the public strip along the street, needs a permit from Cheney's Public Works Department, and sidewalks and curbs are named. That's separate from a building permit, so a job that includes a driveway on your lot and a new walk out front may need more than one, and we sort that out with the city before we schedule.
What licenses does a concrete contractor need to work in Cheney, WA?
Washington requires every construction contractor to register with the state Department of Labor and Industries and to be bonded and insured. Most businesses working inside Cheney city limits also need a City of Cheney business license, which costs $30 a year once a business earns more than $4,000 in the city. The state bond is $30,000 for a general contractor and $15,000 for a specialty contractor, and on a home job of $1,000 or more a registered contractor gives you a disclosure notice. We're licensed and insured, so ask any contractor you're comparing to show you theirs.
How much does a concrete driveway cost in Cheney, WA?
I can't give you a fair number until I've seen the spot, because a Cheney driveway's price mostly comes from its size, how much old concrete comes out and how much base work the ground needs. A thicker slab, rebar, the steel set inside the slab to hold it together, and a decorative finish instead of a broom finish, the swept texture that gives tires and boots some grip, all raise it. Easy truck access helps keep it down. Call (208) 981-9070 and I'll come out and put a number on your job.
What causes concrete steps and walks to heave in Cheney?
Water in the ground under a step or slab freezes, swells and lifts it, then lets it drop when it thaws, and that's what usually tips steps and walks here. An earlier city building code put the frost line, how deep the ground freezes, at 24 inches and called the weathering severe. That's why we dig out soft soil, pack the base, slope the concrete so water runs away from the house, and set step footings deep enough to sit below the frost.
How do I keep a new concrete driveway from cracking in Cheney?
Build it on a dug-out, packed base, because the cracks that matter usually start when a slab settles on dirt that was only raked level. After that it comes down to where the water runs, pouring early instead of in midday heat that can leave a weak, dusty top, and cutting the joints on time so a crack lands in the groove. No slab is crack-proof, but one built that way usually stays flat and cracks where we planned it to.
Somewhere else nearby? Give us a call
If your city is listed, pick it to see how we work there. If it isn't, call (208) 981-9070 and ask, since we work in other cities nearby too.