Concrete contractor in Country Homes, WA - driveways and patios built from the base up
Post Falls Concrete builds and replaces driveways, patios, walkways, steps and slabs for homeowners in Country Homes, WA. We put as much care into the ground underneath and where the water goes as into the finish on top.
Concrete work around Country Homes
We're based in Post Falls, and Country Homes is one of the cities on the Washington side where we work, along with nearby jobs in Mead. Most calls here come from homeowners replacing a driveway, a patio or front steps that have given up. The price mostly depends on how much old concrete comes out, how much base work the ground needs, how big and thick the new slab is, and whether you want anything fancier than a broom finish, the light brushed texture that gives shoes and tires some grip. The schedule depends on the weather and on what the building office says about permits. Your own figure comes from the estimate once I've walked the spot.
A lot of the houses in Country Homes went up around the 1960s, so plenty of the driveways, garage floors and steps we look at are the originals or close to it. After that many winters of freezing and thawing, they've usually sunk at a corner, cracked through or started tipping water back toward the house. On lots this old, the job starts with tearing out and seeing what's under there. A slab is only as steady as its subgrade, the packed soil and gravel it sits on, so that's where we spend our time.
How it works when you call us in Country Homes
Call or send the form
Call (208) 981-9070 or send the form, and we'll set a time for me to come see the job. It helps if you're home for the visit, since you know how the spot gets used.
I walk the spot with you
I look at the old concrete, the slope and what's likely underneath, and I ask how you'll use the slab, since a pickup and a patio table need different things. Then I put together your estimate and go over it with you, so you know what each part of the cost is for.
We check permits and plan
Before anything goes on the calendar, we check with the building office that covers your address about permits. When the office says one is needed, we handle the application for our part of the work. We plan the pour around the weather and the ground, because a hot afternoon or soggy soil can weaken a slab you'll be living with for years.
We pour, finish and cure
I'm on site with our crew through the pour and the finish. As soon as the slab can take the saw, we cut control joints, shallow grooves that give it a planned place to crack. Before we leave, we tell you how long to stay off it while it cures, the slow hardening that gives concrete its strength.
Concrete work we do in Country Homes
On older Country Homes lots, most of what we pour replaces worn-out originals: driveways, patios, front steps and garage floors that have settled or cracked. We also do foundation installation for additions and new garages, plus footings, cutting and retaining walls when the yard needs them.
- 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 Country Homes concrete needs work?
Older slabs here have been through a lot of freezing winters and snow shoveling, so trouble usually shows on the surface well before the whole slab gives out.
- Cracks that keep getting wider
- One slab sunk below the next
- Water pooling against the house
- Flaking or chipping on top
- Steps pulling away from the porch
- Gap between driveway and garage
Should you repair or replace concrete in Country Homes?
If the slab is sound and the trouble is a crack or two that isn't spreading, a repair or cutting out one section can be enough, and I'll tell you so. When it has sunk, broken into pieces or drains toward your house, a patch only covers the problem. The cause is usually the ground underneath, and the real fix is to take the slab out and rebuild the base.
If the budget is tight on a replacement, I'd rather you go with a plain broom finish than cut corners on the base. Nobody sees the dug-out, packed gravel after the first day, but it decides whether the new slab settles like the old one did. You can add a decorative border later, but fixing a bad base means tearing everything out again.
Hiring a local concrete contractor for Country Homes
A crew that works around here knows what the winters do to a slab and knows to check with the building office before pouring. Whoever you hire, ask how deep they dig out, what goes under the slab, where the water will drain and when they cut the joints. Those answers tell you more than a photo of a nice patio.
I started this business in Post Falls in 2020. I come out to look at every job myself, and I'm on site with our crew for the work. We're licensed and insured, and if something about your job isn't settled yet, I'll tell you I need to check on it instead of guessing. When you're ready, call (208) 981-9070.
How Post Falls Concrete treats your place
We protect the lawn, beds and walks we're not working on, keep the mess inside the job and clean up before we leave. I explain each step before we do it. I want you to understand your job well enough to ask good questions, of us or of anybody else you're getting bids from.
I look at every job myself, we build the base right underneath, and every pour is backed by our satisfaction guarantee.
Get your Country Homes concrete looked at
We're open evenings and weekends, so call (208) 981-9070 after work and tell me what your driveway or patio is doing.
Get a free on-site estimate for your Country Homes concrete
Tell us your address and what you want poured or replaced. We reply within one business day to set a time for me to come out, and there's no obligation.
Country Homes concrete questions
Do I need a permit to pour a slab in Country Homes, WA?
The building office that covers your address decides that, and we check with them before we schedule. Spokane County's general rule is that you need a building permit before you build a new structure or enlarge, remodel, relocate or demolish one. The county exempts single-story tool and storage sheds under 200 square feet, and it takes permit applications online for the unincorporated county. When a permit is needed, we handle the application for our part of the work.
Does a new addition in Spokane County need radon mitigation?
Yes. Spokane County says radon is present in the county and requires radon mitigation when you build a new home or an addition. At this time, the existing part of your house has no such requirement. If we're pouring the foundation or slab for your addition, I'll ask your builder early what the radon plan is, so the concrete work fits it.
Does my concrete contractor need to register with the state of Washington?
Yes. Washington requires every construction contractor to register with the state Department of Labor and Industries and to be bonded and insured. Registered contractors also have to give you a disclosure notice for any residential job of $1,000 or more, so ask for it before work starts.
How do I know if I need a floodplain permit to pour concrete in Spokane County?
You need one if your parcel contains FEMA floodplain. The county counts paving, grading, filling and excavation as development, and it requires a Floodplain Development Permit for that work. The county's Division of Engineering and Roads runs that program for unincorporated Spokane County, and it's one more thing we ask about before we schedule.
What causes concrete driveways to crack and sink in Spokane County winters?
The usual cause is water getting into a soft or poorly packed base. It freezes and swells, and once it thaws the soil settles unevenly. Cracks also show up in random spots when control joints were cut late or skipped, which is why we cut them as soon as the slab can take it. Rebar, the steel laid inside the slab, holds cracked pieces together, but it won't stop a bad base from sinking.
What adds to the cost of replacing concrete on an older Country Homes lot?
Tear-out and base work usually add the most. An original slab has to be broken up and hauled off, and the ground under it often needs to be dug out and packed again. The size, thickness and finish of the new slab come next, and your exact figure comes from the estimate after I've seen what's there.
Other cities where we pour concrete
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